little cupcake lover

A random cupcake cart on Broadway in Soho. Predictably, the cupcakes were nothing special. I got a strawberry mini. The cake was a little dry, almost stale. The frosting was extremely strawberry-eqsue. The only endorsement I can give these cupcakes is that they were of a ridiculously adorable size.

Jacques Torres 2

Today I received a box of Jacques Torres chocolates in the mail from my wonderful boyfriend. I have Golden Espresso, Fresh Coconut, Caramel Nut Noir, Earl Grey, Ménage a Trois and more of the Love Potion #9 that I loved so much last weekend. The Caramel Nut Noir had not-too-chewy caramel with a crisp hazelnut crunch inside dark chocolate. Stay tuned as I eat the Love Potion #9s and try to guess at the secret ingredients!

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Jacques Torres

From left to right: Chai Tea, LoveBug, Love Potion #9

The Chai Tea had milk chocolate ganache with Indian spiced tea. It had a strange sweetness to it and I was hoping for more cinnamon or allspice or cloves flavor. I didn't care for this one. LoveBug had key lime ganache with white chocolate. I'm not sure that key lime would have worked with dark or milk chocolate. The white chocolate made a lot of sense, even to a girl who is a white-chocolate-non-believer. Love Potion #9 was Jacques Torres' secret recipe of pure dark chocolate ganache. Intriguing...

I want to mention the Hot Chocolate, too. Real hot chocolate has chocolate melted into it, not cocoa powder. Nothing else should be allowed to carry the title. To me, this Hot Chocolate was perfect; rich and creamy and exceptionally thick. Next time, I plan to try the Wicked Hot Chocolate with spices and hot peppers.

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