image via Coco's Cupcake Cafe website
Or rather, more branches of existing ones. From the Pittsburgh Business Times:
The calorie-laden trail of the cupcake trend is ready to extend to Lawrenceville and perhaps Oakland.
James Gray, the owner of Dozen Cupcakes in Squirrel Hill, will open a new location on Butler Street in a move he expects will triple his baking capacity, expand his catering business, and broaden his walk-in trade with other offerings such as quiche, strata, pies, tarts, waffles, and coffee. At the same time, CoCo Cupcake Cafe in Shadyside is working on developing a new cupcake bakery in Oakland, said owner Shea Mullen, who offered only limited details because she and partner Ananda Cynovich have yet to reach a final agreement on their new location.
Gray said strong demand is forcing expansion.
"We were at various times completely overwhelmed with our demand verses our capabilities due to the limitations of the space," said Gray, who opened his first Squirrel Hill location in a 600-square-foot storefront. "We found ourselves having to turn down jobs."
See also: Our interview with James Gray
Allison's photo of Coco's Cupcakes
image via Dozen Cupcakes' Flickr stream
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