Draft:ScottCakes

ScottCakes is a bakery in Provincetown, Massachusetts, that sells a single product: a butter-cake cupcake topped with pink vanilla buttercream frosting. It was founded by Scott Cunningham, who began selling the cupcakes as a street vendor in 2009 and opened a storefront at 353 Commercial Street in 2011.[1][2]

History

Scott Cunningham, a former actor and nanny from New York City, came to Provincetown in 2008 for a six-week theater engagement and stayed in the town.[1][2] He had baked cupcakes for the children he cared for as a nanny, using a recipe he adapted from a 1950s Better Homes & Gardens cookbook.[1] He began selling the cupcakes from a table on Commercial Street in 2009.[2]

Although the town's licensing department had issued Cunningham food-service permits for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, town officials determined in 2010 that the permits had been granted in error because a zoning bylaw prohibited outdoor food sales.[3] After a complaint from another vendor, the building commissioner issued a cease-and-desist order and police repeatedly ticketed Cunningham for selling food on the street.[3][4] For the remainder of that summer he sold the cupcakes from the town's former firehouse in partnership with the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, donating a portion of the proceeds to the group.[5] Cunningham contested the fines and planned to seek a jury trial; in January 2011 the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office declined to prosecute, the town dropped the case, and it revoked his food-service permit.[4][6]

Cunningham opened a permanent storefront at 353 Commercial Street on May 28, 2011.[2][1]

Concept and product

ScottCakes sells a single item: a golden butter cake topped with pink vanilla buttercream frosting, offered in regular and miniature sizes.[1] The shop occupies a basement-level space on Commercial Street.[1] Because the business operates seasonally, Cunningham ships the cupcakes year-round to customers outside Provincetown.[1][7]

Reception

ScottCakes has been the subject of regional and local news coverage. The Boston Globe wrote about the business in its food section in 2017,[1] Provincetown Magazine covered it in 2021,[8] and WCVB-TV reported on it in 2023.[7] It was also mentioned in a 2024 article in The New Yorker about Provincetown.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Trieger Kurland, Ann (July 31, 2017). "ScottCakes cupcakes, all year long". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Sweeney, Tim (July 19, 2011). "Pink cupcakes: Recipe for success in Provincetown". Provincetown Banner. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Wicked Local.
  3. ^ a b Sowers, Pru (August 27, 2010). "Cupcake controversy erupts on Provincetown's Commercial Street". Provincetown Banner. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Wicked Local.
  4. ^ a b "Baker fighting Cape cupcake charges". Boston Herald. December 15, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  5. ^ Sowers, Pru (September 2, 2010). "Provincetown cupcake man gets pardon, and ASG reaps rewards". Provincetown Banner. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Wicked Local.
  6. ^ Sowers, Pru (January 16, 2011). "Cupcake case dropped in Provincetown". Provincetown Banner. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Wicked Local.
  7. ^ a b "What's a ScottCake? The story behind popular pink cupcakes in Provincetown". WCVB-TV. October 17, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  8. ^ "Scott Cakes". Provincetown Magazine. July 3, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  9. ^ "Tea and Beachside High Jinks in Provincetown". The New Yorker. July 29, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

Category:Bakeries of the United States Category:Restaurants in Massachusetts Category:Companies based in Massachusetts Category:Provincetown, Massachusetts Category:American companies established in 2009 Category:2009 establishments in Massachusetts

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