Designer Desserts: Waffle Cone Explosion

The cupcake pictured above is from Designer Desserts in Valparaiso, IN and the flavor is Waffle Cone Explosion. 

Presentation: 10/10 sprinkles
We thought that the cupcake looked exactly like the name "waffle cone explosion" and that the cherry on top was a perfect statement to the cupcake.  We also were excited to see a lot of pieces of waffle cone on the top of the cupcake.  This really made the cupcake taste great!

Taste & Texture: 9/10 sprinkles 
 The taste of this cupcake was amazing! Chocolate ganache, caramel, waffle cone bits, chocolate, and marble cake....what else can you want in a cupcake? The only problem was that the waffle cone was very soft and not crunchy like an actual waffle cone.

Overall: 9/10
This is definitely one of our favorite cupcakes from Designer Desserts. It is like literally biting into a drumstick ice cream cone.  We would definitely recommend this cupcake if you are going to Valparaiso anytime soon!

Gigi's Cupcakes in Nashville, TN: Birthday Cake Surprise

We went to Nashville, TN this weekend and we went to Gigi's Cupcakes to review!

The cupcake we chose to review was the highest reviewed on Yelp.  The cheesecake cupcake of the day was called Birthday Cake Surprise.

Presentation 6/10  SPRINKLES
We were excited to try this cupcake place because of the look of the cupcakes in pictures we saw online. We thought the presentation of the birthday cake cupcake was pretty simple. It was actually tucked  in a refrigerator and not on display because it was cheesecake. We thought they could have done more decoration to show it was birthday themed - like a candle. Overall, the pink frosting was so neon and fun!

Taste & Texture 9/10 SPRINKLES

We absolutely loved this cupcake! It was so different than anything we have ever reviewed before.  The pink frosting to cheesecake ratio was a fantasic and never overpowering. The cheesecake was moist and melted in your mouth. The frosting was buttercream and very soft.  The bottom crust of the cheesecake was a very soft crumble of cinnamon graham crackers.

Overall 9/10 SPRINKLES

Overall, we think that this cupcake was phenomenal. We only can suggest two improvements on this cupcake. Shauna believes the crust could be a little thicker because she barely tasted the crust.  Our cupcake was also iced over a little and needed to thaw out before we could eat it.  

Gigi's Cupcakes Nashville

Hi sprinklettes! Long time no blog! Sorry,  we have been so busy with our jobs! 

We went to Nashville, TN for a bachelorette party and stayed at a bed and breakfast off of www.airbnb.com called the Southern Stunner and it was amazing! We just wanted to show a picture from this cool house! 

Anyways, onto the cupcakes! We passed by Gigi's cupcakes on the way to and from the city.  We knew we had to bring  some home for you!

It was a small and cute store with a lot of varieties of cupcakes. We were reading reviews on Yelp on what to get and we found out that they had cheesecake cupcakes! Yum! 

We decided to get 3 cupcakes for every state we were traveling home through: Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana!

Stay tuned for the reviews. ... they will be up shortly! 

Butterfingers: VANILLA CUPCAKE

February  is upon us, and we just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day! 

We hope you have a great holiday.  And go see that awesome movie that is coming out.  It has to do with the color of this font.

Anyways, we sampled a cupcake at Butterfingers in Highland, IN.  

Everyone who knows about our blog has always told us to try Butterfingers because they make amazing cakes and cupcakes (and other food too)!  We knew we had to go ASAP!

Why Vanilla? We chose this flavor because we were told that their cake part of the cupcakes were to die for.  Vanilla is always a great flavor to start out with when you are sampling cupcakes at a bakery.

Presentation 6/10  SPRINKLES
We have tried to go to Butterfingers on several occasions but we always end up going near the end of the day and all of their cupcakes are usually sold out by then.  We were excited to see that they had cupcakes left on the Friday that we went and visited Butterfingers.   The presentation of this cupcake screams Valentine's Day! We loved the shaved chocolate in pink and cream colors.  

Taste & Texture 6/10 SPRINKLES
We were actually not impressed with the taste of the cupcake.  It was surprisingly dry when all of the reviews we've seen on this cupcake claim that their cake is moist on the inside of their cupcakes.  We might have gotten a dud cupcake (we have in the past).  We've concluded that we may need to try other cupcakes from this bakery to make a concrete decision on if this bakery is great.  We were disappointed because it was just an average cupcake.  It seemed like something out of a box that we could make at home. The frosting on top was similar to a whipped butter cream.  The chocolate shavings on top added a white chocolate flavor to the whole cupcake.

Overall 6/10 SPRINKLES
We gave this score because the cupcake was just average.  It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either.  Our favorite part about the cupcake was the presentation.  We really want to try more cupcakes because we feel like the rest of them are probably wonderful!