We all scream for ice cream sandwiches

Greg Gilbert/Seattle Times/MCTWhen I was 13, my sister moved into an apartment across the street from Magnolia Bakery. For those of you unfamiliar with New York City, Magnolia’s holds the legacy of kick starting the cupcake trend that swept the country. It started as a small bakery in the West Village and now has locations in eight countries. Their rapid expansion only goes to show how rampant the cupcake craze was.

This summer I was interning in Washington, D.C., which incidentally also has a few famous cupcake establishments. Baked and Wired is the hipper, more local counterpart to the slightly more famous Georgetown Cupcake bakery. My first visit to Baked and Wired produced a cupcake that…