"2012-04-26T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "Stopped in to this charming little bakery a couple of weeks ago needing something chocolate, stat!\nThe service was prompt, friendly and helpful and therefore, I didn't mind the slightly high price for these sweets.\nI tried the mini pistacio macarons (the French style, not the American coconut style) and they were very good since I waited for them to be \"room temperature\" like the counter clerk advised. But that really wasn't what I came in for...\nLet's get to the cupcakes:\nThe red velvet and the chocolate peanut butter were good: frosting very light yet flavorful (light with respect to the texture/flavor, as opposed to the amount; I always scrape half the frosting off of a cupcake as I do not care for too much but I NEVER condemn a place that puts too much on as I realize that some people love a lot of frosting!) and yet, the cake portion was just a TAD too dry for my taste.\nThe salted caramel actually disappointed me:\n a.) I appreciate more salt and b.) I prefer a chocolate cake with my caramel\nMy FAVORITE (and this one was so good, I would definitely return for more, despite living 30+ minutes away) was the BOSTON KREME cupcake. This one was very moist with chocolate icing (not fluffy frosting) and a small dab of custard? in the center. YUM-ME!!! Gotta' get me some more of those...\n...now, if they could just make one of those with chocolate cake and white cream filling, I'd be in a More Cupcakes of Chicago Kind of Paradise!!!"^^ .