Eclipse Chocolate (South Park) - Cupcakes

I'm not usually that into cupcakes but after a drool-worthy cupcake tasting at Eclipse Chocolate Bar and Bistro, I'm definitely craving them a bit more! July 4th-6th 2014 is the Seventh Annual Cupcake Extravaganza and will be the perfect opportunity to grab some delicious treats and have a chance to win a YEAR'S WORTH OF CUPCAKES! Yes, that's 365 cupcakes from Eclipse Chocolate for some very lucky person!

At the private cupcake tasting I attended last week, we were presented with 12 of the 24 flavors that will be available this weekend. Cupcakes were my lunch for that day!

One of my favorite flavors was the Citrus Tarragon. There is sweet citrus marmalade inside with candied tarragon on top! I liked the frosting on all of their cupcakes because it was fluffy and not sugary sweet like store-bought ones.

This is the Real Red Velvet, of which there were two versions to try at the tasting. The chef made this as natural as possible (no artificial dyes) so it's not as red inside as you'd expect. One of his versions didn't taste so much like red velvet but was unique and better than the yellow cake IMHO!

This is the Bourbon Caramel Pecan. The caramel in these is quite good and not overly sweet. On my previous visit to Eclipse, I avoided their caramel chocolates but after tasting this one, I may reconsider!

Eclipse also has a few gluten-free cupcakes. This beauty is the Blueberry Cheesecake.

I LOVE the layers inside of the cupcake! So tempting just looking at the picture!

This is the creamy insides of their yummy Chocolate Creamsicle and I couldn't even tell that it was gluten-free! Good job!

Other flavors that I was able to try included Tres Leches with its fluffy and not too sweet frosting on yellow cake. There was also several goat cheese cupcakes that were pretty good too. There's even one topped with sweet candied bacon and more caramel!

There are plenty of other flavors so grab a box this weekend! In fact, I think I’ll be picking some up for some festivities coming up this weekend! Have a happy fourth of July everyone!

Event info:

Join Will & team for the Seventh Annual Cupcake Extravaganza! July 4th, 5th, & 6th, our pastry cases will be overflowing with more than two dozen exotic combinations of all cakes cup! Normally priced at $30 for a box of nine, each box will be discounted to only $20 throughout the three day event. Better yet? Each box is an entry into a raffle in which TWO lucky winners will be drawn to receive a YEAR OF CUPCAKES (365 cups, $1200 value). Many other “instant winner” tokens can also be found attached to the cupcake liners; over $3000 in prizes awarded in all.