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8 Places to Buy Cupcakes in Ottawa
Throwing a birthday bash, a shower, or even a dinner party? Check out our round-up of the best places to buy everyone's favourite sweet treat in Ottawa.
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Strawberry Blonde Bakery
Everything from Strawberry Blonde is gluten free, nut free, and vegan, so it's safe for classrooms, parties and playdates everywhere. Pick up a batch of cupcakes or a speciality cake that's safe for everyone and relax.
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Thimblecakes
Anyone with any kind of food sensitivity will soon be singing the praises of Thimblecakes. The whole bakery is egg and nut free, and most selections are dairy and gluten free. They even have sugar and soy free choice, so everyone is sure to find something. And the taste? Whether it's one of their full-size cupcakes or any of their daily selection of minis, you'll be raving about the flavour—and you won't notice anything missing.
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The Cupcake Lounge Inc.
The Cupcake Lounge's display cases of gorgeous cupcakes featuring their distinctive hand-iced slabs of frosting have us smacking our lips every time. Pull up a seat in their café with a cake and coffee, have an adorable themed box delivered to your home or office, or host your next child's birthday party on site, where guests will get a hands-on chance to learn some mad decorating skills.
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The Cake Shop
Can't decide between a cake or cupcakes for a birthday party? The Cake Shop has the solution: sweetly themed decorated ‘cakes' that are actually assembled from a base of cupcakes. It has all the wow factor of a great theme cake, with the easy serving and portability of cupcakes. If you're feeling daring, try their giant cupcakes—beautiful behemoths that, sadly, you'll be expected to share.
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Beyond the Batter Cupcakes
For cupcakes in the west end, we love Beyond the Batter Cupcakes. Kids love their Dirt cupcakes, with gummy worms wiggling out of a heap of perfectly not-too-sweet frosting, or their Double Bubble bubble gum flavour, which comes complete with a gumball on top. Mini cupcakes can be customized with fondant toppers, and we love their French Toast, Irish Cream, Maple Bacon, or 24 Karrot flavours for the adults.
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Delightful Tastes
Although they specialize in custom cakes, Delightful Tastes café in the Glebe also happens to make the best caramel cupcake in town—and kids can't get enough of their Oreo flavour. Good to know: you can place orders online for later pickup, and it's one of the few places in town to pick up cake pops (great party favours!) on a last minute basis.
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Auntie Loo’s Treats
Cupcakes are the heart of the menu at Auntie Loo's, a fully vegan bakery that doesn't use eggs, dairy, or animal products. They have a knack for making really offbeat flavours—like Jelly Donut and Chocolate-Pretzel-Caramel-Beer—but it's their high-class Strawberry Champagne that has us coming back for more.
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Isobel’s Cupcakes and Cookies
Isobel's is Ottawa's original cupcake shop, and it's still making our favourite treat as delicious as ever. Although you'll never forget your first taste of their super pretty Chocolate Orange cupcake—with a delightful orange curd hiding in the centre—we prefer to drop by on Sundays for their Café Au Lait and Chocoholic specialty flavours. Bring a friend…you'll want to try both.