Baked & Wired

In this humble man's opinion, we saved the best cupcake for last. Since Arby's closed, B&W is only one of two reasons for me to venture to Georgetown (the other being Patagonia). I figured it merited a stop before we took Doug to the airport

Why is B&W my favorite? First, the cakes are great. Very moist and flavorful, not overcooked like at Red Velvet. Unlike Georgetown Cupcake, I don't believe they fill their cake with any filler, which at GC, is inferior to the actual cake. Second, the frosting is much more dense than the others. No fluff. It looks like it was spread with a knife, not some fancy pants machine. Third, they wrap them in easily removable wax paper so there is no annoying cupcake tray to peel off. Fourth, it has the best seating. Sure those seats are often filled with Georgetown students on laptops, but even that is better than the meager sitting options at the competitors. Georgetown Cupcake and Red Velvet can only fit about three customers inside, and I am too big to have people try to squeeze by me. I don't remember what the seating is like at the place south of Dupont, but it obviously wasn't memorable. Cake Love has a good amount of seating, but the tables are always dirty. Fifth, it is right on the canal. Many years ago my dad made my mom and I ride the mule-pulled barge up the canal. It was right up my dad's/Clark Griswold's alley. Whenever I go down Jefferson St to get to B&W, I laugh thinking of that day. Finally, it isn't just cupcakes, it is a bakery that happens to make really good cupcakes. With the cupcake craze, I appreciate that. And they have a sense of humor. In the fall I was there and got a Sarah Palin bar. It looked good on the outside but the inside was hollow. They hit the nail on the head with that one.

This isn't Lelaine's favorite - she says it is too sweet, which I find as ridiculous as saying that Pearl Jam is too good - but if you want a cupcake and find yourself in the area, head down Thomas Jefferson St. until just past the canal and try a birthday cake, which is chocolate cake and vanilla icing. Like Frank Ricard says, "it's glorious".