Andrea Adleman
@aradleman.bsky.social
Professional cupcakologist and food journalist. Writing a book on the cultural history of cupcakes under pen name Rose Leman. andreaadleman.com
In cupcakelandia in 2016, Magnolia Bakery observed its 20th anniversary. It offered cupcakes at the original 1996 price of $1.25. 1/4
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In cupcakelandia in 2016, Magnolia Bakery observed its 20th anniversary. It offered cupcakes at the original 1996 price of $1.25. 1/4
My #nationalbagelday celebration is a scheme/pledge to make the 🥯 recipe in this glorious book:
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shop.russanddaughters.com/cookbook #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
Cookbook — Russ & Daughters
From the legendary New York destination for Jewish appetizing, a beautiful and inspiring cookbook that encompasses history, tradition, and absolutely delicious food.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My #nationalbagelday celebration is a scheme/pledge to make the 🥯 recipe in this glorious book:
shop.russanddaughters.com/cookbook #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
shop.russanddaughters.com/cookbook #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
Cupcakes are the little engines that can. Like the phoenix, they've been known to rise from the ashes. Don't conclude the story of Sprinkles is over, despite the dramatic plot twist of its Dec. 31 closure. andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
Cupcake news by the dozen: January 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Cupcakes are the little engines that can. Like the phoenix, they've been known to rise from the ashes. Don't conclude the story of Sprinkles is over, despite the dramatic plot twist of its Dec. 31 closure. andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
Cupcakes are perishable, stores can close, and businesses can dissolve, but books endure. Longform history of Sprinkles, which abruptly closed. andreaadleman.com/2026/01/02/t... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
The history of Sprinkles Cupcakes
Longform history of Sprinkles Cupcakes on the occasion of the cupcakery’s sudden closure in December 2025.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Cupcakes are perishable, stores can close, and businesses can dissolve, but books endure. Longform history of Sprinkles, which abruptly closed. andreaadleman.com/2026/01/02/t... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
#MondayMotivation looks like #Hanukkah 🧁 baked and 📷 by Kara Kakes. They are "most beautiful and sparkly," for sure. Second 📷 by Garfield. Cattitude for the win. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#MondayMotivation looks like #Hanukkah 🧁 baked and 📷 by Kara Kakes. They are "most beautiful and sparkly," for sure. Second 📷 by Garfield. Cattitude for the win. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
A #throwbackthursday #tbt review of 2025 🧁 history. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.com/2025/12/11/c...
Cupcake anniversaries of 2025
Three pivotal moments in modern cupcake history are marking anniversaries in 2025. Sprinkles Cupcakes turns 20, the “Sex and the City” cupcake scene turns 25, and the “Lazy Sunday…
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December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A #throwbackthursday #tbt review of 2025 🧁 history. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.com/2025/12/11/c...
Happy #NationalCupcakeDay! You bring a box of cupcakes. I'll bring a dozen pieces of cupcake news. Deal? If you need a supplier, inquire with the Cupcake Dealer. That's the nickname of KK Sweets Boutique, a subject covered in my Dec. newsletter. 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy #NationalCupcakeDay! You bring a box of cupcakes. I'll bring a dozen pieces of cupcake news. Deal? If you need a supplier, inquire with the Cupcake Dealer. That's the nickname of KK Sweets Boutique, a subject covered in my Dec. newsletter. 1/2
Rules are meant to be broken. That applies to everything from unjust public policy to @nytimes.com Cookie Week guidance. I turned cheesecake into cookies because why not? Happy {nonconformist} National Cookie Day! Explanation here: www.instagram.com/p/DR2svMhEt4...
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Rules are meant to be broken. That applies to everything from unjust public policy to @nytimes.com Cookie Week guidance. I turned cheesecake into cookies because why not? Happy {nonconformist} National Cookie Day! Explanation here: www.instagram.com/p/DR2svMhEt4...
I'm obsessed with Bake Time, a new @nytimes.com Cooking newsletter. Our monthly bakes have included cranberry-cookie butter cheesecake (!!!) and boozy apple crunch cake. I shrunk both down to personal size because less is more. Posting today for National Cake Day. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm obsessed with Bake Time, a new @nytimes.com Cooking newsletter. Our monthly bakes have included cranberry-cookie butter cheesecake (!!!) and boozy apple crunch cake. I shrunk both down to personal size because less is more. Posting today for National Cake Day. 1/2
The fact checker in me is a little traumatized I can't confirm whether today is National Cranberry Day. And/or, Nov. 23 is National Eat a Cranberry Day. Shifting from reason to passion, I could just chill ... 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The fact checker in me is a little traumatized I can't confirm whether today is National Cranberry Day. And/or, Nov. 23 is National Eat a Cranberry Day. Shifting from reason to passion, I could just chill ... 1/2
Monday Motivation idea: plan to see a show. Add #cupcakes. Now serving a dozen pieces of 🧁 news, including a new Broadway musical with 🎂. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
Cupcake news by the dozen: November 2025
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Monday Motivation idea: plan to see a show. Add #cupcakes. Now serving a dozen pieces of 🧁 news, including a new Broadway musical with 🎂. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
Happy National Vanilla Cupcake Day! In modern times, vanilla cupcakes are synonymous with New York. They were pictured on the front page of @nytimes.com this spring, illustrating a look back at 25 years of NYC dining. 1/3 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
25 Years of N.Y.C. Dining (Gift Article)
A timeline of major food moments — restaurant openings, innovations, fads, pop culture cameos, blackouts and bans — that changed life in New York City in the first quarter of the 21st century.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Happy National Vanilla Cupcake Day! In modern times, vanilla cupcakes are synonymous with New York. They were pictured on the front page of @nytimes.com this spring, illustrating a look back at 25 years of NYC dining. 1/3 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#ThrowbackThursday to #NationalNutDay last month. Alas, daily nuttiness is only a matter of degrees nowadays. Enter bookish baking therapy! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.instagram.com/p/DQuuPqpkj_...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to #NationalNutDay last month. Alas, daily nuttiness is only a matter of degrees nowadays. Enter bookish baking therapy! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.instagram.com/p/DQuuPqpkj_...
It's National Sandwich Day and #cupcakes accept the challenge. Twist off the bottom, place it atop the frosting, and enjoy your 🧁🥪. www.joriecakesllc.com/blog/2020/6/... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky 1/2
The Right Way to Eat a Cupcake — Jorie Cakes
Are you ready for your life to change for the better? I present to you: The Cupcake Sandwich.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's National Sandwich Day and #cupcakes accept the challenge. Twist off the bottom, place it atop the frosting, and enjoy your 🧁🥪. www.joriecakesllc.com/blog/2020/6/... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky 1/2
It's National Boston Cream Pie Day and there are #cupcakes for that. TIL there's a cupcake season hashtag. What gives? 🤔 When is it not 🧁 season?! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/bost...
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
Our Boston cream pie cupcakes include moist vanilla cake, thick pastry cream, and decadent chocolate ganache. Bake these cupcakes to see if you like them just as much as the original Boston cream pie!
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October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's National Boston Cream Pie Day and there are #cupcakes for that. TIL there's a cupcake season hashtag. What gives? 🤔 When is it not 🧁 season?! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/bost...
There should be no kings in this fair land. There should be abundant #cupcakes. An easy way to support democracy and 🧁 is to donate to @bakebackbetter.bsky.social. If we've been called to save democracy, let there be a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. #nokings 1/2
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There should be no kings in this fair land. There should be abundant #cupcakes. An easy way to support democracy and 🧁 is to donate to @bakebackbetter.bsky.social. If we've been called to save democracy, let there be a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. #nokings 1/2
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If you are out of town or cutting sugar, we can deliver your cupcakes to to protesters! Donate to @fieldteam6.org https://loom.ly/pJ3ZPvk
Hope everyone has a fun & safe No Kings protest day.
#FlourPower #CupcakesforDemocracy #Voterizer
Hope everyone has a fun & safe No Kings protest day.
#FlourPower #CupcakesforDemocracy #Voterizer
October 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you are out of town or cutting sugar, we can deliver your cupcakes to to protesters! Donate to @fieldteam6.org https://loom.ly/pJ3ZPvk
Hope everyone has a fun & safe No Kings protest day.
#FlourPower #CupcakesforDemocracy #Voterizer
Hope everyone has a fun & safe No Kings protest day.
#FlourPower #CupcakesforDemocracy #Voterizer
Happy National Dessert Day! The formula for stress relief is spelled out below. Consume this and more in my October newsletter. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
Cupcake news by the dozen: October 2025
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy National Dessert Day! The formula for stress relief is spelled out below. Consume this and more in my October newsletter. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay and there are 🧁 for that. I once wrote about Depressed Cake Shop, a bake sale benefitting mental health care. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky drive.google.com/file/d/1SptC...
Depressed Cake Shop story Plate magazine Jan Feb 2022.pdf
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October 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay and there are 🧁 for that. I once wrote about Depressed Cake Shop, a bake sale benefitting mental health care. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky drive.google.com/file/d/1SptC...
#TBT to the fluffernutter 🥪 of childhood. Given yesterday's #NationalFluffernutterDay, this calls for #cupcakes. Please enjoy this fluffernutter 🧁 created and 📷 by Allie's Cupcakery Cafe. www.facebook.com/share/1CDPsS... #ThrowbackThursday #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
October 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#TBT to the fluffernutter 🥪 of childhood. Given yesterday's #NationalFluffernutterDay, this calls for #cupcakes. Please enjoy this fluffernutter 🧁 created and 📷 by Allie's Cupcakery Cafe. www.facebook.com/share/1CDPsS... #ThrowbackThursday #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
So many showgirl #cupcakes out today. While most are orangey and glittery, these bakeries center the 🧁 themselves. 📷: Cupprimo, Bloomfield Bakeshop www.instagram.com/p/DPWu4_VDb8... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
October 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So many showgirl #cupcakes out today. While most are orangey and glittery, these bakeries center the 🧁 themselves. 📷: Cupprimo, Bloomfield Bakeshop www.instagram.com/p/DPWu4_VDb8... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
I, for one, ❤️ pumpkin spice everything, especially #cupcakes. This 🧁 represents #ThrowbackThursday and yesterday's #NationalPumpkinSpiceDay. 📷: Billy's Bakery www.facebook.com/share/p/17Dp... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I, for one, ❤️ pumpkin spice everything, especially #cupcakes. This 🧁 represents #ThrowbackThursday and yesterday's #NationalPumpkinSpiceDay. 📷: Billy's Bakery www.facebook.com/share/p/17Dp... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
Make sure there's evoo in your dinner to honor today's National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day. Then have your olive oil cake and eat it, too. I'm fondly remembering these rosemary orange olive oil #cupcakes. #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Make sure there's evoo in your dinner to honor today's National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day. Then have your olive oil cake and eat it, too. I'm fondly remembering these rosemary orange olive oil #cupcakes. #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
The 🌎 is 4.5b y/o and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as ☕🧁. This serving of #MondayMotivation = a most perky #NationalCoffeeDay. 📷: Designer Desserts Bakery #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
September 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The 🌎 is 4.5b y/o and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as ☕🧁. This serving of #MondayMotivation = a most perky #NationalCoffeeDay. 📷: Designer Desserts Bakery #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
A little PSA to swallow the unpalatable 📰: today is National Bakery Day. If you opt for 🎂🧁, you can realize this literary quote: 📷: Cupcake Concept www.facebook.com/share/1Rtb3t... 1/2
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A little PSA to swallow the unpalatable 📰: today is National Bakery Day. If you opt for 🎂🧁, you can realize this literary quote: 📷: Cupcake Concept www.facebook.com/share/1Rtb3t... 1/2