Guest Review: Riley Steinmetz for Kara's Cupcakes in San Francisco, CA

Kara's Cupcakes: Chocolate Velvet Cupcake

I'm a recent transplant to San Francisco and, of course, cupcake connoisseur. So, naturally, I quickly asked for recommendations upon arriving and found no shortage of praise for Kara's Cupcakes! I happened to walk by it one afternoon and ducked in to grab a few minis. This is a review of their chocolate velvet cupcake. Their website describes it as a "chocolate cupcake with a velvety bittersweet chocolate buttercream." 

Presentation 9/10  SPRINKLES
I'm a fan of simple decorations that illustrate the flavor...a healthy coating of dark chocolate sprinkles does that for me!

Taste & Texture 8/10 SPRINKLES
The cake was very light and fluffy. It definitely fit its "velvet" name! The first thing I noticed when I bit into it was the intense, bittersweet chocolate taste of the frosting. It's clear that some high quality chocolate was used in here! The flavor of the cake was almost an afterthought, but was a little overly sweet and standard chocolate. The sprinkles are actual dark chocolate sprinkles rather than waxy sugar bits, so they add to the chocolate flavor. Overall, I found it a little overly sweet for a chocolate cupcake, but it was a good effort and I would eat one of these again.

Overall 8.5/10 SPRINKLES
This is a simple, straightforward chocolate cupcake leaning towards the dark chocolate side of things. That definitely works for me, but isn't for everyone.