Cardinal Cupcake & Coneys: VANILLA

Review from a guest cupcaker!!  

Victoria P. from Muncie, IN

Presentation 2/10 sprinkles

As this cupcake came from a standalone cupcakery shop, I was very underwhelmed by the presentation to the point of being a little disappointed. The icing, though a pretty blue color, was very flat.  It did not cover the whole top of the cupcake, which made it look a little naked to me. However, there were a few pearl white sprinkles on top to help try to dress it up.

Taste and Texture: 5/10 sprinkles

This was a very dense cake. I was actually surprised at its density and expected a lighter, airier cake. The icing was also very dense, heavy, and VERY sweet. With that said, the cake itself did taste good and was pretty moist.  The edges on the top were a tad hard (perhaps over-baked or sat out too long?) but not inedible. The icing tasted a lot like thick sugar.

Overall: 4/10 sprinkles

This cupcake tasted okay and was rather moist. I was just very underwhelmed by its presentation and didn’t expect such a dense cake from a vanilla cupcake. To me, this cupcake would be great to purchase and pass off  as a “homemade” cupcake from my personal kitchen, but I would not expect it to be from a commercial bakery.  On the up side, this cupcake was only $1.00 as I believe they were having a dollar sale this past weekend.