Hittin' the Spot

While visiting family in Florida last week, I stopped by The Cupcake Spot in St. Petersburg. They also have a location in Tampa.

My parents and I split a six pack. Top row, left to right: Tuxedo Bites, Butterscotch Babies and Better Thans. Bottom row, left to right: Berry Squared, Butterscotch Babies and S'mores.

I started with Butterscotch Babies, which was toffee cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and butterscotch chips. The cake was moist and flavorful. I liked the frosting; especially the added touch of the few butterscotch chips. This turned out to be my favorite cupcake of all three I tried. I usually save the best for last, but didn't know this one would be my favorite.

I split the Better Thans with my Mom. This is their signature cupcake. It's a chocolate chip cupcake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate chips on top. It was good, but I still prefer the butterscotch.

The last cupcake I had was S'mores. This was a chocolate cupcake topped with marshmallow frosting, dusted with graham cracker and a Hershey's mini chocolate bar inserted in the top. This cupcake was very sweet tasting. Compared to the S'mores cupcake I had at SWEET in Houston, The Cupcake Spot's was a bit better.

I've wanted to try The Cupcake Spot for awhile and was satisfied with my visit. I would go back again whenever I'm in town.

Also during this trip, I was given an early birthday gift from my parents. I will be experimenting with some recipes from The Cupcake Bible and report my results here, so keep on reading!