Added the beloved day of February 6, 2009

If you live in Los Angeles, you probably have already tasted or at least heard of Sprinkles Cupcakes' scrumptious stars of glowing cakey goodness and melt-in-your-mouth-as-you-melt-into-bliss icing. Whether you love the red HOT velvet, the ginger lemon or the chocolate marshmallow, there are many fabulous flavors to lift your tastebuds into sugar-blessed epiphany. Gourmet cupcakes... Mmmm.

Fortunately, the gourmet cupcakery trend is starting to take off across the country! Sprinkles Cupcakes has been leading the way with owner Candace Nelson's mission to create lovely memories with delicious desserts. How pretty sweet! Our favorite Sprinkles tradition is their devotion to making holidays special with calendar-specific cupcakes only available for limited periods each year, with delights like XOX cupcakes for Valentine's or MOM cupcakes around Mother's Day.

Sprinkles Cupcakes currently has locations in Beverly Hills, Calif., Newport Beach, Calif., Palo Alto, Calif., Dallas, Tex., and Scottsdale, Ariz., with more than a dozen locations opening in the future. Yay! You also can order Sprinkles online, you know, like for your Valentine's shnookums or wedding party or expectant mother or girlfriend or wife or teacher... or us. :)

- Sprinkles Cupcakes