Test Kitchen: Cupcakes Galore!
Remember the last post, where I said I was thinking about opening a cupcake bakery? Well, I’m really thinking about it. So much so, that I’ve inquired about becoming a vendor at Dayton’s 2nd Street Market and started testing recipes. Hopefully my tasters will continue to help over the next few weeks.. they were a great help so far! 🙂 Here are the first five testers.
(Vanilla cake. Peanut Butter frosting. Grape filling.)

Bad stuff: The jelly dilemma- not everyone is a grape lover. It looks a little plain, needs something on top to help visually.

The Sweet Celebration
(Vanilla cake. Confetti sprinkles. Vanilla frosting.)
I made two variations here: Little Sprinkles and Big Sprinkles. I wanted to see the difference.

Good Stuff: Everyone loves confetti! It just makes people happy. The cake and frosting are tried and true.
Bad Stuff: Big Sprinkles. They don’t give the same visual appeal. Piped frosting. I just don’t like the look as much, and it gives less coverage on the cupcake.The Verdict: Little Sprinkles (on the left) are the winner. No piped frosting. Variations on the color of the frosting.
The Black on White
(Vanilla cake. Chocolate frosting.

The Bad: Not enough frosting.
The Verdict: Very good basic cupcake. Add more frosting.
The Strawberry Shortcake
(Vanilla cake. Strawberry filling. Pink icing. Fresh strawberry.)

The Bad: WAY TOO SWEET. The filling was too overpowering- I could feel the Diabetes coming on with the first bite.

The Watermelon
(Pink vanilla cake. Chocolate chips. Green vanilla frosting.)

The Bad: Doesn’t actually taste like watermelon, when you sort of want it to. Pink wasn’t pink enough, green was too green.

OMG. I am soooo excited about this, Natalie! I can’t wait to hear more about it!