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| - 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 for this decent, if not underwhelming, cupcake joint. For as spacious as the place is, they had a pretty small display of bakeries on display for purchase. On Sunday evening, they had about 6-8 "normal" cupcake flavors available, one gluten-free flavor, and one vegan flavor. They also had 3 flavors of cake balls, two flavors of "macarons", and a few cupcake sized pies.
I got a caramel apple cupcake. I agree with Alan S. that the frosting to cake ratio was overwhelming. The dollop of frosting was bigger than the cupcake itself (which was kind of already small). I was worried my teeth would be in agony as soon as I took my first bite. Luckily, they held true to their self-proclaimed "guilt-free" products because it wasn't too sweet. In fact, they managed just the right amount of sweetness without sacrificing any flavor. The cake was a bit dry, though.
Overall, I would say it was just an OK cupcake. My girlfriend got the chocolate one and she was underwhelmed.
Some other observations: Their "macarons" don't pass the eye test. They're oversized, and the cookie parts aren't properly made (they're shaped more like Hershey kisses, making it almost football-shaped instead of flat in its finished form. Their cake balls weren't properly made either. The candy/chocolate coating wasn't uniform around the balls. They likely draped the coating over the balls while they rested on a pan, causing them to have a flat, exposed bottom, and no one likes an exposed bottom, much less a flat one.
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