Hardcore Sweet Bakery - SOUTHINGTON

For preface: I’m a baker. I co-opened a bakery called Neighborhoods cafe in Fenway in 2012, and I did all the baking.I can say with confidence that this place has some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever tasted: ever.I got six different ones, cut them in half, and tried a few bites of each.First off: I was BLOWN AWAY by the mint. I don’t think people realize how challenging it is to get that mint-cookie flavor, and both the vegan and the traditional cupcakes here nailed it!All cupcakes had a fun surprise filling in the middle (I love when bakers do that), and the cookie dough icing had texture AND TASTE (how, I may never know) of a light cookie dough!I think the cannoli topped one was my favorite but I all were beyond my expectation.No, they don’t have a million options, that’s because they do a few things exceedingly well. Bravo!!!6 stars!!!!This bakery is located in a massive brick building shared by other stores. It was hard to find the handicap entrance but there is one on the side!!!

Very cool little bakery! It sit within a trendy industrial looking shopping center ish building. The whoopie pie was ridiculous! The blueberry cupcake was spot on, the peanut butter cheesecake and the carrot cake cheesecake bar were terrific and the wife loved the lemon bar! ? Would recommend!!

The inside of the bakery looks great! The cases weren't full, which could have just been a time of day, swapping out empty trays for new ones but it just didn't seem there was a huge selection. I asked for a suggestion and walked away with a fantastic looking Reese's brownie, which is appearance looks great! Overall, the brownie was pretty good, but far more dense than I expected. I would absolutely come back and try this again, but maybe something a bit lighter.

I arrived at the Southington bakery with a list of cupcakes my dinner guests had selected from Hard Core's menu in advance. Fun idea I thought...With 6 different varities on my list, they only had one in the store. Cupcake menu on the in store board was a much, much larger list than available. AND...to order ones you want to try, you must order a full dozen. Manager was very nice, but the bakery offering compared to what they offered will have me not returning.

VERY underwhelming. My mother bought a cake here for my sister's birthday and it was so plain and besides being sweet it was just flavorless and dry. Probably one of the worst cakes I've ever had.