Confections Cupcakery: Manassas, VA

Confections Cupcakery
$2.50 each

Their slogan: "Believe in the Hype," and we agree to that statement! This is the second time I, ChocolateGanache, have been to this cupcakery. This is CarrotCake's first, and as much as I love their cupcakes, CarrotCake also fell in love.

The cupcakery is adorable! This is the largest store size we have seen so far. They have some chairs and tables, but the variety they offer in cupcakes makes you want to grab your favs and go home and cuddle up to watch a good movie. These are by far the best cupcakes we have had! The consistency of their cupcakes is perfection. Watch out Georgetown Cupcakes you have competition ; )

They have a variety of cupcakes like: the normal kind, cake pops, and mini cupcakes. All very cute and yummy. But, our visit this time is just to try the normal cupcakes. We picked out from a large selection: Peanut Butter Cup, Red Velvet, Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie, and Pink Champagne. We will focus on three this time...









First up the Red Velvet. This is a classic red velvet done very well. It does not have the store brought box mix taste; which we love. It is definitely gourmet! The cake was fluffy and moist. I love it when the top of the cake has a little bit of caramelization. This is my favorite part of any cupcake and all of their cupcakes have it.  This is when you know it was done right. The cream-cheese frosting was the prefect balance of sweet and tangy. Red Velvet fans give this one a try and then post (below) what you think. We know you love red velvet like we do : )

Red Velvet

inside the Red Velvet

Pink Champagne

Second up is the Pink Champagne. This one is perfect for any shower you are throwing for a friend or family member. It's cute, fun, beautiful, pink, with little pearl candy on the frosting. AND the best part it, does taste like it has bubbles in it; like from the champagne. But no affects... well, none that I can remember ; )

The frosting is buttercream, and what I love about their buttercream is that it doesn't have that ton of butter taste some others have... it's light and smooth. Kinda like the homemade butter you would make in the baby food jars, as a kid, because that butter always came out smooth and lovely.  

Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie

Last up (the best is always last) the Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie dipped cupcake. Yes, I said dip! I'll get to that a little later. First, it taste a lot like the Girl Scout Cookie Thin mints. But not too minty. It's a good balance of chocolate and mint. I LOVE chocolate (so shows my name), and the chocolate flavor is still there. Sometimes the mint over powers it, but that wasn't the case here. Now...we talk dip! This seems to be a new "hype" in the cupcake world we are so happy to live in. It's the same idea as the dipped ice-cream cone, but better! Inside (as shown below) is the creamy-loveliness of whipped buttercream frosting. This is the best part. It's like pudding, cake, and fudge all wrapped into one. Bless the person who was in a good mood to make this! 

inside the Thin Mint Cookie Cupcake

This cupcakery has a guest rewards card too, that I thought was clever and a good way to have the guest remember to come back. Each time you visit you get a mark on the card that leads to a free cupcake. Guess which one I will be getting...

Rewards card for each visit

We give Confections Cupcakery the following rating...

Gluten Free: Not yet, they are working on the batter. So, it is prefect!
Sugar Free: Not Available
Vegan: Not Available

Cupcake Atmosphere: 5 out of 5 (it is the Tiffany's of cupcakeries)
Flavor Selection: 5 out of 5 (you name it they have it, plus some others you never would think of)
Customer Service: 5 out of 5 (the server was friendly and very helpful)

Overall Quality: 5 out of 5 (give them a try and let us know by posting here on our blog. thanks!)