Cupcakes and Wine
Thursday I went with some friends to a cupcake and wine pairing where Cupcakes Take the Cake had teamed up with Swirl Events to put this whole thing together. Let me say right off....I didn't take pictures. Sorry! Once I started consuming the alcohol...well it just sorta slipped my mind.
There were 3 stations set up. Each station had 2 wines and either a cupcake paired with it or a cheese. There was a Rose station, a White and a Red. We hit the Rose station first and this really is the only wine I took serious note of (and apparently so did everyone else there, it was all gone by the end of the night....never got seconds). It was an Emeri pink moscato from Australia. And was paired with a strawberry cupcake. This was the 2nd sweetest wine I've ever tasted. The first being a dessert wine I had when Willie took me to Le Bernardin. I could see how this wine could be dangerous. You can really trick yourself into thinking you're not actually consuming alcohol! It really is that sweet! The other wine was paired with a chocolate cupcake. But as I said before, they also had a cheese set out at each station as well.
Now, let me just say that honestly....I was a bit disappointed in the cupcakes. They weren't really anything too incredible. And maybe that's the point, so they don't overpower the wine. I don't know. But they were just very average. The strawberry was meh, ok. The chocolate tasted like it came from a box. And if they got these from a bakery...well that's even more disappointing. Other cupcake flavors were carrot cake (not really cream cheese frosting), caramel (probably my fave of the night) and a pineapple (which I didn't try but a friend said tasted just like vanilla). I guess I had higher expectations that we were going to be tasting some interesting cupcakes. After seeing the way the cupcake trend is going (savory, maple and bacon...etc) I was hoping to see something like that going on here. In the end...we wound up enjoying pairing the cheeses with the wine more than we did the cupcakes. There just really was nothing special about them. And when it's a CUPCAKE and wine pairing, it's not good to have mediocre cupcakes.
Just so I don't end this all negative-like...I really did enjoy myself. Even with mediocre cupcakes. It was alot of fun just standing around trying some wine, eating some cheese...getting JUST tipsy enough that I became a chatty cathy (happens EVERY time I drink...I become a total motor mouth), and having lots of laughs with some girl friends. So yes...still a fun night! :)
There were 3 stations set up. Each station had 2 wines and either a cupcake paired with it or a cheese. There was a Rose station, a White and a Red. We hit the Rose station first and this really is the only wine I took serious note of (and apparently so did everyone else there, it was all gone by the end of the night....never got seconds). It was an Emeri pink moscato from Australia. And was paired with a strawberry cupcake. This was the 2nd sweetest wine I've ever tasted. The first being a dessert wine I had when Willie took me to Le Bernardin. I could see how this wine could be dangerous. You can really trick yourself into thinking you're not actually consuming alcohol! It really is that sweet! The other wine was paired with a chocolate cupcake. But as I said before, they also had a cheese set out at each station as well.
Now, let me just say that honestly....I was a bit disappointed in the cupcakes. They weren't really anything too incredible. And maybe that's the point, so they don't overpower the wine. I don't know. But they were just very average. The strawberry was meh, ok. The chocolate tasted like it came from a box. And if they got these from a bakery...well that's even more disappointing. Other cupcake flavors were carrot cake (not really cream cheese frosting), caramel (probably my fave of the night) and a pineapple (which I didn't try but a friend said tasted just like vanilla). I guess I had higher expectations that we were going to be tasting some interesting cupcakes. After seeing the way the cupcake trend is going (savory, maple and bacon...etc) I was hoping to see something like that going on here. In the end...we wound up enjoying pairing the cheeses with the wine more than we did the cupcakes. There just really was nothing special about them. And when it's a CUPCAKE and wine pairing, it's not good to have mediocre cupcakes.
Just so I don't end this all negative-like...I really did enjoy myself. Even with mediocre cupcakes. It was alot of fun just standing around trying some wine, eating some cheese...getting JUST tipsy enough that I became a chatty cathy (happens EVERY time I drink...I become a total motor mouth), and having lots of laughs with some girl friends. So yes...still a fun night! :)
posted by Starla at
9:05 AM
4 Comments:
Oh my. I have never heard of a cupcake/cheese and wine pairing event, but that sounds fantastic! Too bad the cupcakes were sort of meh. There is a great cupcake shop near me that does pineapple-upside-down cakes. I can't even imagine pairing that with good wine; it might be too much excitement for me to handle! :)
oooo...pineapple upside down cakes?!? that sounds fantastic!
Oh Pineapple upsidedown cupcakes sound DEVINE! I have just the wine to pair them with! It is from the only winery in Maui! Maui Blanc! It is pineapple wine!!! OMG!!! We had it the last time we were in Maui and I fell in love with it! It is not easy to find here on the mainland but I have gotten it a few times from Bev Mo and you can order it online :) Now I want to go make some little cupcakes and crack open a bottle!!! :)
pineapple wine AND pineapple upside down cakes?!? you're killing me! sounds SO yummy!! i think we should have a UWIB party and stuff ourselves with some pineapple upside down cake and get tipsy on some pineapple wine. :)
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