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On a recent trip to Salt Lake City, our Good American Post (GAP) staff was able to indulge in the finest cupcake store we had ever encountered. Mini’s Cupcakes, a locally-owned and eclectically-decorated cupcake store tantalized our sweet-tooth with various concoctions like:
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s -Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cupcake with Tiffany Blue Creme Cheese Frosting topped with edible gems
- The Diva – Dark Belgium Chocolate Cupcake with Pink Creme Cheese Frosting
- Lemon Pie – Lemon Cupcake filled with tart Lemon Curd with Toasted Swiss Meringue Frosting
- Southern Comfort - A traditional southern Red Velvet Cake (not so much red) with Creme Cheese Frosting topped with pecans
Leslie Fiet, the owner and chef-baker, was kind enough to let us take our time ordering and enjoying the cupcakes and various cupcake paraphernalia that is located throughout the shop.
Upon examining her menu, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of ingredients (nearly everything) sourced locally, and as a marketer, very happy to see her marketing these aspects of her business, that are key to enticing consumers like myself and our GAP-Staff.
“Mini’s is committed to buy local whenever possible for the products we use in our baking and sandwich making. As a small business, we appreciate the support of our community and we in turn want to support other locally owned and operated businesses.”
In addition to this, she is committed to high-quality natural ingredients.
“In today’s world of fast and processed food we sometimes forget to ask what is in our food and where it comes from. We are proud to tell you that our cupcakes are made from scratch using the best ingredients possible. We are still looking for a few local providers for some items, so if you know of some place that we may be able to support please let us know.”
Cheers to this local business, we can’t wait to get back to Utah!
By Tisha Casida
