I got to at least taste most of the flavors I posted about, so here are my reviews.
From left to right:
Raspberry Fizzion
CAKE: Chocolate-Raspberry
STUFFING: Raspberry Jam
TOPPING: Chocolate-Raspberry Ganache, Raspbery Buttercream, & Raspberry Fizzy Candy
REVIEW: SOOOO RICH! I ate a couple bites, but that was all I could handle. Delicious, but that was A LOT of cupcake.
Space Monkey
CAKE: Banana-Toffee
STUFFING: Toffee Dulce de Leche
TOPPING: Caramel Cream Cheese Swirl & Chocolate Astronaut Ice Cream
REVIEW: Yummy, but a little sweet. Again, I could only handle a few bites. Not as rich as the Rasberry Fizzion, but still....
Meringue-a-Tang
CAKE: Almond-Orange
STUFFING: Tang Gel
TOPPING: Tang Meringue, Tang Gel & Silver Cookie Rocket
REVIEW: Didn't love this one. It was just too tart. The meringue was lovely, but all that Tang was a lot to handle. Let's put some of that meringue on something else, and I'd be happy.
Top Row:
The Reese's
CAKE: Vanilla cake baked with Reese's Pieces
STUFFING: Peanut butter and ganache
TOPPING: Chocolate & peanut butter buttercream swirl with Reese's pieces
REVIEW: I didn't get to try this one. It looked good though, and I assume it was pretty straight forward. I also suspect it is similar to a dessert they served at brunch when I went there. If so, then it is wonderfully peanut buttery and therefore perfect. :)
Bee Sting
CAKE: Vanilla
STUFFING: Honey lemon curd
TOPPING: Lemon cream cheese, toasted almonds and a lemon candy dust
REVIEW: Oh. My. God. Seriously, this is the best cupcake I've ever had. The lemon was perfect. Not too sweet, not too tart. The whole balance was JUST RIGHT. This will be my go-to cupcake unless they add something new to the menu that I want to try.
Island in the Sun
CAKE: Pineapple
STUFFING: Oven-Roasted Pineapple Compote
TOPPING: Freeze-Dried Mango Pieces & White Chocolate Sunray
REVIEW: Good. A loved all the pineappley goodness. Not being a huge pineapple fan, I liked it, but it didn't hold a candle to the Bee Sting for me.
Bottom Row:
24 Karat(Carrot Cake)
CAKE: Carrot
STUFFING: Whipped cream
TOPPING: Vanilla cream cheese, toasted coconut & white chocolate shavings
REVIEW: Didn't taste it and someone else took it home, so I have no idea what they thought either. It was beautiful to look at though.
Twisted Pink Velvet
CAKE: Pink velvet
STUFFING: Caramel
TOPPING: Cream cheese, caramel butter cream and pecan praline
REVIEW: I also didn't try this one, and another person too it home. I don't know how I feel about caramel and red velvet though. I'm kind of a purist when it comes to my cream cheese frosting. I would have been interested to see how the pink velvet tasted as compared to red.
So there you have it. Yummy all around. Now I want to go for lunch again and get another Bee Sting. Any takers?
Jilly's is hands-down my favorite cupcake place. I have never encountered a food too rich or too sugary for my liking, so the gobs of frosting are right up my alley. And the fact that they are stuffed make them even more delectable!
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