Jose J.
Yelp
I had seen and heard about Ooh La la Dessert Boutique for a rather long time. When I lived just outside of Katy, on Park Row, I had seen their Park Row location several times. I had never stopped by because I was either too busy or just didn't plan ahead. When I moved to Cinco, I found that they had a location on this side of town too. So, my husband and I decided to give it a try.
The store in Cinco sits in a shopping center along Westheimer Parkway and 99. It is in that big shopping center where Target is located. The inside has a homey feel. They have trinkets and other fun items for sale. Of course, their main attraction, are the pastries. They have a plethora of cupcakes, cakes and cheesecakes. They also have a nice collection of cereal treats and macaroons. That day, I figured I'd try out their cupcakes and cereal treats.
Margarita Cupcake - It has a bright green frosting that tastes of lime. The frosting is buttery, bright and just sweet enough. The cake part, however, has a rather chewier crumb. Generally, cupcakes are supposed to have a tender crumb like that of a cake. These were more muffin like in texture. The cake part was pretty bland and didn't really deliver on flavor. I figured that the texture and flavor were just this particular cupcake until...
Nilla Nilla Cupcake - A vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting. Like the above, delicious frosting. Sadly, just like the above, chewy texture on the cake with a lack of flavor.
Not sure what is going on with the crumb on these cupcakes. Are they using the right flour? Maybe they are using a Pastry Flour versus a Cake Flour. You see, what gives you a tender or chewy crumb all depends on the gluten content the flour has. Pastry flour has a higher gluten content and is therefor good for pie crusts, cookies, muffins, etc. Whereas Cake flour, has a lower gluten content and is good for pastries which a tender crumb is desired. I was rather disappointed in the texture.
Right, so I also had cereal treats:
Rice Cereal Treat - these big as your face cereal treat is spot on perfection! It isn't overly sweet like so many other places and has a spot on texture. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and wish I had ordered another one.
Fruity Cereal Treat - you know that milk you used to save after eating Fruity Pebbles? Well, this one is for you! Man oh man this was delicious.
I would go back to try their cheesecake and maybe their cake offerings. I am a tad bit hopeful that their cakes don't have the same texture as their cupcakes. I did eye the macaroons, but to be honest they looked rather sad. The feet of the macaroons were non existent and they didn't have that sheen that you find in a macaroon. However, maybe the flavor reigns in them - so I will probably give them a try. I will definitely go back for their cereal treats!