tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post6532076180102998712..comments2023-10-16T16:07:49.757+01:00Comments on I Heart Cupcakes: Buttercup...don't break my heartI heart cupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-44671047342604543972009-11-21T20:42:17.401+00:002009-11-21T20:42:17.401+00:00Hi anon -thanks for your comment. Sorry to hear yo...Hi anon -thanks for your comment. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience at Buttercup as well. The thing is they used to be one of the best cupcake cafes in London - the first cupcake I had from there was moist, fresh and as for the frosting..YUM! However over time I can tell their quality has just gone down hill - I should've known when I saw them selling a frosted cupcake from the fridge that she'd said was yesterdays to someone at Westfield really - I've learned my lesson now and wont be visiting again.<br />As for charging for a box when they're one of the most expensive cupcakes in London (I think Peggy's cupcakes are the most expensive I've had for normal cupcakes) is just ridiculous.I heart cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-54056476103449795482009-11-21T01:28:57.915+00:002009-11-21T01:28:57.915+00:00I've just foudn your blog and read your review...I've just foudn your blog and read your review of Buttercup, and my experience a couple months ago was almost identical to yours. I can't for the life of me figure out how Buttercup bakeshop managed to open up a shop in Westfield AND Blue Water!! My review from Qype is below: Ok - I'm Canadian and know my cupcakes very well, and have tasted cupckes from some of the top Bakeries in both the US and Canada. I was expecting the cupcakes at Buttercup to be like the ones back home and was very dissapointed. The cupcakes at Buttercup were dry and crumbly - not at all moist and fluffy like they should be. The frosting was ok, but there was too much of it. I honestly think the cupcakes were not baked fresh the day I purchased them because they were so dry. One other thing was that the bakery is located in the oddest locationin Kensington - not really near anything else, and rather hard to find. Also, I wanted a box to take my cupcakes away in, and they wanted to charge me 50p for a box. Instead I opted not to pay for one, so they put the cupcakes on a paper napkin and then into a little carrier bag - not really impressed. Would not go back again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-63520844788547479682009-10-21T23:17:35.964+01:002009-10-21T23:17:35.964+01:00That's terrible that it's not iced properl...That's terrible that it's not iced properly. Very sloppy. I had one from Westfield once and it got squished in the bag but it was one of my early purchases and I know better now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509940451345540183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-31762035080566457222009-10-12T22:34:05.784+01:002009-10-12T22:34:05.784+01:00I was hoping it was a one off but seems not to be ...I was hoping it was a one off but seems not to be the case, which is a shame as they used to be great cupcakes!! I think perhaps they are re-using cupcakes from previous days - mine was definitely NOT fresh!<br />I never got the whole Westfield we don't do boxes business - its a cupcake I don't want it quished in a bag!! Ridiculous I agree!I heart cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-39341459245912944872009-10-12T09:52:50.285+01:002009-10-12T09:52:50.285+01:00Agreed - have only ever had their cupcakes from We...Agreed - have only ever had their cupcakes from Westfield, but they've often been very stale.<br /><br />Also hate that I can't take them home in a box unless I buy 4. I resent paying £7.50 for 3 cupcakes, only to have them shoved into a paper bag all squashed together.<br /><br />I keep going back because I hope they've changed, and I'm a sucker for any cupcakes, but they're consistently mediocre and overpriced. Very bad value for mone.Suzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808076487605477930.post-28119812936323690102009-10-11T18:13:56.335+01:002009-10-11T18:13:56.335+01:00I have been there only once and didn't like th...I have been there only once and didn't like the cupcakes we got (two between me and hubby). It seemed basically crubly muffin with frosting. We decided not to go back again, for £2.50 we can have really nice ones from other cupcakeries. Now I wonder if we just got some leftover from the previous day (it was a Sunday morning)edithnoreply@blogger.com