DC Cupcakes—Love it or Hate it?

My almost-8-year-old daughter likes to watch the TV show "DC Cupcakes." Being a baker, I was intrigued at first, and thought I'd give it a whirl. This was last year some time. But I quickly realized that I couldn't take it. It is so scripted, Sophie is a terrible actress, and Katherine is almost as bad, that I couldn't get past the acting to find any enjoyment in the stories that happened in each episode. So I stopped watching.

But then over the summer, we spent a long weekend in Washington D.C., and of course, we had to visit Georgetowne Cupcake. We weren't sure what to expect. I have had their cupcakes before, but they were always a few days old after someone brought them home from D.C., or actually ordered them online. Those versions weren't that great. Plus with all the hype, could the cupcakes really be all THAT fabulous?

Well, they were. Oh my gosh, you can't imagine how good they were. We purchased a dozen, plus received two free ones. If you follow them on Twitter, every day they post the "secret flavor" for the day, and if you order that secret flavor, you get it for free. So we enjoyed some kind of chocolate raspberry lava cupcake, or something like that, for free. Every single one of those cupcakes was fantastic. The cakes were moist, tender, delicious, while the frostings were just sweet enough, with a nice creamy texture, not too buttery. The flavors were awesome, too. We actually even saw Sophie running out of the shop, probably to go to their satellite shop close by. That was kind of cool. And the shop itself is so cute, and they do everything very well there. It's a well designed store, and a well designed process, and a well designed package.

So I thought I'd give them another try on TV.

But yet again, I was terribly disappointed. We watched an episode that was on last week where they featured a new employee. I forget his name. Let's call him Dave. Dave was in the back making boxes when a delivery guy arrived with fresh fruit. Dave signed for the fruit, and later Sophie discovered that the strawberries were moldy. She was upset and wanted to know who signed for the rotten fruit. This whole debacle was so staged and scripted. I wouldn't mind the staged and scripted part of the show if it were better acted. But it's not. So it doesn't feel like reality TV, and it doesn't feel like I'm watching a sitcom. It's somewhere in between, which makes it awful. 

But my daughter likes it. And I like to watch shows about baking with her. So will I watch it again? Maybe. But my interest will probably not last for long. 

So what about you? Do you watch DC Cupcakes? Do you love it or hate it?