Blogs

Beautiful Long Weekends

September 03, 2010


All Crave locations will be closed Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th for the long weeked, reopening with regular hours on Tuesday, September 7th. Have a wonderful long weekend!

I Dream of Zucchini

September 02, 2010


Chocolate lovers, zucchini lovers and cream cheese lovers unite. This harvest cupcake is a decadent take on a classic farm-house treat. Chocolate zucchini pecan cake topped with cream cheese buttercream and finished with a chocolate dipped pecan, the I Dream of Zucchini cupcake features locally grown zucchini from Jungle Farms.

Back to School Treats

August 31, 2010


Brighten the first day of school with a sparkly red apple cupcake! Available as singles or in a special six pack, our Back-to-School cupcakes make a sweet gift for teachers and students alike.

Passion

August 05, 2010


Passionfruit. Mango. Buttercream. Your choice of cake. August only.

Phewf - Long Weekend.

July 30, 2010


Do you have plans for the long weekend? We do! We're taking a day off. All our Crave locations will be closed Sunday, August 1st and Monday, August 2nd (we will be open for our regular hours on Saturday). The Kensington location will also be closed Tuesday, August 3rd for a freshen-me-up paint job. Enjoy the long weekend!

Add One New Store and Subtract the Nuts

July 19, 2010


We’re opening in Crowfoot Landing! Our brand new store will be opening in September. At the Crowfoot location only, we will not use any peanuts or nut products in our bakery.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Crave Supports this Alliteration

July 09, 2010


Crave-o-Licious Clientelle: Our containers can be recycled. Our containers can be reused. Our collective waste can be reduced. Once you polish off your cupcakes, please either place your container in a recycle bin or save it and bring it in for your next purchase - we will happily refill your used containers.

A Juxtaposition For Your Tastebuds

July 07, 2010


Are you sitting? Good. We have solved the problem that has been plaguing ice cream sandwiches for generations. Frozen cookies, frozen ice cream. Where’s the excitement? It’s summer! Your taste buds are sophisticated – they’re longing for a classic ice cream dessert that delivers the chocolaty, chewy contrast only a Crave cookie can.

A Roasty Toasty Campfire Cupcake - All You Want and Smore

July 06, 2010


Homemade Graham Crackers + Hand Whipped Roasted Marshmallow Fluff + Rich Chocolate Cake Filled with Milk Chocolate Chunks =

Canada Day Store Closures

June 29, 2010


All Crave Stores will be Closed on Thursday July 1st for Canada Day.

Crave-O-Licious Country Cake

June 23, 2010


Looking for a delicious and festive way to follow up a night of dining on the midway? Searching for a sweet ending to your Stampede Soiree? Feeling like your office needs less pancakes and more buttercream? The Crave-o-licious Country Cake is without a doubt the sweetest ending (or beginning) to every day of Stampede.

The Machoiest Cupcake Your Dad Has Never Tasted

June 16, 2010


This Father's Day, Crave is pumping out the machoiest cupcake your dad could hope for. Packed with Ezra Brooks 80 proof Kentucky Straight bourbon and topped with a not-so-frilly dark chocolate bourbon ganache, The Bourbon Boy satisfies the manliest of sweet tooths.

The Gift Everyone is Craving

June 15, 2010


July is nearly here! Graduations, saying goodbye to favourite teachers and summer vacations are just around the corner. We have the perfect celebratory gifts - specialty 6-packs to congratulate new grads, say thank you to your teacher and ring in the first days of Stampede.

Worldwide Cocoa Shortage

June 12, 2010


Due to a worldwide cocoa shortage, we are using a new cocoa in all of the Crave bakeries. Please be assured that this is a high quality cocoa: you can expect the same quality of product that you have come to know and love from Crave.

Everything You Crave in June

June 04, 2010


Lemon Meringue is back - you will not be disappointed!

New: It's a Boy/Girl cupcake packs

June 03, 2010


We have updated our It's a Boy/It's a Girl cupcakes packs. As of June 14th, the new packs will be available in three colours: green, pink and blue.

Willow Park Closed June 7th

May 31, 2010


Due to an exciting renovation of our Willow Park bakery, the Willow Park location will be closed all day on Monday, June 7th.

Aspen Landing Joins the Festivities!

May 27, 2010


The Aspen Landing Mall in NW Calgary celebrates its Grand Opening this weekend, May 29th - 30th. Our Aspen Landing location will be participating in the festivities!

May Long Weekend Hours

May 19, 2010


Welcome Spring with us! We're open Friday and Saturday.

Come try our new "Island Cookie" for May!

May 14, 2010


Crave is baking a new cookie created by Allie one of our fabulous bakers. The "Island Cookie" is a mix of milk chocolate chunks, coconut and chopped pecans.

A Mother's Day Cupcake

May 06, 2010


Crave is celebrating all the Mom's out there!

Come Celebrate Earth Day at Crave Cupcakes!

April 21, 2010


Bring in any reusable plastic container to Crave and get $2.00 off your cupcakes.

Easter Store Hours

March 23, 2010


We are open Good Friday!

Easter Cupcakes

March 23, 2010


The hunt is over! We are baking our Easter cupcakes starting March 29th right through to April 3rd.

Bailey's Cupcakes are coming......

March 12, 2010


St. Patrick's day is next Wednesday and we are making our famous bailey's icing cupcakes!

What do you Crave?

February 11, 2010


We are creating a Craving of the month calendar and would love to hear your suggestions!

Valentine's Day

February 02, 2010


All locations will be open 10:00am to 5:00pm Valentine's Day.

Two Days Left for YYC4Haiti Cupcakes

January 28, 2010


We are still making the YYC4Haiti cupcakes today and tomorrow.

Store Closures

January 23, 2010


All crave locations will be closed Sunday January the 24th

YYC4HAITI

January 22, 2010


All proceeds being donated from our specially designed Haiti cupcakes to the YYC4HAITI fundraiser.

Holiday Hours

December 21, 2009


There is still time to get your holiday orders in and visit our stores! Our holiday hours as follows:

Aspen opening day was a sweet success!

December 04, 2009


Opening day at Crave Aspen Landing was a sweet success! With the help of you, our loyal customers and Crave Inc. matching Aspen Store sales, we raised over $6,000 for the Wood’s Homes Breakfast Program...

All stores closed this Sunday December 6th!

December 03, 2009


All of our stores will be closed on Sunday December 6th. Regular store...

We’re Decking the Halls with New Desserts!

December 01, 2009


Celebrate the holiday season with our Eggnog and Gingerbread cupcakes. These unique flavours are sure to satisfy even Santa-size cravings for Christmas treats, so come by today and start a new tradition...

Aspen Opening Delayed One Day!

November 30, 2009


Our new location in Aspen Landing Shopping Centre will be opening 10:00am Wednesday December 2nd. We are excited to announce all of the first day proceeds are being donated to the Wood's Homes' Breakfast programs.

30 Days until Christmas

November 24, 2009


Only 30 days until Christmas. Take some stress out of your life and let us do your Christmas baking. Each Christmas season we bake a fabulous collection of squares and cookies from scratch using our family recipe collection.

Remembrance Day Store Closures

November 10, 2009


All of our stores will be closed for the Remembrance Day Holiday.

Crave Cupcakes Opening in Southwest Calgary

November 04, 2009


Southwest residents here we come! Crave Cupcakes is opening a new location in the new Aspen Landing Shopping Centre.

Spooktacular Cupcakes

October 19, 2009


Halloween is around the corner. Order a box of Haunted House or Spooktacular cupcakes to thrill the ghosts and goblins at your party! Available October 26th to 31st.

Welcome to our new Website!

October 02, 2009


We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website. The site has tons of exciting new features including on-line ordering.

Thanksgiving Orders

October 02, 2009


It's time for turkey and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is on Sunday, October 11th this year. Don’t forget to place your Thanksgiving order ahead of time to ensure it's a tasty holiday!