Sugar Mama's Bakeshop in Austin, TX Recipe

My sis- and bro-in law introduced us to Sugar Mama's on our first visit to Austin back in 2008 and I've made damn sure that I go back every time we're in town. I finally busted out my phone camera when we were there last week so's I could tell y'all about this little gem.

Although I am sure that everything they make is delicious, I wouldn't know because I'm so smitten with the James Brown - a moist chocolate cupcake topped with chocolate buttercream frosting and a smattering of rainbow sprinkles - the perfect cupcake, to my mind - that I rarely try anything else. 'Cause I feel niiiiiice. Like sugar and spice, yeah. So nice, so nice, 'cause I got you!

I was briefly tempted by the 'Frida', a "cinnamon Valrhona chocolate cupcake…