Adventure 1.2 : Mae San's Cupcake Invasion

Yesterday, I bought a couple of Mae San’s Cupcakes. Unfortunately, I left my cellphone at home so I wasn’t able to take pictures of their customized birthday cakes. Well, at least their cake displays are cleaner this time and organized.

A Character (sorry I can’t remember which..I promise I’ll take a picture next time I go there) rectangular cake I saw there costs P1,080  and P1,250 (for size 1 and 2, respectively). Angry Birds Theme Cake has 3 sizes (size 1,2,3) which costs form P1,080 to P1,400+.  One thing I noticed was that the cake toppers they used on their display cakes are mostly actual toys – not the regular cake toppers made out of molds. The Toy Story Set was made out of  plastic toys and the Winnie the Pooh and Hello Kitty Toppers were actual Stuff Toys placed on top of a podium or placed inside a basket. The background and other designs are made out of styro and sugar icing. The Disney Princess and Tinkerbell Toppers were made out of regular toppers (mold) but they almost actually resemble the characters. They also have Justice League, the avengers, Ben Ten, Barbie (actual Barbie toy) and Blues Clues.

So, I bought the much-anticipated cupcakes and to my delight, they come in individual cupcake boxes. (Yeay!)

I bought a Cookie Monster Cupcake, a Basketball Cupcake and a regular Chocolate Cupcake.

The character cupcakes (Sesame Street and Basketball) were heavier than the regular cupcake. They were chocolate moist cupcakes with buttercream frosting. The cake part was heavy though I can taste the cocoa used for the cupcake batter wasn’t the one with good quality. The Buttercream frosting was too buttery for me so I can’t eat it on its own. (hey, mahilig ako magpapak ng frosting..so, no comments from anyone please)

The regular chocolate cupcake was lighter with a sponge-like texture and a marshmallow frosting. The frosting was sweetened perfectly and it matched the spongey cupcake.

The verdict: the character cupcakes are yummier than the regular ones (cupcake-wise and frosting-wise). However, it is not the “wow” cupcakes that will let you crave for more. However, if your looking for cupcakes for giveaways for a sport-themed or sesame street-themed party, this will be perfect as each cupcake comes in individual packaging.