The Great Cupcake Adventure 2011

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My quest for delicious cupcakes... the perfect fix for spontaneous cake cravings.

 1. Big City Cupcakes

10205 - 101 St
Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4
(780) 421-4263

Category: Bakeries

4.0 star rating
  7/14/2011

I've been on a quest. A quest for delicious cupcakes. And, folks, that quest may be over.

I've been hopping around Edmonton lately trying to find a decent cupcake joint. I don't really understand where the trend came from, but so far, I haven't been…More »

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 2. Crave Cupcakes

7929 104 Street
Edmonton, AB T6E 1V1
(780) 409-8486
3.0 star rating
  8/3/2011

I am writing this review as I'm eating the cupcake. (My boyfriend surprised me at work with them!)

The icing by itself tastes pretty standard for buttercream. It's VERY sweet, a bit too sweet for my tastes, but it doesn't taste like shortening which…More »

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 3. Flirt Cupcakes

10158 82 Ave
Edmonton, AB T6E
(780) 757-4899

Category: Desserts

2.0 star rating
  8/16/2011

I finally got around to trying the cupcakes at Flirt. I tried both a chocolate and a vanilla cupcake for comparison. I've been pretty severely disappointed by the other cupcake places on/near Whyte and Flirt failed to change that.

In Flirt's favor,…More »

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 4. Whimsical Cake Studio

8716 109 St
Edmonton, AB T6G 1E9
(780) 988-2253

Categories: Desserts, Bakeries

2.0 star rating
  Update - 8/3/2011

Instead of just editing my previous review (I moved this place from three stars to two) I thought I'd explain myself a little more.

I've tried a couple other cupcake places since my review of Whimsical and that has changed my perspective a lot.…More »

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  • 3.0 star rating
    7/6/2011

    This review is going to be very similar to the one I did for Fuss Cupcakes.

    Preamble (copied from my… Read more »

 5. Fuss Cupcakes

10441 - 82 Ave
Edmonton, AB T6E
(780) 761-3877

Category: Desserts

2.0 star rating
  7/6/2011

I've tried a few of the cupcake places in and around the Whyte avenue area lately, and I haven't been impressed. Fuss was no different.

I will preface this review with the knowledge that I love to bake, and I've made my fair share of cupcakes. I've…More »

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