Gigi’s Cupcakes Founder Gigi Butler Coming To Woodbury

WOODBURY, MN — A special guest appearance by Gigi Butler, Gigi’s Cupcakes founder who was featured on the hit television show Undercover Boss, will highlight the grand opening celebration for the new Gigi’s Cupcakes in Woodbury Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The event will also include giveaways, face painting and free cupcake decorating for kids.

Butler will make a special appearance in-store from 1- 3 p.m., giving Woodbury residents a chance to meet the culinary creator behind the popular brand.

The store, locally owned and operated by Krista Kook, is located in The Shoppes at Woodbury Village at 7455 Currell Blvd. Best known for its signature "Gigi's swirl” and an incredible variety of gourmet, over-the-top cupcakes with icing piled high and exquisite decorations, the bakery offers a variety of gourmet desserts that guests will have the opportunity to try, including 300 rotating cupcake flavors with sugar free and gluten free options, mini cupcakes, custom cakes, cheesecakes and stuffed cookies.

“We are so happy to bring Gigi’s Cupcakes to Woodbury, and I know residents are going to be thrilled to have a location in their community” said Butler in a statement. “I can’t wait to get to know the community better during our grand opening celebration.”

Other grand opening events include:

• Mini cupcake decorating for kids
• Drawings and giveaways for guests
• Face painting
• Special cupcake promotion of buy 5, get 1 free

“I’m excited to introduce Gigi’s Cupcakes to my friends and neighbors and am honored to have our founder, Gigi, attend the grand opening event to meet our community and share her passion for the Gigi’s brand with our guests,” Kook said.

Moving to Nashville in 1994 from California to pursue a career in music at 15 years old, Gigi supported her dream by cleaning houses during the day and singing late nights at the honky tonks, according to a news release.

While she loved music, she also had a passion for the culinary arts and baking. As years went by, she decided to take a chance on baking. She took a huge risk by opening a cupcake boutique in a high rent area just off of Music Row on Broadway in Nashville on February 21, 2008 – not far from the bars where she sang.

Soon after opening, Gigi's Cupcakes became Nashville's delicacy dessert of choice and now nine years later, it has expanded to locations across 24 states - making Gigi's the largest cupcake franchise in the country, the company said.

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