I have driven past Hotcakes, a tiny bright pink bakery nestled in between a liquor store and Mexican costume shop, a bunch of times and never stopped in. If the exterior wasn't so pink and frilly, I might never have noticed it. The only I reason I even checked it out was because it won Food Networks' 2009 Cupcake Wars for their Tres Leche and Spicy Mango cupcake.
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| mmmm....cupcakes...dreamy... Note: when this picture was taken I had already eaten a couple |
There were so many good choices, I bought a case of 10 mini-cakes including: chocolate peanut butter, lemon, vanilla sprinkles, chocolate cream cheese, Oreo cookie, english toffee, and red velvet to name a few.
The red velvet cake was disappointing, but the cream cheese frosting was excellent - not too sweet or tart. Honestly, I wasn't impressed by any of the "classic" cupcakes. The more exotic the combination, the better the cupcakes were!
English toffee: too sweet
Vanilla with sprinkle batter: good but not great
Lemon: very good, with a hint of lemon curd. Sweet and tangy.
Chocolate Peanut Butter: my favorite and delicious. Peanut butter isn't overpowering.
There is parking in the back. It's on Washington Blvd and Centinela in Culver City. If you go, don't get anything traditional, go with an 'out-of-the-ordinary- cupcake.
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