We visited the bakery in late May and tried their summer flavors: Strawberry Lemonade and Orange Cream.

Plus, I made an ultimate ranking of the flavors from best to worst.

The fudgy chocolate cake was perfectly balanced by the light and mousey chocolate frosting, a chocolate-lovers dream.

6 cupcakes in a box

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First Runner-Up: Orange Cream

This flavor shocked me.

But I was pleasantly surprised by thisorange creamcupcake!

No matter the reason, Im happy this cupcake is here to stay.

Outside counter with white wall at the Magnolia Silos

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The frosting was delicious, and I appreciated the cookie crumbs in the frosting.

Thiscookies and creamcupcake is a great option for someone who likes chocolate, but doesnt want anything too heavy.

Keeping with its namesake, this vanilla-on-vanilla cupcake was light and classic.

Chocolate cupcake in wrapper

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Unfortunately, the second summer flavor did not pack the same punch as the first.

This cupcake was heavy on the lemonade, and light on the strawberry.

While it was a lovely lemon cake, I missed the strawberry too much to rank it any higher.

Again, the strawberry flavor was extremely subtle, almost that of a vanilla cake.

While the frosting was delicious (and there was plenty of frosting), the cake was a letdown.

I didnt taste any lavender, and I was not a fan of the seeds in the cake.

Ultimately, it was a drylemon cake.

Superlatives

Best Cake: The Chocolatier

Is anyone surprised?

This chocolate cake might be the best Ive ever had.

It wasmoist and fudgy, and it didnt leave me with a stomachache.

It was light, airy, and sweet without being too much.