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Cupcake Royale @ 2052 NW Market St, Seattle
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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I recently visited a dear friend in Seattle/Washington State and before I went I looked up cupcakes to get an idea of what the best cupcakes are up there. To my surprise, different Cupcake Royale locations popped up as the first 8 out of 10 in my search. It was plain to see that I had to have a cupcake from Cupcake Royale.
We stayed in the cute little neighborhood of Ballard outside of the city. Restaurants, cafes, boutiques, coffee shops and bars lined the streets. And, luckily for me, a Cupcake Royale was right down the street from where we were staying.
On our first morning there, we found ourselves at Cupcake Royale. They have Cupcakes and coffee! I asked the lady behind the counter what she recommended. First she said Cookies and Cream (which I had initially thought about because is one of my favorite ice-cream flavors). She quickly followed up with "or the Banana Cream" (which was a little creepy because I had also thought about that one, too!).
Banana muffins are everywhere, sure, but banana cupcakes are a rarity. Muffins are pretty much cupcakes without frosting and this was pretty much a banana muffin with frosting! I ordered a Banana Cream Cupcake and a cup of coffee and we enjoyed them in the cute Cupcake Royale store.
The cake was filled with those teeny, stringy pieces from bananas that you find in banana muffins and banana bread. The rounded edgeswere toasted while the insides remained fluffy. There was also a little dollop of Carmel cream in it's center, Dulce de Leche to be exact.
The cake was buttery but not decadently so, as in it wasn't heavy but spongey while still being buttery and moist. Kind of like a muffin but more cakey. It was comforting to eat, like eating fresh baked banana bread at home in the morning.
The cream cheese frosting balanced between savory sweet. From it's texture alone I wouldn't have guessed that it was cream cheese frosting. Usually thick and creamy, like a buttercream frosting, this cream cheese frosting is as light as homemade whipped cream. It is in fact, a whipped cream cheese frosting and it's the lightest, yummiest whipped cream cheese frosting I have ever had. The whole cupcake had the quality of freshness that you could taste with every bite.
The Banana Runts and Nilla Wafer Streusel crumbs topped off the Banana Cream Cupcake with the perfect amount of crunch.
The Cupcake Royale location in Ballard is super cute. It's street art inspired paintings, Sub-Pop themed merch and cutesy plates made it hard not to have a full-on photo shoot. I had no idea the Banana Cream Cupcake is a seasonal flavor which made me even happier that I tried it! I have to try some of their ice cream on my next visit! Maybe I'll do a cookies and cream, ice cream/cupcake pairing.
On our first morning there, we found ourselves at Cupcake Royale. They have Cupcakes and coffee! I asked the lady behind the counter what she recommended. First she said Cookies and Cream (which I had initially thought about because is one of my favorite ice-cream flavors). She quickly followed up with "or the Banana Cream" (which was a little creepy because I had also thought about that one, too!).
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Behind the cupcake rack @ Cupcake Royale
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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Coffee & Banana Cream Cupcake @ Cupcake Royale
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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Banana muffins are everywhere, sure, but banana cupcakes are a rarity. Muffins are pretty much cupcakes without frosting and this was pretty much a banana muffin with frosting! I ordered a Banana Cream Cupcake and a cup of coffee and we enjoyed them in the cute Cupcake Royale store.
The cake was filled with those teeny, stringy pieces from bananas that you find in banana muffins and banana bread. The rounded edgeswere toasted while the insides remained fluffy. There was also a little dollop of Carmel cream in it's center, Dulce de Leche to be exact.
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Banana Cream cupcake @ Cupcake Royale
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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The cake was buttery but not decadently so, as in it wasn't heavy but spongey while still being buttery and moist. Kind of like a muffin but more cakey. It was comforting to eat, like eating fresh baked banana bread at home in the morning.
The cream cheese frosting balanced between savory sweet. From it's texture alone I wouldn't have guessed that it was cream cheese frosting. Usually thick and creamy, like a buttercream frosting, this cream cheese frosting is as light as homemade whipped cream. It is in fact, a whipped cream cheese frosting and it's the lightest, yummiest whipped cream cheese frosting I have ever had. The whole cupcake had the quality of freshness that you could taste with every bite.
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Cupcake Royale in Ballard
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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The Banana Runts and Nilla Wafer Streusel crumbs topped off the Banana Cream Cupcake with the perfect amount of crunch.
The Cupcake Royale location in Ballard is super cute. It's street art inspired paintings, Sub-Pop themed merch and cutesy plates made it hard not to have a full-on photo shoot. I had no idea the Banana Cream Cupcake is a seasonal flavor which made me even happier that I tried it! I have to try some of their ice cream on my next visit! Maybe I'll do a cookies and cream, ice cream/cupcake pairing.
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Cupcake Royale in Ballard
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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Cupcake Royale in Ballard
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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