Hello Summer!

Summer's here, but if you can't escape to a tropical island, then I have the perfect treat for you.

Topped with cream cheese frosting and shredded coconut, the vanilla coconut and chocolate coconut cupcakes will whisk you away - for a few minutes at least - to a blissful paradise of sweet delight!

Want one right now?  Head over to Neighborhood Grinds in Redondo Beach for a cupcake and a cup of freshly roasted coffee.  New flavors are introduced every week, so stop by today!

Neighborhood Grinds
2315 Artesia Blvd., Unit 1
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Stanley Cupcake 2.0

When the puck drops on Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in less than 24 hours, two things will happen:

1. Over 18,118 of my fellow Kings fans will go bananas
2. I will lose my mind

So, before I go bonkers, I'm officially unveiling the latest version of the Stanley Cupcake - unlike its predecessor, this year's version is a treat inspired by the Cup...a peanut butter cup, to be exact!

Featuring a peanut butter cup center, a light mascarpone cheese frosting and chocolate-peanut butter shavings, the Stanley Peanut Butter Cupcake is a decadent treat that perfectly showcases two of my all-time favorite flavors.

Go Kings!

**Update (6/11/12):  The Los Angeles Kings are your 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!