First donuts, now cupcakes … My sweet tooth knows no bounds!
Dropped by The Curve to check out this “cupcakery” after finding out about it via Facebook (what would we do without it?). Got there at about 6.30pm on a Tuesday to find myself faced with twelve different flavours/toppings to choose from.
At RM 4.50 a pop, I could only squeeze two into my rather limited budget for the week, so I picked the yummiest sounding of the lot — On Cloud 9 (chocolate marshmallow cake with chocolate frosting) and Forget Me Not (lavender cake with Bailey’s frosting).
Now, everything looked really promising — the cheery, brightly-lit store; the friendly well-informed guy at the counter (sorry, I didn’t get your name!); and the scrumptious looking cupcakes sitting in neat rows on the display shelf … I couldn’t wait to get a taste of the cupcakes.
Sadly, the Forget Me Not turned out to be memorable for a completely different reason as I found myself crunching on bits of eggshell soon after taking a huge first bite. Not something one looks forward to after paying a premium price for what is supposed to be a premium cupcake. The frosting was borderline sickly sweet with not a trace of that unmistakable Bailey’s Irish cream flavour or scent. It actually had the aroma of buttery-sugary frosting (which it was) and nothing else.
The cake itself was fluffy and light, but didn’t taste much of lavender. In fact, the only hint of lavender I got was when I ate the four little buds that were sprinkled on top of the cupcake (refer to the pic above). So much for believing in descriptions on menus …
The chocolatey On Cloud 9 looked sinful enough and, being a chocoholic, I was hoping that this would save the day after the rather disastrous lavender-Bailey’s introduction to Cupcake Chic’s offerings. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case as I sank my teeth into a rather gooey-textured cake that immediately got stuck to the roof of my mouth. Some may love this sort of cake, but it was too sticky for my liking (more gooey than my favourite brownie!).
Wish I had more nice things to say, but the best part of this cupcake were the two mini-marshmallows sitting on top. The chocolate frosting, while not as sweet as the Bailey’s frosting, was still rather high on the sugar scale.
Maybe they’re still working out the kinks in their cupcake and frosting recipes, or perhaps my sweet tooth isn’t as sugar-tolerant as it used to be … Whatever the case, it looks like I won’t be dropping by again anytime soon.
But don’t let that stop you from trying the other 20-odd flavours on the menu. Who knows, you might find something you like … Be sure to let me know about it if you do. 
Cupcake Chic
Lot GZF-4, Ground Floor
The Curve
Mutiara Damansara
Tel: 03-7726 9075
Open: 10am to 10pm daily
24 January 2008 at 4:38 am |
So what made you decide to go veggie?
Cool site! The lavender buds on the cupcake look…interesting.
7 March 2008 at 11:37 am |
from the sound of it (and of other blogs), it seems like they do what any other malaysian business would do, cut costs of the product to save on proft. typical. by the sound of your description of their flavouring, it seems true enough.