The amazing cupcakes from Crabapple Bakery (at the Prahran Markets) are also available in the central city at Switchboard! Switchboard is a tiny cafe in an old utilities cupboard in the foyer of the Manchester Unity building, corner of Swanston & Collins Street.
I have seen chocolate peppermint, violet & raspberry & white chocolate cupcakes on their little cake stand. Not a huge range, but definitely good for your cupcake fix! They are $3.50 & absolutely delicious — it’s also a lot closer for some of us than the Prahran Markets!
Switchboard is owned & operated by Kate & Jade, who are lovely, but I hear they’ve sold their business & it is soon to be taken over by someone else. I hope they keep the cupcakes!