Walnut Hill Gets a Sweet Visit

The rainbow sprinkles painted on the exterior of the white truck reminded me of an ice cream truck, but I did not hear the corny carnival songs.

The Buttercream Cupcake Company made a stop on Baltimore and Springfield Avenue.

The owner, Kate Carrera, known as the Cupcake Lady, used to be an attorney. She gathered up friends, bought an old mail truck and began to bake out of kitchens in Northern Liberties and in Manayunk.

One of her friends from San Francisco, Jamie Maser, has known Carrera for 12 years and his wife and daughter help with the baking.

"We enjoy bringing the cupcakes to the neighborhoods and my daughter is learning to take the money and break the change," Maser said.

Menu items include the Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Yellow Cake with Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream and the famous Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

So what attracted the Cupcake Truck to Walnut Hill?

Maser told me about a month ago, there were young sword fighters who played in Clark Park located on 43rd and Baltimore Avenue. These energetic warriors told Maser to bring the truck down on Saturdays for the weekly produce markets.

If people miss the truck in Walnut Hill, the truck makes stops all around Philadelphia. On Mondays the truck stops at Drexel University, Tuesdays at Jefferson Hospital, Wednesdays at University of Pennsylvania, Thursdays at Temple University and spends Fridays in Center City Philadelphia.

Do not worry about high prices either because all cupcakes cost $2. What a great deal for a fancy treat!

Trenae McDuffie, Group 35, Walnut Hill