Pete's Sweets Cupcake Review

I think cupcakes are great for celebrating just about anything -- the first week of summer, a personal achievement, a personal memory of a loved one, or celebrating it's the weekend.  I purchased three cupcakes at Pete's Sweets in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this past weekend.  Pete's Sweets looked promising on the internet, and I needed to find something good local after my return from New Orleans.  I purchased one Caramel Brownie, one Creme Brulee and One Lemon Coconut cupcake. 

These little beauties didn't disappoint.  These cupcakes are much more rich and complex than any grocery store cupcake I've encountered and worth the price of $3.25 each.  I think the Creme Brulee in the center of the photo here was my favorite.  Rich luscious Creme Brulee (I capitalize on purpose; if Emily Dickinson could make her own capitalizations, so can I.) The Lemon Coconut has a divine tropical custard filling.  Caramel Brownie has a serious caramel flavor, and this was the only one in this group that had a chocolate cupcake and a very rich chocolate cupcake.  The other cakes were vanilla and had a more solid texture and taste than the average grocery store cake. 

But I think the frosting is the strength of the cupcakes created by Pete's Sweets. There is a tall generous serving of frosting on each, and each frosting bears its own distinct flavor.  The frosting was so delicious that I could smell each flavor as I held each cupcake in turn.  And each frosting is so unique that this experience leaves
me curious as to what the other flavors of cupcakes at Pete's Sweets taste like.



By Roberta Whitman Hoff