I came across My Delight Cupcakery (MDC) almost a year ago serendipitously, and have been in love with it ever since. It is simply the best cupcakery establishments around, even better than...dare I say it...Sprinkle's Cupcakes. Yes, I can back up my big statement. MDC is the reigning LA Cupcake Challenge champion, having won it in 2010 and 2011 for innovative and delectable treats.
MDC has 16 daily flavors, and one to seven different Flavors of the Week (FOTW), depending on the occasion. Let me just preface the rest of this post by saying that the cakes themselves are moist and never dry or mealy.
Although I could rave on and on about MDC, let me just show you what we had today:
My dainty little package of "mini" goodies
From top row, left to right: Strawberry, Late Night Breakfast, Chocolate Salted Caramel
Bottom row, left to right: Carrot Cake, Waffle Sundae (FOTW), Peanut Butter
Strawberry: Fresh strawberry cake topped with strawberry frosting. Love the cake, the topping, not so much. It was a little too gritty for me.
Late Night Breakfast: Waffle-inspired cupcake topped with buttermilk fried chicken. The regular sized cupcake is stuffed with said fried chicken. The fried chicken garnish sits atop a buttery frosting, and then drizzled with maple syrup and a secret blend of spices. One word comes to mind: Bombdiggity! Yes, it's that good!
Chocolate Salted Caramel: Chocolate cake with a smooth caramel center and topped with chocolate frosting and caramel with a sprinkling of salt. I liked the combination, it was good.
Carrot Cupcake: Carrot cake with carrots, walnuts, pineapple, coconut, spices and topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting. Not a fan of carrot cake, so I didn't try it.
Waffle Sundae: A light waffle-inspired cake filled w/ fresh strawberries, dipped in French chocolate ganache, frosted with a layer of chocolate mousse, then Madagascar vanilla mousse, topped with jimmies, nuts, a cherry & a piece of waffle cone. It was really good! I'm sad that it's just a FOTW.
Peanut Butter: Peanut butter cake with PB chips and topped with PB frosting and chocolate sprinkles. I loved the PB-ness of it all; thoroughly satisfying.
If you're ever in the IE, a visit to MDC is definitely in order. A word (two) to the wise: go early, as they tend to run out.
My Delight Cupcakery, 1520 N. Mountain Avenue, Suite B-108, Ontario
I completely agree I just love mdc and I share it with everyone I can. Connie