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I was in the area to get a flat tire repaired, and who wouldn't want a little sugary treat if they were dealing with a flat tire? I was thrilled when I pulled in the plaza and saw Lil Brown Sugar's Cupcake Cafe just a few shops down from the tire shop.
When I walked in the shop was empty other then a man who was sitting at a table helping his son with school work... Both jumped up eager to help me, the man introduced himself as the co-owner (his wife does the baking) and let me know that that if I was a Yelper, they had a check-in offer... Score!!
He then proceeded to let me sample multiple flavors of the gooey bars while telling me about the different types of cupcakes. Even though it was after 5 in the afternoon there were still many flavors to choose from. I finally decided on a cake batter cupcake ($2.60) to go with my free chocolate cake pop, and a carton of milk ($1).
Without even tasting the baked goods, I felt like Lil Brown Sugar's was at least a 3 star establishment. Sure, it's on the small side.. but the service was unbeatable. But who is going to go to a bakery and not taste the goods?! Not me, that's for sure. And everything I sampled was fantastic.
I tried three types of gooeybars: red velvet, peanut butter and my favorite, lemon. I liked how they all had distinct flavors but it wasn't overpowering. The lemon was the perfect mixture of sweet and sour.
The cake pop was probably the best I ever had. I am not a fan of the super moist cakepops that taste like there is frosting mixed into the cake. This was what I think a cakepop should be: A thin layer of chocolate frosting covering a round ball of not too moist but not too dry cake.
The cake batter cupcake was just like the cakepop... Not too moist but not too dry either, a little heavy on the frosting but not obscenely so. And it's a tasty frosting, the perfect consistency and not too sweet.
If you are a cupcake fan, please do what you can to check out Lil Brown Sugar's Cupcake Cafe. This is one locally owned business that I really hope stays around for a long time.
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