Sprinkles Cupcakes is back — in Palo Alto and San Ramon

After Sprinkles, a chain that’s become synonymous with the gourmet cupcake trend, shuttered Dec. 31, two locations — with a third on the way — are back serving Bay Area customers.

The reborn locations, in Palo Alto and San Ramon, were separate franchises from the others that were closed down, according to Shaylee Valladares, shift lead manager at the Palo Alto Sprinkles location.

The locations reopened on Feb. 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

“Valentine’s Day is like our Black Friday,” Valladares says.