Sure it’s pure sugar and butter. No, there is no way to justify it as a health food. And, yes, it $2.50 for a single cupcake. But here’s the deal: Everyone who walks into CamiCakes has a smile. Everyone. I triple-dog-dare you to take a look at the rows of perfect cupcakes and not smile. The only thing that might furl you brow is the daunting task of choosing just one. So don’t. Get a dozen.
The bio on the CamiCakes website says it all. “It was the Easy Bake Oven that inspired a little girl, Andra Hall, to become an avid baker. Armed with her Grandmother’s advice that it’s best to do one thing really well and equipped with her Mama's knack for baking, Andra launched CamiCakes™, which is named for her daughter Camille.”
I got to meet both Andra and Cami when I stopped in one Friday evening at the Buckhead location. Andra never stopped cleaning the entire time I was there, which makes you feel good about the store’s sanitation! And Cami has recently lost her front two baby teeth, though it hasn’t slowed her down. She showed me her latest dance steps and told me she “could make a hundred cupcakes!” With that big smile and pink bow in her hair, I bet she can do just about anything.
There are classic flavors, but I particularly enjoyed some of the more whimsical ones: Sweet potato; The Elvis (banana and peanut butter frosting on a chocolate cake); Pineapple toasted coconut; CinnaSwirl (this one I could smell when I walked in. Or was it the sweet potato?); Chocolate raspberry almond cream; and Lemon drop.
Just one was enough to satisfy my sweet tooth, but if you need more, a dozen costs $28.
CamiCakes
2221 Peachtree Rd, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309
404-748-4288
cupcakes@camicakes.com
Also Orange Park, and Jacksonville, FL
Hours
Mon – Sat 10:30a – 8:30p Closed Sunday
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