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In the kitchen at Bittersweet bakery on King Street, a special order of mixed cupcakes is being loaded for a corporation with the company logo on the top and an “asap” on the order. They sit beside yellow cupcakes with iridescent pink pearls and sugar, another special “pick up“ order. Diana Mejia, an employee for 19 years, said, “we try to make something different for the customers every single year.” Mejia added, “The carrot and red velvet cupcakes are the best sellers.” She pulls out a tray of Christmas cookies decorated like Christmas ball ornaments from the rack of stockings, tiny gingerbread men, candy canes and Christmas trees. They will have icing added before they are added to the display of Christmas cookies. The long glass case in the front of the store is filled with tiny yellow cupcakes frosted in pink with upright green wreaths, chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing and red sprinkles. And for your favorite canine there are peanut butter carrot cupcakes with a dog bone on top. A bucket of gingerbread men sits by the order counter. “It is very popular,” Mejia said.