Sprinkles Cupcakes, the California bakery chain that helped ignite the gourmet cupcake craze and popularized cupcake-dispensing ATMs, announced Wednesday that it is closing all of its locations nationwide.
The shutdown includes several Bay Area stores, including Palo Alto and San Ramon, with a long-promised Burlingame opening now unlikely.
The closure was confirmed by the company’s founder, Candace Nelson, in an Instagram post marking Dec. 31 as Sprinkles’ final day…