Cold Stone Creamery Cupcakes: Hit or Miss?

If you've been living under a rock (or don't spend all day on the internet), you may not have heard of Cold Stone Creamery's newest gimmick: ice cream cupcakes. I saw them all over the blogs, and I have to admit, I was intrigued. They've got three flavors: Sweet Cream, Cake Batter Delux and Double Chocolate Devotion.

I'm a cake batter fan, so I gave the Cake Batter Delux a try. My thoughts: Not Impressed.

First of all, I don't like cold chocolate shells in desserts. My first instinct was to remove the shell completely. I gave it a try, but then followed my instincts. It didn't really mesh with the other flavors. The red velvet cake was too cold to taste and seemed like an after-thought. The pink marshmallow icing was very sweet. In fact, it overpowered most of the cake batter flavor that I was looking for. I found myself jealous of my friend Julie's creation and wished I would have gone with my old favorite.

Even though I'm not a fan, I have to give Cold Stone credit for great marketing. Who am I to judge- I'm jumping on the cupcake bandwagon, too! The advertising and word-of-mouth in the blog world got me into that store to spend my 2.50, so kudos!

What do you think about the Cold Stone cupcakes? Have you tried one? Do you think they'll last?