After 15 years as a real estate agent, Susan Payne decided to open a passion business. …More href="http://patch.com/L-rhPF">Scarlett's Cupcakes</a> opened December 2010 on Via de la Paz, offering 27 flavors a day (10 of them daily) based on Payne's family recipes. </p> <p>Cupcake flavors include the Rhett Velvet cupcake, German chocolate, strawberry cupcake, a vegan chocolate with espresso bean, and pumpkin, banana and lemon curd cupcakes, and the Black & White, utilizing crushed Oreo filling and sprinkles on a rich butter cream topping. Peet's coffee is the java of choice at Scarlett's.</p> <p>Call-ahead deliveries are encouraged for take-out, with curbside to-your-car service. Free delivery in the Palisades  with a minimum order of a dozen cupcakes. </p>