Bowling in Reno

The National Bowling Stadium in Reno is hosting the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) for the 10th time and the opening ceremonies today included a simultaneous roll of bowling balls in all 78 lanes. It is a great boost to our local economy and bowlers will be here for the next four months as they work their way toward the finals in June.  Take your favorite bowler out for a cupcake at Batch Cupcakery while they are here!

Funny story about bowling balls...a few years ago I was flying from Denver to Reno with two other friends. We boarded the plane and put on our seat belts and then the flight attendant made an announcement that the last 5 people who boarded had to get off the plane. It was overweight due to too many bowling balls in the luggage compartment!  So we got off the plane...and got to fly first class on the next flight.  Good times! 

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Batch Cupcakery (Reno, NV)

I visited the Batch Cupcakery in Reno yesterday.  There are numerous bakeries in Reno but this is the only one totally dedicated to cupcakes.  I had been reading about it for several months and was in the neighborhood. 

I bought four cupcakes...but only two made it home.  The Sweetheart (red velvet with cream cheese frosting) was gone before I made it to the interstate.  This is the best cream cheese frosting I have had from a bakery and it tasted just like my mother's recipe.  I would put this frosting up against any southern recipe.  I had planned to wait and eat the Lemon Drop (moist lemon cake with lemon curd filling and lemon buttercream) after dinner, but I have no willpower so it disappeared somewhere between Reno and Carson City. 

The Batch Cupcakery web site lists business hours, flavors, maps/directions and contact information and you can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook.  I will definitely be buying cupcakes there again.  The cupcakes are $1.75 each and very generous in size of cake and amount of frosting.  A great bargain in these tough economic times!

These photos tell the story of my visit. 

Nothing left but crumbs!