Twelve Cupcakes

Looks like someone got hold of a magnolia bakery cookbook. The flavors are interesting but I gotta say the chocolate chocolate was pretty good. The rest were okay. Problem when you have too many outlets I guess quality slips… Anyway, not bad not great… Not Magnolia Bakery.

I’ve visited Twelve Cupcakes on two occasions now, for a single cupcake treat and accompanying chamomile tea.
The red velvet was superb. I have a high bar for my cupcakes, and this one was a real winner. I find most cream cheese frostings to be too heavy /​goopy in consistency, but this was just perfectly light and fluffy with the right amount of sweet.
On my second visit I tried the salted caramel. I love anything salted caramel so flavor-​wise I was happy. The swirl of caramel sauce on top was the perfect amount and didn’t overwhelm. Sadly, I found the cake itself to be on the dry side. It was a good cupcake, but half way through I found myself longing for another red velvet.
If you’re a cupcake fanatic (like myself) I’d recommend giving this place a try — if for nothing else than the red velvet.

Not really a big fan of cupcakes, or the craze that seems to be slowly swelling up, the first time i had it was when my colleagues bought it back for tea one day.
The cupcakes are fluffy and come beautifully packed, but otherwise, i’d say it’s pretty decent. Maybe the fact that it’s run by celebrity couple Daniel Ong and Jamie Teo that causes people to come and try it, as I personally wouldn’t queue for it, unless its as a gift for friends.

The cake quality is meh at best, and the ones I’ve had are a little flour-​y for me. The frosting? A little too much. I’ve tried the red velvet and the peanut butter, and both were sweet for me, and I’m a sweets kinda guy. I thought I’d try them at another outlet at Novena, but… same deal for me.
Celebrity cupcakes? Not for me, thanks.

Twelve cupcakes? More like twelve wonderful cupcakes. I can see how this would be a smash hit with parties and such because they come in a very nice packaging, and economies of scale makes it worthwhile to get them in bulk anyway.
My virgin cupcake was also their special of the day, which is one of the exciting things about this shop — the fact that they vary their menu every so often. Their special of the day happened to be a lychee martini cupcake, not the most manly cupcake, and I am fairly embarrassed to say that I would have got that even if it wasn’t their day’s speciality.
What a good cupcake it proved to be! They’ve basically nailed the cupcake itself with how soft and moist it should be, and the cream is given very generously as well, without it being excessively sweet. I also love it when they bury a little surprise in the cake — here it was a nice and sweet lychee which just adds that bit more zest to the whole thing.
I nipped a couple of bites of other cupcakes here and there and they all tasted really really good as well. No regrets!

This outlet has a little seating area outside the store so you can have your cupcake there and then. I don’t usually come to this outlet, but when I’m in the area at Parco, I make it a point to pop by and buy a pack of 6 back for the family! I like the traditional chocolate flavours, but do check out the seasonal premium flavours that change everyday (they cost a little bit more though!)

Well-​packaged and slick boxes. I usually grab about 12 if we’re celebrating a colleagues birthday, etc. it looks good and is more convenient than a cake.
They’re famous for their red velvet cupcakes which, although not as good as Hummingbird bakery (sorry this is unhelpful as it’s in London) is still pretty decent.
My absolute favourite though is the peanut butter… you have to try that! So good I have to get two.
The cupcakes are moist if a bit too sweet. Still a decent cupcake offering for Singapore though!

Don’t quite understand the hype behind them, but their cupcakes are certainly decent and tasty — buttery and moist even in the later part of the day, attributed to the fact that they back their cupcakes throughout the day on site! They look amazing and make great little gifts to perk up a friend’s day (they come individually packed). Don’t think any sweet-​tooth will be able to find much fault with these cupcakes especially with all the interesting flavours on offer!

Walking by with a friend, I tried the cupcakes from this bakery — as he was telling me all about the publicity, concept and flavors, etc. I have heard quite a lot of hype about them. I had a nibble of their Red Velvet, and was pretty disappointed. I’ve seriously, seriously, seriously had better.
What I Love: Their concept is great, I love the design, the layout of the store — the colors and the different flavor options — it’s a really good idea and I was totally sold. I wanted to try every single flavor available! The cards are nice, the boxes are pink, it’s great marketing and visually is really attractive.
What I Don’t Love: The taste is just really average. I’ve had better ones from random stores — minus the chi chi and matching boxes. It’s just over priced cupcakes — nah. Not my thing, sorry! ;/​The cakes at Food For Thought are WAYYYY better.