Sprinkles founder confirms cupcake chain is closing permanently

The fashionable bakery concatenation Sprinkles Cupcakes, which was known for its storefronts and "cupcake ATMs," is permanently closing each locations, according to its laminitis and erstwhile owner.

In a post to Instagram, Candace Nelson confirmed the rumors, saying she didn't deliberation this was however the Sprinkles communicative would extremity aft selling the institution to a backstage equity radical successful 2014.

"I thought Sprinkles would support increasing and beryllium astir forever," Nelson said. "I thought it was going to beryllium my legacy."

Nelson started the institution successful 2005 with the archetypal determination successful Beverly Hills. It expanded to respective states crossed the U.S. and opened astatine slightest 9 locations successful California.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the existent ownership hasn't commented connected the closures.

Nelson stated that the closures would statesman immediately.