No. 16: Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Holiday cupcakes have arrived at Crumbs Bake Shop.   While many of them look fun from the decoration and colors, flavors seem basic with vanilla or chocolate.  I picked out the Peppermint Hot Chocolate to at least get that peppermint candy cane taste.

From the website: "Chocolate cake filled with peppermint buttercream topped with peppermint cream cheese frosting mixed with crushed peppermint candies and edged with crushed peppermint candies."

The cream cheese frosting had very few specks of peppermint candy in the frosting and tasted more like plain vanilla.  The buttercream filling also did not have a minty flavor.  Any peppermint flavor came directly from the crushed candy on the edge of the frosting.  This gave the cupcake enough peppermint flavor.  But how they make the cupcakes doesn't quite live up to the description on the website. *sigh*

The Peppermint Swirl from the 2012 holiday season was better.

Size: Signature

Picked Up At: Columbus Avenue

My Rating (out of 5): 3