It rarely happens, but occasionally it does. I had a bad, bad cupcake. A truly awful cupcake. Inedible. A cupcake that would not bring a smile to your face.
At the home of the $750 cupcake, Sweet Surrender in the Palazzo, Vegas, I had the strawberry:
The strawberry.
They don't look bad, do they?
The frosting tasted like a raw blend of Crisco, extract and possibly lard. The cake is chewy and tasteless. I couldn't choke it down, and ended up trying to discreetly spit the thing into my napkin. Gross. The only thing this cupcake had going for it was the findings: a white chocolate square and a dried strawberry.
I was with another cupcaker, and her reaction was similar to mine (less discreetly).
I can't understand how this happened. Did no one in the bakery taste the cupcake? Was this just a bad batch? It didn't bode well for the other half-dozen cupcakes I had purchased.
The next cupcake turned out to be the best of the bunch, and a decent cupcake.
The carrot cake.
The frosting was good, almost very good, and the cake was good but could have used something to brighten/lighten it up, like pineapple.
The frosting was totally different from the Crisco monstrosity. A dense, firm cream cheese frosting. Tasty. Sweet. Pretty piping.
The red velvet was also okay.
It had the same frosting, so no problem there.
The chocolate cupcake was very pretty:
But the frosting tasted like Cool Whip. The cake was chewy.
I'm so disappointed in the Palazzo.
Palazzo's Sweet Surrender
Sweet Surrender is located on the Palazzo casino floor next to guest elevators.
You can see all the images here.
At the home of the $750 cupcake, Sweet Surrender in the Palazzo, Vegas, I had the strawberry:
The strawberry.
They don't look bad, do they?
The frosting tasted like a raw blend of Crisco, extract and possibly lard. The cake is chewy and tasteless. I couldn't choke it down, and ended up trying to discreetly spit the thing into my napkin. Gross. The only thing this cupcake had going for it was the findings: a white chocolate square and a dried strawberry.
I was with another cupcaker, and her reaction was similar to mine (less discreetly).
I can't understand how this happened. Did no one in the bakery taste the cupcake? Was this just a bad batch? It didn't bode well for the other half-dozen cupcakes I had purchased.
The next cupcake turned out to be the best of the bunch, and a decent cupcake.
The carrot cake.
The frosting was good, almost very good, and the cake was good but could have used something to brighten/lighten it up, like pineapple.
The frosting was totally different from the Crisco monstrosity. A dense, firm cream cheese frosting. Tasty. Sweet. Pretty piping.
The red velvet was also okay.
It had the same frosting, so no problem there.
The chocolate cupcake was very pretty:
But the frosting tasted like Cool Whip. The cake was chewy.
I'm so disappointed in the Palazzo.
Palazzo's Sweet Surrender
Sweet Surrender is located on the Palazzo casino floor next to guest elevators.
Sunday – Thursday
10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday - Saturday
10:00 am – Midnight
You can see all the images here.
Comments
I like the ones I make at home best!
Xoxo Alison
Thanks for the 411!
We went with another baker, obviously.
There's only one way to find out the next time I am out there. I've never eaten one of their cakes, but the presentation seems very nice.