A Sneak Peek at SWEET
Today was the soft-opening of SWEET. A Cupcake Company and we were invited by Suzy Moyd and Kyja Lee to attend. Kyja’s first name is pronounced “Ki-ya”.
Where do I even begin to describe SWEET without gushing? From the cream-colored floor tiles and cupcake mosaic at the entrance to the Tiffany blue and white-washed finishes, SWEET is a refreshing and relaxing place to visit, nosh, and socialize. See our photo gallery below to get a good feel for the interior and fixtures, as well as the goodies available for purchase. Some of the cupcakes you’ll see were created especially for She magazine, so you’re getting an extra sneak peek with those.
A Bit About SWEET
From their brochure, “Every morning, we start with pure Madagascar bourbon vanilla, luscious chocolates, rich European butter and only fresh, seasonal fruits. All of our gourmet cupcakes are baked in small batches daily for optimum freshness,, and without preservatives or hydrogenated oils. Try them with a chilled bottled of SWEET cow milk or a cup of locally roasted, organic coffee from Charleston Coffee Roasters.” “Don’t see what you’re looking for? Give us a shout – we love a challenge and will try our best to make you happy!” Kyja does the baking and Suzy does the marketing. Given the number of businesses that were “SWEET’D” recently, the two of them have been extremely busy recently. We expect they will only get busier from today forward.
Kyja prepares over thirty delectable delights. Each day a different different variety is baked fresh without preservatives or hydrogenated oils. Mondays through Fridays always include the versions known as Confused, Night and Day, The White House, and Paint the Town Red Velvet cupcakes. The flavors will change every Saturday to keep the variety fresh and the flavors creative. What do you think of those flavor names? Pretty neat. Oh, and note that a gluten-free option is always available.
Sample Menus for Each Weekday
Monday Offerings
Confused – a vanilla cupcake with chocolate butter cream
Night and Day – a chocolate cupcake with vanilla butter cream
The White House – a vanilla bean cake with vanilla butter cream
Sleepless in Florence – a chocolate espresso cupcake with buttery coffee butter cream
Paint the Town Red Velvet – a red velvet cake with cream cheese and mascarpone icing
Key West Coconut – a white cake with key lime curd filling and coconut butter cream
Electric-Lambert Slide – a lemon cupcake with lemon butter cream
Black Pearl – a chocolate cake with cream cheese and chocolate ganache
Strawberry Fields – a strawberry cake with strawberry butter cream (seasonal)
Tuesday Offerings
Clockwork Orange – an orange-flavored yellow cake with orange chocolate ganache
Palmetto Cream – a yellow cake with pastry cream and chocolate ganache
Salted Caramel – a brown sugar cake, caramel center, butter cream, topped with caramel & sea salt
The Burris – a chocolate cake with peanut butter fluff filling and peanut butter butter cream
Gimme S’more – a camper’s delight, graham cracker, marshmallow and chocolate
Gluten-free cupcake of the day
Wednesday Offerings
Orange Creamsicle – an orange flavored yellow cake with white chocolate butter cream
The Blackout – a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting
Lemon Raspberry – a lemon cake with raspberry filling and raspberry butter cream
Cookies n Créme – a yellow cake with cookie bits and cookie cream cheese icing
The Theresa – a German chocolate cake, chocolate butter cream and coconut pecan icing
Thursday Offerings
Blackberry Crumb – a white cake with strudel topping and fresh blackberry butter cream
What’s up Doc – a carrot cupcake with cream cheese and mascarpone frosting
Plus Gimme S’more, Key West Coconut, Sleepless in Florence and the Gluten Free cupcake of the day
Friday Offerings
Spiced Chocolate – a chocolate cake and chocolate ganache both flavored with cinnamon chili powder and cayenne pepper
Tartan Blue – a lemon cake with fresh blueberries and lemon butter cream
Our Impressions
Our little group really enjoyed Gluten-Free lemon, Confused, Clockwork Orange, and Salted Caramel cupcakes along with cappuccinos and ice-cold bottled SWEET milk. You’ve got to see the neat bottles that the milk comes in; only $1.00. Together, we purchased Paint the Town Red Velvet, Salted Caramel, and the Burris to take home to our families. Of the three, our houshold was sold on the Salted Caramel — hands down.
While we were there today, between 10:30 and 11:30, there was a steady stream of visitors attending this first preview day. The Grand Opening is next week, so look for the announcements and don’t miss it. We’ll be back again and again.
As a matter of fact, I went back to SWEET again later today in hopes of speaking with Kyja for an interview for the blog, but she was extemely busy. That’s a great sign for a new and innovative business such as SWEET. Given that, we will share another post about SWEET after our interview is completed later this week.
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Contact Information
SWEET. A Cupcake Company.
1257 Celebration Blvd.
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 407-7071
Official Website
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