Girl Gourmet Deluxe Cupcake Maker Deluxe Set
by Girl Gourmet
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Toys and Games Reviews of Girl Gourmet Deluxe Cupcake Maker Deluxe Set
Customer Review: Neat idea ! But needs improvements.
Summary: 3 Stars
This was my 5 year old daughter's main Christmas wish. I didn't read the unpopular reviews until after she asked 3 Santas for this item. So, I purchased it and went into it with very low expectations. As well, I prepared her that the results would not be like that on the commercials.
Here's what we found:
1)The mixes were rather easy to prepare, consistency of playdough, didn't smell, and tasted more like flour, than anything else.
2)The frosting actually created a decent swirl, not a blob ! We were pleasantly surprised !! However, the big downside to the frosting is that the frosting holder only holds enough frosting for one cupcake at a time -UGH!!
Improvements needed (Jakks Pacific, please take notes!):
1)Skip the whole microwave cupcake making idea and let it just be a frosting machine that holds traditional sized cupcakes and
2)Make a larger frosting holder to frost several cucakes without refilling. Also, a good idea to use your own frosting that doesn't taste like flour.
Overall, it's a good concept. If you purchase it, go with low expectations. prepare your child for low results, be patient and be willing to adjust your own frosting and cupcakes to work in this machine.
Or wait it out until the company makes improvements !
Customer Review: Fun for my 4 year old girl
Summary: 4 Stars
We do not have cable tv and have not seen a commercial for this product so we had no expectations. The first time we had seen or heard of this product is when we saw it in the store. My daughter chose to buy this with the money she earned over several weeks with her responsibility chart. My daughter and I bake cupcakes on a regular basis and she was really excited when she saw this product. Yes, the cupcakes don't bake as perfectly round as they do in the oven, but who cares! This product is for a child and I doubt they could care less about the shape of the cupcake. And, yes the cupcakes don't taste as good as ones my daughter and I bake but to my daughter, they tasted good. The icing does have to be loaded into the icing holder for each cupcake but again, who cares! Its not like it took tons of time. And, I don't know how much icing the person above puts on their cupcakes but there was plenty of icing for one cupcake. This product was fun to do with my 4 year old daughter and she enjoyed every step of it. Parents, isn't that what is most important? And as I stated above, since we had not seen an advertisement or commercial for this product, we did not have any expectations. Overall, we enjoyed it!Customer Review: Taste is horrible!!
Summary: 1 Stars
We just received this for Christmas and this is my first review ever so that should give you an idea of my review. The cupcake process needed a little tweaking, mixing the batter, needed more water than recommended. Not a big deal. Cooked fine in the microwave, that part was fun and easy. Now we get to the frosting portion, first let me say that my kids wouldn't eat the cupcake,they asked if they could throw it away, unheard of in my house. I would suggest using your own frosting and cake mix. The frosting was too runny at first and fell right through the hole, so I redid a new mix and barely added water so the frosting was nice and thick, the process of putting the frosting through the tiny container was a pain, the cupcake only gets frosted in the center not the whole thing so then you end up spreading it with a knife so it no longer looks pretty and decorated, which wouldn't have mattered if the final result was a decent tasting cupcake, seriously bad, Do not buy..Customer Review: Very pleased; worked out well for my daughter and I.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was very pleased with the Cupcake Maker. Although it is targeted for kids 8+ I wanted to get it for my 3 year old because she loves baking things with me. I wanted this one in particular because similar cupcake makers targeted for my daughters age range did not allow you to actually "cook" the food, which didn't sit well with me. I didn't want to get her an EasyBake because she would be much more vulnerable to burns and accidents. With the cupcake maker my daughter was able to enjoy the fun stuff like mixing and decorating, and then I was able to take over when it needed to be put in the microwave.
The icing frosts better from the machine if you don't make it too runny and make sure the cupcake is cooled so the icing doesn't melt off (as this applys to any baked good.)
My daughter enjoyed it and I found it easy to use. My daughter even enjoyed cleaning the dishes/parts afterward.
Customer Review: A lot of work for a little cupcake
Summary: 3 Stars
My 6 year-old son asked for this for his birthday. We've used it a few times, and I am not impressed. Although much of it is easy for kids to do themselves, this does not make the nice neat cupcakes that the ad shows. Cupcakes cooked in the microwave generaly do not make a nice, neat, rounded cake that an oven would make, it often makes a big messy blob. Also, to keep the frosting fom melting upon contact, you need to let the cupcake cool for awhile, which takes the fun out of making them. The automatic froster, while good in theory, does not create a perfectly frosted cupcake, it makes an off center mess. Lastly, there are ~10 parts that need to be washed between each cupcake made if you change the frosting or cake type. A lot of work and a lot of money for a so-so cupcake in my opinion.