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| - Don't let the vinyl banner sign in the abandoned-looking strip mall fool you. Lulu's Cupcakes is one hip, modern bakery. The cupcakery is much larger than it looks from the outside, with a long, L-shaped counter at the far end. Lulu's menu is suspended above the counter, describing the flavors of the cupcakes perched on covered glass cake trays below. Next to the entrance is a high counter with a handful of bar stools, and a couple of small two-person tables are lined against one of the longer walls. Modern lighting fixtures hang from the ceiling above all of the seating areas. The other long wall houses a display case full of all sorts of baking-related accessories and knick-knacks, as well as some totally random stuff. A pair of large armchairs and a coffee table are located in the center of the store. In general, the space in Lulu's seems largely empty and underutilized. I'm guessing they're still pretty new.
My selection at Lulu's included the Tantrum Tamer (vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream) and the Bunny Boo (carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream).
Tantrum Tamer: The vanilla cake was extremely dry and had a sharp, alcoholic flavor. The flavor had the metallic tang that usually accompanies the use of too much vanilla extract, except that I didn't really taste any vanilla -- just alcohol. Eventually, a sweet, buttery flavor with a subtle vanilla aftertaste became noticeable underneath the sharp alcoholic bite. The chocolate buttercream was thick and fudgy with a nice, rich dark chocolate flavor. However, it had a fairly bitter aftertaste and a heavy, greasy feel to it.
Bunny Boo: The carrot cake was dry and kind of bland. It had a salty muted carrot cake flavor -- the spices didn't really "pop". The cake was kind of rough and when combined with the shredded carrot and nuts it made for a chewy, crunchy texture. The cream cheese buttercream was exactly that -- a light, sweet buttery frosting with a cool, refreshing cream cheese flavor. Yum! The cream cheese added some moisture and sweetness to the cake, but somehow the cake's saltiness and greasiness seeped through. I really, really liked the frosting, but the sub-par cake just ruined it. It's a crying shame because this was a truly fantastic frosting.
At the end of the day, though I loved the super cute bakery, $2.95 was just way too much money given the quality of these cupcakes.
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