Gigi's Cupcakes

In a word: Thank heaven for little swirls.

The specs: #00887   
554 N. Midvale, 53705
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JM ate the wedding cake cupcake.
Nichole ate the chocolate cupcake and a latte.
We got a cookie for the dog, too.
The bill was $8ish.
JM gave Gigi's Cupcakes a B; Nichole gave Gigi's Cupcakes a B- (see our grading rubric).

Gigi's is at Hilldale, where you can sit down to cupcakes and coffee beverages or grab a box to go. These cakes are showy. Most are topped with beehives of frosting almost as tall as the cakes themselves (the flat-topped, creme-filled chocolate tribute to Hostess was an exception). When we've been there, the selection has been pretty big, with at least a dozen flavors in a good mix of chocolatey, fruity, and traditional cake-y choices.  These are merely calorie bombs or, rather, calorie grenades.

Gigi's is fine for a splurge, but for destination cupcakes we'd probably sooner head to Bloom, Cupcakes a-Go-Go, Daisy, El Bolillo...