I had seen a BuzzFeed Ladylike cupcake taste tear and they said Susie Cakes was best and since Susie Cakes is just a few block away from The Grove I had to try it out.
We purchased two cupcakes at each bakery, the black and white, and something different.
At Sprinkles, we got a vegan red velvet, and at Susie Cakes get got a lemon cupcake.
We took our cupcakes to the Griffith Observatory and sat at a picnic table overlooking the famous Hollywood sign.
Our Review of Black & White Cupcakes
Susie Cakes:
The cupcake frosting was still soft, like it had just been frosted with a light dusting of disk sprinkles. It made it a little hard to get out of the box but also didn't feel stale or old; it was fresh. The cake tasted like chocolate but not too rich. The frosting was creamy vanilla and was a good frosting to cake ratio. The cake was moist and tender, but it started to fall a part after 2-3 bites.
In my mind, this is what you expect homemade, from a cake mix, cupcake to taste like and I loved it!!!!
Sprinkles:
These cupcakes looked professional. The frosting had a slight crust so you didn't get sticky getting the cupcake out of the box. There were chocolate shavings decorating the top. The cake was firm but not dry and had a rich chocolate flavor, almost like dark chocolate. Good ratio of frosting to cake and the cake did not fall a part as we ate it.
Lesley loved this cupcake.
Results: we are split. I preferred Susie Cakes and Lesley preferred Sprinkles. The prices are comparable (between $3.50 and $3.75) and I would gladly order dozens of both cupcakes.
As for the lemon and vegan red velvet. Both were amazingly delicious and I am already craving another one! I am not vegan but I had heard the Sprinkles Vegan Red Velvet was even better than regular Red Velvet. The Vegan was made with coconut oil and it made the cupcake moist and rich. It may have been one of the best cupcakes I had ever eaten.
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