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After the milk tea craze, there has been a recent boom in the dessert industry, particularly because of cupcakes. And who wouldn’t say no to those sinfully good treats? It’s difficult to resist eating them, especially if they’re really, really good! With so many cupcake stores around and with so many flavors to choose from, finding the best that suits your taste buds can be a challenge. That is not the case with Cakes for Sahree, though.

Cakes for Sahree was founded and is managed by a culinary arts graduate and mom, Shaira “Aree” Salvador-Marin. It is a home-based business whose inspiration is Aree’s baby girl, Sahree, hence the business name. The pastries are not made by Sahree, but are made in homage to her. Sweet isn’t it? Well, things are about to get sweeter!

Just recently, I was able to taste Cakes for Sahree’s current cupcake flavors: vanilla, red velvet, green tea, moist chocolate, and mudcake. Guess what my favourite flavour is? Hmmmm…even I don’t know what my favourite is as all of them are abso-freaking-lutely good! To give you an idea of how they taste like, I’ll do my best to describe each flavour in the next few paragraphs.

Yours truly with my awesome shutterbug/foodie friend, Geraldine.

Yours truly with my awesome shutterbug friend, Geraldine.

Red Velvet

One of the most popular cupcake flavors these days is red velvet. It is also what I usually taste first when trying a new dessert place or brand. And ultimately, Cakes for Sahree’s red velvet cupcakes are the best I’ve tasted so far! They have the right amount of sweetness, a great hint of chocolate, and are uber moist! My foodie/photographer friend Geraldine (who’s a sucker for anything red velvet) described them as “hindi mahangin” and “siksik.” They have a rich, dark red color that’s close to maroon, actually, so that’s a plus for me since maroon is one of my favourite colors! Hehe!

Red Velvet; photo by Geraldine Lozada

Green Tea

I am a huge fan of green tea; hence, it’s what I usually order from milk tea stores. I already got hooked upon seeing the pleasantly eye-catching green frosting of the green tea cupcakes! I wanted to devour them right away! On my initial bite, I was greeted by a surprising sour taste that was immediately replaced by a pleasant sweet and creamy white chocolate center! The combination of the green tea and white chocolate flavors is a really great mix. The green tea flavour was just right and not powdery, while the white chocolate’s sweetness balances the acidity of the green tea. The cupcakes were also garnished with grated almonds, which give them a little more crunch.

Green Tea goodness! Photo by Geraldine Lozada

Moist Chocolate

The name says it all: these cupcakes are moist and they bring you to chocolate heaven! Even if you aren’t addicted to chocolate, you’ll surely love these! As much as possible, I don’t usually order anything that’s chocolate-flavored because I prefer an actual chocolate bar. However, when I bit into my moist chocolate cupcake, I felt I was in an ad or something because I closed my eyes as I told Geraldine how good it was! She agreed and concluded that real cocoa was used in making them.

I don’t have a solo picture of the Moist Chocolate, but it’s here – the second one from the left (surrounding the saucer).

Mudcake

If you prefer a richer, denser, and gooier chocolate flavour, go for Cakes for Sahree’s mudcake cupcakes. They’re as great tasting as the moist chocolate cupcakes, but with a hint of coffee. At first, I wasn’t able to distinguish them, but Geraldine was quick to detect the subtle coffee flavour. As soon as she said that, I detected a pleasant, sort of bitter after taste – that’s when I agreed with her!

: Mudcake (center) flanked by another Mudcake (left) and Vanilla (right). Photo by Geraldine Lozada

Vanilla

Looking for something to completely satisfy your sweet tooth? Then you should try the vanilla cupcakes! They are the epitome of sweetness, from the frosting to the actual cake. They are so sweet, you can actually feel and taste the sugar granules in the frosting! And even without the frosting, you’ll still enjoy the cupcakes as they have a clean, smooth, classic vanilla taste that will leave you wanting more. It also helps that they are made with the creamy goodness of buttermilk!

: Vanilla cupcakes with two kinds of frosting. Photo by Geraldine Lozada

I can go on describing these lovely cupcakes from Cakes for Sahree or you can just order some (or plenty hehe) to satisfy your budding curiosity. All the cupcakes taste exceptionally good, plus they have generous amounts of yummy frosting! They taste as good as they look, so they’re a sure hit as gifts or as treats for yourself! Cakes for Sahree also makes customized fondant cakes and cupcakes, so you’ll surely find something that suits your taste or your recipient’s!