The Social Cupcake is neatly tucked away into one of Mississauga's many historic neighourhoods, Port Credit. This bakery prides itself in its eco friendly products, only using organic free trade cocoa, free range eggs and the freshest of ingredients. Moreover, it is both a peanut and treenut free environment which is a something that cupcake enthusiasts are seeing more frequently.
The Social Cupcake features sixty, I repeat SIXTY, cupcakes!! With traditional flavours such as vanilla chocolate to more complex varieties like strawberry rhubarb cheesecake and chocolate guinness with bailey's swiss meringue , you can only imagine how excited I was to visit this bakery!
To keep with the theme, birthday twin and I ventured on a cupcake tasting date to celebrate our birthdays and catch up (ah hem - socialize!) since some time had passed since we had last seen each other.
Given that the bakery offers a combo of 6 minis for $10 and that there were 6 readymade varieties on display today, it seemed like the perfect idea to sample one of each! And oh did they ever look and smell soooo delicious! Side note: why don't they make cupcake flavoured perfume????
So for the moment of truth...... The Social Cupcake is a real winner!!!!!
Flavours tested:
- Vanilla
- Cookies and Cream
- Strawberry
- Marble
- Red velvet (of course!)
- Chocolate
Birthday twin and agreed that the top contenders were tied between the chocolate and red velvet. Given that neither of us are huge fans of icing and that I am no lover of chocolate cake, the fact that this chocolate cupcake has snuck it's way into our number one demonstrates what good value it was! You could truly taste the richness of the chocolate in both the cake and the icing without being overpowered with sugar. The red velvet - WOW! I really don't know if I have ever had cream cheese icing that tasted so good! It was light, creamy, and cream cheesy - what else can you ask for in a cupcake?!
Vanilla ranked as a close second. It's buttery buttercream icing melted in your mouth like ice cream on a hot summer's day. The cake was nothing short of moist. This is what my dreams are made of... delicious vanilla cake.
Sadly, strawberry came in as our least favourite. Truthfully, there was nothing wrong with the cupcake. The icing was extra light and the cake was filled with the goodness of strawberries. I'm just not entirely sure if I like strawberry flavoured cake. No disrespect!
As you can see, we ate all of our six minis - and no, we did not have a tummy ache after. Hurrah!
Overall experience - 9/10!
If you're ever in the Port Credit area and in search for a delightful treat, I highly recommend The Social Cupcake! Just be sure to arrive with an appetite because this bakery will not disappoint. Disclaimer: expect a queue as there were five customers during our short wait on a Thursday afternoon!
- J
- J
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