Archive for September, 2009

Cupcake Wars

Posted by Kelly Nicole

September 3, 2009

A few weeks ago, Little Bro and I had a paper craft boot camp to assemble the invitations for his upcoming wedding. Christina (who I will get to call my sister-in-law soon, which is so much easier than calling her my brother’s fiancee) and I both brought cupcakes to help ease the invitation making pain. I picked up some yummy delights from Kara’s Cupcakes in Palo Alto and Christina brought some tasty Sprinkles cakes over.

Of course, this meant a taste test was in order.

In the packaging department, Sprinkles took the cake. The box was sturdier and seemed to fit the cupcakes better than the container used to house Kara’s Cupcakes.

Flavors from Sprinkes: Red velvet, vanilla with coconut topping, chocolate, and ____ (forgot the last flavor).

Flavors from Kara’s: Meyer lemon, fleur de sel (salted caramel), chocolate velvet, and sweet vanilla

Kara’s Fleur de Sel cupcake. Mmmmm. Very tasty. Also very rich.

Kara’s Meyer Lemon. My favorite in the box.

I wish I had a close-ups of the Sprinkles cupcakes, but I must’ve ate them all before I clicked the shutter. It’s no wonder my bridesmaid dress doesn’t zip up all the way.

The consensus? Kara’s cupcakes were softer and more moist than Sprinkles, but some of the cupcakes (especially the chocolate flavored cakes) were over-the-top sweet. Sprinkles cakes were definitely drier, but less sweet (frosting included), making them easier to consume. My favorite picks were Sprinkles’ red velvet and Kara’s Meyer lemon.

In conclusion, give me any cupcake from either of these two stores and I’m not complainin’ one bit!