What is a magnolia cupcake? - gburd

Gary: http://www.magnoliabakery.com/ - cupcakes which are a big fad in NYC and made bigger by Sex in the City. Personal opinion: the cupcakes are good as is the frosting but the frosting is to sugary to have too much of or too often. - Rachel Lea Fox

Rachel: do you find Sprinkles cupcakes to be better? - Tudor Bosman

Tudor, I don't know Sprinkles. Truthfully I find most butter cream frosting to be too sweet, just magnolia bakery's is even more so than usual. I can eat one of their cupcakes cupcake every six months or so and that is more than enough. The only butter cream I have had that wasn't too friend has been a friends secret recipe. *sighs* - Rachel Lea Fox

You don't know Sprinkles? We must remedy this problem at the next FF open house. - Tudor Bosman

We own their cookbook (which has most of their recipes in it). Tonight we made the classic vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting. Rachel: We half the amount of frosting because you're right, it's so sweet. - Benjamin Golub

Agreed, the frosting is way sweet; we put the thinnest layer possible on our cupcakes, especially knowing the butter content. - Megen Vo

Whoa, we just posted the same thing at the same time. Classic. - Megen Vo

You too are too cute!!! I saw the photos before I saw this and was thinking the less frosting was a great idea! they look scrumptious! - Rachel Lea Fox