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Sweet treats in Beijing: Cupcakes are the new hot dogs?
CC Sweets cupcake tree…
Beijing goes through crazes for “Western” foods, from pizzas to burritos to burgers, and it looks like cupcakes are the new hot dogs.
Carol Chow’s CC Sweets and Lexie Morris’ Lollipop Bakery have been selling these treats for months and now the former has a small cafe in clothing shop Brand New China, backed by celebrity Hong Huang, in Sanlitun Village North. (The shop is below the Rolex outlet and should be open for business Wednesday, with a soft opening held today.) Look for CC Sweets to also open a shop in Central Park this month. I have tried cupcakes from both and the main difference is that CC Sweets’ are milder, and I would say more suited to Chinese tastes, while Lollipop Bakery’s are sweeter, and more akin to what you would find back home, though both made me hyper.
Meanwhile, word is the Opposite House plans to sell cupcakes and perhaps we will also see them at Queen’s Cafe in Sanlitun Village South when its bakery opens in a month or so.
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See also:
- The Sanlitun Burger battle: A quesadilla twist
- Wienerama: The Beijing hot dog scene heats up again
- The burrito battle: New project from Saddle-Rickshaw gang opens
- The Beijinger: Beijing welcomes the cupcakes craze
- City Weekend: The Lollipop Bkaery brings cupcakes to Beijing
