Cupcakes on Pitt

If you haven’t been to Cupcakes on Pitt and have been wanting to – DON’T.

That is, unless you’re planning on being disappointed (like I was).

I’ve been strangely curious about Cupcakes on Pitt; more than a handful of friends have had half-hearted opinions of their wares and I’ve been debating for a long time if I wanted to find out for myself. But the very brave Leigh took me to the Parramatta Cupcakes on Pitt store.

I’ve never been to the Bondi store or the flagship store in the city so don’t know if it’s the norm to not have any decent seating, but I was surprised that there were only about 4 barstools in the shop, and no tables.

While I was choosing which 2 cupcakes to buy, the woman behind the counter kept yelling flavours at me. It was like I was in the middle of Paddy’s Markets or walking through Kings Cross. At least the prices were down to $2.00 from the original $3.50. All the cupcakes looked impressive but I managed to decide to buy a lemon meringue and a passionfruit.

I have to give credit to the packaging; my little bundle of cupcakes made it home in one piece after being lugged around multiple laps of Parramatta Westfield.

The cakes themselves were dry and plain. The passionfruit icing was fake-tasting and the meringue was rubbery. The nicest part was the tiny amount of lemon under the meringue.

Overall, a thoroughly disappointing experience. If you’re looking for a nice cupcake cafe in Sydney, then Cupcakes on Pitt is not the place you’re looking for!

Outtakes

Earlier in the week, I submitted this photo for the 365 self-portrait challenge:

Sometimes I’m a bit spesh when it comes to getting these self-portraits. Sometimes it’s cause the photo makes me look a bit too feral; sometimes it’s cause the entire photo is feral:

So since I have another 350+ days left of this project, here’s hoping I get better at it some time soon!

Just a little something I whipped up…

Jam Donut Cupcakes = YUM

The batter was a bit sticky; probably needed a bit more buttermilk to make the spooning easier.

Once again, Not Quite Nigella proves her awesomeness in the food stakes.

2-3/365

2/365 twitter – freshly showered

2/365 phoney – waiting for dinner

3/365 twitter – really wanting to have an afternoon nap

phoney 3/365 – bought at newtown berkeleow

365

Call me keen, brave or a glutton for punishment, but I’ve put my hand up for two 365 memes this year.

For Phoney 365 I’ll take a photo every day of 2009 on my mobile phone or my handbag cam (Canon Ixux 80IS); the photo can be of anything, everything and anyone

For the Twitter 365 Project I need to take a self-portrait every day (no camera restrictions), so there could be some VERY interesting mugshots in store!

1/365 Phoney – healthy new year breakfast

1/365 Twitter – still getting used to the new 50mm lens