babycakes

I'm pretty sad that the national cupcake craze appears to be waning. San Diego only recently got any cupcakeries at all. The one I tried recently is called Babycakes, and it's in Hillcrest where David's coffee used to be.

We decided to get one coffee and one cupcake to go. I chose the medium roast coffee, which was just fine but unremarkable and after much decision-making my husband and I picked out a pistachio cupcake to take with us. The guy at the counter seemed a little short tempered with me, especially when we asked if they made any gluten-free pastries (which I was wondering about so that I could take something to my sister if they did). He seemed a little snarly about that.

Anyway, the cupcake was pretty good. The cake was rich, dense and moist and filled with green pistachio colored cream. The frosting was a tad on the sweet side. I was hard pressed to note any pistachio flavor in the frosting or cream, and I thought I saw either green sprinkles or food coloring happening.

This place did sort of kick Cupcakes Squared's ass, but I don't know if I'll be frequenting it. I didn't feel at all welcomed by the staff, and for $3 I expect an outstanding cupcake plus some basic customer service.