Food Review: Twelve Cupcakes Vs Plain Vanilla Cupcakes

So, this is kind of late, but here is a short review of 12 Cupcakes and comparing it to Plain Vanilla Cupcakes.

Twelve Cupcakes Review:
Twelve Cupcakes is currently an international cupcake brand with stores in not only Singapore but also Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Manila and Hong Kong.

The Taste:

I personally quite enjoy Twelve Cupcakes and have bought them maybe 3 times before. This time round, I shared a box of 6 with my cousin and i had 3. I chose Raspberry Vanilla, Salted Caramel and Green Tea Chocolate. 

Salted Caramel. I love this. Probably my favorite out of all the cupcakes i tried ever. Sweet but not too sweet, fragrant and slightly salty; this cupcake is exactly how i had imagined a salted caramel cupcake should taste. Although i kind of like their previous design better.

Green Tea Chocolate and Raspberry Chocolate. The Green tea Choco was okay. I personally would've liked more green tea taste but for the people who are not as obsessed with green tea as i am, this is good. As for the Raspberry Choco, it is a stuffed chocolate cupcake. However, for being the special flavor of the day, there really isn't anything memorable or unique about it. Overall, an okay cupcake but will not repurchase.

The Price: 

$3.20 each. (additional 50cents for their daily specials)

** I got mine for $2 each since they were having a promotion at night, probably to clear stock.

Location & Opening hours:
I got mine from ION Orchard B4-33, 11am-10pm.
Check out their website for the full outlet lists with their opening hours: Twelve Cupcakes

Rating: 4/5

Twelve Cupcakes Vs Plain Vanilla Cupcakes

Locations:
As 12 Cupcakes has been around longer, they have many more stores all around Singapore and even in other countries. However, Plain Vanilla is relatively new; they currently only have 2 outlets, 1 in Holland Village another in Tiong Bahru. Hence, In terms of convenience, Twelve Cupcakes would be easier to find.

Packaging:

12 Cupcakes has a hot pink box with their logo and name printed on top in the middle.(will post a picture when i have it, sorry) 

Plain Vanilla has a simple hard cardboard box tied with twine. Both boxes have cupcake holders to stabilize the cupcakes.

I personally like Plain Vanilla's packaging more since i prefer simplistic things. But in general terms, 12 Cupcakes's packaging would be more outstanding and noticeable.

Cupcakes:

For the Cupcake appearance, I personally like Plain Vanilla's cupcakes more. To me they are simple and classy. 

However, to me, 12 Cupcakes wins hands down in terms of taste. I love how their cupcakes are not only pretty and perfect as a gift, they are not very sweet regardless of the rather huge amount of cream on top of it. I might be a bit biased since i do not like icing on cupcakes like most of the Plain Vanilla Cupcakes. And the icing being sweet to the point of not being able to taste anything else just kills it for me. Although the cake part is quite nice, but to me, a cupcake is nothing without an awesome tasting cream to accompany it. 

Conclusion:

Twelve Cupcakes are better in general as their cupcakes are not too sweet, fragrant, moist and soft. Plain Vanilla Cupcakes are probably good for the people with a very sweet tooth and love sweet things. So i recommend Twelve Cupcakes to anyone, old or young. As for Plain Vanilla, as pretty as it looks might not be enjoyed by the older people.