Comments on: Sparkle Cupcakery, Surry Hills

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:14:18 +0000

Yes, i agree that the cakes aren’t as good as i was hoping for. My boyfriend had the milk chocolate which just crumbled because it was so dry and my Pure Sparkle vanilla was equally as bad. Luckily i had a cup of tea to help wash it down. Personally i won’t be going back. $4.50 for a dry cupcake, i don’t think so.

By: Lorraine E

Lorraine E — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:29:13 +0000

Ooh how exciting to see a new cupcake place! The packaging looks great but not great that you were disappointed with the taste. I must plan a visit soon

By: reemski

reemski — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:55:17 +0000

Hi Blixt, So glad you found somewhere that does gluten free cakes that you can enjoy! But my experience with the Green Tea cupcake was very disappointing. But as I said, I’ll go back, sample a few more and see how they go, as I think it’s a great concept.
BTW try Rowie’s Cakes: http://www.rowiescakes.com.au/
you can get them at David Jones and other really good gourmet type places and deli’s…Very, very yummy….and gluten free….and would be the same price as Sparkle.

By: Blixt

Blixt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:09:36 +0000

I’m a bit of a foodie myself actually, but having recently found out I’m gluten intolerant has been both depressing and frustrating. I always thought there were lots of gluten free options around, but finding tasty cakes and desserts has been a huge challenge.
Sparkle Cupcakery has been the answer to my prayers. I was fortunate enough to sample the Lemon Zest Gluten free cake which was delicious! There is no hint in the flavour that this cake was gluten free AT ALL !!!!!! I was so excited!!! It had a lovely lemony flavour that left me wanting more. My boyfriend who can eat anything (I am soooo jealous!) is a massive chocoholic and he had the milk chocolate cupcake which had a kind of shaved chocolate topping. It looked delicious and he scoffed it down and bought a second! He said the flavour was just right. We’ll be going back as regularly as we can, as I enquired and apparently they make a different gluten free cake each day. Thank-you Sparkle I feel like I can finally enjoy cake again. Keep up the good work!

By: reemski

reemski — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:22:12 +0000

Kathryn of Sparkle – So glad to hear that the leftovers are indeed going to OzHarvest
Eweebug – I’d like to try a few more of the cupcakes before passing final judgement, but the Green Tea certainly wasn’t as flash as I expected.
Anna – Maybe the next one I’ll try is the coconut ice cupcake!