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| - As a cupcake aficionado, I have tested made visits to nearly every cupcake shop in NE Ohio. I love discovering a new shop to stop by, but this one didn't really impress.
First of all, I will give you my initial impression. Fruit flies inside the cupcake counter. So, that was gross, but I am a runner and swallow tiny insects on the regular, and since its never killed me, I decided to still go for it. I'll also add that the cupcakes aren't really the prettiest I've ever seen; in fact, they probably rank the lowest appearance-wise. They use these liners with very tall edges and after baking the cupcakes fill the paper towering above the cake with frosting so it reaches the top. Just not as cute as what you usually get from a professional cupcakery.
My fiancé and I sampled a chocolate cupcake and an apple cider pumpkin cupcake... and after trying them both agreed that neither were very flavorful. Oddly, there was an unexpected caramel filled chocolate in the cider pumpkin cupcake, so the mix of flavors (caramel-chocolate-apple-pumpkin) was a bit over the top and it sort of took away from the pumpkin/cider flavors that I expected to dominate. The chocolate cupcake was also filled with a surprise filling: so much chocolate pudding it had to be eaten with a fork because it was collapsing. I wasn't crazy about the heaping pudding center, but it did give the cupcake most of its flavor and moisture. If you really want to satisfy a chocolate craving, you would be much better off making your own cupcakes from a store bought mix.
Bottom line: I've had worse, but also had better. With three other cupcake shops in this area, I won't be stopping by this place again.
I will agree with others that the interior is geared towards children and would be a great place for a birthday party or children's event. Very princess-y and pink.
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