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Singapore’s Twelve Cupcakes has opened its first Malaysian outpost in Sunway Pyramid, stepping up a regional expansion that’s taking the brand to Jakarta, Taipei, Hong Kong and Manila.

Grinches will grumble that cupcakes are past the prime of their popularity, but the reality is that cupcakes have been around for two centuries and will continue to be baked, sold and served for a long time to come. Many people enjoy eating cupcakes; others shouldn’t scoff at their pleasure.Twelve Cupcakes_2

Twelve Cupcakes’ confections are pretty good, mostly avoiding the pitfalls that sink other cupcakes. They taste fresh and not too sweet, striking a careful balance between being fluffy and moist, topped with heaps of fine-flavored frosting. Reputedly handmade daily.Twelve Cupcakes_3

Our top picks in a RM36 box of six comprise the chocolate cupcake with salted caramel, rose cupcake with rose-flavored cream cheese, black forest cupcake with vanilla buttercream and cherry …Twelve Cupcakes_4

 … vanilla cupcake with peanut butter frosting and jelly, Nutella cupcake with hazelnuts and coffee cupcake with espresso-infused buttercream.

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Speaking of cakes, remember the KL Depressed Cake Shop? The charity bake sale to raise funds for people affected with depression and mental health issues will head to Ipoh next month, with a one-day-only pop-up shop at Burps & Giggles on Jan. 12. Bakers can donate gray-colored cakes for the event, while others are welcome to check out the sale, with proceeds going to the Perak Palliative Care Society and Ipoh Befrienders. Details at https://www.facebook.com/IpohDepressedCakeShopTwelve Cupcakes_6Twelve Cupcakes_7

Location and Contact Details:

Twelve Cupcakes
LG2-43A, Lower Ground Floor 2, Sunway Pyramid, Over the skating rink

Find Twleve Cupcakes’ directory listing here.