I live in LA where the market is saturated with cupcake vendors. My expectations were low of this cupcake place in my suburban hometown city of Fullerton. Patty’s Cakes far surpassed my expectations.
We ordered 4 gluten-free cupcakes. I had the GF chocolate with mint chip icing. My husband had the GF chocolate with peanut butter frosting. And, my 3-year-old had the GF chocolate with vanilla frosting and sprinkles. I thought that a large amount of frosting would be overly sweet and I would scrape 1/2 off, BUT I was pleasantly surprised when I took a bite! The frosting went deliciously with the cake. It was not too sweet, and I enjoyed every bit. My husband loved his too. My daughter ate mostly the frosting and not much of the cake but that is typical of her.
My Dad had the vanilla with coconut vanilla frosting and my Aunt had the regular (not GF free) chocolate with mint frosting. They both thought they were very tasty. I tried my Dad’s vanilla. Personally, I was not a huge fan. The cake tasted a little lemon-y to me for some reason.
Overall, I was surprised by how good these cupcakes were. In fact, my Dad is going to buy me some for my birthday. And, I liked them so much, I signed up for the birthday club to get 2 free ones. :)
