Over the past few months, I've been thinking it would be fun to own/operate a cupcake shop. I am guessing that in reality, being a small business owner and baker might not be as much fun as baking when I feel like it in my little kitchen. But I could be wrong. Maybe I can just run a baking business out of my kitchen.... hm.... ideas....
Anyway, I had never been to a REAL cupcake shop, just the one I think about in my head. So I figured it was about time to try one out. Last Friday, Matt and I checked out Gigi's Cupcakes here in Murfreesboro. Gigi's is a franchise started here in Nashville. They have 19 locations in 9 states, mostly states in the South. Check them out here: http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/home
Overall, my first cupcake shop was amazing. Look at these:
I love how pretty they look! The person working gave us a special deal, so we went ahead and got four cupcakes. We tried wedding cake, triple chocolate, carrot cake, and key lime.
The wedding cake cupcake was delicious. Seriously, almost perfect. I need to learn to make a cupcake this good and I need to learn soon!
The triple chocolate was also very good, but the frosting could have been better. All the other cupcakes my husband and I split, but I ate all of this one!
The carrot cake was the most disappointing. I'm not a fan of chunks in cake, even carrot cake, and this cake was CHUNKY. Plus, the frosting wasn't very good. I expected cream cheese frosting but it was more of a buttercream frosting. So disappointing.
And the key lime was pretty good. I liked the cake a lot, but again, the frosting wasn't my favorite. My husband loves all things lime, so this cupcake was right up his alley, but not so much mine. Still, it's a good looking cupcake.
Overall, a very exciting first cupcake shop experience, with many more to come!
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