A taste of Honey: The Best Cupcake in Lagos

The only thing better than a cake is a cupcake. Sadly, Lagos is not one of those cities where you can just roll out of bed and into some divine patisserie to get a cupcake, they are far and few between and not always filled with the best offerings. Recently, I have received tons of mails asking for my expert intel on where to get above average cupcakes, and was stumped that I honestly could not recommend any. My search for the ultimate cupcake in Lagos had thus far led me to the reality of rock buns parading as cupcakes and mini hills of coloured margarine in the name of icing.

I had almost resigned to a fate of swallowing rocks topped with margarine when I discovered Honey's Cupcakes. I stumbled on her website and was pretty blown away by the selection of cupcakes she had. They looked too good to be true and I could not wait to find out if indeed they tasted as good as they looked. (i am looking at you cupcake girl with the nasty yet good-looking cupcakes at the Lagos Food Fair 2014!!). 

My excitement quickly turned to despair when I found out that Honey's Cupcakes was an online store, which meant the looong process of placing an order. Luckily, after a bit of correspondence with Honey herself (yes, I am resilient) , I discovered that Honey's Cupcakes was re-launching a pop-up shop at Stranger Lagos, a concept store at Lekki. 

The Cupcakes: Created by an Art graduate turned baker, Honey's Cupcakes are hands down the most deliciously decadent cupcakes you will find in Lagos, trust me, I have searched. Each cupcake was deliriously fresh, and not the mediocre plain ol' vanilla or chocolate you can find in the city. With the richest ingredients sourced from various parts of Europe, every cupcake is a work of art.

The Bountiful: This was my absolute favourite. It is a chocolate and coconut cake topped with coconut butter cream with coconut flakes and reminiscent of a bar of Bounty, hence the name I guess.

The Strawberry Lane: Topped with a piece of fresh strawberry , the strawberry lane cupcake oozes right down the middle with a light strawberry sauce and little bits of strawberry through out.

The Delight: If you love chocolate like I do then The Delight would be a pure delight for you to savour. This cupcake is topped with a generous amount of glazed chocolate and filled with "dulce de luche."I will admit I did not know what dulche de luche was, but google did and it turns out to be a confection derived from slowly heating milk. Yummy!

Get your dulche de luche on

The Drunken Fig: This was interestingly my proclaimed teetotaler's favourite cupcake. The perfect merger between figs and a dibble of whisky, though not overpowering may not be suitable for those under the legal drinking age. I am pretty sure enough of this will leave you a little light-headed.

Eat Responsibly !!

The Hostess with the Mostess: This little dark chocolate creation boasts of a marshmallow filling with very generous chocolate topping. If you are not drooling by now, there is something very wrong!!

The Very Vanilla: If you like your basic vanilla cupcake, this might appease you. Sure it's vanilla with a copious amount of tasty vanilla bean butter-cream, but right down the middle is a vanilla surprise. 

the new classic

Order online: I am positive that by now you are dying to have a taste of Honey's Cupcakes for yourself, so place an order at honey@honeyscupcakes.com or call 08121601289. Check out the honey cupcakes website for an updated version of her menu which offers twenty(20) different flavours of cupcakes. Imagine these dreamy cupcakes at your parties and events.

The Pop-up Shop: If you can't wait to place an order, head on down to STRANGER LAGOS, at No. 3, Hakeem Dickson Road, off Victoria Arobieke, Lekki Scheme 1, Lagos. Honey's cupcakes are available at the pop-up shop on SATURDAYS ONLY!!

Wallet Control: At N 500 per cupcake, Honey's Cupcakes does not do a lot of damage to your wallet. Half a dozen cupcakes cost N 3,000 and a dozen cupcakes cost N 6,000. 

With amazing flavours, a personalised touch and a commitment to the environment with eco-friendly packaging, Honey's Cupcakes are set to fill the void in the luxury cupcake industry(Yes, that exists!). If you have tasted cupcakes better than Honey's anywhere in Lagos, be a dear and drop a comment.  

* Dedah Eats was a guest of Honey's Cupcakes. Many thanks to the warm and receptive CEO of Honey's Cupcakes-Honey !!

*Dedah Eats will be rewarding the most consistent "commenter"of the year with a box of  cupcakes in December.