5 Flavors @ The Cupcakery
It’s Saturday and you know what that means? It means I get to do as I please! And when I said on Thursday that I was going to go to The Cupcakery on Saturday, I meant it! So I headed over there today after my bang trim with my guy Taury @ Pompeo. (He’s great if you’re looking for somebody.) What initially struck me was how fantastic The Cupcakery’s cupcakes look; they’re as pretty in person as they are online. I was disappointed to have only my iPhone for the visit because it really doesn’t do them justice. They also make some really cute custom cupcakes–today they had some examples of football ones they made for the Texas games, but you can get almost anything done. I picked a few of the most promising sounding flavors and headed home to share them for a taste test…
Tickle Me Pink – The Cupcakery’s signature flavor. It’s pink for cuteness, not because it’s strawberry, so don’t be misled. Vanilla buttercream frosting on either chocolate or vanilla cake. (I went chocolate.) It’s a straightforward cupcake, so I thought it’d be one of the best to really judge their merit. Delicious! Creamy frosting, moist cake, rich chocolate. It’s a killer cupcake.
Boston Dream – Take an awesome vanilla cupcake, fill it with a light Bavarian cream, and top it with ganache. Go straight to cupcake heaven. This one was my favorite.
Southern Belle – A classic red velvet. Nothing innovative about it, but that’s ok. I like the original version and this was a good execution of it.
Kir Royal – Sad times. This was the only unfortunate one in the group. Raspberry cupcake with champagne frosting. Sounds like a clever idea. Tastes like old alcohol and perfume. Couldn’t finish even my small tasting slice.
Damn I Forgot the Name – I wish I could remember the name of the cupcake. It was vanilla cake with tons of chocolate frosting and coconut on top. Amazing.
It might be a little too early to just let them runaway with the crown, but I have to say that The Cupcakery is my favorite cupcake in Dallas. Their frosting isn’t as sugary-gritty as Sprinkles and their cake isn’t as dry. They’re actually better priced ($3.00 a cupcake) and their flavors are really fun. If the little dish gave grades, they would get an A+, but since we don’t I’ll just say 5 stars.
2222 McKinney Ave. Suite 230
Dallas 75201
214.855.0003