BY AINSLEY GRAHAM, FW Writer

The Cupcake Shoppe
2417 Yonge Street
Phone: 416-322-6648
2 Blocks north of Eglinton Ave, east side of the street

The Cupcake Shoppe is Toronto’s first cupcake bakery. Their tasty treats are baked fresh daily;they have a flavour for every palate. There are 17- nut free flavours and nine assorted treats inside the store each day. The Cupcake Shoppe uses nothing but the best ingredients and their cupcakes are always baked fresh. If you are looking to jazz up a special event with a bit of whimsical decadence, then you can call them to cater your event. They do everything from weddings, birthdays, baby showers and corporate
events.
The bite sized treats have names like “Pretty ‘n’ Pink” (made with vanilla or chocolate cake with a raspberry butter cream), a patriotic  favorite named “Eh?” (a creation of vanilla cake with maple butter cream), “Curious George”
(a fun treat for the kiddies is vanilla or chocolate cake with banana butter cream), and “Crummie” (a chocolate cake with cookies and cream butter cream).
Prices range from:

$2.50 for one cupcake, 6/$13.00 and 12/$25.00.

They also do specialty cakes for any occasion.
La Paloma: Gelateria & Café
1357 St. Clair Avenue, West
Sit-in
If gelato is what you are looking for to cool you down in the summer, then La Paloma is just the place! La Paloma has been cooling off Torontonian’s since 1967; it is definitely “A true taste of Italy.”
The shop has won countless awards and has been featured in some of Toronto’s magazines throughout the years. Known for using use their family recipes and paying great attention to detail, La Paloma has over 50 different flavours
to choose from, so you will never get bored. They also offer a variety of seasonal selections as well.
If gelato is not your thing, then you can choose from their selection of homemade pastries, and specialty cakes and wash all the sugary goodness down with their cappuccinos, espresso or coffee.