Review: Famous Cupcakes

Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood
www.famouscupcakes.com

Cupcake #1: Chocolicious
They Say: "A milk chocolate cupcake made with French milk chocolate and topped with our milk chocolate buttercream frosting."
We say: Cake: It was very moist and had a nice, rich chocolate flavour. Not too sweet.
Frosting: Very smooth and creamy - a perfect chocolate-butter ratio. There was no greasy finish.
Overall, a very solid chocolate cupcake.
Ratings:
Frosting: 4.5
Cake: 4.5
Overall: 4.6

Cupcake #2: Vs-va-va-nilla
They Say: "Our famous vanilla cupcake made with Madagascar vanilla and topped with our creamy vanilla buttercream frosting."
We Say: Cake: It was so moist - a nice change from the previous bakeries visited. It had a nice hint of cinnamon that complemented it...almost like a spice cake.
Frosting: Very smooth and creamy...had a more vanilla flavour than butter flavour. It complemented the cake very well.
Overall, a yummy vanilla cupcake.
Ratings:
Frosting: 4.5
Cake: 5
Overall: 4.8

Cupcake #3: Cookies & Cream
They Say: "A milk chocolate cupcake baked with Oreo cookie pieces, filled with a chocolate whipped cream filling and topped with our cookies&cream buttercream."
We Say: Frosting: It tasted like the inside of an Oreo. It was a little too sweet.
Cake: It was disappointingly dry. There was a lot of the whipped cream filling, which was nice, but it didn't make up for the dryness of the cake.
Ratings:
Frosting: 3 (filling: 2)
Cake: 2.5
Overall: 2.8

Cupcake #4: Coconut
They Say: "Our famous vanilla cupcake made with Madagascar vanilla, filled with chocolate coconut whipped cream, and frosted with our homemade coconut topped cream cheese frosting."
We Say: Cake: It was deliciously moist....exactly the same cake as in the va-va-va-nilla cake. The filling wasn't chocolate as promised, but vanilla. It didn't add anything, nor did it have a particularly coconutty taste, but it was ok.
Frosting: Very good. The perfect cream cheese balance was reached, and the coconut topping complimented it well.
Overall, a tasty cake, but I was disappointed by the lack of coconut flavour.
Ratings:
Frosting: 4 (filling: 2)
Cake: 5
Overall: 4

Cupcake #5: 24 Karat
They Say: "Light and fluffy, with fresh carrots and walnut chips, our carrot cupcake is sure to delight the cupcake lover. Topped with our famous cinnamon cream cheese frosting."
We Say: Cake: It was extremely moist. There was a lot of grated carrot and nut inside, which was extremely tasty but made the cake very crumbly. Perfectly spiced.
Frosting: Delicious. The ideal carrot cake topping, and the cinnamon added a really nice flavour and complimented the cake perfectly.
Ratings:
Frosting: 5
Cake: 4.8 (for crumbly-ness)
Overall: 4.9

Cupcake #6: Good Morning Cupcake!
They Say: "A lightly spiced vanilla cupcake with vanilla beans, sprinkled with our unique blend of brown sugar, cinnamon, and graham crackers. " (Topped with a swirl of cream cheese frosting)
We Say: Cake: Again, a beautifully moist vanilla cake. There is no bad.
Topping: Super graham cracker-y, but very messy, because there wasn't anything binding it together. When you tried to peel back the wrapper it flew everywhere. However, it was a nice change from frosting.
Overall, a really nice cake, especially for someone that isn't a big fan of frosting...or chocolate. Not too sweet at all.
Ratings:
Cake: 5
Frosting: 4.5
Overall: 4.7

This is a really solid cupcake shop. While the cupcakes are still pricey at $3.25 each, they're very large (definitely enough to share!) and worth the price.