Sprinkles
Regular Flavors: $3.25
In the heart of Los Angeles, Sprinkles is the first of the world's cupcake bakery. When we were on vacation we had to make a stop at their LA location. It was the best feeling to come to a location the has started a huge buzz on cupcakes.
The cupcakery is small, more like a Starbucks at an airport... in and out kinda place. The servers are very nice and one of them was polite enough to explain about the gluten free options (now that one of us has to eat gluten-free, no worries). He explained about the attention they put into their gluten free products. What we learned was that ALL of the frosting is gluten free! They thought it was easier than trying to remember the difference, or trying to keep them separate from each other. Just want to point out the cupcake holders behind the glass (look to picture on the lower left). How cute is that?! It's such a clever idea! That way they don't slide on each other.
We got the following cupcakes: Red Velvet, Irish Cream, Gluten free Chocolate, Black and White Chocolate. We actually stopped by on St. Patrick's Day, and of course, had to try the Irish Cream. It definitely had that irish whiskey flavor in the cream. A little strong on the irish whiskey part, but if you like that its a keeper. It was fun to try, but not a one to get all the time.
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| Gluten free Chocolate cupcake w/ buttercream |
Looking at the pictures again, how cute are the little cut outs on each cupcake. The "G" on the gluten-free was very clever. It was a good label for a "good" (and "gluten-free") cupcake... and it was "good." Kinda reminded me of CakeLove... or what CakeLove use to be. A true gourmet cupcake! The frosting on all of them are a little grainy though. However, did not have too much frosting, just the right amount. The forks were kinda weird. I get the whole green thing, but the wood wasn't a smooth texture, and took away the cupcake texture on the tongue. I like the name on the handle making it special and cool... good and free souvenir. I would just change the wooden part of the spoon. I wanted to think about how good the cupcake was, not if I was going to get splinters while eating.
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| Red Velvet/ with cream cheese frosting |
We always have to comment about the red velvet. Tasting the cake part it has a vinegar/sweet taste to it. The cake itself is a true red velvet. The cake didn't fall apart or crumble, and was still moist and fluffy. I love it when you can push down on cake and it bounces back. It's a beautiful thing!
We know there is a Sprinkles in the DC area (Georgetown) and we will be trying that one soon. This franchise will be the first cupcake tasting comparison from both the East and West coasts. These are very good cupcakes; different and unique! Differently a Hollywood icon!
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We give Sprinkles the following rating...
Gluten Free: Available
Sugar Free: Available, but you have to ask for the doggie cupcake. It's a normal cupcake with nothing weird, just doesn't have sugar in it and less calories (60 to be exact).
Cupcake Atmosphere: 5 out of 5 (it's cute with pinks and browns)
Flavor Selection: 4 out of 5 (all of the normal ones, but with holiday themed ones also)
Customer Service: 5 out of 5 (the server was friendly and answered our questions)
Overall Quality: 4 out of 5 (the cupcakes were good!)
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