Skinnie Piggy

Name: Skinnie Piggy

Neighborhood: University Village / Little Italy

Address: 1214 W. Taylor Street 
Map (link above): Green Marker
Nearest El Transit Locations: Racine Blue Line

Hours: 
Mon - Fri 10am - 7pm 
Saturday 11am - 7pm 

Bake On-Site: 
Individual Cupcake Prices: $1.50-5.99

Piglets (mini): $1.50 ea or 4 for $5
Boxing/Packaging: 

Piglets (mini size): Non-fitted clam shell

Skinnie (average size): Chinese take-out box
What makes this bakery special: Skinnie Piggy offers different cupcake sizes: "Hogs" (large size) are available for pre-order, yet the "Skinnie" (average size) and "Piglet" (mini) are both also available for individual purchase on a walk-in basis. This is particularly special because the Piglet versions are identical to the Skinnie version; if a Skinnie cupcake has filling, the Piglet will, also! 

Skinnie Piggy also offers discounts when purchasing in bulk (half or full dozens) and offers a student discount. 

Cupcakes Purchased and Reviewed:

Banana Pudding Cupcake

Banana Pudding

Cake: Banana
with Banana Buttercream and filled with banana pudding

Appearance: 2
Size: Large (Skinnie)
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 2

Price: $3.50

Top: Chocolate Salted Caramel
Bottom: Evil Twin

Evil Twin
Cake: Chocolate 
with Cream Cheese frosting and filled with cheesecake 
Appearance: 2
Size: Small (Piglet)
Bite #: 1

Moisture: 3

Chocolate Salted Caramel

Cake: Chocolate

with Salted Caramel Buttercream and filled with Salted Caramel

Appearance: 2

Size: Small (Piglet)

Bite #: 1

Moisture: 2

Additional Notes:

LOVE! Skinnie Piggy offers three sizes of cupcakes: Hog, Skinnie, and Piglet. I love when different sizes are offered in-store. I like having the opportunity to try different amazing flavors (if you go for multiple mini cupakes) without feeling over-stuffed. Like mentioned above, at Skinnie, the piglet sizes are identical to the skinnie sizes, meaning if the skinnies have filling, the piglets do too! (Some other cupcakeries don't offer filled minis.)

The Banana Pudding cupcake had rich banana cake and delicious banana pudding filling. The banana frosting tasted similar to banana Laffy Taffy (which could make or break this cupcake for some people, I'm sure). 

The Evil Twin had super rich, dark chocolate cake, smooth, rich cream cheese frosting, and tasty cheesecake filling. Salted Caramel had a subtle salty flavor and delicious, creamy, carmely frosting. 

They offer student discounts and participate in the Belly Card loyalty program.

Indoor seating.

Flirty Cupcakes Dessert Garage

Name: Flirty Cupcakes Dessert Garage

Neighborhood: University Village / Little Italy
Address: 1030 W. Taylor
Map (link above): Purple pin 
Nearest El Transit Locations: Racine Blue Line Stop

Hours:
Mon - Sat 9am - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Bake On-Site: 
Individual Cupcake Prices: $3.35
Boxing/Packaging: Fitted clam shell
What makes this bakery special: 
Flirty Cupcakes has the dessert garage in University Village but also has a cupcake truck which can be found at different locations around the city each day!

Cupcakes Purchased and Reviewed:
The McDreamy
Cake: Chocolate

with Cream Cheese Frosting and Cream Cheese filling
Appearance: 2
Size: Average
Bite #: 3
Moisture: 3

Curious George
Cake: Banana
with Salted Caramel Italian Buttercream
Appearance: 2
Size: Average
Bite #: 3
Moisture: 3

Additional Notes:
Flirty is nestled comfortably on Taylor Street along the cute shopping district. There is indoor seating within the "garage" and benches along Taylor if you want to sit outside. 
When I went, there were a few customers in the store. The experience felt a little rushed since the lady behind the counter was a little flustered.

The cupcakes tasted super fresh--these people know how to do chocolate cupcakes. The McDreamy, she said, is one of the most popular, so I went with that one and the Curious George. McDreamy is cream-cheese-city. If you like cream cheese frosting this is the cupcake for you. The Curious George had sweet, delicious chocolaty cake with salted caramel buttercream, which was smooth, thick, and had a delightfully salty kick.
At the beginning of this cupcake project (last summer), I had the pleasure of having cupcakes from Flirty's cupcake truck. While visiting the "garage" was necessary for this cupcaking project, I much prefer the experience of their cupcake truck.