tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post5989364429531613390..comments2023-10-16T16:07:49.757+01:00Comments on I Heart Cupcakes: Real Food Festival cupcakes - must try harderI heart cupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-62859793153870358862011-05-09T00:07:20.682+01:002011-05-09T00:07:20.682+01:00I loved my choccy cake from Sweet Things and Anne ...I loved my choccy cake from Sweet Things and Anne praised them highly! Anyone who thinks she is going out of her way to slander other bakers obviously hasn't read this blog, praise is always given where it's due.<br /><br />It takes a lot to make me not like a chocolate cupcake but that one from Cupcake a licious left a really unpleasant taste in my mouth, the only nice thing about it was the smarties! The Monkey Poodle cake tasted plain wrong!Mannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-20556244655647360982011-05-08T23:06:30.223+01:002011-05-08T23:06:30.223+01:00I wish you got to try my cupcakes at Real Food Fes...I wish you got to try my cupcakes at Real Food Festival. We were on the other side of the festival. Did you get to see our stall at all? Love, Sweet Tooth Factorysweet tooth factory*https://www.blogger.com/profile/01837292795919292202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-31705791436830780532011-05-08T17:39:49.535+01:002011-05-08T17:39:49.535+01:00@Kelly - I should have thought to take my holders ...@Kelly - I should have thought to take my holders with me! Next time!!<br />I'm not sure it was made with stork but definitely tasted of it<br /><br />@MWP - there is no excuse indeed. But from feedback I get from bakeries it seems some people really like bad cake (See below)<br /><br />@msloz - I know what you mean. I've tasted far better "amateur" cakes<br /><br />@Sally - Manny had Desert Deli's shortbread and loved it. It would seem we're in the minority re MP<br /><br />@Gem - the festival was lots of fun, even with bad cake<br /><br />@Alice - I can hand on heart say it was inedible. I wish I'd taken a picture of it in the bin to prove we didn't eat it now (I usually do when we don't eat it incase people doubt what we say). It was really gritty tasting, dry and the frosting was very unpleasant. I'm glad you've had more luck than me. <br /><br />@Tv Foodie - Alas I hate to burst your rather amusing bubble but Ms C and I are <b>not</b> related. I'm assuming that you think just because I happen to think she makes fabulous cakes we are suddenly sisters. In that case I'd have a <b>LOT</b> of family out there. As it is, I'm an only child. I can provide my Scottish birth certificate as proof if you like, I believe Ms C was born in either Canada or America, you'd have to ask her I'm afraid as I'm not privvy to her birth details.<br />I'm glad you enjoyed the cupcakes you had from them, however I can only give my <b>HONEST</b> opinion - the cake I bought was <b>inedible</b> and ended up in the bin. The point of my blog incase you missed it is to give my HONEST opinion, they were dry with a gritty texture and frosting so sweet it could bring on diabetic shock.<br />As for being childish, at least I'm not being slanderous about a business by implying they would ask their sister to bad mouth their competition - which is something you appear to have fabricated in your over-active mind. <br />Finally, we <b>asked</b> for a box at <b>both</b> stalls, one was only available if we bought 6 (cupcake-a-licious) and Monkey Poodle said they only had bags or napkins. I've been doing my blog for three years thank you and am well aware of how to ask for a box.I heart cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-21553206451555343332011-05-08T01:25:29.767+01:002011-05-08T01:25:29.767+01:00Hello, there's only one Ms C, who also happens...Hello, there's only one Ms C, who also happens to be your sister, if I'm not much mistaken. Perhaps if you are going to be disparaging about people relying on glitz and glamour you should get your facts straight. Like, for example the fact the MonkeyPoodle were doing the 50s dress thing a full 6 months before Ms Cupcake even started up. <br /><br />If you're wondering how I know all of this, it's because I was lucky enough to feature MonkeyPoodle's cakes on a show I worked on for the Good Food Channel, where they were praised highly by Jay Rayner and chef Matt Tebbutt. <br /><br />I'm all for amateur critiquing, but it comes across as though you're just trying to slander Ms Cupcake's (i.e. your sister's) competition. Very childish. I was at the Real Food Show this weekend and managed to get tasty cupcakes (in boxes!) from both Cupcake-a-Licious and MonkeyPoodle.<br /><br />Oh, and just a thought. If you want a box, ask for one.TV Foodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-40806373726947783172011-05-08T00:38:20.082+01:002011-05-08T00:38:20.082+01:00Ok i normaly agree with all your reviews but i hav...Ok i normaly agree with all your reviews but i have to step in here. I regularly get cakes from monkey poodle at cabbages and frocks market and i love them. Lemon drizzle is my personal fave, maybe you just got a dodgy batch?alice_baby_joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215688134583375203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-82142837342124914582011-05-07T11:42:04.768+01:002011-05-07T11:42:04.768+01:00Hmm your sweet thing cupcakes looked yummy! glad t...Hmm your sweet thing cupcakes looked yummy! glad they tasted yummy too! That festival sounds good, with the exception of your bad caked, I would go just on the basis of Outsider Tart being there!! I love their stuff!Cupcake Crazy Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609126344568341428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-50879375586304656812011-05-07T11:31:53.323+01:002011-05-07T11:31:53.323+01:00I'm looking forward to checking out the Desert...I'm looking forward to checking out the Desert Deli. None of the cupcake companies were enticing me via their websites, but I will definitely try Sweet Things, thanks for the recommendation.<br />No surprises ref. Monkey Poodle for me; I wasn't taken with their Black Forest Cake at Cupcake Camp LDN, either!Sarah @Scrumptious Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045723495329663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-77528293762648495472011-05-07T09:42:37.250+01:002011-05-07T09:42:37.250+01:00Your blog has shown me that I genuinely could open...Your blog has shown me that I genuinely could open up my own cupcake business. Im not that great, but I'm definitely better than the parade of bad places you've blogged about!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813340722890324930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-84849545772086327902011-05-06T23:42:49.723+01:002011-05-06T23:42:49.723+01:00Argh! Bad cupcakes make me so sad! There is no e...Argh! Bad cupcakes make me so sad! There is no excise for a bad cupcake! It really bothers me that some people just have a lightbulb moment one day and decide to open up a cake business without doing their homework or having delicious & moist recipes. There were a few dodgy looking cupcake booths at last summer's Taste of London Food Festival as well. I really think that food festivals like this should have a tasting panel that exhibitors need to pass before being allowed to sell their treats! I'm going to this tomorrow - thanks for the re-cap I'll make sure to stay away from those you've warned us about!Made With Pinkhttp://www.madewithpink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-29681821699122248202011-05-06T23:28:05.105+01:002011-05-06T23:28:05.105+01:00Thanks for the tips Anne! I shall be making a beel...Thanks for the tips Anne! I shall be making a beeline for Sweet Things and skipping Monkey Poodle. I've already put my cup-a-cake holders in my bag!<br /><br />You'd think that since it's the "Real" Food festival surely not just any joe off the street can get a stall?? I wouldn't classify a cake made with stork as "real" food!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482078492022382483noreply@blogger.com