More often than not, when people talk about cupcakes and the bakeries that specialize in them, New York and Los Angeles are the two cities that come up. From Magnolia Bakery and Buttercup Bakeshop in NY to Sprinkles in LA, the rest of the country gets passed over like plain cupcake for a cream-filled one. But non-coastal residents should know that there are plenty of cupcakes to choose from elsewhere in the US and, to prove this point, the Detroit News conducted a taste test of local chocolate cupcakes. Each shop was scored on a scale of 1-5, with one being poor and 5 being excellent:
- Papa Joe's Chocolate Cupcakes (4.5, $1.89) - "Sinfully wonderful!"
- Astoria Bakery Chocolate Cupcakes: (4.4, $2.50) - "Chocolate heaven!"
- Holiday Market Bakery Chocolate Cupcakes (4.2, 89 cents) - "A very grown-up cupcake.
- Party Cakes Chocolate Cupcakes (4.0, $1.49) - "Something to die for or maybe to die from."
- Cupcake Station Chocolate Lovers Cupcake (3.9, $2.75) - "Tastes homemade."
- Trifles Chocolate Cupcakes (3.9, $1.75) - "All-around great."
From the sound of it, Detroit may be better off in terms of quality cupcakes than either coast!
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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2-18-2007 @ 12:13PM
luke said...
you guys are monsters for even showing this, i live near DET so now i gotta go try em all..
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2-18-2007 @ 2:18PM
dave said...
thanks for hte detroit love, although i'm now in los angeles, holiday market and astoria bakery were walking distance from my house! it's good stuff!
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2-18-2007 @ 3:30PM
Mrrranda L. Tarrow said...
I will also give props to the Cupcake Station in Birmingham, *and* point out that, having just opened in Aug. 2006, they've done pretty well for a new business. But no lovin's for little Cake Nouveau in Ann Arbor, and their weekly-rotating selection of cupcakes? Are they just in the wrong county?
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2-19-2007 @ 10:19AM
Miss Tenacity said...
Let's give credit.... my local cityblog did a round-up of the local gourmet coconut cupcakes as a feature over a month ago:
http://www.dukecityfix.com/index.php?itemid=2480&catid=32
Enjoy!
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