i've never been a fan of overpriced "gourmet" cupcakes, and i'm pretty happy that the fad seems to finally be all but over. i got a decent groupon deal on a dozen minis (about 2 bites each) for $8 and picked some up for a coworkers bday. they had some pretty delish sounding options for their full sized cupcakes, but the mini selection was fairly limited. i'm a sucker for anything ginger, so i couldn't resist getting a $4 green tea/ginger cupcake for myself (seasonal only).
i'm really not into sugary sweet frostings on anything, so i have to agree with all the others who said they use an excessive amount of buttercream frosting - enough that i felt sick after only having half. i didn't try the minis, but i was disappointed that my cupcake was all green tea with not even a hint of ginger. it was a good moist green tea flavored cake, and it would be ok if i hadn't specifically asked the girl which was the predominant flavor - she said it was a good balance of both because they use powders. i don't know what using powder vs fresh has to do with balanced flavor, but regardless she was wrong.
coworker was happy with her teeny cupcakes, but i likely will stick to mad hatters if i ever do cupcakes for someone again. ps i think the cupcakery sucks too.