Laura
10-02-2009, 02:32 PM
Another "haute" and "grown-up" flavor for a "kiddie" treat. While this is in line with the current emergence of high-quality, gourmet, exotically-flavored cupcakes marketed (and priced!) for adults, do you think cupcakes in tea-based flavor varieties (with matching frosting) as sold by Layers Cupcakes (http://layerscupcakes.com/CuppaTeacakes.html) are a good idea?
I've had cake that had loose Earl Grey tealeaves baked into it, which was surprisingly good, but the Layers Cupcakes varieties do not make it clear whether they use boiled, strained tea liquid or dry, loose tea leaves in the making of these cupcakes and their complementing frostings. They also pair other exotic ingredients with the tea, some of which I might want to steer clear of, or which might cancel out the tea taste altogether. Alas, they have no pictures of the cupcakes in question. :unsure: They seem to ship nationwide.
http://layerscupcakes.com/CuppaTeacakes.html
I've had cake that had loose Earl Grey tealeaves baked into it, which was surprisingly good, but the Layers Cupcakes varieties do not make it clear whether they use boiled, strained tea liquid or dry, loose tea leaves in the making of these cupcakes and their complementing frostings. They also pair other exotic ingredients with the tea, some of which I might want to steer clear of, or which might cancel out the tea taste altogether. Alas, they have no pictures of the cupcakes in question. :unsure: They seem to ship nationwide.
http://layerscupcakes.com/CuppaTeacakes.html