tu-lu's Gluten Free Bakery

So I stumbled across this cute little bakery in East Village on my way to Union Square. The sign said "gluten free" and I was intrigued to try my first gluten free cupcake. They had four varieties of mini cupcake when I went. Chocolate with chocolate frosting, Vanilla with chocolate frosting, Vanilla with strawberry frosting, and Chocolate with peanut butter frosting. I got 2 mini chocolate peanut butter and vanilla with chocolate frosting.




Flavor: 3.5 points - Not quite the flavor of their glutenous counterparts but still a good attempt. Not enough peanut butter flavor for me

Texture: 3.5 points - The peanut butter frosting was too buttery and soft and the chocolate frosting was a little too dense. Both cakes were decent but I think I'll stick with normal cupcakes since I can eat them.

Appearance: 4 points - They were very cute and neat. The frosting got a little messed up on the way home on the peanut butter ones because it was very, very soft. My guess is it's the high butter content.

Price: 3.5 points - The mini cupcakes were $1.25 each or 3 for $3.50 which is a little more expensive than most mini cupcakes which are usually around $1. In comparison to how much cupcake you get when you buy a regular cupcake, it's not the best deal but I like being able to try different flavors without having to commit to a whole cupcake.

TOTAL: 14.5 points out of 20 points

Bakery Info: 338 E11th St New York, NY 10003

Yay!! It's Spring Break time so I finally have a spare moment to start updating this blog. Add to that my shiny new camera that I received for Christmas and it's time to actually start doing something with all the cupcakes I've tried over the past few years and my own experience with baking. I've decided on four criteria for now to rate the cupcakes:

Flavor: 0-5 points

Texture: 0-5 points

Appearance: 0-5 points

Price: 0-5 points

Welcome

Welcome to Cupcake Ratings!!

I've been thinking of doing this for some time now and have finally decided to put my passion for cupcakes to some use. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Christin. I'm a 23-year old medical student from Boston. I'm currently living in New York City, aka Cupcake Mecca. So with some of the best and most famous cupcake bakeries literally around the corner from where I live right now, I should have ample opportunities to taste them all and probably will when dealing with the immense amount of studying and stress that will undoubtedly come with medical school.

You might ask, what kind of future doctor is obsessed with cupcakes? Well, I am. Don't get me wrong. I love my vegetables and my salads and other healthy foods, but I also love my desserts. If this whole medical school thing doesn't work out, I'd open a bakery of my own. But for now, I will satisfy my sweet tooth with the creations of the bakers of New York City.

I have seen a couple other cupcake critic websites and blogs online and will be developing my own rating system to hopefully incorporate all the qualities that make cupcakes so incredibly delicious.

I will conclude this entry with the obvious disclaimer that all the ratings contained in this blog are reflective are subject to my own personal tastes and preferences. So while a certain bakery's strawberry and white chocolate cupcake may be someone else's favorite, I am partial neither to most fruits nor white chocolate, so my rating would probably not do this particular cupcake justice in another taster's opinion. With that said, let the tasting commence.