Chocolate seems to be the theme here! And any cupcake topped with fondant is super popular with the kids. The coconut macaroon dipped in chocolate and chocolate crinkle cookie are my most popular cookies as is your good ol’ chocolate chip. The cookies & cream cupcake is the most popular and always the first one to go at parties (I’ve been told). What is your most popular dessert so far? I serve all of Westchester County as well as parts of NYC and CT (including Greenwich). My website has an order form they can fill out or they can also order via email. This is very much a home-based business so I don’t have a store front. ![]() I started baking so my kids could eat desserts I know they wouldn’t be allergic to and wanted to be able to give the same peace of mind to other parents because I live it every day. I also can’t trust the person behind the counter when they don’t sound 100% sure that the cookie or brownie or whatever it is I want to buy has no nuts. My kids and I have nut allergies and know how hard it is to find desserts that are completely nut-free. Can you share a bit about your nut-free focus? He had just read a book in school titled “Once Upon a Child” and I thought it was so cute I added “Lil” to make it even cuter plus it’s the shortened version of my name which worked out well. Thanks! My son actually came up with the name. How did you come up with the name-it’s adorable! I started a little over 5 months ago. I was in the healthcare industry (business side) for over 20 years and left a position I was in after 16 years. Sure! Once Upon A Lil Cupcake is a home-based local business specializing in nut-free custom made cupcakes/cakes/cookies. Here’s more about this local mom and Once Upon A Lil Cupcake. Both Lillian and her kids (a son, 10 and daughter, 7) have nut allergies, so you know these are safe if your family your classroom is nut-free! If you need something special for a party, school bake sale or family gathering, email Lillian at or call 91. They even have gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. I’m so happy to share it with you to save you from the drama of finding a perfect gluten free red velvet cupcake.This week, we’d love you to meet Lillian Murtha, the super talented local Westchester mom behind Once Upon A Lil Cupcake, a fabulous new online, nut-free bakery specializing in almost too cute to eat cake, cupcakes and cookies. Then one day everything just clicked and I created a beautiful and delicious gluten free, all natural, red velvet cupcake. Oh sure, I tried the store bought mixes, they sucked. The problem came when I was diagnosed with Celiac disease and my red velvet fantasies faded into oblivion. Don’t judge, you know you’ve done it too. I was in love, forever in love with a cake. Holy cow was that the best cupcake I had ever had! The texture, the taste, the unbelievable decadence. It was my 14 year old daughter that got me to try a red velvet cupcake, using my own parenting tricks on me… “Mom, how can you say you don’t like something if you have never tried it! Just try one bite and if you don’t like it, you never have to try it again.” Foiled by my own parenting genius! I was stuck, so I did what any parent would do….stomped my feet, pitched a fit, begged, pleaded and eventually ate the damn cupcake. Those were the dark years, the years that I was without red velvet in my life. ![]() For years, thanks to the groom’s cake in Steel Magnolias, I couldn’t even look at red velvet without gagging. Red velvet is one of those things that you love or hate. ![]() *Caution, affiliate links ahead…Don’t worry, I’ll use the money for something practical, like wine….
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