Babycakes Cupcakes

Best cupcakes I’ve had in any city. The peanut butter banana and the key lime pie are my personal favorites. We used Babycakes for our wedding and everyone raved over how delicious the cupcakes were. Plus, they are very well priced and were ready right on time for pick-​up. Thumbs up all the way around!

The cupcakes were delicious! My mom and I couldn’t decide which two to get, so we had to get 6. The worker told us that they make the cupcakes daily and with fresh ingredients and fresh fruit.
I will definitely come back for more!

I went there for the first time Saturday and got some Gluten-​Free cupcakes. I was very impressed with the place and the cupcakes were outstanding. I would highly recommend this place.

Asked if the cupcakes were baked that day. Owner was not honest. She said ‘yes’ and took my money. When I got my cupcakes home to taste them, I discovered that they were at least a day old, maybe more. Hard as a rock and terrible. The consistency of a stale muffin, not a light, fluffy cupcake. Why lie to your customers? Just to make that extra $ 2.50? Very disappointed. Will not go back nor recommend. Would give zero stars if I could.

This place is great. I can’t say enough. The cupcakes are wonderful & creative. The homemade buttercream frosting is so good I could eat it until I was sick. Always a fan favorite when I stop by before an event and get a sampler of cupcakes. Happy to have it nearby.

Bottom line as the first line:
I’m from Nashville and Atlanta — bigger cities than Lex with stiff competition in the cupcake gig. Babycakes is my fave hands down.
This shop gets five stars for uniqueness of flavors alone. The crème brûlée cupcake is my favorite so far, but I haven’t had a bad one yet. Blood orange also was killer. (Pun for fun! Ahem …)
I absolutely adore the mini cupcakes. I have ordered an assortment of these probably five times in one year for kid birthdays and class parties. This is great because the youngsters get to try two or three different flavors without waste. How many birthday parties have you cleaned up after, tossing neon-​colored cupcakes that you paid good money for, which only had one bite taken?! Never mind the slimy sensation grocery store cupcake frosting leaves on the roof of your mouth. Gross.
Besides these merits I prefer Babycakes to Gigi’s because I find the same volume of frosting to cake overwhelming. And, Babycakes is slightly more affordable. I drive across town for the creative flavors, size options and abundant gluten-​free offerings.
One down side: Babycakes could use a better website. But I’m not one to hold that against them; they’re a bakery not a marketing firm! I say, keep doing what you do best and I’ll keep lining up at the counter!

(3.5 stars)
I might not have the biggest sweet tooth but I sure enjoy a good cupcake. So when this place popped up on Unilocal,I knew I would love to give it a try.
I have been here a few times and have tried several flavors already. These cupcakes aren’t decorated with neon colored icing so that was definitely a plus for me but it might not be as visually appealing for others for the same reason. Each visit, I found so many different cupcake options. Before my next visit, I hope to check their website for the daily menu to make my life a little easier. Decisions can be overwhelming, especially when they involve FOOD! Browsing their website, I noticed that they have gluten-​free and vegan cupcake options in store on Fridays and Saturdays and take advance order for these cupcakes, in addition to sugar-​free cupcakes.
The standard butter cream icing has a good sweetness without overpowering your taste buds, however some of other specialty icings (e.g. caramel) were a bit too sweet for me. Cakes were tasty, no artificial & overpowering flavors but in my opinion, they were more on the dense side. So far my favorite cupcake I tried has been the maple cupcake with bacon bits on top (you can have it without bacon). It had a perfect balance of sweet and salt.
I guess this location isn’t meant as a sit-​down café but there are a few chairs and tables for seating. They seem to be for customer consults for larger orders. I was hoping to sit down to eat a cupcake and noticed the dirty chairs. A little more work inside with clean chairs would definitely help with the atmosphere. And how about a little drip-​coffee and/​or tea section? I would definitely enjoy grabbing a simple hot drink to go.
One thing that’s working for them is their cupcake happy hours on Wednesday and Thursdays 5.30−6.30 pm. Nobody can say no to $ 1/​piece cupcakes (regular price of $ 2/​piece) !!!
Overall, this is a neat little cupcake shop with potential for improvements.
This place is closer to 3 stars but it’s hard to find a locally owned good cupcake shop, accommodating different dietary restrictions so I bumped them up to 3.5 stars.

I have been searching for the perfect cupcake in Lexington, and still haven’t found it. I must say that I’m a bit picky when it comes to cupcakes. This is my second time at this establishment. The first time I came in at the end of the day, and they only had one type of cupcake available so I left. This time I was smarter and came earlier in the day. They had a better variety including my favorite — Red Velvet. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the red velvet because all of their cupcakes (including the red velvet) had buttercream frosting. Everyone knows that red velvet cupcakes go with cream cheese frosting.lol. so I was disappointed :(. I did end up with a chocolate cupcake and a strawberry cupcake. The strawberry cupcake was alright, I wasn’t blown away, the fresh strawberries were the only saving grace. The chocolate cupcake was nice and moist, but I could have used more chocolate flavor in the cupcake. So, overall, I ate only half of each cupcake and will be throwing the other halves away — tasted ok, but not worth ruining my diet for them…

Best cupcakes in Lexington. The perfect balance of icing and cake. Tons of flavors, which change daily. They are baked fresh daily. I have not yet been but I hear near the end of the day they have happy hour pricing. Wish the location was more central.

These are the best cupcakes I’ve had outside of Charlotte, NC and my own kitchen.
Oh! There is a nearly perfect ratio of frosting (which is a bit sweet for my tastes) to cake (which is moist and baked daily). This counts for soooo much in my book. You don’t even know, lol.
And at $ 2 a pop, they’re super affordable even if (like me) you can’t make it to happy hour.
There’s parking, too, so you don’t have to leave your car on the street or walk several blocks or worse, both.
I highly recommend.

Seeing the positive reviews (from over a year ago), I wonder if Babycakes used to be better than it was during my visit. We went during their $ 1 Happy Hour and tried six different flavors. All were mediocre and seemed very much what I would expect to find at any neighborhood potluck. The woman working was very unfriendly and seemed like she hated working there. With several other options for much better cupcakes and friendly service throughout Lexington, I doubt I’ll return to Babycakes.

I seek out cupcake shops whenever I travel. I was excited to give BabyCakes a try after reading the reviews here. I was extremely disappointed, both in the service and in the cupcakes.
As I entered the store, I saw the cupcakes in a display case on the wall with the flavors written on the glass with some sort of grease pencil or marker. I asked the employee if she had information about the cupcakes… flavors, fillings, toppings, etc. She stated it was on the website. When I stated that I wondered if she had a printed sheet, she repeated that it was all on the website. She did not offer to explain and just stood there as I pulled up their website on my cell phone to read a description of each choice.
Cupcakes were very heavy and dense so if you like that, you might like these. I prefer a lighter batter. My main complaints about the cupcakes are the lack of flavor in the batter and the complete lack of butter flavor in the buttercream frosting. It was almost sickly sweet and not rich like good buttercream frosting should be.
I am only visiting but would definitely not recommend this cupcake shop to others.

The cupcakes here are delicious! I went during their «happy hour» when the cupcakes are $ 1.00/each. Because they were so cheap — I bought a few to try some different flavors (to clarify — I only had a few bits of each). I tried the vanilla cupcake with vanilla icing, the cookie dough cupcake and the butter pecan cupcake. All of them were really good! The cake was super moist and the icing was sweet and delicious — just like a cupcake should be! I love supporting small businesses — and this is definitely one worth supporting!

Officially the best cupcake I ever had. Way better than Gigi’s! I was introduced to these cupcakes by one of my students who brought a sample dozen into the office and I fell in love! The cupcake is super moist and peels right off the paper, while the icing isn’t over powering but is loaded with flavor. It’s the perfect combination of cake and icing where Gigi’s a ¾ icing.