Candace
and Charles Nelson are known for their delectable Sprinkles Cupcakes. These
baked gems evolved from recipes that were developed by Candice’s great
grandmother at her San Francisco restaurant during the 1930s. How about using
these fabulous cupcakes as a base and adding artisan-made, slow churned ice
cream? This concept came to life on May 24, 2012 with Sprinkles Ice Cream.
Since the Sprinkles Cupcakes shop is right next door with a “Cupcake ATM” to
separate them, cupcakes are always fresh and ice cream comes in daily from a
local artisan. The ice cream is made from the finest, local ingredients with no
artificial flavors. Sprinkles donates daily leftovers to food banks. 100% of
the proceeds from their charitable cupcakes go directly to worthy causes, like
children’s hospitals, schools, and Women’s Cancer Research Fund.
A Sprinkles
Sandwich consists of a generous scoop of your choice of ice cream, sandwiched
between two cupcake tops, (choice of chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet tops).
Check the menu board and look for the red dots that indicate which ice cream flavors
are available that day. This is a fun and inventive way of having your cake and
eating it, too. Such creativity is what makes Sprinkles a standout. We chose milk
chocolate cupcake (Belgian dark chocolate cake) tops with Cherry Vanilla
(imported morello cherries, simmered in California Pinot Noir, mixed generously
throughout pure Madagascar bourbon vanilla ice cream). This just happens to be Charles
Nelson’s favorite ice cream flavor. The chocolate cupcake tops were moist and
rich in chocolate flavor, just like homemade. The creamy vanilla ice cream lovingly
held a vibrant, sweet flavor, with the cherries delivering just the right
amount of tartness. It will put some spring in your step. We found it can get deliciously
messy to hold and eat. A suggestion would be to ask for a cup to make your
eating experience a little easier. You’ll want to savor each bite and not waste
a drop of this ice cream dessert. Thumbs up, way up!
Sprinkles
Sundae is made with your choice of ice cream and cupcake flavor of the day. The
salted caramel ice cream tasted exactly like salted caramel but in a creamy,
ice cold form. The ice cream is flavored by caramel, (made in-house and in
small batches), then liberally sprinkled with imported fleur de sel crystals. I
really can’t get over how creamy these ice creams are. The dark chocolate
cupcake (Belgian dark chocolate cake with bittersweet chocolate icing) was
moist and rich in the dark chocolate flavor you crave. The frosting was rich
and creamy. The chocolate sprinkles, looked like shiny, mini chocolate tiles. What
a beautiful touch! Thumbs up, way up!
Red
Velvet ice cream served in a Red Velvet cone. The sweet cream was very rich and
luscious, covering your taste buds in a creamy, velvet coat. The Red Velvet
cupcake (Southern style light chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting) was
moist and had the perfect red velvet flavor you know and love. The pieces of
cake were frosted as well, so you won’t miss out on the sweet cream cheese
experience. The crispy Red Velvet cone was reminiscent of a pizzelle instead of
your run-of-the mill waffle cone. Thumbs up, way up!
That’s
not all! Sprinkles also sells fresh baked cookies and brownies. Let’s take a
look:
Salted
Oatmeal Cornflake is made with roasted rolled oats and cornflakes sprinkled
with imported fleur de sel crystals. This is a great, salty-sweet cookie. I
liked it a lot because it didn’t contain raisins, common in your ordinary oatmeal
cookies. The cornflakes added a slight crunch and that golden corn flavor. The
salt on top was a nice touch, just a bit too much for my taste. I ended up
dusting off some of the salt. Otherwise, thumbs up!
Snickerdoodle
is an old-fashioned, buttery cookie dusted with sweet cinnamon sugar. This was
the perfect snickerdoodle with the rich flavor you know and love – cinnamon
& sugar goodness with a hint of cream of tartar. The interior was fluffy
and moist. Thumbs up!
Peanut
Butter Pretzel Chip is a creamy, all-natural peanut butter cookie generously
studded with semisweet callebaut chocolate chips and crushed pretzel twists.
This was a really good combination of salty and sweet. This flavor would work
really well in Hawaii. The pretzels added a wonderful crunch and saltiness. I
would’ve liked smaller pretzel pieces but I loved the robust peanut butter
flavor. The chocolate chips added a creamy sweetness. Thumbs up!
Chocolate
Chip is morsels of semisweet callebaut chocolate chips folded into a buttery
golden-brown cookie. This is the best chocolate chip cookie ever! It tastes
like one your grandma would make. It’s moist and full of homemade goodness –
eggs, sugar, butter and chocolate chips. The form is perfect too – a little
lumpy and full of homemade love. Thumbs up, way up!
Double
Chocolate is a fudgy dark chocolate cookie baked with fine callebaut cocoa
powder and chocolate and loaded with chocolate chips. This was like brownie
cookie, like a delicious happy accident that Grandma created. Thumbs up, way
up!
Your
scoop is waiting for you at Sprinkles Ice Cream!
Upcoming
Events:
- Watch Candace Nelson judge the country’s best cupcake bakers on “Cupcake Wars” on the Food Network. Check out the schedule and tune in!
Atmosphere:
5 out of 5 stars
Service:
5 out of 5 stars
Décor:
5 out of 5 stars
Food:
5 out of 5 stars
For
more information:
9631
S Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly
Hills, CA 90210
310.274.7890
Hours:
Sunday-Wednesday from 10:00am-10:00pm, Thursday-Saturday from 10:00am-11:00pm
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