Brittney had sampled some cupcakes from Hotcakes Bakes at her work, and had great things to say. Twist my arm...I'm on board. They were also the winner of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network (Similar to Sift - which I blogged about earlier). I had higher hopes for Hotcakes, since my Sift experience was forgettable. Hotcakes is a little tiny shop, packed with lots of flavor variety and two stools at a bar by the window. There were two of us, so it worked perfectly. Let it be said, though, that I am still in search of my dream cupcakery. I will find it, or I will open it.
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| Birdy - ready to sample with me! |
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| There are no words... |
- Red Velvet
- Lemon
- English Toffee
- Tres Leches (their award winning flavor)
- Sprinkleicious
- Strawberry
- Coconut
- Cookies and Cream
- Carrot Cake
- Chocolate Mint
- Snickerdoodle
- Key Lime
- Chocolate
Oh, and I should probably add (for my own sake) that these were MINI cupcakes, people. (Not that I wouldn't have ordered 13 normal size cupcakes.)
I don't have the energy to write on all thirteen, and truth be told, we could only get through ten. I had to leave Brittney the last three to sample with her fiance, Sasha. The pictures didn't turn out too great once we left the sunny store front, and so I will choose my top two, and then one of Brittney's reviews. I will also briefly let you know which ones were relatively anti-climactic, and that you should avoid...
Lemon
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| Photo Credit: Brittney Smith |
"So good! I must admit that I'm partial to lemon cake, but I really enjoyed this one. There was a subtle, but completely present lemon flavor in both the cake and frosting. But the surprise that Sasha and I both loved was that inside the cake was a little dollop of lemon curd. So so yummy. The yellow frosting just looks cute to me too." - Brittney Smith of Britt by Britt
I personally liked the off center frosting. It made it look like a little party hat - and I was so down to party with this cupcake. Too bad I didn't get to sample it! Next time. Thanks, Birdy, for doing the hard work for me!
Chocolate Mint
I love mint chocolate ice cream from Baskin Robbins. I mean, who doesn't? (if you don't, don't tell me). So the idea that that yummy summertime flavor could possibly be captured in a cupcake? Yes please!
I was a bit put off by the alien green of the frosting - I prefer things to look a little more pale than that, but I wasn't letting that stop me. I also wasn't a fan of the whole chocolate chips on the top - a bit clunky for my taste. Perhaps consider some chocolate shavings next time? A little more elegant.
We bit in, and were both a bit overwhelmed with the mint flavor! It was pretty powerful - like lingering minty burn in the back of your throat and clear your sinuses while your in there, powerful. But, if you're into that kind of thing, then by all means...
I don't think I would revisit this one, though.
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Decoration:
Strawberry
I've said this before, but nothing really says summer like a strawberry cupcake. This cupcake did not let me down. It was moist, fluffy, a beautifully pale shade of pink, topped with light and airy whipped cream frosting. A dream in a wrapper. Seriously good.
And, similar to the lemon - don't you love the off kilter frosting topper? This one's totally rocking it. Love it.
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Decoration:
Anti Climactic:
English Toffee. The only thing toffee about this cupcake was the toffee crumbles on the top. I would have been better off eating a Heath bar.
Sprinkleicious. Basically Funfetti. Tasted like the box. Kind of a let down.
Overall, I would give Hotcakes a
definitely worth a stop if you are in the area!
just saw this post - the snickerdoodle cupcake is still a true winner as well, but i will admit, how nasty was that little chili mango topper on the tres leche cake? ;)
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