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| - As an East-ender, I made a special trip to Bunner's around Easter time. Having recently been instructed to avoid gluten and dairy, I was left searching for a snack that I could eat without worry. After a couple recommendations, this seemed like the place to be.
Once I got there, I decided to try a cupcake before I made any major purchases. The woman ahead of me bought he last lemon cupcake (so sad), so I was left with the choice of chocolate, red velvet, or vanilla. I chose vanilla.
The icing is heavenly. How they make an incredibly edible dairy-free icing is beyond me. It was worth the trip for the icing alone, and I could have eaten an entire tub of it. I wish I could say the same about the rest of the cupcake.
I guess I'm reluctant to really hunker down and enjoy gluten-free treats. I can't help but compare them to the soft, moist, gluten-laden treats of my past. The cupcake was incredibly dense, an unfortunate side-effect of gluten-free flours, and made my stomach feel heavy. To me, it felt like eating a muffin smothered in awesome icing. It just didn't have the right about of sweetness to fill the cupcake-shaped hole in my heart. I think in the future I would skip the regular-sized cupcake and go for the little cupcakes. Less cake, more icing.
Since it was Easter time, I also tried the vegan creme eggs, which were out of this world. I don't know how they did it, but they made me enjoy something made with dark chocolate. Good on you, Bunners.
I want to rave about this place and scream praises from the rooftops, because I really appreciate a bakery that strives to meet really specific dietary requirements, but after hearing so many recommendations and going in with certain expectations, I was left slightly underwhelmed.
I'd stop in again, but only if I was already in the area.
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