Two Little Red Hens White Frosting on Chocolate Cake

Two Little Red Hens White Frosting on Chocolate Cake, http://www.twolittleredhens.com, $3.95 from Food Emporium

Taste: The white frosting is strange-- I don't think it's buttercream, nor is it vanilla, it tastes very plain and actually tastes sort of like unsweetened whipped cream. Definitely NOT sweet enough for me, I am not a huge fan. The little sprinkles on top add some much needed sweetness, but the frosting should really be coated in them instead of only topped with a few. The chocolate cake taste is okay-- boring though, not very sweet, not very flavorful at all. This is a sadly flavorless cupcake all around. And ick, with a slightly bitter aftertaste to the cake, I'm now discovering. Two Little Red Hens should stick to their delicious cream cheese frosting! Overall Taste Rating: 1 out of 5 sprinkles

Texture: The icing might be tasteless, but it's fluffy and light and perfectly smooth. The cake is lacking in taste as well, but the texture is OK-- in the center not very moist but not really dry either, very medium, although it's too dry around the edges. Overall Texture Rating: 2.5 out of 5 sprinkles

Aesthetic: This cupcake is a nice size, and very symmetrical and even, with a nicely swirled icing application. However, from looking at the cupcake, it wasn't making my mouth water-- it didn't look like fresh baked deliciousness-- in fact, it closely resembled the look of a packaged storebought cupcake. Despite the aesthetic precision, looking at the cupcake doesn't evoke drool over it. It doesn't look fresh baked, and something about the frosting looks very artificial to me. Overall Aesthetic Rating: 3 out of 5 sprinkles

Satisfaction: Kind of a bummer on this cupcake after how much I loved the Two Little Red Hens Red Velvet! I was very disappointed. And especially for $3.95, on the higher end of cupcake pricing, I was bummed this cupcake was easy to toss into the garbage. Not very satisfying at all! Overall Satisfaction Rating: 2 out of 5 sprinkles

Overall Cupcake Ranking: 8.5 Sprinkles (out of 20 possible)

Two Little Red Hens: Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting

Red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting from Two Little Red Hens (http://www.twolittleredhens.com), purchased at Food Emporium for $3.99

Taste: I am in HEAVEN right now! The cream cheese frosting is hands down one of the best I've ever tasted. Sweet yet tangy and rich, I wish words could describe how this tastes! The red velvet cake is tasty too-- red velvet is interesting because, although red in color, it's supposed to be chocolate cake with red color dye. With eyes closed, the cake definitely did taste like chocolate cake. Overall Taste Rating: 5 out of 5 sprinkles!!!

Texture: The texture on the frosting is almost as incredible as the taste-- rich and thick and yet it just melts in my mouth. I could eat a vat of just this frosting, I swear!!! The cake texture is good, pretty soft and moist, but for red velvet cake, it's not velvety enough to earn 5 sprinkles. Overall Texture Rating: 4 out of 5 sprinkles!

Aesthetic: The aerial view of the cupcake shows how precisely the icing is applied. How do they achieve such a perfect swirl??!!!! The red color is vibrant, and the dusting of red velvet crumbs in the center of the white frosting adds a beautiful touch. Overall Aesthetic Rasting: 5 out of 5 sprinkles!!

Satisfaction: Overall, the icing on this cupcake was the best thing I've ever tasted, and the cake was good but not wowing me on an exceptional level. Mostly, I was craving MORE icing-- not that the icing on the cupcake was exactly paltry, but I was just desperately left wanting MORE icing, which led to less than 100% satisfaction. I also feel a slight stomachache coming on, but that is probably my fault for violating my 3 bite rule and eating all of the icing off the top of the cupcake! This is a dangerous line of work! Overall Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 sprinkles

Overall Cupcake Ranking: 18 Sprinkles (out of 20 possible)