The other night at Book Club my friend brought over a dozen Mrs. Beasley's cupcakes. We all dug in, ooeying and aweing, and sampling every flavor. I had two immediate thoughts upon first bite: one was that these were very moist and tasty cupcakes, but the other was that the icing was way overly whipped.
Another point of contention was the Red Velvet frosting. A couple girls loved this cupcake anyway, but most of us missed the fresh cream cheese flavor that makes a red velvet cupcake so special. The Chocolate Chocolate cupcake, however, was AMAZING. I've never had chocolate "frosting" quite like it. It was like a deep, rich, chocolate mousse whipped up onto a delicious, moist little cake.
Overall, these treats lurk somewhere between a 3.5-4 Cherry rating. While these cupcakes would surely delight your party guests, they're almost $5 a pop! At 1/5th the price you can get Hansen's cupcakes on Fairfax. They taste a little more artificial, but they're still enjoyable and will be easier on the wallet!
For more info on Mrs. Beasley's and their other baked goods and locations, click here. They ship nationally!
A friend gave me a Magnolia chocolate cupcake to try this weekend, and I was surprised at how mousse-like the frosting was on that cupcake as well! There was quite a bit of it -- too much for the cake in my opinion -- but I didn't mind with this frosting. I actually ate it by itself when the cake was long gone. Yum!
Posted by: Diana | 09/13/2010 at 03:13 PM