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      • Divine Bites revisited

        Posted at 5:11 pm by MLea
        Oct 27th

        Back in May, we made a little side trip to Divine Bites on the way to Portland.  When we went  south again last month for VegFest, we stopped back in.

        I loaded up with a five pack of minis:  Butterfinger, The King’s Favorite, Nestle Crunch, Peanut Butter Dream, and Orange Cream.

        Butterfinger

        The Butterfinger was my favorite: a moist vanilla cake with a tiny bit of chocolate filling topped with vanilla icing coated in crushed up Butterfinger bars.  YUM!

        Nestle Crunch

        The other candy bar themed cupcake, the Nestle Crunch, wasn’t as delightful.  The chocolate cake was a little dry and crumbly.

        The King's Favorite

        The King’s Favorite is a banana cake with peanut butter icing and a tiny chocolate center.   The peanut butter icing was a little sweet, but the cake was moist and flavorful.

        Peanut Butter Dream

        The Peanut Butter dream consisted of a peanut butter cake filled with a bit of chocolate pudding and topped with peanut butter icing.  This one was a little too sweet for me.  It was moist and filled with peanut butter goodness, but also a bit too much sugar.  I’m not exactly sure what the chocolate ball on top was, but it didn’t add anything.

        Orange Cream

        The Orange Cream was not good.  The orange flavor in the cake seemed very strong and artificial.  The icing had flecks of vanilla bean in it and was probably good on its own, but I couldn’t get past the overly orange-ness of it all.  This did inspire me for a potential for “O” however.  If I decide on Orange Creamsicle, I’m hoping I can make it seem a little more light and natural.

        If I lived closer to Vancouver, I’d probably be in Divine Consign frequently, looking for household goods and having a little cupcake treat.    For now, I’ll be happy stopping in every now and then on my way to Portland.

        Posted in Miscellaneous Bakeries | Tagged banana, butterfinger, chocolate, Elvis, Nestle Crunch, orange, peanut butter

      • New Cupcakes from Dahlia Bakery

        Posted at 6:10 am by MLea
        Apr 15th

        So after a useless doctor’s appointment, I felt a little “cupcake-y”.  I had to pick up Mr Shuck downtown and Dahlia Bakery was on the way…

        Orange Vanilla Cupcake from Dahlia Bakery

        The Orange Vanilla cupcake looked much better at the bakery.  I obviously didn’t exercise enough care in the car and my cupcake turned over in the Chinese takeout container.   The cake was a little dense and chewy, but still moist with mild orange flavor.  The icing, I think an Italian meringue butter cream, had stronger orange flavor from flecks of zest.  The cake was garnished with a strip of candied orange zest and curls of white chocolate.   My rating: ♥♥♥.  I’d gladly pay for this again, but I probably wouldn’t drive out of the way.  I like the way they coordinate their flavor with the liner.  I’m not willing to pay extra to dress my cupcakes in pretty liners since I they are definitely a labor of love not profit.  White liners are cheaper.

        Rocky Road Cupcake from Dahlia Bakery: Click to enlarge

        The Rocky Road cupcake wasn’t very rocky.  I think I experienced only 2 or 3 nuts.  Not very much crunch there.  The cake was was moist and full of bittersweet chocolate flavor.  The marshmallow meringue was nice and fluffy, but a bit grainy, like the sugar hadn’t dissolved completely.  In spite of the lack of nuts and some graininess, I enjoyed this cupcake.  My rating: ♥♥ 1/2.  I might get it again if I was in the area.  It would depend on what else they had instead.

        On a side note…I drifted into Yellow Leaf because Mr Shuck was waiting for me next to their bakery.  I was hoping for something spectacularly yummy like Pancakes and Bacon, but they didn’t have anything new or exciting today.  Maybe next time!

        Posted in Miscellaneous Bakeries | Tagged Dahlia Bakery, orange, rocky road, vanilla

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