A Piece of Cake in Wellington

A Piece of Cake
9108 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, 33411
September 24, 2010

Test Subject : Key Lime Cupcake @ $3.00 each
Presentation : 8
Topping & Garnishes :10
Filling : no filling
Pastry : 15
Flavor Profile : 2
Creativity : 2
Rating : 37/100 points (2 Sprinkles)

Experience
Three major things that hurt this cupcake, 1) the buttercream had that lacking-butter feel, 2) there was no filling, 3) why do people insist on always using green for Key Lime, when any Floridian knows that Key Limes have an off yellow appearance. The buttercream was also flavored but it was so faint that I couldn't tell if it was with lime or key limes. There wasn't anything special about the cake, and while I'm not opposed to box mixes, this had an "anyone can make this" kinda of taste. While I realize their cupcakes are not made at that location and get shipped out to them, which means they probably use an industrial mix, they should still do something to make it their own. The best thing on that cupcake was the little dollop of key lime filling that was the size of a nickle. That little dollop has been the best key lime anything that I've had on a cupcake since starting this blog. Why couldn't that be in the filling?

Test Subject : Butter Rum Cupcake @ $3.00 each
Presentation : 8
Topping & Garnishes : 8
Filling : 20
Pastry : 15
Flavor Profile : 2
Creativity : 2
Rating : 55/100 points (3 Sprinkles)

Experience
Like the key lime, the same buttercream consistency. Same boxed feel on the cake. And the filling was delicious, however not enough in it.

Test Subject : Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake @ $3.00 each
Presentation : 8
Topping & Garnishes : 8
Filling : 20
Pastry : 15
Flavor Profile : 2
Creativity : 2
Rating : 55/100 points (3 Sprinkles)

Experience
The boxed feel was most notable here in the chocolate cake, with such a classic flavor profile, I was very disappointed they didn't do something to own it. The buttercream was colored instead of flavored, and the raspberry didn't have a glaze on it to keep it from wilting. There was a raspberry filling in the cupcake, but it appeared to be your average seedless filling from a plastic sleeve. How hard would it have been to make your own compote or sauce? One word that came up many times in discussion was 'average' and that's what these cupcakes where.

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