Marks & Spencer Strawberry and Vanilla Cupcakes

I purchased these cupcakes yesterday as I was having a couple of friends over and I wanted something to give them for dessert. **My Thoughts** The cupcakes look really gorgeous when you see them in the box. The pink strawberry icing on the top has little sugar flakes which make it sparkle a little bit. This is probably what brainwashed me into buying them and spending £2.99 for 4 cupcakes!! I don't think I actually checked the price before I got to the till so it came as a bit of a shock but I thought they had to be amazing for that price. I do normally love cupcakes so thought I'd get them anyway. So I gave one to each of my friends and ...  Read the complete review

Over the last couple of days I've been helping my future sister-in-law (FSIL) with an outdoor photoshoot, as she's a stylist for a national newspaper and was doing a feature of 3 different styles that you could have in your garden. One of the styles was for kids and featured a lovely wire cupcake stand, so we had to go and buy some cakes to fill it up and make it look fantastic. We both knew Marks and Spencers had these new cupcakes, as we'd seen them in the shops and my FSIL had tried to get some for her birthday party recently, but M&S said that they were struggling to make them fast enough due to the huge demand. So we were expecting them to taste ...  Read the complete review

Well now it's official. Marks and Spencer are feeling the pinch. Or rather their customers are, especially in the Food Hall. The reason I know this is because the latest idea from the men in suits is a new collection of cakes with which to attract their customers. I often walk the aisles of my nearest M&S and like to keep an eye out for anything new in their Food Hall. Thus I first noticed their new range of cakes in a prime difficult-to-miss location right inside the entrance about a fortnight ago. The cakes in question are all cupcakes, with four in a box. I managed to desist for a few weeks, but last week, knowing we were having friends ...  Read the complete review

I have to say I have not enjoyed these and will not be buying them again. They are good value at £2.50 for four, and the packaging is retro and kitsch and looks good in the cupboards! You get four cakes in the box and they are well packaged so they dont fall over and squish in the box. They are visually fabulous - light thin paper, soft yellow sponge peeking out from the top, baby pink icing and sparkly sprinkles which are edible and safe for children to eat. Biting into them though however is where the perception changes. The buttercream topping is expected to be rich, but it is very VERY sweet, so much so that you would only want to eat ...  Read the complete review