"Sexy Red Velvet," Sugar Sweet Sunshine, http://www.sugarsweetsunshine.
On a gorgeous summer Sunday afternoon, I went for a "cupcake crawl" in downtown Manhattan with my best cupcake tasing buddies, Caryn of Carebear's Kitchen, and Lawrence and Justin from My Two Nuts. Caryn recapped our day of adventure fantastically at her Caryn's 101 Things blog. We had an amazing afternoon of strolling, enjoying wonderful weather, hanging out in the park, and most importantly sharing many delicious cupcakes! This was one of the cupcakes that was a product of our first NYC cupcake crawl!
Taste: Ick! The icing is tasteless, not sweet at all, and not even a cream cheese based frosting! What is this!! The cake is not sweet at all either, and is unpleasant, slightly bitter even, with an aftertaste. This cupcake has no sweetness! Ick. Caryn compared eating this cupcake to experiencing life without taste buds. Overall Taste Rating: 0 out of 5 Sprinkles
Texture: The icing is very light and whipped, which sometimes makes for a nice cupcake, but the icing is TOO light for a red velvet cupcake. The cake is dry. Ick. Overall Texture Rating: 1 out of 5 Sprinkles
Aesthetic: Not gorgeous-- a nice bright white frosting color and red sprinkles, but a half-hearted application and the sprinkle distribution is quite messy. And it really doesn't excite me as much when a cupcake isn't iced all the way down to the edges!!! But I give it credit for looking WAY better than it tasted. Overall Aesthetic Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Sprinkles
Satisfaction: I didn't find anything "sexy" about this "sexy red velvet" cupcake. What a disappointment!! Overall Satisfaction Rating: 1 out of 5 Sprinkles
Overall Cupcake Ranking: 5.5 Sprinkles (out of 20 possible)
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