Cupcakes. While taking a walk yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find that a new cupcake place had opened up in our neighbourhood. Then we saw the sign: Mancakes. We stopped dead in our tracks, this was something to be further investigated. What we found was both too funny and too great not to share with everyone. Upon entry we noticed the decor. The space is a man cave! It looks like a polished garage, complete with a tool chest. Kind of a fantastic look and definitely not girly.
It was, however, the cupcakes that caught our eye. While there are some fairly traditional flavours like chocolate and vanilla you can also find ingredients such as brie and bacon. Even the cupcake names are great: Pink Peppercorn Grapefruit, Whiskey Lime and Bacon Chili Chocolate to name a few. There’s King Kong, a chocolate cupcake with banana cream, marshmallow and chocolate shavings which sounds absolutely heavenly. Or Chocolate Red Wine, a chocolate base filled with mascarpone mousse and red wine gelée, topped with vanilla buttercream and a dark chocolate disk. Mmmmm… Both of them are on my list for next time. We were given a sample of Apple Brie. This one was definitely not a traditional cupcake. The ingredients: spice base filled with a sweet apple cider jelly, topped with a brie buttercream and crushed pretzel brittle. Normally I would be very apprehensive but I have to admit that it was simply delicious. Also, these cupcakes are not super sweet which very is nice. You can savour them and avoid getting that sugar high.
We went home with two cupcakes, Buffalo Wings (spice base filled with tangy baked blue cheesecake mousse, topped with a hot sauce buttercream and crispy chicken sprinkles) and Rum and Coke (vanilla base filled with strong cola cream, topped with rum buttercream). Just as pretty as the traditional pink sprinkle cupcakes, they are equally delicious, but with a twist.
Do you love cupcakes?
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oh my I got hungry because of this post! I loooove cupcakes! 🙂
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Yay! These are so yummy and there’s a breakfast one!
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Delicious!!! I love cupcakes!!! Every time I go to NYC I stopping by the “place” as I called … Magnolia Bakery! I love, love that cup cakes!
You are so lucky to have a really nice place close to your home… 😀 TENTATION!!!! hahaha
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That is an amazing bakery! We have a few actually but this one is the most interesting!
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Thanks!
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Ohmygoodness!!!! I have to go there next time I visit the city, it sounds so awesome!!!!!!
Across from the library on Robson! I’d love to know what you think
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omgosh these look so yummy! x
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They really are!
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What a creative idea! Great find but I think i’d have to pass crispy chicken sprinkles!
x kirsty
It was actually pretty good, maybe like a chicken sandwich…
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I love little shops like that! They bring a new excitement to regular life. I’m sure you walked around with a smile on your face for the rest of the day. Thanks for sharing.
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Agreed, fun little shops are my fave!
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Ha!!! I love the name of the cupcake place. I have a weakness for speciality cupcakes, their like a little piece of heaven. Not sure about the buffalo wings cupcake but the rest sound delicious 🙂
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wow, Man cake, nice I like this term 🙂
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It’s pretty funny, that’s what made us stop.
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they look amazing!! such a creative idea, we’d love to the cool and unique flavors!
xx Vera & Rony
of course we meant we’d love to try the flavors…<in serious need of some sugar apparently 😉
Ha! Yes I knew exactly what you meant….
They are so much fun!
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This place sounds simply amazing – might just have to bake some cupcakes now!
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Oh please do and then you can post about them. I always love your pics.
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This sounds amazing! I have not seen a cupcake shop catered to guys!
We have a lot in Vancouver that are catered to women so I think the guys had to get in there!
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Cupcakes are my number one addiction!
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Love them too!
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I´m reading this and I´m feeling water all over my mouth… I can image that all that new flavors makes an explotion inside you… MMMM I really wanna eat one right now, this is pure suffering =(
However, I´m gald you tasted them =)
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Ha! Thanks. They were very good!
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Love the name of the bakery. Mmmm those cupcakes look yummy!
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Eilee
They’re very good, the name is so fun!
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omg I am so hungry right now! craving some TONS of cupcakes. What a great place you found Caroline! ah… will definitely eat cupcakes today asap 🙂 xox
Ha! I might have to go get some more as well!
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Oh wow.. these sound amazing…
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They really are!
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