IO: Mandatory CUPCAKE discussion

[anitram]

I'm trolling around NYC trying them one by one.

It really hurts me when I bite into a dry one. It is as if somebody stabbed me right in the gut.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

well I suppose if it's mandatory...

Cupcakes are alright I guess... I'm kind of more a fan of cake though, cupcakes usually leave me disappointed....

 

[corianderstem]

There's a decent cupcake shop in my neighborhood, and I think it's a small chain in the Seattle area - Cupcake Royale

They're good once in a while, but I don't think they're good enough to be worth $2 a pop. I should just start baking my own.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Cupcakes

I just made root beer float ones last week, they were a hit with everyone who tried them.

 

[one4u2]

Head to Magnolia Bakery in the west village

 

[corianderstem]

I just made root beer float ones last week, they were a hit with everyone who tried them.

Oh, do tell! What goes into a root beer float cupcake?

 

[Schmeg]

A few blocks from my house. We enjoyed Pretty in Pink: Sweet strawberry cupcake with real strawberry packed cream cheese icing tonight.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Oh, do tell! What goes into a root beer float cupcake?

Root beer schnapps

I took a picture of them but haven't uploaded. So here are some red velvet cupcakes I made earlier this summer:

 

[MsPurrl]

A few blocks from my house. We enjoyed Pretty in Pink: Sweet strawberry cupcake with real strawberry packed cream cheese icing tonight.

Schmeg, where in Indy is that? Is it close to anything I might know? I don't get down there much.

 

[corianderstem]

Root beer schnapps

Ha! Oh, I see.

 

[kafrun]

There are two gourmet cupcake shops nearby.. There are usually lineups to get in..

 

[zonelistener]

nom nom nom

Schmeg, where in Indy is that? Is it close to anything I might know? I don't get down there much.

It is near Broad Ripple....56th and Illinois. It is a cute little shop.

I love the fact that we had cupcakes for dinner last night.

I love the Red Velvet Elvis cupcakes they have.

 

[anitram]

Head to Magnolia Bakery in the west village

I was VERY disappointed by those cupcakes. Definitely all hype!

 

[Utoo]

Cupcakes.

The hard part is when you get one that's too tall to bite both frosting AND cake at the same time. Do you bite the bottom first so that you get a bigger frosting-to-cake ratio for the next bite? Or do you satisfy your immediate needs and go for the frosting off the bat? I usually choose the former.

 

[Thora]

Mmm... cupcakes!

Do you bite the bottom first so that you get a bigger frosting-to-cake ratio for the next bite?

Yes! I always eat the bottom part first so I can have the rest with lots of frosting. Great. Now I'm craving cupcakes!

 

[Sicy]

I've never had a cupcake from a cupcake store.

 

[Bonochick]

My favorite cupcakes to bake are vanilla with cream cheese frosting.

It's just a box mix and canister of frosting though. I've never done any from scratch.

 

[Schmeg]

Schmeg, where in Indy is that? Is it close to anything I might know? I don't get down there much.

They are in the heart of Butler-Tarkington, according to their voice mail message. They're on Illinois, and I can't really think of a close landmark except, like Butler and Broad Ripple.

Edit: oh hey look at that, zoney already replied!

 

[Laura M]

I've never had a cupcake from a cupcake store.

I've never had a cupcake.

 

[arw]

I've never had a cupcake.

how sad......

 

[arw]

I was VERY disappointed by those cupcakes. Definitely all hype!

That sucks. I have some of their baking books. They are on my never ending list of bakeries to visit during travels.

 

[zonelistener]

I've never had a cupcake.

I would send you one, but by the time it got to you, it would be a better paper weight than an edible item.

 

[MsPurrl]

Cupcakes.

The hard part is when you get one that's too tall to bite both frosting AND cake at the same time. Do you bite the bottom first so that you get a bigger frosting-to-cake ratio for the next bite? Or do you satisfy your immediate needs and go for the frosting off the bat? I usually choose the former.

Frosting first!

Thanks, Zoney and Schmeg--at least I know where Butler and Broadripple are--sounds like a road trip to me! We don't have cupcake shoppes here. Used to have Mrs. Muffin (HUGE muffins!), but that's been gone for years.

 

[anitram]

That sucks. I have some of their baking books. They are on my never ending list of bakeries to visit during travels.

Their cupcakes were really, really dry and flavourless. The chocolate icing wasn't bad (smooth, nice amount), but the vanilla icing was way too sweet, too grainy and too much of it was slathered on. I've since had some at Buttercup Bake Shop, which was started by one of the women who co-owned Magnolia but left, and they were better but still not fantastic.

 

[Laura M]

I would send you one, but by the time it got to you, it would be a better paper weight than an edible item.

Thank you anyway.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

I love cupcakes.

 

[unforgettableFOXfire]

Cupcakes are delicious.

What's people's preference re: oil vs butter in their cakes? The difference being primarily moistness vs fluffiness. Do you like a bigger squoogier cake, or a smaller more succulent cake?

 

[shari schultz]

Well hello there cupcakes ! I would like to get to know you
Those look good......

 

[fah]

I love the cupcake birthday cakes ~ they just pull apart

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Cupcakes are delicious.

What's people's preference re: oil vs butter in their cakes? The difference being primarily moistness vs fluffiness. Do you like a bigger squoogier cake, or a smaller more succulent cake?

I prefer cupcakes with schnapps - I made those root beer ones a week ago tonight and when I had one last night they were still just as moist and tasted just as fresh as they did when I first made them.