It just so happens that there is this amazing cupcake place in Provo. I know what you are thinking--It's a cupcake, how great could it be. Aren't basically all cupcakes created equally? I thought the same thing until I discovered (thanks to the recommendation of a law school friend) The Cocoa Bean. It really is an amazing place, so much that I have gone there with the girls that my roommate and I home teach, with dates, with my family, with my friends from out of town--yeah, I seem to find a lot of excuses to go there. But the goodness of this Cupcake Cafe does not end with the cupcakes. Their gourmet hot chocolate is absolutely divine and I believe it is made from roasted cocoa beans. I have yet to try their Italian Sodas (and I usually love Italian Sodas) but I am sure that will happen when the weather warms up. As for now, I have been taking advantage of the hot-chocolate-weather to enjoy these wonderful flavors. It is a bit more expensive than you are probably accustomed to paying for when buying a cupcake and hot chocolate, but that is the price of quality and here you really are getting the best. My favorite so far: Mexican Artisan Hot Chocolate with a Madagascar Vanilla Vanilla Cupcake (yes, two vanillas), but you really can't go wrong with anything they have to offer. Check out their blog and their cupcake schedule, since they rotate the flavors of cupcakes each day and be sure to stop in for some of their delicious yumminess. (I can't believe I just used the non-word 'yumminess,' but then I am critiquing cupcakes, so there you have it.)
http://thecocoabeancupcakecafe.blogspot.com/
