No. 7: Peppermint Swirl

'Tis the season for holiday flavors at Crumbs and I wish I could try them all.  But, I settled on the Peppermint Swirl because I thought it was cute that it looked like a peppermint candy.

This fun cupcake is vanilla & red peppermint marble cake topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting, covered in sanding sugar.

I was impressed that the peppermint flavor was just the right amount to trick me into thinking I was having a peppermint candy without being overwhelming.  I actually enjoyed the vanilla and red marble cake.

While the sanding sugar definitely adds to the presentation, I prefer it without because it gives the frosting a gritty feel that I don't enjoy.  Reminds me of bad, sugary frosting that you find on supermarket cupcakes.

Definitely try for the holidays!

Size: Signature

Picked Up At: The Village

My Rating (out of 5): 4

No. 6: Chocolate Velvet

I was scanning the shelves to find new flavors and spotted the Chocolate Velvet.  The word "velvet" alone was enough to get me to try it.  It's all dark and I wasn't quite sure what I was getting.  But since I love red velvet cake, it couldn't be that bad, right?

When I peeled back the wrapper, I instantly had an "ah" moment and it all made sense.  Now, the classic cream cheese frosting is just as essential to a red velvet cake as the cake itself.  But this cupcake takes a twist and caters to the chocoholics who just can't go without their cocoa fix.

This is a red velvet cake topped with chocolate buttercream frosting & sprinkled with red velvet cake crumbs.  It's actually a nice combination and I liked it quite a bit.  Sure, the fact that it's red velvet helped, but  I didn't hate Crumbs for tinkering with the classic red velvet.

Size: Signature
Picked Up At: The Village
My Rating (out of 5): 4