There is a lot cycling through our brains right now, so you may have missed the good news: Nashville’s best cupcake shop, The Cupcake Collection, has started offering nationwide shipping. The Cupcake Collection has won Best Cupcakes in the Scene’s annual Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll for the past three years, due in part to their unmatchable homemade style and taste, which so many of the larger bakeries sacrifice as they increase production. People are graduating, getting married, celebrating birthdays and having babies in the midst of the pandemic — and hell, a lot of folks are just having really, really bad days — so ship your favorite far-away person a box of cupcakes that are as good as if you were there to bake them yourself, while supporting a vital local business to boot. The strawberry-lemonade and sweet potato flavors are my personal favorites, though the Blackout (filled with chocolate mousse!) is a close runner-up. Visit thecupcakecollection.com to place your order — and if your favorite person just happens to be here in Nashville, The Cupcake Collection is also offering curbside pickup and local delivery. MEGAN SELING

