I have a secret, you know. When I get sad ... Wait, before going on
reading, you should know upfront this is not a quote from Barney Stinson. Any
resemblance with famous movie headers is absolutely not aimed.
So, when I get sad, as any normal girl, I like to listen to sad, normal
songs. Not only I listen to stupid love songs, I like to listen to Westlife, no
other boy band, but Westlife. Their songs make me do a good use of
handkerchiefs. And I am even not a teenager anymore, neither am I in love with
Brian (random boy-band-member-name).
Makes me think ... what other things I love to do when I get sad? *
I also like baking – other casual occupation of normal girls. It all
started for me with a book on Muffins that my wonderful friend Sandy gave my
few months back. I remember the first recipe I did was a complete disaster, not
that it wasn’t edible, but it just wasn’t ANYTHING like the result I should
have got according to the book. So I tried again, and again, and again…(well
not in the same day, of course!) until I got something good. Again, it didn’t
have the smallest resemblance to the picture in the recipe, but it was quite
successful amongst my friends (muffins were absent from the plates in less than
5 minutes). And I can continue telling about my experience in the baking world,
but it wouldn’t be anything alike, if it hasn’t been for raspberricupcakes.com, a Sydney
Oh, you surely noticed the “cupcakes” part, I am a big fan! You see,
here, in Madrid
Secondly, I don’t have any idea why I thought that this shop had a
brother of it somewhere near Plaza Mayor, but I have certainly fooled myself,
since I looked pretty well and didn’t find anything. I’m talking about The Happy
day bakery, of course (Espiritu Santo , 11), maybe
the most colorful shop I’ve came across. A lot of people know the place, so
don’t be disappointed if the only little table they have is taken when you go.
I found the perfect refuge in this place on a rainy day and I had plenty of
time to look around, and well. Not only cupcakes, but also a lot different
pastries are offered there, they even had coffee I think, and of course the
cute little accessories for baking they sell. Strangely, there is also a
barbecue sauce they apparently sell, made me laugh a lot.
Although they
experiment a lot with the frosting in terms of colors and decoration, I would
say, they get to prepare the chocolate ones the best. You might want to try as
well their muffins, while you’re there! (Forgive me the “muffin intrusion”, but
I think I just can’t help it. And it’s just that they have a great variety of
those as well!)
Last (and I always leave the best things for the final), there is the
exceptional Cream Bakery! I’ve waited
to try those cupcakes for a long time, but somehow, never managed to get to the
place. It is extremely well hidden, so that only the real connoisseurs could
get there. First of all, it’s the most beautiful shop-pastry-confectionery that
you’ll find! The most extraordinary big kitchen! The girl that runs it isn’t
Spanish, you understand that right away and you cannot stop to admire her.
Normally she has for sale 4 to 6 types of cupcakes that she makes herself
there! And then there are the cookies, the other sweets and... the book. She
keeps a photo of every one of her artworks! And they are unique, she insists it
is not a catalogue, only a guide trough her skills as a pastry-cook. All types
of orders for birthdays or weddings, or celebrations, she’s the man! Oh, you
can also check her Facebook page; you can see some of the amazing photos. Now,
the trick is to find her. It is Paseo de la Castellana 68, posterior. I am sure
you’ll comply with the task, if you’re eager enough to try the BEST red velvet
cupcakes in the world!
And that is the magic!
Oh, I forgot. You do not have to be sad in order to try the cupcakes. I
am not! They actually make me veeery happy!
P.S. Any other cupcake stores you know in Madrid
P.S.3. xo
