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| - I got here after 8pm on a Tuesday night and was amazed to see quite a large selection of flavors in a well-stocked case. I wasn't sure what to make of it. What do they do with all those leftovers at the end of the day? Leave them in the case?
I noticed a few flies (one big one, and a couple fruit flies) buzzing around inside the case. Hmm. More questions.
I decided that a few bugs weren't going to hurt me. I've had worse at picnics, whatever, I'll brave it.
Aesthetically, everything was very cute. Different frosting patterns, toppings, edible glitter--the works. Vibrant colors on some of them that probably isn't natural, but it looks pretty.
I chose 6 different cupcakes. I would have taken a picture to accompany my review, but the flimsy box didn't hold up to the weight of the cakes, and the box drooped like a slice of pizza when I tried to take it from the car. Good for pizza, bad for cakes.
Despite all the cupcakes flipping over and getting icing all over the box and each other, I managed to get them all back in their little slots and get most of the frosting back onto the corresponding cake.
Oh! Before I go any further: Cooked buttercream. Really the only way to go, in my opinion.
The cakes varied from light and fluffy to dense and dry. Some were flavorful, some were not. Some had surprise! filling. The citrus ones had what I think were candied bits of peel, which was a nice touch, but not my favorite. The frosting was silky and generous no matter what.
With the exception of the Snickerdoodle (stale, dry), they were all pretty good. I had to dock a point for the old cake/pesky bug situation.
I do want to know this: Why is it Caketini? What's the -tini? The name doesn't have anything to do with my review, but it's bothering me!
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