It is great when you go visit a friend in a city you have never been before. There are always hidden gems that a local knows that you would probably never otherwise get to if you were there on your own.

After an emotional visit to the Oklahoma City memorial it was time to for something sweet and cold to drink to break up the summer heat. Where should we go? Our resident and tour guide said, I have just the place. We drove towards downtown and parked at a place called Pinkitzel. What is Pinkitzel anyways? I am  sure the owners were crazy about the colour pink as much as I am of the colour purple, about candy, cupcakes, sweet treats and more and how they could parlay that into a business idea. Viola, you have a pink paradise to visit and enjoy and satisfy your sweet tooth and so much more.

It is in a very unassuming building in area of Oklahoma City called Bricktown. Once you walk inside you are transformed into a land of pink. A beautiful fancy candy store filled with glass jars of decorative and unique candy, novelty items and sweet smelling treasures.

Did I mention the cupcakes? They are baked fresh daily and one of the things I loved was that they weren’t too large so you could have one and not feel guilty about enjoying something so delicious. There were very decadent flavours like Turtle Cheesecake, Chocolate Truffle, Chocolate malt and specialties like Chocolate Salted Caramel, Peanut butter nutella and of course Pink Lemonade.

There is a room at the back that is filled with every thing a young lady would want to have at a pink themed birthday party. I am not a young lady (cough cough) and I would have a party there in a heartbeat.

You can enjoy your cupcakes, maccarons and truffles to go or in a really nice decorative cafe. Since it was summer in Oklahoma city, we opted for the air conditioned cafe to enjoy our cupcakes.

I know that there are cupcake novelty shops all over most major cities in North America and there is always the question of where to find the best of but I will tell you, the cupcakes were delicious, the ambiance was right on the money for me. If you are every in Oklahoma you should give this one a try.