Cupcakes: Crumbs vs. Sprinkles.

Ok, time to talk cupcakes. I love them. All kinds.  And there are so many cupcake shops, but let's go straight to the big three: Crumbs, Magnolia and Sprinkles.

Which is the best?

I unequivocally vote for Crumbs.  If you've been here before, you'll know that I have raved about the Ba Ba Booey Crumbs Cupcake. It is divine. DIVINE.

Others prefer Magnolia, which I am not a fan of - at all. And many people love Sprinkles, so the other night, I was nearby, and decided to give Sprinkles a whirl.  I knew that I've had Sprinkles in the past, but I honestly couldn't remember.

Not a great sign for a cupcake.

I ordered the Carrot Cupcake and it was good, no doubt about it.  But it's no Crumbs.

So, since it was so long ago that I had Magnolia, I'd like to knock them out of this conversation and talk a little more about Crumbs vs. Sprinkles and the reasons why Crumbs wins my cupcake war.




Size
Crumbs: Three sizes offered - taste, classic and signature with the signature weighing in at six ounces and measuring over four inches tall!

Sprinkles: I would say that their cupcake is the size of the classic at Crumbs.

Winner: Crumbs

Variety/Creativity
Crumbs: Over 50 varieties, at least 30 flavors/store. Names include: Cotton Candy, Grasshopper, Happy Birthday, Ba-Ba-Booey, Mudslide, S'mores and Vanilla Sprinkle.

Sprinkles: 26 flavors, 12 flavors at a store/day. Names include: mocha, coconut, chocolate, lemon and red velvet (no need for uppercase because they're just flavors). And almost all are made with dark belgian chocolate - even their milk chocolate cupcake is made with dark belgian chocolate!













Winner: Crumbs

Appearance

Need I say more?

Winner: Crumbs

Taste
Obviously the most subjective of the criteria.  For me, there was no question.

Winner: Crumbs, Crumbs, Crumbs

Customer service
Experience at Crumbs:

Me: Excuse me, what's in the Ba-Ba-Booey?
Crumbs Employee: Oh, that's a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter filling, topped with peanut butter and chocolate icing and mini peanut butter chips.
Me: Great, and what about the Good Guy?
Crumbs Employee: Oh, that is a vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles baked in vanilla buttercream frosting and topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting and covered with rainbow sprinkles and white chocolate drizzle. 

Experience at Sprinkles:

Me: Excuse me, are any of your cupcakes milk chocolate?
Sprinkles Employee: Seriously? Duh, no! All of our cupcakes are dark chocolate. Obviously! (ok, seriously, duh and obviously were not used, but I am using them to convey the tone and attitude of the employee)

Winner: Crumbs

Happiness Factor

Feeling Happy?

In all seriousness, just looking at Crumbs cupcakes makes me smile. It's almost like you automatically feel happy looking at them! And tasting them - forget about it! Your happiness factor goes up instantly!

Winner: Crumbs

Do you agree? Disagree with a passion? Let me know -- though
I seem very steadfast in my love affair with Crumbs, I am open to other cupcakes! and opinions!

ps - If you haven't been to Crumbs yet, you must try it! You will love it - I promise!!