Cheap Eats: Cupcakes

Do you ever crave the mouth-watering sensation of biting into a sweet, rich cupcake but hesitate upon seeing the price? At most popular cupcake places today, the average price of a cupcake can be up to $5.00. As college students, however, we’re already running low on money and cannot afford the luxury of a $5.00 cupcake without feeling guilty. As your source of cheap food finds in Philly, we have found the solution to this serious dilemma.

Brown Betty Petite Bakery is a spin-off of Brown Betty Dessert Boutique that specializes in cupcakes. At $3.00 a cupcake, you can choose from a wide variety of unique flavors such as Hattie Don’t Play, Aunt Eva Says, Alice’s Two Step, and Jean’s Road Trip. Our personal favorites were: Sing Little Alice, a swirl of both chocolate and vanilla cake and icing; Company’s Comin’, made of coconut pound cake with coconut frosting; and Strawberry Letter which uses real strawberry preserves in a strawberry pound cake with strawberry frosting. One thing that we felt made the cupcakes from Brown Betty Petite Bakery particularly delightful was the use of pound cake. This created a denser cupcake and enhanced the flavor and moisture of the cake.

In conclusion, delicious pound cake + creamy icing for the small price of $3.00 = cupcake heaven.

Brown Betty Petite Bakery has two locations: 1625 Market Street and 269 S. 20th Street. Brown Betty Dessert Boutique, which sells all types of treats in addition to cupcakes, is located at 1030 N. 2nd Street.

Photo credit: brownbettydesserts.com