Batson's Blog

For some reason I’m just finding out about Gigi’s Cupcakes . I Googled “Charlotte Cupcakes” several months ago when I started writing these reviews and I missed Gigi’s. It’s located in the Sharon Corners Shopping Center , but it doesn’t stick out, even if you’re looking for it. The shop is tucked way back in the corner, underneath Jesse Brown's. Admittedly, I missed the turn at first, so I had to make a loop through an entirely unrelated neighborhood in order to actually find the shop. It’s a smaller shop in size, with a couple of display cases on each side of the cash register, but the cupcakes sure aren’t! Just looking at the display case you can tell that there’s a lot of effort that goes into the cupcakes. The frosting is piled on – three layers up – and some of the cupcakes had additional toppings and decorations as well. How good they tasted, I wasn’t sure, but they looked impressive. I was very tempted to get the Peanut Butter Cup and Salted Chocolate Caramel ...