I finally had the chance to try Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. in Belltown (they opened officially on May 15th). Their trademark cake is the Tomato Soup cupcake and when I posted that on Slog on Thursday people said:

"Tomato soup? That makes me want to hurl."

"Tomato soup does not sound appealing to me... I'm not sure I've ever had a savory cupcake I've liked. And not for lack of trying..."

But it's not a savory, tomato-y cupcake at all. It's basically an orange-colored, sweet spice cake with a swirl of light, creamy chocolate frosting on top (it's the small cupcake on the left in above photo). You'd never guess there was soup in it. If you like pumpkin bread, chances are you'll be a fan of the tomato soup cupcake.

The lemon and black forest cupcakes were also tasty (I liked those more than the tomato soup cupcake, actually... as the latter was just a tad dry). They're no Sugar Rush, but a) they're new and b) they're not all the way over in West Seattle. Tomorrow's flavors will include root beer float and peanut butter and jelly, but get there early if you want your pick of the flavors. They're still trying to figure out how many cupcakes they'll need each day, so they often run low later in the afternoon.

Also: they plan on posting their flavors of the day on their Twitter account. A fine use of Twitter if I've ever heard one.

Photo by Robby Macdonell