Nothing can lure me in quicker than the smell of freshly baked goods wafting from an oven (Mmmmmm Cakeee). I love cake, and when it comes down to it (I’m thinking old school here), cupcakes, creamy sponge or a slice of madeira with a thin layer of butter tends to hit the spot for me, especially if it’s accompanied by a cup of milky tea.
With a BIG thanks to Carrie Bradshaw for biting into a cupcake on Sex and the City, we have seen this humble cupcake recipe rise to fame, and has become a bigger trend than the # on twitter. With ‘cupcakeries’ popping up around country faster than ‘cash for gold’ outlets, I’ve decided to make it my mission to find the perfect cupcake (well, in Dublin at least)
Recently though, it seems that whenever I go to buy a cupcake I’m always left with a little anti-climax. Mainly due to the fact that I get way too excited trying to decide on which one I want; butter cream frosting, cream cheese frosting, chocolate, cookie, lemon, sprinkles, glitter, butterflies, bows… (HOW do you decide???) Anyway, my point is, after all the excitement of buying one, I end up not knowing what to it with it. If I don’t have a fork, I don’t know how to eat it without getting all that frosting all over my face. It’s quite the challenge trying to take a bite big enough to get the right proportions of frosting and bun in my mouth at the same time. By the end, I’m slightly left wishing I saved my 3 quid for a quick pick on the Euro Millions.
But, just when I was beginning to lose all hope ‘Lolly and Cooks‘ came into my life (I know, I need to get over myself, it’s just a cupcake) But what great cupcakes they are. I really like this place, the cupcakes are always fresh, the bun is really light and they don’t put too much frosting on the top, well in comparison to other places. They look good, but not too good, they have a rustic look going on and it makes me feel like someone hasn’t spent all morning mauling my food.
Today I opted for a raspberry and coconut cupcake, and I can happily say that this story had a happy ending (Well…. until I hit the scales tomorrow)
The Golden Phoenix is the world’s most expensive cupcake. It’s available in the boutique café ‘Bloomsbury’ in Dubai, so If any of you have €800 just lying around, maybe you could try it and kindly let me know how you got on?
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