176781 Tue Jan 31 08:59:05 -0800 2006 18 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 951000 I finally tried cake love (someone brought some in). They were are the proscribed room temperature. The icing was a drippy mess (more like melted ice cream than icing). The peanut butter was awful. The cake, even the chocolate cake was dryish and didn't tast like anything. Why is this guy still in business. I don't even want to know how much they cost. You can get better cupcakes at Safeway, including the icing. Tue Jan 31 08:59:05 -0800 2006 0 ChowFun 1 951001 I too went recently and tried the samples they had out. Presumably they'd been out for a bit and therefore were at room temperature. I found the frosting to be far too sweet and the cake dry and tasteless. I knew better than to buy a cupcake, having read about the ridiculuous prices; instead I bought a brownie for $3.15. It was terrible. It tasted artificial and off. I think that people are taken by Warren's (the owner) story of being a lawyer and putting all that aside to follow his dream of being a baker. God bless him for following his heart, but I can't see that it's producing much of quality. Chalmers Tue Jan 31 09:15:37 -0800 2006 951000 0 Chalmers 2 951025 supposedly the eclairs are good. never tried them. Tue Jan 31 12:26:49 -0800 2006 951001 0 foodgeek 3 951027 They looked great but I'm not planning to go back and drop that much cash on product that seems to be universally unsatisfying. Also, my three or four tastes of the place have left me nonplussed about its popularity. I'll stick with Pastries by Randolph, Heidelberg, Krispy Creme, and Arax. Chalmers Tue Jan 31 12:51:58 -0800 2006 951025 0 Chalmers 3 951042 Yeah, thats the only thing I find good there but they are pricey Tue Jan 31 14:27:18 -0800 2006 951025 0 Adam 4 951089 I had one today. It was $4.50. It didn't seem as delicious as the first one I had - couldn't tell if it was because I didn't notice the price last time! Tue Jan 31 20:53:27 -0800 2006 951042 0 wombat 1 951007 Was the consensus at the office that the offerings were gawdawful? I wonder what they would say if you called up and complained that you followed the recommended procedures, but they still tasted like crap. Tue Jan 31 09:48:14 -0800 2006 951000 0 RL 2 951024 Oh, Cakelove knows. They've heard it a lot, especially through the media. But they still do good business, and that is what matters to them. Tue Jan 31 12:26:05 -0800 2006 951007 0 foodgeek 3 951032 Cause if its on TV it must be good. Tue Jan 31 13:07:38 -0800 2006 951024 0 cupcake 1 951014 I just tried the new Cakelove in Silver Spring. Not only was the cupcake awful (even after it warmed up on my dashboard for several hours...I still feel like I've for a film inside my mouth) but the guy behind the counter was anything "loving" he was kinda surly and this was only their 2nd day! They need to at least make up for the poor quality of cake with a little love. Tue Jan 31 11:34:47 -0800 2006 951000 0 danielle 2 951023 What si funny is that their cupcakes are better than their cakes. Yeah, Cakelove's reponse to the media's negative publicity about their cakes was "eat them at room temperature" but now they have been in the media regarding the cakes melting. LOL. We may eventually get an outpost of one of the NYC cupcakes bakeries. I heard one was goign national but dont remember which. That should be nice. Tue Jan 31 12:25:20 -0800 2006 951014 0 Foodgeek 3 951044 I know that Buttercup Bake Shop has franchises and have said on these boards before that I cannot believe that some smart investor has not put one in the DC market as I think it would be a gold mine. I would love to see a Buttercup in DC! Tue Jan 31 14:43:54 -0800 2006 951023 0 DC Gal 4 951098 Was thinking of buttercup, but other cupcake franchises are coming out of ny as well. Wed Feb 01 01:08:12 -0800 2006 951044 0 foodgeek 2 951045 I know I've posted on the place before, but in Silver Spring I think the cupcakes at the Woodmoor Pastry Shop blow away the ones at Cakelove. I especially "love" the yellow cake with choc. frosting. Really fresh and moist. Oh, and it's way cheaper too. Not that I've done a lot of baking, but I believe a simple store bought cake mix would be better. I would think it take's serious effort to make a really bad cupcake. Tue Jan 31 14:44:43 -0800 2006 951014 0 MarkF 3 951074 Where, exactly, is the Woodmoor pastry shop? I'd love to go any try it. Tue Jan 31 17:19:39 -0800 2006 951045 0 Danielle 4 951103 It's in the Woodmoor shopping center at the intersection of University Blvd and Coleville Road. If you're heading north up Colesville from Silver Spring it's on your right just past University. It's not a fancy place. I consider it a kinda old school neighborhood place. Fresh baked breads, cakes, pies, etc. I believe they're closed on Mondays. Hope you like it! Wed Feb 01 08:33:06 -0800 2006 951074 0 MarkF 1 951018 Last time I was at his U St. location, the cupcakes were $2 a piece. If you can even believe it! Tue Jan 31 12:06:15 -0800 2006 951000 0 DC Gal 1 951149 Cakelove is such a favorite whipping boy on this board that I'm beginning to wonder if the folks who like it will become the new counterrevolutionaries! :) Wed Feb 01 14:00:15 -0800 2006 951000 0 DC in DC 1 951615 I was waiting eagerly for their opening in silver spring and found it an entirely unsatisfying experience. The music was so loud that I immediately wanted to run from the store, when we got home with our cupcakes we found that the guy behind the counter got our order wrong (probably couldn't hear us talk b/c of the music) and the cupcakes were so disappointing, I didn't even finish mine (and I'll eat just about anything if it's got frosting on it). It's too bad - Silver Spring still needs a place to go for good dessert. Wed Feb 08 10:48:30 -0800 2006 951000 0 Sarah