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| - When this little shop opened, I lived close to downtown and probably went in for cupcakes 3 times a week. They were cute, original, and most importantly delicious! There were two different sizes of cupcakes, and the flavors were always changing and improving. The girls who ran the shop were friendly and helpful, and I just loved going in to see what was new.
Unfortunately, over the last year or two this place has started to slip. They changed their name to Cream & Flutter, and it seems the name change has brought them nothing but bad luck. They did away with their larger cupcakes, leaving only standard size. That wouldn't be so bad, but these standard sized cupcakes are now being sold for what the larger ones used to run (over $3 with tax). Along with the increased price for less product, as some others have mentioned, the products aren't fresh! This store stays open until 9 PM, but doesn't make products to accommodate that time frame. They are either out of cupcakes or the cupcakes are stale. Eventually I stopped going after 3 PM.
It seems that this shop has started focusing on being "cool" and emulating cupcakers on Food Network more than on quality product. Sure, they sell lots of cutesy candies and nice looking cupcakes, but everything is overpriced and I could easily make the same thing at home. If you've got a Pinterest, you can make comparable cupcakes. The only reason I go in anymore is for their absolutely amazing brownies, but sadly those are also starting to decrease in size and increase in price.
I've always loved this shop, but they need to revert back to some of their older ways to keep some of their old customers! Go back to Cakes on Walnut!
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