Cakes For All Occasions

This past week I went by this mom and pop type place and decided to give it a try. I bought a chocolate fudge and red velvet cake jumbo cupcake. The portions were very generous for the price. There was a lot of cake and lots of icing– perhaps a bit too much icing. Both cupcakes were ok, but not fantastic. The cake part of both cupcakes was a bit dry and the icing seemed very dense. The fudge cupcake was filled with fudge icing inside and on the outside. The chocolate flavor was very nice on this one and the presentation was appealing. The red velvet cupcake had a betty crocker like white icing on top which contrasted well with the red cake below. In the end, although ok, I was hoping for much more.
My thought was that a place that specializes in cake would offer an experience unlike one that could be acquired at the gourmet cake grocery store counter. The problem, I think, is that, at least when it comes to the cupcakes I ordered, there is nothing that stands out about them. Perhaps some special flavor in the batter would have made a huge difference, or maybe introducing some syrup in the cake would have made them more moist. Finally, All the icing on top of the cupcakes made it look like they were trying to make up for the batter issues.
While in the store, I did get to see some of the big cake designs they offer and I guess that is where this store shines, because they had some nice works of arts showing on the counter. However, if the cake batter is the same as the cupcakes I may still buy one for the sake of the design, but if I am only concerned about flavor then I may go somewhere else for the same experience at lower price. In their defense, they do have a lot more cupcake flavors which are perhaps much better. Ultimately, both cupcakes were just an ingredient or two away from being exceptional, but as of right now they’re just average.

A friend bought me a couple of cupcakes from here last week; lemon and red velvet. Both were very good and at $ 2 each, cheaper than those from other area cupcake shops. Today, I stopped in to get a cupcake; pretty early in the business day so not much in the case. I asked if they had any cupcakes, which they did, so asked for a white regular sized cupcake… the others I had were the jumbo size. The smaller ones are only 75 cents, so ended up with 2 and they are really good. When in Fairborn and needed a sugar boost, head here.