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Taylor Mathis

Taylor is the photographer and creator of Taylor Takes A Taste. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he swam on the Varsity Men’s Team. Taylor lives, with his wife Sara and their dachshund Phoebe, in Charlotte, NC and loves great food and college sports. His photography work can be seen at www.taylormathisphotography.com. Taylor has recently launched a series of food photography e-magazines called “photographing FOOD. “

Sally James

Sally is the recipe developer on Taylor Takes a Taste. Taylor Mathis is the oldest of her four children. She is a graduate of Duke University and has a law degree from University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill.
She studied at L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland and worked as the kitchen manager at the Fearrington House in Pittsboro, N.C. while Chef Edna Lewis was guest chef. She has operated her own catering company and is currently a recipe developer. Her clients include Publix, Fresh Express, The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, and the American Butter Institute. She lives in Charlotte, NC.

Taylor and Sally have worked together on “The Southern Tailgating Cookbook” Available now!

04-19-2010

a second hello, and my favorite cake as a cupcake Austin, TX

Carrot Cake is MY FAVORITE kind of cake. In my mind it is the best kind of cake, after all it is a cake that counts as eating a vegetable right? If I get married one day, my only stipulation for the wedding is…

that part of the cake be carrot cake, otherwise that might just be a deal breaker. Yes I do feel that strongly about carrot cake.

Given this, you can just imagine how excited I was to see that hey cupcake! The MJ was a great cupcake, but given the makeup (carrot cake) of the hey cupcake’s 24 carrot cupcake I had to say I enjoyed it better. Just look at that carrot cake!

and the icing!

I have now tried 2 of hey cupcake’s flavors. On my next trip to Austin I will have to make a return and try the rest! What is the best cupcake you have ever had?

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April 19, 2010 - 8:16 pm

Angela - This is one of my favorite foodie finds in Austin! I have to stop every time I am in town. My favorite is the Michael Jackson cupcake.

April 19, 2010 - 8:55 pm

Taylor - I had the Michael Jackson as well! It was so good!
http://taylortakesataste.com/well-hello-to-you-cupcake-austintx/

Thanks for the comment!

November 18, 2010 - 5:08 pm

Allison - I don’t know if I can pick the best cupcake I’ve ever had. Just last week I had a hummingbird cupcake with creamcheese frosting. mmmm yum!

January 25, 2011 - 5:36 pm

Walrus Icream and Butter Cream Cupcakery Fort Collins, CO - [...] what happened. I am a sucker for cupcakes. (You might remember past cupcakes in Boulder, Austin, Austin again, Knoxville, Chapel Hill, and Columbia) So naturally upon seeing Butter Cream, I had to [...]

March 10, 2011 - 5:53 pm

Caitlin (EatFeats) - Someday, I am going to get married just to go cake-tasting/have a wedding cake!

February 19, 2012 - 12:41 am

meg - I rarely comment on blogs but i just needed to say how much i looove this particular cupcake. It’s the only food I’ve consistently had dreams about. So thank you for expressing the greatness of this cupcake and carrot cake in general