Sweetness

Because Christmas is coming.

Hello, sunshine

Because it has been that kind of a week. From Sweet Bar Bakery.

Sweet ginger

Because it is apparently National Cupcake Day.

A cupcake day

Any day when cupcakes are involved is a good enough day.

Boo

Because it is Halloween.

 

Green with envy

For the inner leprechaun, a cupcake with green frosting.

For an early morning kick, coffee with Baileys Irish Cream.

Candy cane cupcake

Because it is Christmas Eve.

Red, white and blue

Because it is the Fourth of July.

Humming along

Opened, as it turns out, by a friend of a friend, The Hummingbird Bakery sells American-style desserts aplenty. There are cupcakes, for instance. There are layer cakes, pies, cookies and brownies.

And, not surprisingly, there is a book: "The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook" from owner Tarek Malouf.

We opt for a red velvet cupcake with traditional cream cheese frosting. My sister takes a bite. I happily finish the rest.

Totally Selfridges

We can hardly resist the food hall at Selfridges on Oxford Street.

Toon town

Because it is silly.

Alien cupcake

I see the oddest thing in front of an office building in the Silicon Valley. So odd, in fact, I have to pull into the parking lot, get out of the car and take a picture.