Mama Jo's Cupcake Creations

Mama Jo's Cupcake Creations
Aveley
http://www.facebook.com/mamajoscupcakecreations

Summerberry Cheesecake - 12 for $40
Not available individually from Mama Jo, however may be available (when in stock) from retailers. Please see website for details. 
 
An amazing cupcake. You can tell it is very moist as the patty pan wrapper is almost falling off. Usually with reviewing cupcakes, I try the cake first and the icing/frosting last. Not this time - I had to try the icing!

Simply delectable. It isn't just like a cheesecake, it is a cheesecake!

The cake part itself is lovely. Soft, and moist, and sweet... vanilla cake mix with real raspberries. I'm in heaven with this cake!

Back to the icing for a moment... the cream cheese has been whipped up with real berries (again!), and is smooth (no lumps whatsoever), drizzled with a berry sauce. Divine!

Total Score: 5/5

francois - swiss pastries & chocolates

francois
Dalkeith & Leederville
http://www.francois.com.au/

Blackberry & White Chocolate Mousse
 "Light almond sponge casing filled with white chocolate mousse and topped with blackberry mousse." - francois.com.au

Visually AMAZING! All I can say about the appearance. I almost don't want to eat it! (Sorry about the bad photo, the lighting wasn't very good)

Wow... Such a contrast in textures! The sponge is chewy, yet soft. The mousse filling is naturally sweet - little to no extra added sugar. There is white chocolate mousse inside the casing, so soft and smooth it is almost unbelievable! The blackberry mousse sits on the top of the white chocolate mousse and is just as smooth, even with 'opening hours' of sitting in the fridge.

Total Score: 5/5




Raspberry Mousse
"Light almond sponge casing filled with raspberry mousse." - francois.com.au

Again, it's simply amazing! It's a little deceptive with the garnish as it features strawberry and (I think) cranberries. (Sorry about the bad photo, the lighting wasn't very good). Such a cute design being shaped like a heart. VERY pink, but that just adds to the charm.

Wow... again. It has the same textural contrasts as the Blackberry & White Chocolate Mousse, but the extra natural sweetness of the raspberry adds more of a flavour contrast. It has such a kick, but it's not overpowering.

Total Score: 5/5




 Strawberry Tart
 "Shortcrust pastry, almondine, custard topped with fruits." - francois.com.au


A little clumbsy, visually, but loaded with strawberries so I don't see a way that it could have been graceful without removing half of the filling or the berries. Very shiny surface, due to a thick layer of jelly covering. It's making my mouth water. (Sorry about the bad photo, the lighting wasn't very good)

Most people who know me know that I don't like custard unless it's with Christmas pudding. However, I did have one exception to this rule - the strawberry tart from Miami Bakehouse. Now, I have two exceptions because this strawberry tart is just as nice.

The pastry is a little too hard for my liking, and the almondine is too thick, however the custard filling and the berries on top make up for it. Real strawberries, and super smooth custard makes for an amazing combination. The berries are sweet - I did expect this - and if they weren't I don't think it would work. Now that's a job I wouldn't mind - tasting strawberries :)

Total Score: 3/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Toblerone Tart - $4.20
Can be purchased individually from stores.
No description available online.

The pastry is soft, but still crisp. The filling is dreamy - another flavour of Baby Cakes frosting! - and has a dark chocolate layer at the bottom of the pastry cup.

There's not much I can say about this one - just go out and get it. It doesn't matter if you're not a fan of Toblerone chocolates - the flavour is not as intense as it looks to be.

Total Score: 4.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Passionfruit Pavlova Cheesecake - $3.95
Can be purchased individually from stores.
No description available online.

The meringue is sweet, and crisp. There is a dollop of frosting on the top (I really do like their frosting!) as well as passionfruit sauce.

I love the fact that this is actually a cheesecake. I thought it was a cupcake with a cheesecake-like topping.

The cheesecake is smooth, sweet (but not too sweet), but a little on the heavy side. The passionfruit adds the crunch to the cake.

There is a thin biscuit base along the bottom, but I only noticed this at the end.

Total Score: 4.5/5

Pure & Natural

Pure & Natural
Carousel Shopping Centre
www.purenat.com

Low Fat Wildberry Bakes Cheesecake - $4.80
Available for purchase from stores.

The pastry is too thick for my liking.

It has lots of colour, and isn't as smooth as 'regular' cheesecakes, but it's not as lumpy as most ricotta cheesecakes either. Not too strong in flavour or sweetness.

It's not a light dessert.

Very crumbly, falls apart easily. It came apart from the base almost immediately. Large portion size.

Total Score: 3.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Key Lime Cupcake - $3.95
Available online (minimum order of 6), or can be purchased individually from stores.
"Moist and lush lime and coconut cupcakes topped with pale green icing and crystalised lemon and lime zest" - babycakes.net.au

Moist (almost sticky) cake, cannot taste any lime or coconut in the mix however.

I love the lemon and lime zest with the crystallised sugar - it makes for a beautiful crunch, and complements the softness of the frosting marvellously!

Unfortunately, the frosting has nowhere near the amount of lime flavour I expected, and it is hard to eat as the zest is all stuck together and doesn't like to come apart unless you break it with your hands.

Total Score: 3/5

Queen of Hearts Mini Mini - $2.00
No description available online. Can be purchased individually in stores.
NB: 2 bite size

Adorable mini tart (with soft pastry!), filled with a strawberry jelly filling, topped with a pastry heart. The pastry is soft and easy to eat - it doesn't crumble after the first bite. The strawberry filling is very sweet - almost too sweet, and for me that's very strange. No frosting on this one. I'm a little disappointed, but overall, not too bad. I don't recommend more than one though.

Total Score: 2.5/5

White Chocolate Cheesecake Mini Mini - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Sweet pastry case filled with dreamy cheesecake and topped with a dark chocolate curl. " - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

The chocolate curl has no fridge taste (thank god!), and is crisp and rather sweet for dark chocolate. The pastry is soft, perhaps a little too soft for a cheesecake filling, but it doesn't crumble. The white chocolate filling is decadent! Just as soft and smooth as the regular frosting! Overall, however, it lacks crunch of any sort, and is a little on the bland side, even if eaten with the chocolate (instead of seperately).

Total Score: 3.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Princess Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Our most popular cupcake, moist plain cupcake topped with pink frosting and a pink and white chocolate icing flower." - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

Very cute! The small sugar flower on top gives the cake the most innocent look! (yes, it is possible for a cake to look innocent!). The sugar flower reminds me of the sugar easter eggs I used to get as a kid, only softer. It's not overly sweet. Perfect blend of sweet and soft. A definite winner. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the frosting from BabyCakes??

Total Score: 4/5

Death by Chocolate Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Decadent  fudgey chocolate cake topped with dark chocolate ganache and a chocolate shard. " - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

Very cute, yet a little imposing. The chocolate shard is almost as big as the cake itself. Strangely, the chocolate has a fridge taste that I haven't found with BC yet. It is a rather dry cake, the frosting is very rich, and not as soft as I was expecting.

Total Score: 2.5/5

Tiramisu Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Chocolate pastry case filled with creamy tirami su and topped with a chocolate shard." - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

Very cute. The filling is soft, the same consistency as the frosting from BC. White chocolate shard sets it off perfectly, and there is no fridge taste! The pastry feels hard to the touch, but is soft enough to eat without struggling, and it does not fall apart. I absolutely LOVE the small piece of coffee sponge in the bottom of the pastry shell!

Total Score: 3.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Mars Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Sweet pastry case filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a chunk of mars bar....a winner with the boys out there, order today and see why." - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

Very cute! The slice of a Mars Bar sitting on top of the chocolate ganache frosting is making my mouth water - I love Mars Bars! The caramel in the Mars Bar has dripped onto the ganache a little. The ganache filling in the mini pastry is very rich, but the pastry itself is crisp.

Total Score:  3.5/5

Citrus and Coconut Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Delicious and moist lime coconut cupcake topped with delux cream cheese frosting and crystalised lemon and lime zest." - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size

Very cute! It resembles a toy cake intended for little girls' tea parties with their dollies.  The frosting is almost as tall as the cake itself. The frosting is perfect! Soft, smooth, not too sweet... wow. The crystalised lime zest (I couldn't see any lemon zest) adds a slight crunch. The cake itself has the most delicate citrus flavour, but I couldn't taste any coconut.

Total Score:  4/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Summerberry Souffle - $3.95
I don't believe there is online purchase available. Can be purchased individually from the stores.

Looks very chocolatey! I've never had a souffle before, so I'm not sure how they are MEANT to taste, although I am of the opinion that they are a 'light' dessert. The strawberry and chocolate-frosting curl also have a tiny 'jelly' accompaniment, which is the 'glue' to hold the strawberry piece in place. The frosting is the regular BabyCakes frosting - which I love! - although too thick for my liking. It adds much-needed moisture to the souffle.

The 'Berry' of the souffle has all sunk to the bottom. I am not sure if this is meant to happen with a souffle, but I am not a fan. The cake was to dry and heavy for me to consider it a souffle; I've always thought of them as light and airy.

Total Score:  2.5/5

Lemon Meringue Pie Petit Four - $2.00
Available online (minimum of 6), or can be purchased individually in stores.
"Perfect for any occasion, make someones day today with our cute lemon Meringue Pies
Sweet pastry case filled with zingy lemon curd and topped with a meringue spike" - babycakes.net
NB: 2 bite size



Very cute! The pastry is very thin, and doesn't take away from the flavour of the lemon at all! The meringue, however, is not soft on the inside at all. Its is a hollow spike, and not very sweet. A little disappointing.

Total Score:  3/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

Rose Cupcake - $3.95
No description available online. Purchase individually from stores.

Similar in appearance to the Raspberry Sundae Cupcake. Very pretty frosting, with a sugar rose being the centrepiece. Very dense cake, with (I think) a hint of rosewater used in the mix. Reasonably moist cake, however it seems perfect for the flavours. Not overly sweet.

Strawberry chocolate curls are lovely and crisp, also not overly sweet. Also, not too many curls so it's easy to eat. The sugar rose was delectible. I didn't want to eat it!

The frosting is lovely and soft! I really love BabyCakes frosting - sweet, soft, and adds exactly what the cakes need in terms of moisture and flavour!

Total Score: 4/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

Bannoffee Cupcake - $3.95
Can be ordered online (minimum of 6), or purchased individually from the stores.
"Who can resist the flavours of banana, toffee and creamy frosting? Topped with lashings of chocolate flakes, this is one cupcake you will fall in love with." babycakes.net

Looks similar to a carrot cake. Banana flavour is strongest, overriding the coffee/toffee flavours in the cake itself. The cake itself is rather dry, and not very sweet. Topping is very nice to look at, but hard to eat as the chocolate shavings go everywhere! Frosting adds much needed sweetness and moisture to the cake.

Total Score:  2.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Death by Chocolate Cupcake - $3.95

Can be ordered online (Chocolate Mud Cupcake) (minimum of 6) or purchased individually from the stores.

 "Our decadent death by chocolate cake topped with lashings of chocolate ganache and chocolate curls. Finished with a dusting of icing sugar." babycakes.net.au

Looks very rich. Chocolate scrolls are crisp, but the icing sugar is a bit thick for my liking. Great contrast with icing sugar and chocolate, but could still be on the lighter side. 

Very dense cake, however it seems a little on the dry side for a DBC/Mud cupcake. 

Very rich, very thick frosting, more than makes up for the dryness of the cake. The frosting is as soft as it was on the Raspberry Sundae Cupcake. 

Total Score: 3.5/5

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights!

BabyCakes - Sublime Delights
Tuart Hill & Claremont Quarter
www.babycakes.net.au

Raspberry Sundae Cupcake - $3.95
Can be ordered online (minimum of 6), or purchased individually from the stores.
"These beautiful cupcakes taste as divine as they look. Lemon berry raspberry cupcake topped with a raspberry sundae frosting and dredged with our homemade pink sparkle sugar. Topped with a pale pink icing star." - babycakes.net.au

Pleasing to look at, very cute design. Very sweet, moist, and dense cupcake. Not as much raspberry as I initially expected. The frosting is soft, almost like a pudding consistency, and very sweet. This is where most of the raspberry flavour comes from. The sparkle sugar adds a much needed crunch. The sugar-star is pleasantly sweet, not overbearing.

Total Score:  4/5

Turkish Delight Mini Mini - $2.25
No description available online. Purchase from stores where available.

Sits neatly in the palm of my hand. I am a Turkish Delight fanatic, so this one is exciting!

Very cute, appears to be very sweet. The chocolate garnish is crisp, and doesn't have the 'fridge' taste that most chocolate aquires. The shell is soft, not crisp, and definately not soggy, and the turkish delight sits in the base of the shell. The dollop of chocolate on the top of the TD has a similar consistency to the frosting of the Raspberry Sundae Cupcake.

Lovely contrast of flavours. The TD is not overbearing, nor is the chocolate. Would have been lovely to have with a coffee.

Total Score: 4/5