A Cupcake Paradise

The cupcakes were not bad, however we were wanting to order a cinnamon roll. They did not have any left at 12pm. Next we wanted a latte. They were out of milk. So we decided to settle for plain espresso. Turns out the machine was broken. I would get a red velvet cupcake again but other than that I was disappointed by their lack of normal menu items.

I called in about a week ago for a quote on 30 regular cupcakes and the woman who was very kind, outgoing and fantastic. She told me every 5 cupcakes purchased you would get 1 free and if I pick them up instead of having them delivered I would get a hefty percentage off of the total. Doing the math it should’ve come to about ⁵⁸⁄₅₉ dollars including me providing them specialty baking liners. I really want to use this company from the great reviews and the friendliness of their staff.
After a couple days of not hearing anything back I called in and asked if I could get a price on those cupcakes. The gentleman who answered the call said there is no other discount other than the free cupcake with five others. I tried explaining to him that it was quoted to me and I would really like to order them and he told me there’s nothing he can do. The price was around 85 dollars.
Make sure you’re getting the right quote because there is still a level of uncertainty with employees in this establishment.

Visiting from San Francisco, I happened across this place by accident.
I tried a chocolate peanut butter cupcake which was pretty solid, but the real different thing I tried was the blue curacao cupcake, which wasn’t the most pleasant color in appearance, but it was dense (it was unusally heavy, for it’s size!) and intensely delicious. The cake was blue curacao, the filling was pinapple, and the frosting was coconut rum with toasted coconuts. Very innovative. I’d try this place again if I’m every in Idaho again. Which is unlikely.

We walked in and checked out the offerings. There were maybe 8 or 9 different cupcakes available and none of them looked really unique or exciting (first disappointment… I expected a large selection of unique cupcakes.) We paid $ 10+ for three little cupcakes. I had the peanut butter cup cupcake. The cake portion of the cupcake was dry and had very little flavor. The chocolate icing was sour and I couldn’t even eat more than a couple of bites. How do you go wrong with a peanut butter cup cupcake?! I was extremely disappointed. A delicious, unique cupcake is worth $ 3. But these cupcakes were neither delicious nor unique. My companions’ cupcakes got ho-​hum reactions, but seemed to at least taste OK, unlike the peanut butter cup cupcake. Overall, we felt unsatisfied and overcharged.

Wow!!! I have tried other local cupcake shops and they were less than perfect, stale, hard, dry cupcakes. Not the case here, these are AMAZING! So moist and fresh, I am a fan, look out fat pants, here I come!

Good cupcakes for the price. The presentation or flavors are not super artful or cutting edge. Not much flair here.

Some cupcakes shops have really pretty cupcakes but they taste just ok. These cupcakes are pretty but simple but the flavor is amazing. Best Ive ever had!!! And I’ve had a LOT of cupcakes. Had the peanut butter cup… might go back for another right now

Putting Boise’s Cupcake Specialty Shops To The Test
Thanks, in large part, to the steady popularity of food-​themed media, Americans are quick to become infatuated with the food fad of the day.
As we allow these trends to be fed to us, many cities across the nation will inevitably experience a surge in businesses capitalizing on whatever these food crushes happen to be. Rarely, however, do many of those eateries survive in the long-​term, because after all, our appetites become satisfied. Yet appetites are insatiable, and the talking heads of television are happy to let us know what we should be eating next.
The passing fancy of cupcakes notwithstanding.
Every once in a while, a good eatery goes the distance. In Boise’s case, there are three specialty shops that still boast cupcakes as the main attraction.
The mission: to predict which of these businesses will continue to be prosperous and which of them (if any) are on the road to self-​destruction. As an overview, what I found is that two of the three shops should, in the very least, be able to remain popular among die-​hard cupcake fans. But one of them… well, I’ll be surprised if they’re still open in the next 12 months.
The contenders were graded based on the cupcakes (taste, presentation, and texture), counter service, and store atmosphere.
Here are the results for this business: A Cupcake Paradise
When you step inside, you’ll observe that a feeling of the islands is attempted here.
And after experiencing counter service and tasting the cupcakes, you’ll know where this shop is actually going.
Downhill and quickly is the vibe.
There’s no congruency between the décor and everything else. The selection is void of any cupcakes to write home about. The enthusiasm from the employee at the counter is barely noticeable.
The frosting is sweet to the point of repulsion. What is supposed to be a cream cheese frosting tastes more like a box of confectioner’s sugar with a hint of cream cheese flavor. The frosting on the cake that I ate had formed a thin shell from prolonged exposure to air, a sure sign that the fat content to sugar ratio is off balance.
The cake itself is dryer than the drive between Mountain Home and Burley.
Overall, this shop gets one star for at least making the effort of conveying some sense of an open ocean appeal. Aaaand… yeah, that’s it.
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Want to see how the other two cupcake specialty shops stacked up? Here are the links to those reviews…
Lilly Jane’s
Sugar Rush:

Small shop and super small selection of cupcakes, and the ones they did have weren’t anything out of the norm or exciting.

Small shop, great service… had several selections early on a weekday. Tried the Tiger Tale and salted caramel, both were tasty but I give the nod to the tiger tale with it’s coconut-​raspberry goodness. The raspberry filling even had seeds… they aren’t messing around with some grocery store jam (well, if they are they are using the good stuff!). All I know is that my husband wants to try the doughffin… I mean what part of a doughnut mating with a muffin can’t be a blissful union?!

Absolutely delicious! Excellent service. Amazing variety of flavors. And the cupcakes were still moist and delicious a few days later.

Class-​A cupcakes. I had the salted caramel and it was incredibly good. Very friendly service. Prices are cheaper compared to a few other places around town. Lots of different flavors check out their website.