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| - Gold Dust Woman
Damn I really hate being THAT guy. You know, the last on one the bandwagon...before everyone else has already jumped off because it's going down in flames. Well, because of Lil Brown Sugar's Cupcakes, I officially jumped on board (feel free to exit the cabin at any time).
Over the past 3 weeks, I've sampled probably a dozen flavors and all of them were absolutely spot on. First of all, if you've read any of my reviews of cupcake places (if not, I will find you and tape your eyelids open), I don't like frosting. Yeah, I'm odd like that, but my kids love that they get an extra dose of kiddy crack. These are the only cupcakes where I absolutely cannot pass up the frosting. They capture the essence of the flavor in the frosting, like how Jelly Belly does in a jelly bean. Seriously! Here's a rundown:
1. Key Lime - Hold your butt cheeks together otherwise you'll shit yourself. The frosting tastes like a fluffy key lime pie. Well, not "like" a key lime pie...EXACTLY like one. I actually ate the frosting before the cupcake. It so light and fluffy it feels like there aren't any calories, just angel dust. The cupcake itself had a hint of lime, which was nice, but really, it was second fiddle to the frosting.
2. Butter Beer - I think this was butterscotch cake batter mixed with cream soda topped with butterscotch frosting. I'm not a fan of butterscotch, but the flavors were so rich and flavorful. The cake was a little too dense for my wife's taste, but exactly how I like it.
3. Peanut Butter Cup - It was a chocolate cupcake with a Hershey Kiss baked inside, topped with peanut butter frosting. I hate peanut butter, so this wasn't my cup of tea because it tasted exactly like a peanut butter cup (duh). On the other hand, my wife and mother-in-law thought this was their favorite of all.
4. Strawberry Lemonade - One of my favorites. The cupcake is a strong lemon flavor. Not tart and not sweet. Just easily identifiable as lemon. The frosting was on the sweeter side, so I did scrape off about half, but it perfectly complemented the cupcake to the point where it really did taste like a mild strawberry lemonade.
5. Orange Dreamsicle - Just like when Ego eats the ratatouille, my hanabata days memories of eating a Meadow Gold orange dreamsicle came rushing back. This cupcake was like eating a fluffy one, and without the brain freeze. Of all the flavors I've tried, this is the most subdued, yet highly addictive.
6. Chocolate Covered Strawberry - Exactly as described, a chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting. Not quite the most memorable, but not too shabby either. The fact that the frosting is mixed with FRESH strawberries gets points from me.
7. S'mores - Dude. Totally tastes like a s'more. And nowhere near as sweet as a real one. Chocolate (maybe it was Devil's Food) cupcake with marshmallow whip frosting, topped with crushed graham cracker. My family still raves about this one.
8. Thin Mint Cake Pop - When the lady behind the counter told me it tastes like a Thin Mint, she wasn't kidding. Sans the snap of the cookie, this thing is choco-minty goodness. Get two of these and you almost have a box of the real thing.
9. Sugar Cookies - I buy these for my rug rats. Haven't been able to taste them because they're usually gone. I guess that means they're pretty good.
10. Red Velvet - Tastes like red velvet. Although it is exactly as described, I would have to say this is the most boring flavor offered (this statement comes from a guy who LOVES red velvet. I'm the guy who bought my wife a red velvet birthday cake because hell, if I like it, she better like it too (right?)). I suggest you do yourself a favor and try anything else in the case.
I would argue that these tasty nuggets don't contain brown sugar. No, they must have been sprinkled with some gold dust because I'm ready to dig in with my silver spoon.
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