Come by and celebrate the start of Summer with us.
Tonight from 6-9 we will have live music and FREE Cheerwine for kids 16 & under with the purchase of a Cupcake!
Woo-Hoo!
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Summer is here.
Join us Friday May 25 as we will be kicking off Summer in true Hilton Head Island style.
To celebrate the launch of our Summer Menu we will be having a little party. From 6-9 PM our little Cupcake Bakery will be hosting live music outside on our deck with local guitarismo Mike Baginstose and giving away a FREE bottle of Cheerwine to kids 16 and under with the purchase of a Cupcake (in-store purchases only, one per person please).
Our Summer Menu starts May 25
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Our Summer Menu
We are launching our new Summer Menu on May 25! Woo-Hoo!
You’ll notice some changes from past menus. Namely our permanent addition of Gluten-Free/Vegan Cupcakes. You may remember our post about Gluten Free Cupcakes and the conversations we’ve had with several of you either in person, email or on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. We hear you. So, finally we will have a Gluten-Free/Vegan option two days per week, Monday and Thursday.
Not to worry, you’ll still be able to special order them by the dozen if you need some on a day other than those scheduled. Also we have return performances of some your Summer faves like, Tye-Dye, Chocoholic, Blondie Bliss and Velvet Elvis (,baby…) and more.
It’s promises to be a big Summer for us. Remember we’re also opening a second shop in Savannah next month, gulp!
We still need more investors on our kickstarter project to complete the Savannah shop. Remember to back us soon, as time is running out and we only get our funding if we reach our ENTIRE goal. We still need your help!
Hey Kids, Buy a Cupcake, get a FREE Cheerwine!
We love Summertime. Although this time of year we’re busier than a beaver in a toothpick factory 7 days a week, we get to see all of our friends and customers from outside the area. Over the past four years we’ve had some good times getting to know everyone who visits our little Cupcake Bakery. This year we want to make it an even better experience and give a little bit back to the kids in the group.
So from 6-9 PM on Friday May 25th, Kids 16 and under get a FREE Cheerwine with the purchase of any Cupcake. On the house! A sweet deal.
Some cool tunes and a great Cupcake
Also, from 6-9 PM we will have local guitarismo Mike Baginstose performing live on our little deck.
Bring the kids, grab some Cupcakes and enjoy our great island weather as Mike belts out some cool tunes…
It gonna be fun. Show up early, stay late and enjoy the good times.
See you there.
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Pink Velvet. It’s not not your Grandma’s Red Velvet.
Our Signature flavor ‘Sweet Carolina’ is a Pink Velvet Cake. So what exactly is Pink Velvet Cake?
This is now the most common FAQ of our little Cupcake bakery! Each day people stroll into our Hilton Head Island bakery, press their noses against the bakery case and gaze longingly at the ‘Sweet Carolina’ a bright Pink Velvet Cake, staring back at them. The ensuing conversation usually goes something like this:
“What’s that one…?” They ask in total amazement.
“the ‘Sweet Carolina’ ,” comes the reply.
“What kind of cake is it…?“
“Pink Velvet Cake with a …“
Quickly interrupting our description is invariably the next question: “WHAT IS Pink Velvet Cake? Is it like Red Velvet…?“
Now, we’re usually pretty tight-lipped around here. But, we’re just going to let this sweet little cat out of the bag. Because, well, we love you guys.
the ‘Sweet Carolina Cupcake.’
A Pink Velvet Cake
The ‘Sweet Carolina’ Cupcake, our signature flavor, is a Pink Velvet Cake. It is not be confused with Red Velvet Cake which is a different beast all together… This little Pink beauty was born one afternoon in our bakery kitchen while testing recipes. While digging through our recipe archives I happened upon one dubbed “White Velvet”. It is, in fact, a white butter cake – a very delicate and fine-crumbed cake which owes it’s lightness and airy-soft texture to the use of egg white and real butter (no shortcuts here, folks). It is totally unlike it’s closely named cousin, Red Velvet (which gets it’s texture and subtle flavor from buttermilk and cocoa) Fresh from the oven, there is simply no better cake for lovers of true white-cake goodness. In fact, it is so persnickety that it really doesn’t like to be eaten on day two. The prima donna of cupcakes, it demands to be baked and consumed in the same day. Really, this hasn’t been a problem for us. We rarely have left-overs.
In case you can’t tell, we love this cake. We love the intricacies of the recipe. We even love that it can be temperamental to prepare to the point that it can induce very tense moments for our bakers from time to time. This is SCRATCH baking, people! This is how my Grandmother did it…and we will do her the justice of following suit. Don’t make me get out pictures of my beloved Grandmother and cry all over the kitchen!
So, we were playing with the White Velvet butter cake recipe when someone in the kitchen said “this would be phenomenal with our cream cheese frosting!” We slapped some on, tasted, and HOLY MOLY, what a combination! The soft, yielding cake paired with the tangy smooth frosting. We were on to something!
As we stood around, patting ourselves on the back trying to figure out how this new discovery would fit into our repertoire, my Dad (yes, good old Dad!) said, “You should make these pink and sparkly somehow. Bet they’d sell!”
Have you seen our facebook avatar?
Pink cake, white frosting, pink outline? Dad, you’re a genius!
The next day, the ‘Sweet Carolina’ made it’s bakery debut. It is now on our daily menu, right beside the Classics and Red Velvet. It is, quite frankly, a Superstar (as my 6 year old daughter would say).
And that, dear Cupcake lovers, is how the ‘Sweet Carolina’ was born.
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Howdy, Savannah… there’s a new Cupcake in town.
If you saw our post last week about our new Cupcake Bakery in Savannah, you know how excited we are. As a result of that post we have had tons of emails and phone calls about the Savannah store. How great our fans are. We love you too. 
Like I said last week, ” This is a large undertaking. We can’t do it alone…” Since we can’t do it alone, we have launched a kickstarter project so that everyone can invest in a little bit of Sweet Carolina Cupcakes’ Savannah shop and get some great deals on Cupcakes too.
So, what is Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is a “crowdfunding project” that helps small businesses raise project capital from the people who know and love the business most. Regular people investing in local businesses that they know and trust. These folks get paid back in product and other special rewards not usually available to the general population. Think of it as pre-sales of product at a discount and helping small businesses, like our, to grow and succeed. It’s easy to sign up and even easier to donate. You can even log in using your facebook account.
Sweet Carolina Cupcakes comes to Savannah.
(Click the image to see our video.)
If you love us, love us now
We’re so glad everyone is as jazzed as we are, but we’re not there yet. We need your help get it all done. If you’ve ever run a small business you know how hard it can be to get financing and how expensive it can be to expand. We are no exception to this. We are asking for your support.
Please check out our Kickstarter project and consider investing in us, your favorite Cupcakery. You’ll be glad you did. Click the image above to view our video or go directly to our Kickstarter page to see how you can help.
Would you buy 6 of our Cupcakes for $10?! Of course you would. That’s a great deal. The first doantion/reward level is just that. $10 for 6 Cupcakes! If you want a limited edition T-shirt too, then donate $25. It’s that easy. If each of our facebook fans contributes only $10 we will make our goal.
We would appreciate your help in the form of kickstarter donations and sharing your experience with us to your friends by way of encouraging them to donate as well. If you have any questions please contact us and we will be happy to talk you through it.
Thanks Y’all!
~Holly
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Savannah here we come…
We are opening a second store in Savannah’s Downtown Historic District right across the street from Paula Deen’s Lady and Sons restaurant! You heard it here first. We have tried to keep it under raps for a while, but there’s no hiding it now. Woo-hoo!
Our New Home!
This is something we have dreamed of since we sold our first Cupcake. We’ve been searching for over a year to find the right spot. The time is right and a couple of months ago the perfect location came up. We pounced on it. It’s a great building, in a great location right in the center of the Downtown Historic District. We are surrounded by landmark business establishments, and right on the corner of Whitaker and Congress. We knew immediately we had found Sweet Carolina’s second home.
Our new Home
After some deliberations and lease wrangling we signed a 5 year lease on a great new space and began converting it into a Cupcake Bakery. We are currently doing a little construction—actually a lot of construction. The location had formerly been an office space for local Realtors (and my awesome landlords!) Mopper-Stapen Realtors. So we have to convert it from an office into a bakery This is no small task. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC system, service entrance, framing walls and doors. The list seems almost endless. We’re doing a full retrofit to make this place into a bakery. Last week the demolition was complete and now construction has begun in earnest.
With the new shop we will also be expanding our scope beyond just baking and selling great Cupcakes.
- Parties. First, we are building an awesome Party Room where you can throw one heck of a bridal shower, shin-dig, hoe-down, fiesta or any other type of gathering. You name it. We’ll cater it.
- Classes. Next, we will be teaching classes. Cake Decorating. Cupcakes 101. How to make the perfect frosting. Even some kids classes! We’re gonna show you it all. Sign up, show up and learn.
- Coffee. At present we are working with our friend Phillip Brown, at PERC Coffee, to design and install Savannah’s first drip-to-order brew bar. Pick a variety of bean, a grind and we will make you the best Cup of Joe you’ve ever had. One cup at a time.
- Vending Bike. This is a big one: We will be operating a Cupcake Bike. Think Ice Cream Man of the olden days, but we sell Cupcakes. We are going to circle the central city selling cupcakes from a large vending bike, jingling our bells and smiling all the way!
- Social Hub. Music, Art, Spoken Word. Do you have an Uncle who can play the Accordion? Great! All this and more will be featured. We will stay open late and have live performances on the weekends. Come in. Hang out. Enjoy!
We’re so excited about all this that it has been really hard to keep it a secret. ( I’m practically giggling while I type…)Actually several people have gotten a sneak preview since we’ve needed help with a few things here and there. So, now the cat is out of the bag, you will be hearing more and more about this. We are going to be publishing regular construction updates and more info as we go.
Everyone can become an investor in our project
This is a large undertaking. We can’t do it alone. As a result we will be launching a crowdfunding project through Kickstarter so that everyone can become an investor in our project. Yes, you too can invest in a little bit of Sweet Carolina Cupcakes. We’ll follow up with a post on how you can be involved shortly. If you haven’t heard of Kickstarter, check it out. It’s pretty neat.
That’s it for now, back to baking the Cupcakes that you all love…
Stay tuned for more updates.
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Blue Vanilla Cupcakes
Blue Vanilla Cupcakes in the house today only. Our Classic Vanilla Buttercream on Vanilla Cake. Aww, yeah!
Come and get’m while they last.
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Just a quick photo gallery of a wedding we did last weekend at Shipyard Beach Club. Actually, we had 3 Weddings last weekend, but sadly only pics from this one. Wedding season is heating up early this year. We already have more weddings booked than all of last year! Looks like the word is out: Sweet Carolina Cupcakes is THE place to get your wedding cakes and cupcakes in Hilton Head Island and Savannah.
Anyway, enjoy the pics and if you’re getting married in or around Hilton Head Island or Savannah give us a shout. We would love to help you make your special day just a little more special.
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