Cupcakes in the Springs

This past weekend, I decided to go on a cupcake hunt in the Springs. I wasn't sure there would be any shops in this relatively po-dunk town, but a Google search came up with like four places! Happy times! I decided to go to Couture Cupcakes because they had a cool website and lots of flavors. The shop is about 20 minutes away, but paired with a dinner at Olive Garden, it's totally worth it.

The shop itself is kind of strange -- they're either going through a remodel or shutting down. There's plaster everywhere, and I think I saw a bit of insulation. Not exactly hygienic. (I am my mother's daughter, after all.) I decided to brave the asbestos threat and chose three cupcakes - as seen below.

Lemon blueberry, chocolate peanut butter cup, and cinnamon roll.

To tell the truth, I was underwhelmed. Perhaps I'm actually becoming a cupcake snob, but these didn't taste fresh or homemade. The frosting was too sweet and tasted like it came out of a can, and the cake was dry and kind of bland. To sum it up, there was no love in these cupcakes.

We still ate every bite anyways, of course. Are you kidding?

Moral of the story -- I like my cupcakes the BEST! Except when they boil and collapse and go down in flames (metaphorically. no real incendiary incidents yet.) But other than that, it's yummier - and more cost-effective - to just make them myself.

~Hannah