There aren't too many things that are better than cookies and a glass of milk and who would no better than Santa Claus himself. But even Santa must want to switch up his sweets from time to time, right? Spinkles Cupcakes has three special Holiday flavors, Ginger Bread, Chocolate Peppermint and Christmas Cookie! It's a Christmas miracle, right?! A Christmas Cookie Cupcake!
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Holiday Mini Cupcake sampler & standard Cupcake from Sprinkles Cupcakes
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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T'is the season of eats, treats, parties and celebrations so I was really excited when I saw that Sprinkles offers these flavors in their mini cupcake selection this season. You can still indulge and try all three flavors without over indulging. They even have a Mini Cupcake sampler which is a three pack that comes in a custom box to hold one of each of the special Holiday flavors. Another Christmas miracle!
I stopped by Sprinkles on two different occasions and both times they were out of the Christmas Cookie Cupcake in both sizes. This could only mean that the Vanilla Cupcake with Vanilla frosting that has red and green sprinkles on top and inside is on everyone's list this year. The Mini Cupcake Sampler actually comes with a mini Gingerbread cupcake, a Chocolate Peppermint mini cupcake and a Red Velvet mini cupcake but I switched out the Red Velvet for a second Gingerbread.
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Sugar free Red Velvet cupcake from Sprinkles Cupcakes
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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As I placed my order I noticed that they had vegan and sugar free Red Velvet cupcakes. I didn't even know they had vegan and sugar free options! They boxed up a sugar free Red Velvet cupcake for me and I was on my merry way.
The cream cheese frosting was so creamy and sweet it's hard to believe that it was sugar free. Same goes for the Red Velvet cake. It's sweetness was right on par with a regular, sugar filled Red Velvet cake. It was so buttery and moist, I dare to say it was ooey-gooey. This sugar free cupcake is as close to being decadent as a sugar free cupcake can get.
The holiday packaging for a single cupcake is simple but really cute. A red, signature Sprinkles dot made to look like a snowflake with gold foil around it.
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Gingerbread & Chocolate Peppermint mini cupcakes from Sprinkles Cupcakes
photo by Nikki DeMartini
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as soon as I opened the box, wafting around the air like dancing sugar plum fairies. I had one of these first so that the signature holiday flavor wouldn't be masked by the chocolate peppermint combination.
Cinnamon and sugar was the first thing I tasted, followed by not-too-sweet buttercream frosting and last but certainly not least, the spice and sugar of classic gingerbread. It really is the flavor of Christmas, gingerbread. It makes you feel warm and cozy when you eat it or even just smell it.
The Chocolate frosting on the Chocolate Peppermint mini cupcake seemed to be more rich than the frosting on the Gingerbread mini cupcake. Maybe because it's chocolate? The small chunks of candy cane on top of the frosting made it difficult to tell if the frosting itself is chocolate peppermint or just chocolate but it sure was yummy. The chocolate cake was as to be expected, not very chocolately as most chocolate cakes tend to be. Both of the mini cupcakes were not as moist as the standard size cupcake. Maybe because of their size any moisture got baked right out of the cake?
They were the perfect size for a little holiday treat, just a few bites at most.
Mini cupcakes and sugar free cupcakes are great options to have especially around the holidays!
Santa would be happy with either one (or both).
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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