I must disclose that the owner, Jennie Bailey, is married to my nephew. However, I can assure you that neither he nor I know anything about making cupcakes, but we are both pretty good at eating them. Matter of fact, the whole family does a pretty good job at putting cupcakes away. At one time, my son had the nickname of "cupcake" after an afternoon at his grandmother's house when he ate about a dozen or so. We couldn't figure out why he was sick until someone opened the cupcake box and discovered they were gone!
We just returned from Fresh Market grocery store, where I saw a cupcake with chocolate icing, yellow cake, and bavarian creme filling. It looked as good as it sounds! Naturally, I added it to the cart. I could hardly wait to get home to try it! Well, they nailed the bavarian creme part, it was very good. But, the cake was course and dry. The icing tasted like icing from a can. Mind you, this cupcake looked the part of a world champion cupcake. Sadly, it performed like a 1st grader!
I probably wouldn't have been as disappointed with it had I not been given the opportunity to try some of Jennie's cupcakes. Her's always look absolutely great. But it don't stop there. The cake has a consistency that is "just right" and the moisture is perfect. But the best part is the icing. I don't know how she does it, but she makes the creamiest icing I have ever enjoyed.
The latest of her cupcakes that I have tasted was lemonade flavored pictured above. She hit the flavor perfectly! Some of her new flavors that I can hardly wait to try are strawberry cheesecake, banana pudding, Oreo, and chocolate peanut butter mousse.
If I didn't live so far away, I would think up reasons to drop in just to see what new concoctions she might be working on. I wonder if she needs a cupcake tester?
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.