{"id":18277,"date":"2015-04-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18277"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:22:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:22:17","slug":"review-starbucks-birthday-cake-frappuccino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/01\/review-starbucks-birthday-cake-frappuccino\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Starbucks Birthday Cake Frappuccino"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Starbucks<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy 20th Birthday, Starbucks Frappuccino!<\/p>\n

And I’m sorry to everyone, including myself, who feels old after reading the previous sentence. <\/p>\n

Yup, the Starbucks Frappuccino has been around for 20 years. And, as <\/a>Oreo and <\/a>Pop-Tarts have taught us, the appropriate way to celebrate a significant birthday of a sugary treat is to come out with a birthday cake flavored version of it.<\/p>\n

I’m also sorry to everyone who’s reading this review because the Starbucks Birthday Cake Frappuccino was for sale only between March 26-30. But, who knows, it could come back every year for the Frappuccino’s birthday. Or during Howard Schultz’s birthday. Or when the Starbucks Siren sings the Happy Birthday song.<\/p>\n

The limited time blended beverage combined a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino (vanilla bean, milk, and ice) with hazelnut syrup and is topped with a raspberry-infused whipped cream. The pink whipped cream and the beverage’s white color brought up one question in my mind.<\/p>\n

Will this be sold in Asia as the Hello Kitty Frappuccino that comes with a red bow-shaped crazy straw?<\/p>\n

Even though the raspberry whipped cream came between my nose and the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino base, the blended drink smelled like vanilla ice cream when I took a sniff through the hole in the Starbucks cup’s dome lid. The raspberry whipped cream didn’t have a noticeable aroma, but it did have a light, sweet raspberry flavor.<\/p>\n

\"Starbucks<\/a><\/p>\n

The combination of vanilla, hazelnut, and raspberry doesn’t sound like it would taste like cake, but, holy crap, it did taste like a heavily frosted cake. So much so that it made me wish I had stuck a lit candle into it so I could blow it out before drinking it. The vanilla syrup and raspberry whipped cream brought out the cake frosting flavor while the hazelnut helped imitate the cakeiness in the drink. I didn’t get to drink it until after a car ride home and pictures were taken, but the consistency of the blended beverage was still slightly icy.<\/p>\n

Just like the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino, there’s no coffee in the Birthday Cake Frappuccino. So the only jolt of energy you’d get from it would be from the dozens of grams of sugar it contains. Then you’ll crash as hard as an 8-year-old at a birthday party about an hour after the cake was served.<\/p>\n

The Birthday Cake Frappuccino was delightful and I think everyone who has a sweet tooth should try…oh wait. That’s right. As I mentioned near the beginning of this review, it’s no longer being offered. However, don’t fret, my sugary friends. If you want something close, minus the raspberry whipped cream, you can order yourself something off the secret Starbucks menu — the <\/a>Cake Batter Frappuccino. Just get a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with a couple of pumps of hazelnut syrup, drink, and wait for the sugar crash.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Not available on website, but here’s the nutrition facts for a Grande Vanilla Bean Creme Frappuccino with whole milk and whipped cream – 400 calories, 140 calories from fat, 16 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 59 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 57 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Starbucks Birthday Cake Frappuccino
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $5.49
\nSize:<\/b> Grande (16 oz.)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Starbucks
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> It’s surprising vanilla, hazelnut, and raspberry ends up tastes like cake. Matches Hello Kitty outfits. SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR!
\nCons:<\/b> No caffeine. Available for only a few days. Learning the Frappuccino is 20 years old makes me feel old. Sugar crash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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