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| - The weekend hockey was coming back, I found myself in Oakville, on my way to Toronto for the Maple Leaf's Monday home opener against the Buffalo Sabres. I am not sure why I chose this particular place to satisfy a momentary need for sugar, but I am very glad I did. If you have read any of my reviews, I am not impressed by the overblown rash of cupcake shops that have dominated the landscape since Carrie went to Magnolia Bakery in Sex and the City. To me, Magnolia still reigns supreme. However, Sweetbites could give Magnolia a decent run for its money. I tried two cupcakes and two cookies. I tried the standard vanilla, it is what I use as the basis of any good review of a cupcake, and a lemon cupcake. The lemon cupcake was very fresh and moist. The vanilla on was dry but the flavor was dead on. A good cupcake shouldn't be dense and shouldn't taste like egg. Very poor cupcake shops and bakeries suffer from an "eggy" cupcake. In fact, even Sprinkles and Georgetown Cupcake suffer from such an affliction. This cake was light and tasted fresh. The frosting was where Sweetbites earns its praise. It is a true butter cream, but not "greasy." A greasy frosting is usually a result of shortening which shouldn't find its way into any true butter cream, but alas, in many bakeries, it does. As I said, the vanilla was dry. The lemon was fresh, moist and had a meringue topping. The meringue was excellent. I also had the thumbprint cookie. I would have preferred a more traditional version with a butter cookie and lots of jam, much like Rosie's Bakery in Boston. However, Sweetbites' version is still very good but lacking in jam. I urge anyone in Oakville to satisfy their sweet tooth or their craving for cupcakes at Sweetbites. I am telling you, they are far better than Sprinkles or Georgetown, so save some money and spend it at Sweetbites.
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