BAKING IS A SCIENCE, NOT AN ART

Cupcake Café
18 W 18th St, Flatiron

Striking cupcakes. Striking bakery. Not so striking taste. The designers of the cupcakes at Cupcake Café are truly artists. The floral patterns on each cupcake are detailed, beautiful, and colorful. The cupcakes, however, are not as delicious as one would hope. What distracts you from the taste of the cupcakes is the layout of the bakery. Cupcake café on one side, children’s library on the other. There are tons of tables to sit at and chat with friends. There are dancing cupcakes hanging from the ceiling (see above). Anyway, back to the important stuff.  The first taste I took was of a vanilla/vanilla cupcake. The whole cupcake was just…tough. I didn’t feel the immediate sugary rush of moistness when I bite into a well-made cupcake. My second taste was of the chocolate cupcake with mocha buttercream. Just as bad. I had a few bites and threw the rest out. Oh the risks I take for my cupcake adventures. When you cut into a cupcake, it should crumble a bit-not stick together uniformly. This is possibly partly due to the cupcakes being refrigerated. I understand that these cupcakes in particular need to be refrigerated so the intricate designs don’t melt but taste should never be sacrificed for appearance, especially when it comes to cupcakes. The $2.50 price tag is way too high for a tiny cupcake. This bakery had such potential. What a shame that the bakers are more preoccupied with outer cupcake beauty rather than inner.


peace, love, and cupcakes
michy