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The Cupcake Shoppe: No Tricks, All Treats
Cupcakes are IT. Rather than wedding cakes, there are people opting for wedding cupcakes. This year, instead of the myriad of candles to show how old I turned, I had (nearly) as many birthday cupcakes instead. Heck, Hallowe'en is a holiday - time to celebrate!
I won't be out trick or treating this year, so I figure I need me a nice treat and cupcakes would hit the spot. Let's see, I can bake me up some (too lazy), there are local bakers with delicious offerings (read about the Flour Girls), but I happen to walk by The Cupcake Shoppe and the spider cupcakes draw me right in.
The selection is vast and not being able to decide on just one, I'm in for a half dozen ($13, one for $2.50 and $25 for a dozen). I like cute and these cupcakes sure are CUTE.
There's a vanilla cake with strawberry buttercream topped with a smiley ghost (Pretty In Pink) and another vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream with a pumpkin on it (Yonge N' Eligible). Clearly, they are chosen to be part of my six pack, along with a couple of Sticky N' Sweet (vanilla buttermilk cake dipped in caramel), a Curious George (chocolate buttermilk cake with banana buttercream) and a Purple Haze (vanilla buttermilk cake with blueberry buttercream).
The Cupcake Shoppe also takes custom orders with 24 hours notice for regular sized cupcakes ($20 for six), mini cupcakes ($1.50 each minimum of 12), and mini cupcakes with flowers ($2.00 each minimum of 12).
And these cupcakes are tasty. They are full in both flavour and in density. There's also no question as to why the word "butter" shows up in all the descriptions.
Is it possible to treat myself TOO well? Well, maybe... it's something to think about after I down my Purple Haze.
The Cupcake Shoppe
2417 Yonge Street
416-322-6648
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P.S. To Catherine (the first person to comment): No, this store is on Yonge, just north of Eglinton. It's not anywhere near Weston, and I wouldn't make the trip for these. The cupcakes look beautiful, but are expensive and taste awful.
I had ordered 3 dozen for my engagement party and they were such a BIG HIT!!! Oh and the service there is FINE!! What do you expect from A LTTLE SHACK IN THE HEART OF UPTOWN??????..The frosting is a buttercream, and melts in your mouth! Flavours; Strawberries and cream is a MUST, aswell Curious George! And the prices are the same as other places!!!! So ignore all negative reviews people!!!!! The Cup cake shoppe ROCKS!!!!
Cake
The actual cake is dense. Some people prefer a lighter cupcake, and this is not it. However, it is a satisfying dessert and will not fall apart totally when you eat it. The chocolate flavoured cake is a deep chocolate flavour (not unlike Barefoot Contessa's Beatty's Chocolate Cake). It is not very sweet. The vanilla is sweeter, and pretty typical in flavour.
Icing
The buttercream there is legit. It takes like butter. It will harden slightly, but will relent when you bite into it. It is sweet and tasty. If you don't like buttercream, try sticky and sweet, or their sugar frosted "frost me," my personal favourite.
Dryness Issues
I have been going here for three years. Overall, I would not say that these cupcakes are dry, but I wouldn't say they're crazy crazy moist either. Keep them in their little plastic cupcake holder, and they should be fine. I freeze them and defrost them on rainy days and they come out very well.
Flavour Issues
If you go later in the day, the flavour selection may be very limited. As with many bakeries, it is best to go early to ensure selection, and of course freshness. Still, they do have a healthy variety of flavours.
Service
I've had a few mediocre staff experiences. Sometimes, however, the staff is pretty nice. I prefer to get my cupcakes and leave.
I must say, overall this place is consistent and produces neat, pretty cupcakes. If you're not partial to them, as their style of baking is not for everyone, best of luck with looking elsewhere.
But I mean some people LOVE just the buttercream taste so this place could be their thing. It just wasn't mine.
The cakes are extremely dry and the frosting leaves a disgusting oil slick coating in your mouth. I wouldn't eat these cupcakes again for free, nevermind spend $2.50 on one.
even give you a hard time about it.All i want is regular sized cupcakes!!
What I need to get round my head is how several companies have been able to palm off stodgy, tastless, boring, cheap tasting cakes that look great but are an awful experience at £2.50 a pop
Has every one gone mad?
Cupcakes are average at best. Icing is definitely NOT buttercream. Icing tastes like whip cream out of a can.
Cucakes are heavy and dense.
Negatives of the store: the space is small and they should offer more varities in cupcake flavors
Maybe I caught them on a bad day. I always give second chances so I will go again; but this first experience was a huge disappointment.
Yes, the store is cute and the cupcakes look nice but the taste leaves something to be desired.... Like a good cupcake. Someone stated it perfectly - the icing leaves an oily slick coating in your mouth. Now we drive an extra 15 minutes to get great cupcakes at Sweet Bliss.
To all the red velvet fans... if you are looking for the perfect flavour you must go to the cupcake shoppe they are truly the best in the city!!
The customer service was great even though it was really busy the girls were very helpful in explaining the different flavours of cupcakes. They are the only shop that offers 12 cupcake flavours daily, not like the other shops that rotate them on a daily schedule. Their frostings are so delish especially the chocolate and lemon ones.
i love this shop and it looks like some of the competition may be blogging bad comments.
Thanks cupcake shoppe for a little piece of heaven!!!!
I would totally recommend this shop to anyone looking for a great cupcake in Toronto. They tasted amazing and looked pretty too! Some of the above comments do not makes sense so I would not listen and try them for yourself as you will not be disappointed.