319735 Tue Aug 22 14:29:43 -0700 2006 74 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 1824657 Anyone know of gourmet cupcake purveyors (other than The Cupcake Shoppe)? I heard that there are a couple of great websites that do online orders. Tue Aug 22 14:29:43 -0700 2006 27754 AmandaEd 1 1824677 Again, I'm goin to recomend 'Sweet Tooth' on the Danforth at Logan. They even just LOOK too good and cute to eat. Tue Aug 22 14:37:57 -0700 2006 1824657 26815 hungryabbey 1 1824718 http://www.eini.ca/ I got this on my sweetspot newsletter today. Tue Aug 22 14:55:44 -0700 2006 1824657 14245 LissyDee 1 1824796 Sweet tooth is not that great - we had their cupcakes and the cake was dry and dense with little flavour and the icing was very high in vegetable shortening and not butter. I truly want to love the place as it's so cute and their products look great but I've been disappointed several times. Has anyone tried the babycakes from Kubo Radio? Are they any good? Tue Aug 22 15:29:04 -0700 2006 1824657 16210 shana 2 1837239 I have tried Kubo's cupcakes a number of times and, alas, the icing is tooth-tinglingly grainy with undissolved sugar. Also, they refrigerate the cupcakes after they're made, making the icing and the cake hard. Too bad; I really wanted to like them. Mon Aug 28 04:27:56 -0700 2006 1824796 19782 Full tummy 3 1839501 damn, how disapointing, I wanted to try it too. and really really wanted to like it. Tue Aug 29 01:04:46 -0700 2006 1837239 26815 hungryabbey 3 1840931 I was eating there one day and some cupcakes came out fresh, so I grabbed a couple chocolate peanut butter ones before they were sentenced to the fridge. So so good! Tue Aug 29 18:11:07 -0700 2006 1837239 15482 NovoCuisine 4 1841442 what did you eat there? was the food good? Tue Aug 29 20:45:06 -0700 2006 1840931 26815 hungryabbey 5 1841891 I've been to Kubo Radio many times, and when it was just Kubo on Bay Street before then. Never had bad food or bad service at either. Tue Aug 29 23:52:39 -0700 2006 1841442 15482 NovoCuisine 3 3960457 Good to know, thanks! Sounds worse than a Loblaws cupcake. Fri Aug 15 12:46:03 -0700 2008 1837239 84151 red dragon 2 1843984 I have enjoyed a number of Sweet Tooth's items, including their cupcakes, which, in my opinion, are pretty good. I must say I am surprised at your report of vegetable shortening in the icing. I have one of their vanilla 'n vanilla "pan cakes", which is, I think, the same base and icing as the vanilla cupcakes. The ingredients read: cream cheese, sugar, butter, soy oil, unbleached flour, icing sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, cream of tartar, confetti sugar candy, and tender loving care. That, to me, is about as good an ingredient list as you can ask for. Did you ask if there was vegetable shortening in the icing? How do you know this? Wed Aug 30 20:39:28 -0700 2006 1824796 19782 Full tummy 3 2382883 Just in follow up to the discussion and my own post. I dropped in at Sweet Tooth Bakery on the Danforth, and things look very different than they did last summer. There were maybe three cakes in the refrigerated display, which was, instead, full of packages of almond bark seemingly to fill space. The refrigerator at the rear which used to be packed with cakes and squares in foil pans for take-out was pretty much bare, and their cupcakes are from a different supplier; they are no longer frosted with a cooked buttercream, and they were not so good. I asked one of the staff if the place had changed hands, and she said yes, about eight months ago. Maybe I haven't been since before that? Anyway, things don't look or taste as good as they used to when they first opened. Tue Mar 13 18:19:21 -0700 2007 1843984 19782 Full tummy 2 1898152 went to kubo and really liked the crowd and atmosphere. very nice place and the service was pretty good. the table order 3 babycakes and they werne't very good. one was strawberry and it was yuck. dry and sacchrine. the icing was disgusting. we wiped it off with a knife. they all came out of the refrigerator - i think it's stupid to put them there in the first place but whatever. the best one they had there was red velvet. nothing outstanding but the best out of the vanilla, and strawberry ones that i had. Sun Sep 24 05:46:42 -0700 2006 1824796 42693 chalenegirl 1 1824940 http://www.eatmywords.org/ They are not cheap, and I can't vouch for how they taste, but they are the most beautiful cupcakes I have ever seen... Tue Aug 22 16:13:51 -0700 2006 1824657 15693 fortheloveoffood 2 1825204 Oh YES! My friend received a delivery of these at work last year - they were absolutely gorgeous, you are right - and delicious! Tue Aug 22 17:41:01 -0700 2006 1824940 27754 AmandaEd 2 1826434 And proceeds go to Out of the Cold. The gift that gives twice. Wed Aug 23 01:01:08 -0700 2006 1824940 18056 Zengarden 2 3486928 We recived these at christmas at work...oh my god. excelletn cupcakes and the presentation was gorgeous hand made sugar flowers & teddy bears. they were FABULOUS Wed Mar 12 16:47:59 -0700 2008 1824940 26558 MiniMom 1 1825058 They sell them at kubo radio at Queen and Logan... www.kubo.com Tue Aug 22 16:52:19 -0700 2006 1824657 11053 thenurse 1 1825062 I don't know how gourmet these cupcakes are - but dessert lady in Yorkville makes the most moist, crumby vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting I have ever had. I usually order a dozen and then over-indulge. They are quite lovely to look at and the their tiny size means you can have a few and not despise the person in the mirror the next day. Tue Aug 22 16:53:08 -0700 2006 1824657 11551 Apple 1 1825234 I third EatMyWords. Beautiful presentation and very yummy. Nice packaging in the hat box too! Tue Aug 22 17:50:04 -0700 2006 1824657 27781 Hello Dimsum 1 1826555 I would also agree with the Eat My Words. They always sell them at Valentines Day in Scotia Plaza.... mmm I could really go for one of those right about now. Two other good spots are the cupcakes at All the Best in Rosedale and also Sweet Bliss on Queen Street in Leslieville. The chocolate ones at Sweet Bliss are almost brownie like in texture... Wed Aug 23 02:09:12 -0700 2006 1824657 11627 Otonabee 2 1826935 Where is Sweet bliss located on queen st? What else is good from there? Do they make their sweets on site? Wed Aug 23 08:49:19 -0700 2006 1826555 23777 minto 3 1827124 Sweet Bliss is East of Leslie on Queen. Their telephone number is 416-916-7895. They do make their stuff on site and even bring their own flour from a small supplier. The other things I have had there that are really good are their cinnamon buns (really really excellent!), Blondies, Cakes. OK Pretty much everything... They don't have a huge selection so I think that helps. Wed Aug 23 13:47:00 -0700 2006 1826935 11627 Otonabee 4 1898153 thanks. i will def try this place out Sun Sep 24 05:48:38 -0700 2006 1827124 42693 chalenegirl 4 3476798 i went to sweet bliss bakery in leslieville today.. their cupcakes werent as good as i expected.. i ordered 3 different cupcakes.. a chocolate buttercream on chocolate, strawbery buttercream on vanilla, and a strawberry chocolate cupcake... all 3 of them had a very desne cake texture.. and the icing was very hard.. hard to the point of cracking.. i was quite disappointed.. Sun Mar 09 22:45:51 -0700 2008 1827124 173430 bobotheoboe 5 3479355 That's too bad. Had they been in the refrigerator? Mon Mar 10 15:41:57 -0700 2008 3476798 19782 Full tummy 6 3487836 definetly were.. they had like 5 dozen of each variety in the refridgerator... Thu Mar 13 00:06:04 -0700 2008 3479355 173430 bobotheoboe 7 3490864 Bad move. That'll cause that crispy frosting crust every time, especially with an uncooked "buttercream". Which is one of the things I love about a cooked buttercream; it just holds up better, in my opinion. Thu Mar 13 18:40:41 -0700 2008 3487836 19782 Full tummy 8 3490933 The difference is between an American-Style Buttercream, which has a majority of icing sugar, and Swiss or Italian-Style buttercream which is mainly butter. That's why the swiss/italian style leaves a greasy feeling on the roof of your mouth. Also, if you use an american-style buttercream, all you have to do is let it come to room temperature if it was refrigerated and it will be fine. Thu Mar 13 19:07:01 -0700 2008 3490864 172031 CIRCLES_SQ 9 3491090 I have never had that greasy feeling on the roof of my mouth, thank goodness. I grew up on this style of frosting (thanks to my German mother) and find it much more palatable than the tinny, gritty "American-Style" version, which is a lot cheaper and less labour-intensive to make. You are right about letting the cupcakes come to room temperature; sometimes it's hard to wait, tho... Thu Mar 13 20:03:54 -0700 2008 3490933 19782 Full tummy 10 3494736 It should never be gritty, I know the buttercream we use is never gritty, but I suppose it could be, I think it depends on the ratio of butter:liquid:icing sugar. I think some places cheap out on the butter and delude the ratio to be far too much icing sugar and liquid (ie. milk, etc.). Sometimes when someone doesn't know exactly how to make an icing they just keep adding icing sugar or milk until they get the consistency they want, and in the process make delude the butter content which gives it its smoothness. Fri Mar 14 22:07:51 -0700 2008 3491090 172031 CIRCLES_SQ 11 3496466 I don't think it should ever be gritty. When I make icing, I tend to like it more on the sweet than the buttery side---and so I add more icing sugar and it turns out more like vanilla fudge. Definitely not gritty. Sat Mar 15 16:31:06 -0700 2008 3494736 174519 Ediblethoughts 1 1826754 I heard Babycakes cupcakes from Kubo Radio is suppose to be pretty good. I wonder if they're as good as the cupcakes from the Babycakes cupcakestore in NY. Toronto Babycakes Link: http://www.kubo.com/babycake/index.html New York Babycakes Link: http://www.babycakesnyc.com/babycakes_press.html I know this is a bit off topic but I just want to share this site that is devoted to cupcakes and only cupcakes. They have some of the most colourful and creative cupcake designs I have ever seen, but you have to go into their archives to see the better designs. Link: http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/ CFO http://thegreatfoodhunt.blogspot.com/ Wed Aug 23 04:20:30 -0700 2006 1824657 27474 thegreatfoodhunt 1 1828856 Dessert Lady is good. If at all possible, do not go o My Cupcake Shoppe @ yonge and eglinton. Very expensive, $3.50 each?. The cupcakes are very bland, and the icing taste of melting oil. Each flavour I have ever tried there taste exactly the same, but with different food colouring. Wed Aug 23 22:46:10 -0700 2006 1824657 24636 qtxniki 2 1835534 Totally agree re The Cupcake Shoppe at Yonge & Eglinton -- really gross. The Bake Sale on the Kingsway (3076 Bloor St. W. 416-232-2253) is awesome and everything is from scratch. They only have vanilla and chocolate cupcakes but they are yummy. Sat Aug 26 23:47:42 -0700 2006 1828856 11975 Nux2 3 2005147 Swirls' cupcakes are far better than Bake Sale's, both in terms of flavour and icing. However, Bake Sale's chocolate cupcake is decent. Wasn't impressed with their vanilla version. Bake Sale's icing is stiff, sugary and thickly applied, whereas Swirls' icing tastes fresh and light. Wed Nov 08 03:47:41 -0800 2006 1835534 14906 Food Tourist 2 1840248 Totally agree - that's why I specifically left them out of the equation. I HATE oily icing. Nasty. Tue Aug 29 13:56:00 -0700 2006 1828856 27754 AmandaEd 1 1837268 If you are in Mississauga, go to Streetsville to Swirls Bakeshop on Queen Street. Affordable and high quality. http://mississauga.701.com/sites/701/HTML/mississauga/369231.html Mon Aug 28 04:53:47 -0700 2006 1824657 14906 Food Tourist 2 1841899 I always pass by and mean to go in for one. I wonder if they'll do a few dozen custom ones for a party. Tue Aug 29 23:56:04 -0700 2006 1837268 15482 NovoCuisine 2 1865618 I went to Swirls on this recommendation the other day -- yummy cupcakes! Sat Sep 09 21:57:20 -0700 2006 1837268 11975 Nux2 2 1866140 Although yesterday's Callebaut marble cupcake was a bit disappointing. Not moreish. Sun Sep 10 05:07:49 -0700 2006 1837268 14906 Food Tourist 3 1893462 Yeah, I think they were just having an off day a couple of Fridays ago! Thu Sep 21 22:32:46 -0700 2006 1892844 14906 Food Tourist 1 1841913 I agree that Eat My Words has beautiful cakes/cupcakes. Though they are pricey, part of the money you spend goes to a great cause. According to their website: "All prices include your generous donation of a 3-course hot meal to the homeless, through Out of the Cold." www.eatmywords.org Wed Aug 30 00:01:32 -0700 2006 1824657 29521 Jayna 2 1843755 I used to volunteer for Out of the Cold and definitely think it's a great cause; however, I'm always a little suspicious of companies that inflate the cost of an item so that they can say they are giving to charity. I wonder how much profit they actually keep vs. how much they donate. That being said, I've always wanted to buy cupcakes from Eat My Words and probably will in the future now that I know they are truly yummy. Wed Aug 30 19:28:30 -0700 2006 1841913 14906 Food Tourist 2 3490950 I don't get that at all, if I want to make a donation to an organization, I do it. Why build it into the price? I don't know why people don't understand that it's totally built into the final price. To be honest, they don't donate anything to charity at all, if it's built into the price and it's used as a selling feature, than its the public that is spending the bit extra and not them. If they sold a cake for $30 and then donated 5-10% to charity, than I think thats slightly different, but this hiding behind a charity name to excuse high pricing I think isn't right. Thu Mar 13 19:12:02 -0700 2008 1841913 172031 CIRCLES_SQ 3 3960041 I agree, but that's not what Eat My Words is doing really. They are based out of a church and a 10% donation is part of the belief system I believe. Tithing. Fri Aug 15 10:27:30 -0700 2008 3490950 128778 farmers 4 3962189 That doesn't really address what my post was. If they are based from a Church and want to tithe, that's fine with me, I go to Church, I understand the entire 10% tithing idea. My point is that I believe that they are justifying a very high selling point by stating that they give part of the price to charity. The point is who is donating/tithing money? Eat My Words or the person who says "I know its sort of expensive, but some of it goes to charity"? I'd argue that it's not Eat My Words that is doing the good thing, but the person who agrees to pay above market value for an item for the reason of charity. I still don't agree with it, what if Bell Canada raised it's prices $2 and then gave that to charity, should we thank Bell for being charitable when it's really us that is paying the amount? Sat Aug 16 09:45:51 -0700 2008 3960041 172031 CIRCLES_SQ 1 1866068 There are some very good cupcakes at Pusateri's (I go to the Avenue and Bloor location). They sell mini-cupcakes and two types of standard-sized ones. Skip the strawberry, chocolate and red velvet; they're bland and too sweet. The peanut butter and the chocolate mint (the brand with green icing with chocolate chips, not white icing) - they are GOOD. Although occasionally slightly stale :-/ Sun Sep 10 03:52:11 -0700 2006 1824657 23874 spigot 1 1898154 are there any of these places in scarborough or markham? Sun Sep 24 05:50:06 -0700 2006 1824657 42693 chalenegirl 1 1932111 Dessert Lady in Yorkville can make 6+ cupcakes to order if they are out of stock. Calling ahead is helpful. However, their amaretto cupcakes ($1.25 each) taste like heavy nutty muffins with a dollop of creamy icing on top. Tasty, but not cupcakes. I'll have to try their other flavours (one of the employees said the vanilla cupcakes are better than amaretto). Mon Oct 09 05:46:12 -0700 2006 1824657 14906 Food Tourist 2 2020270 So, on the recommendations of the hounds, I tried one of each type of cupcake from Dessert Lady on Saturday: vanilla, chocolate, amaretto, and a new flavour: lemon vanilla, and was, sadly, extremely disappointed. They were overly dense and cakey and the buttercream icing was clearly disproportionately favouring the butter; hence the shiny, oily slick left on the roof of my mouth. I was hoping for a light cake with a light, sugary icing - along the lines of the heaven that is the product of the Magnolia Bakery recipe. Perhaps there is a serious hole in the Toronto market for a lovely cupcake... However, on a side note, Dessert Lady's lemon cranberry biscotti and peanut butter cookies were delightful, so we will definitely return, just not for those cupcakes. Tue Nov 14 15:10:43 -0800 2006 1932111 27754 AmandaEd 3 2022846 I totally LOVE Dessert Lady. My buddy swear by their chocolate cupcake. I like them too. (Is it dense, yes, but I like it that way). But you are also correct with their biscotti and cookies. If you are there again, I recommend their rice pudding (if you like that), and their tirmisi cup. They are both very good. And their lemon moose is very nice too. (If you like strong tart lemon) Wed Nov 15 05:08:44 -0800 2006 2020270 42122 cwong5 4 3490426 i definetly recommend Dessert Lady's cupcakes... their icing was sweet and light. their chocolate cake was not too dense and crumby... mmm very good.. definetly BETTER than sweet bliss, cupcake shoppe, and babycakes :) Thu Mar 13 16:13:13 -0700 2008 2022846 173430 bobotheoboe 1 2005207 One of my favorite pick for Cupcake is definitely Dessert Lady. www.dessertlady.ca Wed Nov 08 04:30:35 -0800 2006 1824657 42122 cwong5 1 2025847 while i was impressed by the service (and the apple rosemary sorbet - unusual, but quite good) at dessert lady, i've to agree with a previous post about their frosting. i felt like i ate a mouthful of grease. sweet, pink, pretty grease, yes, but still grease. the best cupcakes i've had so far are the ones by flourgirls ( http://www.flourgirls.com ), which i found at pusateri's. sadly, i don't think they have an actual store, and pusateri's didn't have any the last time i went. i've only been able to try their mini halloween chocolate ones - really moist dark choco cake with an out of this world chocolate icing, so scrumptious that i'm optimistic about their other varieties. but be careful when buying cupcakes at pusateri's as they sell cupcakes from other places. i made the mistake of trying these red velvet ones them and found them horrible. Thu Nov 16 04:03:38 -0800 2006 1824657 44350 hautecocoa 2 3960853 I've made a few trips to Milton recently for work and stop in at Flour Girls to pick up cupcakes. I think they are fantastic, and some of the better cupcakes I've had. Good crumb to the cake; nice and moist. Cooked buttercream, and a fantastic texture. They don't have a store in Toronto, but they do have a storefront in Milton. The are closed on Mondays, unfortunately, so I didn't get to eat cupcakes there this week. Very friendly people there, as I had the chance to chat with the owner for a little while. I ate a couple cupcakes while chatting and took a six-pack to go. Fri Aug 15 15:11:53 -0700 2008 2025847 165187 futronic 1 2399973 I second (third?) the Swirls recommendation. I went there based on the posts here, and they were delish! I got the Raspberry, Mango, and Vanilla kinds, all on a vanilla cake base. The raspberry and mango icings were great -- tasted of the fruit, and not too sweet or heavy. I didn't try the vanilla, but apparently it was very tasty. The cake itself was moist and dense... yum. We didn't eat the the cupcakes until a day after I'd purchased them and they were still fresh as anything (granted, they were freshly baked not long before purchase). $18 (no tax) for a dozen, and they also have mini versions and full-sized cakes that I'm sure I'll be trying before long. Thanks for the rec, FoodTourist! Mon Mar 19 09:56:49 -0700 2007 1824657 65977 CuriousCat 1 3479956 Lollicakes - mt pleasant s. of eglinton. They are great - give them a try Mon Mar 10 19:08:48 -0700 2008 1824657 172538 jaxson18 2 3480155 It is important to note that Lollicakes' cupcakes are also dairy free. So, the icing does not need to be refrigerated. It is also made of vegetable shortening, which just doesn't do it for me, but some may like it... Mon Mar 10 20:19:17 -0700 2008 3479956 19782 Full tummy 3 3484087 Didn't do it for me at all. They also only have 2 flavours (different coloured icing) atleast that's what the owner told me. Tue Mar 11 21:08:42 -0700 2008 3480155 12617 Suresh 4 3484442 And the price! Don't recall what it was, but it seemed hefty at the time, especially for a vegetable shortening-based cupcake. Wed Mar 12 02:54:32 -0700 2008 3484087 19782 Full tummy 1 3691816 try www.lavishcupakes.com Thu May 15 17:07:56 -0700 2008 1824657 192616 mcdemasi 1 3695584 I'm also looking for a gourmet cupcake place where I can pick out cupcakes from the display counter. I plan on stopping in and grabbing a dozen or so as a gift when I'm in town. I want them to look amazing but to also taste amazing (which I've heard the Cupcake Shoppe does not). Any ideas for places that I can get them from without ordering? Fri May 16 20:15:23 -0700 2008 1824657 99452 freelancer 1 3717569 Has anyone tried Dufflet's cupcakes? I heard good things about their cupcakes but thought I should ask here before doing an important order while I'm in town. Sat May 24 11:10:02 -0700 2008 1824657 99452 freelancer 1 4968381 I do like the cupcakes at The Wedding Cake Shoppe. My preferred icing is passionfruit, though she doesn't always have them. I believe she naturally flavours all her icings, but I'm not 100% positive. Plus, I find her custom cakes not terribly expensive! Sat Aug 22 12:50:05 -0700 2009 4968337 14940 jlunar 1 4970258 I recently tried Lolicakes on Mt Pleasant - delicious! There is also a great cupcake shop on St Clair, west of Bathurst but I forget the name. Sun Aug 23 12:05:01 -0700 2009 1824657 16237 kasey j miller 2 4970517 its called the cupcakery! best cupcakes in the city (IMHO) Sun Aug 23 14:02:28 -0700 2009 4970258 235613 AJMC791 3 4970708 agreed Sun Aug 23 15:43:48 -0700 2009 4970517 100701 millygirl 4 4970968 It's very good. Though it ties for my fave cupcake place. Sun Aug 23 17:36:26 -0700 2009 4970708 174519 Ediblethoughts 5 4971117 stopped by mcewan's at the don mills centre today - they were providing free cupcakes made by Sweet Definition: the baker was there herself explaining the different flavours and answering questions - they were beautiful and very yummy - she said that she does custom orders including vegan, gluten-free and diabetic ordeers - althou mcewan's will carry her cupcakes orders can be placed directly with her - www.sweetdefinition.com (looks like a work in progress, too bad cuz the cupcakes were really beautiful with handmade roses) Sun Aug 23 18:29:53 -0700 2009 4970968 19661 berbere 6 4971580 What kind of frosting was on the cupcakes? Sun Aug 23 21:48:57 -0700 2009 4971117 19782 Full tummy 1 4971154 YUMMY STUFF is the best, hands down. they let me order single large cupcakes in five diff flavours (lemon curd, so good, carrot cake,m with best cream cheese icing, red velvet, phemonemal, choc-vanilla and choc-raspedberry) and then five minis of each when i threw a thank-you mani-pedi party for my bridemaids. they are worth the trek to queen west. Sun Aug 23 18:43:47 -0700 2009 1824657 70876 LemonLauren 1 4972921 Have you tried the Viva Puff Cupcake at The School Bakery and Cafe? I have loved all their baked items so far, but am not sure of the selection. You could call and ask. They had other varieties beside the Viva on display the day I went. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bokchoi-snowpea/3771569437/in/set-72157621892553306/ Mon Aug 24 10:40:56 -0700 2009 1824657 201877 BokChoi 2 4975865 Has anyone heard of the "Chocolate Brunette" I think that was her name, I remember seeing her on Breakfast television months ago. Anyone know where they sell her products? I am really interested in her nutella cupcakes! Tue Aug 25 09:05:20 -0700 2009 4972921 1101482 yum1982 3 4975913 No mention of the nutella variety but here's the link for more information... http://www.chocolatebrunette.com/ Tue Aug 25 09:17:58 -0700 2009 4975865 165663 Manybears