Novelty is not lost on me, and so when the rumors started flying that Sprinkles (creator of the cupcake craze here in LA) was installing a cupcake ATM, I knew I had to see (and taste) it for myself.
So this weekend I ventured into Beverly Hills with some old friends, and we patiently stood in line to experience the world’s first (and only) cupcake ATM.
All pretty in pink, isn’t she a beauty?
And I’m pretty much in love with the whole blue/green/pink/red stripe thing too.
When it was finally my turn, I tried to act cool…
…but this is how I really felt. (like a muppet jonesing for a sugar high?)
I mean, come on you guys, it’s a cupcake ATM!
Midnight cupcakes for all!
After you select your flavor (I chose old favorite, red velvet), you swipe your credit card, and a moment later your individually boxed cupcake magically appears.
It’s amazing. And delicious.
And because this is LA, there’s a dog cupcake too. Really.
Next time I’m taking this smug mug along for a treat.
Do you love novel adventures (and out of town guests) too?
Would you stand in line for a cupcake?
Oh my!! This sounds like a lot of fun!! I love the States for their being so open to new things all the time!! Thank you for sharing this!!!
Absolutely! Sometimes it’s easy to ignore/make fun of the novel (and sometimes I do), but it’s a whole lot more fun to be excited about it!
Especially when “it” is a cupcake!
I am beyond jealous but in a way happy since I know I would totally drive to eat cupcakes at midnight when I should be in bed!
Yes, I share your concern! Luckily I’m just far enough away that I’d REALLY have to want that cupcake.
So, ugh, it still might happen some night…
Wow, this is amazing! I want one in SF now!!!
Eh…sooo jealous!!! Totally wish Boston had something as cool as this! Soo want one. Thanks for sharing the deets.
Absolutely! Hopefully there will be cupcake ATM’s in other cities soon!
Too much fun! Love it!
I LOVE this and I’m so jealous there isn’t one here! I still haven’t ever been able to try Sprinkles, because the closest one is a few hours away, but I’m dying to!
I’m pretty picky about a cupcake, and Sprinkles is definitely my favorite of the cupcake bakeries! Moist (most hated word) and not too sweet. Also a normal size.
Someday you’ll have to go on a little cupcake road trip and tell me what you think!
Gotta be honest, I am not the biggest Sprinkles fan (I’m a loyal customer of Big Sugar on Ventura Blvd), BUT we will probably be taking the in-laws to the cupcake ATM when they visit in a few weeks, simply for the novelty of it.
Ooh- I love Big Sugar! (it’s really close to my work) but agree that for out of town guests the novelty is pretty impressive! Oh, who am I kidding? The novelty was (clearly) pretty impressive for me too!
Of course I would stand in line for cake. That is genius!
Sprinkles isn’t my fav (Big Man Bakes stole my heart and I can’t ever go back) but I do love their frosting and will always make a pit stop if I’m close by. I’m super curious to see how fresh the cupcakes taste at midnight. I think I’ll need to take a trip under the excuse of pregnancy cravings and find out!
I am all in for a midnight tasting! It’s research, right….
And, I’ll have to try Big Man Bakes again- it’s right across the street from my old place, but opened after I moved….so I think I popped in once and wasn’t very impressed/haven’t gone back. Which cupcake is your favorite there?
I HAVE to try this. It looks so amazing (and so fun!). I’m not that far from the ATM, and I think I need to get a cupcake there.
Do it!
holy moly! I had seen sneak peeks of this but the real thing is almost too good to be true. If I’m ever in LA, thats my first stop!
So brilliant.
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Oh…my…gosh! We don’t have Sprinkles here in Florida (deprived, we are…), and this just adds insult to injury! That ATM is freakin cool. So freakin cool. Jealous!
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