Was having dinner at KLCC a fortnight ago and saw Bisou's little cupcake shop. It was a little island beside the centre court. No walls, open concept.
Business was brisk!
I looked around the cupcakes on offer, they were all so colourful.
It took me a while to decide which to get. Although there were many cupcakes, they were basically play arounds of classic tastes.
For example, vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting (I'll call it vanilla on vanilla for ease of reference). They also have vanilla on chocolate; chocolate on vanilla; chocolate on chocolate; vanilla on chocolate ganache; chocolate on chocolate ganache; coffee on coffee; chocolate on coffee; vanilla on nutella; chocolate on nutella; vanilla on lemon etc. You get the idea. It seems a lot, but essentially, there are only 2 base flavours and about 8 frostings.
I opted for Candied Lemon, which turned out to be cupcake of the month!
It came in a real pretty box. At RM 5 a piece, it was affordable.
The cupcake was regular sized and looked very pretty.
I took a bite into the frosting and cake.
The flavours were not overwhelming, just the right hint of citrusy taste with a hint of sourness. The cake is dense and moist, in a good way. It was not too airy, and had the right amount of sweetness.
The frosting is buttercream, which essentially is butter + a lot of icing sugar.
Personally I have a slight aversion to buttercream. It usually is too sweet and the icing sugar gives a crunchy, almost sandy texture. There is no way to lessen the sugar unfortunately, because lesser sugar will make the frosting less firm and more prone to melt or not hold its shape.
My choice of frosting is Swiss Meringue Buttercream, consisting mainly of egg whites and very little sugar and butter. It holds its shape perfectly for piping and does not melt in humid weather. If you refer to my earlier post on Jenny's wedding, that was the frosting I used for the wedding cupcakes and everyone complimented on its taste. It was my mild dislike to buttercream that prompted me to search for an alternative which has the same properties as buttercream. SMB is the perfect choice and partner for a cupcake, in my humble opinion.
Anyway, back to the Citrus Lemon cupcake. There was a hidden surprise, a piece of candied citrus fruit (could be an orange / lemon) between the cup cake and the frosting, which was sweet and sour at the same time, an intense taste to say the least.
By the time I'd reach half the cupcake, I was on a mild sugar high! It would take me quite a while to finish the cupcake on my own, due to the intensity of the sweetness that comes after the 3rd or 4th bite.
It did satisfy my sweet craving and I was happy to have a little piece of dessert on a Friday night!
Check out Bisou's website
here for more flavours.
My Ratings
Presentation: 6/10
Texture: 5.5/10
Taste: 6/10
Price: 8/10
Recommended: Yes, if you have a moderate to high sweet tooth
Photo credits: Taken with Mr O's Blackberry. Mr O also shared the cupcake.
