No parking Sun/Mon

We're closed until Tuesday everyone. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we'll see you soon!

Peabody Museum Today

We'll be parking near the Peabody Museum (on Sachem Street near Whitney Ave). Due to the weather, our hours and menu options will be limited so be sure to come early!

No parking Fri. Sat: Peabody Museum

On Saturday, we'll be parking near the Peabody Museum of Natural History as part of their end of "Summer's Last Roar" event.

WHERE
Sachem Street (near the corner of Whitney Ave.

WHEN
1 to 3pm

WHAT
Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla cupcakes

Bring the kids and come enjoy a fun day before they head back to school!

Today: Special orientation event

We'll be welcoming some new Yale theologians today but hope to see the rest of you on Saturday when we park near the Peabody Museum for another fun event. More details to come tomorrow.

Today at The Cupcake Truck: York St, 3-5pm

Thanks to everyone who came out to try our cupcakes and help support the United Way fundraiser yesterday. We hope to see you all again soon. Today and tomorrow, we will be parking Downtown New Haven as part of a big "welcome" effort to all incoming grad students.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
York St. (btw. Wall & Grove, across from the Yale HGS main gate) from 3-5pm

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Salted Caramel

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Frosting

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

ORDERS AT THE TRUCK
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

2nd update: Slow going out here.

We're behind schedule and we apologize for the delay. It's a LOT of work getting ready to hit the streets each day. Then there's the roads. Always unpredictable. Today it's slow going and we're though going as fast as we can with your cupcakes, we are running later than we expected. We hope to see you around 1:15 and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Update: Hartford btw 12:15 and 12:30 today!

See you soon!

Tue: events in Hartford & New Haven

No parking on Monday as we will be prepping for two special events on Tuesday.

PERMATEX/UNITED WAY FUNDRAISER
A local Hartford company called Permatex (they're a leading manufacturer of premium automotive products) has invited The Cupcake Truck to join their annual United Way fundraiser for 2009. They have generously agreed to match our sales for the day with a donation to United Way. 100% of tips will also be donated. So give what you can cause it's for a great cause. Thanks to Courtney for helping to organize this event which takes place from 12 to 2pm at 10 Columbus Blvd in Hartford.

Also...

GRAD NIGHT ON BROADWAY
We're excited to help welcome (back) all grad students during a fun evening of entertainment and activities. The Truck will be parking from 6 to 8pm on Market Island, Downtown New Haven (across from J. Crew) and we hope to see you there!

More fun events are happening during the rest of the week, too. Be sure to keep checking out blog.

No parking this weekend.

We'll be back on the streets next week — in Hartford and New Haven on Tuesday. More information to come later today.

Happy Friday! Sachem Street @ 2 today

There's a lot happening at the Cupcake Truck next week. Including a visit to Hartford on Tuesday as part of a fundraiser with a local company. More on this and more of the fun happenings later today.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
Sachem Street (btw. Whitney and Prospect) from 2:00pm till we sell out

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Loco Coconut
Lemon Meringue

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

ORDERS AT THE TRUCK
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

Doing some good

We are switching from our old boxes to new, more eco-friendly ones. Little by little, we'll be switching the rest of our paper goods in the coming weeks. We know we may not be able to change the world but we can sure try to our part.

ABOUT OUR NEW "NATURAL" BOXES:
- Made with less fiber so less trees are used
- Made from lumber harvested using environmentally friendly methods
- Unbleached, so chemicals won't end up in the land/rivers
- "Plastic" window is plant-based, biodegradable, compostable, recyclable
- Feel free to reuse them at the Truck. Some of you already do.

ABOUT OUR NEW PEANUT BUTTER FLAVOR:
Regular Peanut Butter has lots of added stuff you really don't need or want to eat. Which is why for our new cupcakes and frosting we use natural peanut butter. Ingredients: just peanuts. We did toy with the idea of making our own fresh peanut butter. You're certainly worth it but these days who has the time? :)

Hopefully our efforts to serve you delicious, better-than-average cupcakes will be rewarded with smiles and an understanding of how much work and sacrifice is often involved.

Thursday - St. Raph's and YNHH

Ever have one of those days? Yesterday was it for us. We TOTALLY forgot our Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter frostings! Not that the others aren't fan-tastic, of course :) But we'd like to make it up to you today and will have not only Peanut Butter frosting but some more Peanut Butter cupcakes as well.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOPS
Sherman Ave (near St. Raphael's) from 1:30pm to 3ish
YNHH (Cedar St. near the York St. intersection) from 3:30 till we sell out

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Hummingbird
Nutty Peanut Butter (limited supply)

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

ORDERS AT THE TRUCK
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

We have Caramel frosting, too!

Also, our fleur de sel is finally in! Hint: it goes great with Caramel frosting. See you in half hour.

The Cupcake Truck will be on College @ 2:30

Finally! Relief from the heat! Come out and get a cupcake and enjoy this wonderful gift of a day.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
College St. (btw Elm & Chapel) from 2:30pm till we sell out

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Salted Caramel
Nutty Peanut Butter

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

ORDERS AT THE TRUCK
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

It's hot out there! No parking today

We will not be parking the Truck today due to the heat but we will be delivering cupcakes to the Yale School of Management's Taste of New Haven event. This was our first official catering gig last year and we're thrilled to be participating again this year. Welcome to all new students. We hope you enjoy our cupcakes and all the other delicious fare today and we hope to see lots of you at the Cupcake Truck in the coming year.

WEDNESDAY
We'll be doing a private event earlier in the afternoon but will be parking on College Street (between Elm and Chapel) around 2:30-3pm

THURSDAY
St. Raphael's and Yale New Haven Hospitals

Stay cool everyone! And stay tuned for some new Truck stops and events in the following locations in the coming weeks: Hartford, The Peabody Museum, Albertus Magnus College, Fairfield, Stratford, New Britain Museum of American Art, Quinnipiac University and more!

No parking Monday

It's a day to take care of lots of administrative stuff and to prep for the week. We're thinking of swinging by St. Raphael's Hospital tomorrow around 1:30 and hope to see you there.

Btw, thanks to everyone who came out to the Lobster Shack yesterday. What fun! Thanks Arlene and everyone for having us and we hope to be back in the Fall.

Please stay cool today.

Lobster Shack today!

When: 12:30ish till we sell out
Where: 50 Maple Street, Branford, next to Indian Neck River Bridge
What: Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla and Peanut Butter

We've moved to College St.

Between Elm and Chapel near corner of Chapel

Saturday and Sunday at the Cupcake Truck

For those of you who can't usually make it to the Truck during the week, this is your chance.

SATURDAY
We'll be parking Downtown as part of a culinary walking tour of the city. Find out more and sign up for future tours here.

When: 2:00ish till we sell out
Where:Chapel Street near the corner of College Street.
What: Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla and maybe Peanut Butter

SUNDAY
Come check out Branford's Lobster Shack and enjoy a lazy Sunday by the water. We hear they have a great lobster roll. Plus, Sundays are Crazy Clam Days! For dessert, there'll be our delicious cupcakes.

When: 12:30ish till we sell out
Where: 50 Maple Street, Branford, next to Indian Neck River Bridge
What: Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla and again maybe Peanut Butter

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

TRUCK ORDERS
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

The Cupcake Truck will be on Sachem today

Thanks for coming out despite the threat of rain yesterday. A new Truck Stop is always fun...but a learning experience too. We hope to be back soon and will be sure to give all you office dwellers :) advance notice. That way, you can e-mail us your orders for a dozen or more ahead of time. You'll be able to get as many of each cupcake as you want and best of all, you won't have to wait in line!

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
Sachem St. (btw Whitney & Prospect) from 2pm till we sell out

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Loco Coconut
Lemon Meringue

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Marshmallow

ADVANCE ORDERS
First come, first served. For orders of a dozen or more, e-mail at least 24 hours ahead to: order@followthatcupcake.com

TRUCK ORDERS
To make sure there's some of everything for everyone, you can only get 4 of each flavor maximum at the Truck. You can order up to a dozen cupcakes (more at our discretion) at the Truck but please be prepared to wait a few minutes as we custom frost and decorate your cupcakes to order.

Thu at the Cupcake Truck - a new Truck Stop

It's Hummingbird Day. Come and get 'em!

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
In front of 350 George St. (btw High & York streets) from 2:30pm till we sell out

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Hummingbird

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Frosting

@ the Cupcake Truck today: College St. & YNHH

If you happen to see the Truck ambling down the streets of New Haven this morning, we're just headed to a little talk/demo on Twitter. Be sure to wave! And come out later today to get your cupcakes.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOPS
1.) College Street(btw. Chapel & Elm, near Phelps gate) 1:45-3ish
2.) YNHH (near the York St. intersection)

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Salted Caramel
Nutty Peanut Butter

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting

This week's schedule

We will not park today but will be prepping for the rest of what's looking like a busy week. Can you believe it's mid-August already?

WEDNESDAY
College Street and YNHH. Our exact times are TBD but we'll be out in the afternoon.

THURSDAY
350 George St. between High and York streets @ 2pm.

FRIDAY
Location TBD. St. Raphael's Hospital and Sachem St. are possibilities.

SATURDAY
We'll be parking Downtown New Haven as part of a culinary walking tour of the city. We'll be on the corner of College & Chapel Street across Claire's from from 2 until about 4.

SUNDAY
Lobster rolls and clams for all! Well, alright. We can't treat everyone to lobster rolls and clams but we will have cupcakes and will be at the Lobster Shack in Branford around noon. Come on out and enjoy the last few summer weekends.

Have a great weekend!

We are catering private events and will not be parking Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Look for the Cupcake Truck to be back on the street mid next week.

And keep an eye our for us in some new parking spots over the coming weeks. Like the Lobster Shack in Branford next Sunday. Because nothing says summer in Connecticut like delicious lobster rolls and Cupcake Truck cupcakes. Keep checking our blog for more information.

Fri at The Cupcake Truck: College St. @ 2pm

Hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend. Hope to see you on College Street later today.

TODAY'S TRUCK STOP
College Street(btw. Chapel & Elm, near Phelps gate) 2:00-4:00ish

CHOOSE A CUPCAKE ($2)
Chocolate Ruin
Red Velvet Jones
Loco Coconut
Lemon Meringue
Nutty Peanut Butter

TOP IT OFF (included)
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting

Thanks for coming out yesterday

No parking today but...

What a welcome to hear your cheers and see your smiling faces patiently waiting with the WTNH News Channel 8 crew yesterday.

Thanks for celebrating our first year with us. Thanks for your well-wishes, and your compliments and for recognizing the hard work that goes into making delicious cupcakes and frosting entirely from scratch every day. From using the best stuff, including a good handful of love. From not cutting corners to make a quick buck. From putting people first. And from serving them with a smile.

Thanks also to all the Cupcake Truckers who brought us gifts and always bring us gifts. Barbara and family for the delicious homemade jam, flowers and "birthday" card. Our "Sunshine" and her friends from the Yale Med School who brought us a little souvenir from Seattle. Our friend who provided the cute cupcake candles we gave out yesterday (we've got some more to giveaway). And all the other wonderful folks, too many to list individually.

Whether you came from just down the road in Connecticut, from New York or from as far away as Florida and whether it was your first visit or your twenty-first :) we hope that you enjoyed your free cupcake and that we'll see lots more of you in the next year and the ones to come.

In the meantime, we'll see you tomorrow. With more Peanut Butter.

Free cupcakes for our 1 year anniversary!

We're going back to were it all started today — Sachem St between Whitney and Prospect at 2 pm. And we'll be giving out a free cupcake to anyone who stops by. So stop by :)

PLEASE READ:
- First come, first served. When they're gone, we're gone.

- Limited flavors. Chocolate or Red Velvet cupcakes and Chocolate or Vanilla frosting only.

-1 free cupcake per person. Sorry, we can't give you 1 for everyone in your office.

- Cupcake purchases will be limited today. Some Peanut Butter and Caramel will be available for sale. Ask at the Truck.

Remember, cupcakes are happy food. So please help us make this a fun day for everyone. Enjoy your free cupcake along with our thanks for a wonderful first year.

The Cupcake Truck is Celebrating 1 Year!

FREE CUPCAKE DAY
A very big thank you to our local Cupcake Truckers for your support over the past year. We could not have done this without you and to celebrate we will be giving away FREE CUPCAKES TOMORROW where it all began on Sachem Street.

NOTE: our hours will be limited and we will offer 1 free cupcake per person. First, come, first served. If you'd like to place an ORDER OF 1 DOZEN OR MORE, please send us an e-mail by 5 pm today. We will let you know if we can fill your order in which case it will be ready when you get to the Truck.

NEW FLAVOR NEWS
Peanut Butter will be making it's official debut on Thursday and Friday this week and will be worked into regular menu rotation starting next week.

SEEING GREEN
We try very hard at The Cupcake Truck to think big. Despite being a small company, we feel strongly about making a difference how we can. That's why we use the best ingredients we can. That's why (with the exception of everybody's favorite Red Velvet) we don't use artificial stuff or...gasp...cake mixes. That's why we try as much as possible to use locally/regionally produced ingredients. And that's why we're working toward making the Truck and our cupcakes even "greener." We're planning to switch our paper goods to more environment friendly products and are in talks with a local company on an even bigger green project. One that will be obvious right at the Truck.

Oh! We'll also have some free cupcake candles that a friend gave to us at the Truck tomorrow. Feel free to help yourself to one.

Thank you for your continued support of your Cupcake Truck Connecticut!

What a treat!

Whew! What a busy week and weekend it's been. We've literally steamed through the past few days — they've been kinda hot dontcha think? — and served cupcakes to so many different people.

Let's see. There was Julie and her caring staff and co-workers at the Children's Center of Hamden. Amy and other art lovers at the Guilford Art Center. Local farmers, artisans and "fooderati" such as Carol and Chip of Ashlawn Farm Coffee (thanks for having us), Erica Tannen of the e-list and culinary/baking guru Dorie Greenspan (love her books!) all of whom we met at the Lyme Farmer's Market on Saturday. Not to mention all the wonderful Cupcake Truckers we always meet on the street, at traffic lights, gas stations, intersections and everywhere in between. And we probably forgot a few people.

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend. We're busy, busy, busy and will be back in a day or two with news about our one-year celebration, the winning Peanut Butter flavor, a "greener" Cupcake Truck and more. Stay tuned!

Saturday at the Cupcake Truck

Location 1: We'll be stopping at the Lyme farmer's market from 9:30 am this morning until we sell out. We'll have Chocolate, Red Velvet and a limited supply of a couple of other flavors.

Location 2: We'll be parking Downtown New Haven. Broadway in front of J. Crew from 4pm until we sell out. We'll have Chocolate and Red Velvet.

Stop by and say hello!