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| - I agree with Mike G., as we shared cupcakes there. I thought this sounded like a great place for cupcakes based on the reviews. However, I'm into real food, not fake tastes. These are definitely better cupcakes than your store-bought mix and frosting. However, I am not into vegetable oil in cake batter and frosting.
To their credit, the cupcakes weren't disgustingly sweet to my tastes. The carrot cupcake I tried had some good flavors, as did the German chocolate one. I wasn't a fan of the fluffy, air-whipped frosting on the carrot cupcake and thought it lacked real cream cheese flavor. I make some pretty good cupcakes at home, and I use good-quality butter and other ingredients. While Lulu's cake texture is decent, and the flavors are almost there, some of the tastes are less than authentic to my sensitive palate. I'll stick to making my own.
The store offers some chairs for sitting. It's an OK place to hang out and read for a bit, if you don't mind the surrounding strip-mall ambience. However, I didn't notice an especially worthwhile selection of beverages. I had a hot peppermint "tea," and I saw some insulated coffee carafes behind the counter. I am picky about coffee, though (beans, roasting, & how it's prepared), and I can't imagine that their coffee quality would be very good. The focus is on cupcakes, not drinks - I get it - but what a shame, since tables and chairs are provided. Still, I just don't understand taking shortcuts with the main product.
Other than the flavor, the cupcakes are lovely, and the place is decorated adorably. There are some cute toys for sale, but I don't go to cupcake stores or bakeries for toys.
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