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!
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