Several friends claim this cupcakery is the finest in the city, so I absolutely had to give it a try (or several). The height of the frosting and the variety of flavors here are astounding. The menu changes daily offering up to 13 flavors each day including a very modern gluten-free option.
This is a top notch establishment with very well executed and imaginative cupcakes. A good portion of the flavors have nearly a 1:1 ratio of frosting to cake, so frosting lovers will be delighted, though only the largest mouths will have an easy time getting a bite with their signature huge onion domes of frosting.
The cakes tend to be flavorful, moderately dense, and a little dry on the unprotected top--if you show up 15 minutes before closing. Not surprisingly, the giant swirls of frosting are more stiff than creamy, and I would say that it isn’t just the HC Originals (their birthday cake flavor) that are sweet enough to give you a toothache. Both the chocolate and coconut frostings are just over the line into too-sweet territory. I have never had a bad cupcake experience here, though my sister and resident citrus cupcake aficionado called the lemon cupcake lackluster, said she would have preferred something a little more tart and a little less sweet, and even used the words “lemon box cake.”
Heather’s Pick: The Mayan Favorite Cupcake. This is their dark, rich devil’s food cake cupcake with a hint of cinnamon in the cake and a karate chop of cayenne in the frosting. This is not for your 4 year old son or your 84 year old Nana, but if you are as into the trend of chili and chocolate as I, you’ll absolutely love it. I made at least 4 trips into the city solely for a Mayan in April, and when it shows back up on the menu, I’ll go again at least that often.
Verdict: If you haven’t been there yet, you should go.
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