Elizabeth Potter Review of Georgetown Cupcakes
Tastes Better than a Local 'Cupcake Wars' Winner n...
Tastes Better than a Local 'Cupcake Wars' Winner near me.
A lot of these reviews state how long the line & wait was, surprisingly my sister and I went on a Tuesday during dinner time and there was no line with a virtually empty store.
Taste: The cupcakes are closer to tasting more authentic (especially compared to the 'Cupcake Wars' chalky rich taste), but I had a rather dry Bailey's Red Velvet (one of their most popular) cake. The cream cheese frosting is probably the best I've had though! My sister got their vegan carrot cake that I tried --same great frosting-- the cake was better in my opinion than the red velvet, but ultimately underwhelming for a vegan carrot cake (one of my favorites from a bakery back home).
Price: Way too expensive for a single cupcake + box. Packaged cute though! We bought boxes for 50 cents because we couldn't imagine taking FROSTED cupcakes home in paper bags... Poor Consumer Model.
Lastly, the staff was overall inattentive and slow, but they were helpful with questions. They are $3.50 + $.50 for a box. With Tax, my cupcake cost $4.23. (For comparison, a 'Cupcake Wars' cupcake with tax is less than $3. While not my favorite, I would go for their taste and price over Georgetown Cupcake). After doing the math for box mix cupcakes (such as Betty Crocker or Pillsbury) + pre-made frosting, a 'homemade' cupcake would cost roughly $0.18. Considering the size is the same as one from a homemade cupcake, I would think homemade cupcakes 'from the heart' would be a fun activity or gift instead.
As someone who is health conscious (also as the world seems to be turning more health forward) I'm surprised they didn't have more options.
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TLDR; Cake dry, but the cream cheese frosting was amazing! Inattentive staff. Definitely overpriced for quality. Have to add 50 cents for boxes. Basic Flavors.
Would recommend to go elsewhere.

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