Maggie D.
Yelp
Had a meeting recently where someone brought an assortment of cupcakes from Ludgers. The person who brought them said it was a Bavarian bakery, and that the icing is their favorite because they use Bavarian cream. I thought that was pretty cool!
And I have to say, I agree that the icing was very good. I love how it had this fluffiness and so much airy-ness to it, but it was still thick and more dense. It wasn't thin or runny at all! I imagine it would be pretty hard to get that consistency just right like that. It had a simple flavor... it reminded me almost of a slightly sweeter version of that homemade butter (made by shaking heavy cream) we all used to make as kids for a fun cooking craft (anyone else know what I'm talking about? Haha!), which I always really enjoyed. It's kind of a creamy or milky flavor, so that makes sense. I also appreciate the amount of icing/ cream on each cupcake. They didn't skimp but also didn't overpower it, so I felt like it was just the right amount.
And the actual cake part of the cupcake was yummy too! I tried half of two different flavors. The first half I tried was tiramisu. Since this isn't a dessert flavor I have often, I didn't know exactly what to expect, though when I asked I was told it kind of had a coffee flavor. After trying it, I can definitely agree with that, and I liked it. This one was also the most intricate flavors there (just more to it, less simple) and it was cool because I could really see the different layers in it, especially since I cut it in half. The other half I tried was just a regular chocolate on chocolate. I might have liked this one better, but I'm. It sure because they were both good. Again, I was glad to have cut it in half because I could see the inside, which was filled with more chocolate cream. I think it was even a slightly different flavor from the chocolate cream that was on top. The colors were a little different at least, and I kind of felt like the one on the inside maybe had a heavier flavor to it, maybe a little salty (in a good way)? I don't know, I just know it was good.
The overall size of the cupcakes were pretty small to standard. From looking at their website it looks like you can get 6 cupcakes for $9 though, so that matches up pretty well in my opinion... as in yeah, maybe they aren't huge, but they aren't charging you as if they were either (and some places do), so I appreciate that.