TAKE 5

Haven't yet graduated beyond ripping open the packet of cake mix? Then this is for you! 5 packet mixes ranging from gourmet to off the supermarket shelf were blind taste tested and reviewed by a panel of nine. This week it's Packet Mix Vanilla Cupcakes being tested.

The Contenders

1. Green's Vanilla Cupcakes                         $3.99

2. Donna Hay Vanilla Cupcake                     $14.95 

3. Basco Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes         $5.75

4. White Wings Dreamy Vanilla Cupcakes     $4.60

5. Whisk & Spoon Organic Vanilla Cupcakes  $12.36

Unmarked boxes of baked vanilla cupcakes were sent to the taste testers along with review forms in order to rate each cupcake from one to five, comment on taste and texture plus an overall opinion.  After collating the information the results were as follows...

From a possible score of 45

Green's               23.5   comments included  "Cake tasted like a muffin. (frosting nice!) Mark

                                                                     "Nice flavour, but to rich to eat the whole cupcake" Jake

Donna Hay          24.5   comments included   "Could tell it was a packet mix" Cindy

                                                                      "Nice flavour but kind of like a pancake" Jodie

Basco                     23   comments included    "Floury taste"  Tim

                                                                      "Weird after taste and heavy" Emma

White Wings        34.5   comments included    "My favourite could eat dozens of them" Jake

                                                                       "Vanilla" "Light" "The best one there" David

Whisk & Spoon        16   comments included    "Mark can make cupcakes better than this!" Sarah

                                                                       "Didn't leave a very nice after taste" Debbie 

White Wings Dreamy Vanilla a run away Winner! *all cupcakes were baked in plain dark cases to stop any chance of brand recognition.