Dots Cupcakes

Wow wow wow. I tried a Sangria cupcake thinking I would hate it. OMG, big time wrong. It was the best, most moist, flavorful cupcake I have ever eaten!!!
I called for more and was told it’s not always available, but I vote it needs to be!
Go try one and see if you agree!

these are my favorite cupcakes. I love the little ones so you get to try a little of each variety without the added calories. Cake is moist and frosting is just right for me and is nice and smooth and decorated perfectly. they are also super friendly!

I used to make the drive out to Dots in high school whenever I had a cupcake craving and was reminded why when my friend brought me dots recently.
I love mini cupcakes because one flavor never gets too overwhelming. For Dots, what I love most about their cupcakes is their frosting. The texture and flavors of the frosting are amazing. That’s not to say the cake base itself isn’t amazing as well. Many of their cupcakes are meticulously filled at the core and then beautiful decorated on top. I love the dulce de leche, red velvet, and vanilla cupcakes but have been impressed by all of about 12 flavors I’ve tried.
Dots really knows how to make delectable cupcakes and I find myself craving Dots all the time. Give it a try if you are a sweets or cupcake person like myself! It’s worth it!

There is simply no better cupcake than a DOTS cupcake!!! OMG, it’s all about the carrot cake!!! The owner, Hailey, pours her heart into every order!!! Every cupcake is perfectly fresh every time! Dot’s is my go-​to for every occasion!!! I’m never disappointed!!!

Yummy, yummy, yummy! I really love these fun cupcakes. I’ve had these cupcake a few times and every time, I’m happy. They are moist and the cupcake is not overly iced. Try any cupcake and look for a favorite. Currently, I like the caramel cupcake! The menu changes all the time and there’s so much variety!

The star is only for how cute the cupcakes look. They are like the food you see in tv commercials that looks super appetizing but tastes nowhere near how good it looks.
I’ve tried a couple flavored and the cake is not overly sweet, which can be okay but it was drier than a cardboard box in the sun. To top it off, the frosting was sickeningly sweet and obviously made with crisco and too much sugar. It was also very crusty. A true buttercream frosting is made with butter! Pretty sure the cupcakes they sell are old.
Please spare yourself from these cupcakes! They are deceptive!

Delicious and beautifully decorated cupcakes. Baked fresh daily.
This location has better parking if your just doing a quick pick up.
I love how dots designs cupcakes to match the season and holidays. Keep up the great work!

The cupcakes are very mediocre Albertson’s cupcakes taste better. I would not recommend this place to anyone. But some crust bakery is very good

Since Old Town Pasadena is a pretty trendy and hip place, I figured there HAS to be a cupcake place in town. Looked it up on Unilocal and sure enough, I found a place! Dots cupcakes is on Arroyo Parkway, just outside the main old town shopping/​dining area. It is truly a hole in the wall, so you might miss it!
Dots features different cupcakes based on days of the week and monthly special ones as well, so you can look it up on their official website and it will list out the daily options. Their cupcakes are on the more affordable side, so I’ve tried everything from $ 2.75 for the large and $ 1.25 for the minis. The minis can be done in varying flavors, but they have to be ordered at least 24 hours in advance.
Of course, cupcakes are baked fresh daily and they pride themselves on using natural ingredients including French Valrhona chocolate, the finest Madagascar Bourbon, and Tahitian vanilla extract and organic fruit preserves. They have special gift boxes and will put bows on each one for a nominal fee if you want and of course they have a selection of gift cards available!
Definitely looking forward to coming back to Dots when I’m in the area so I can try a few of their various mini cupcake flavors!

The price is right and the cake itself is super moist. Each cupcake was $ 3 which (sadly) is pretty cheap! Their store itself is adorable, it’s the girly girls dream. Although it’s small, they have a lot of good items in there for sale and on display.
I was a little sad they didn’t have some sort of fruit filled vanilla cupcake, which is my favorite, but maybe next time. They had a lot for the chocolate lovers!
Overall, I was really pleased with my vanilla bean cupcake and my boyfriend loved his heath bar chocolate cupcake!

I never crave cupcakes. I’m not a cupcake person. I actually kinda sorta hate cupcakes… But not Dots!
My sister in law has been raving about Dots for a while and so I was glad to tag along to see the hype. We had a dozen mini cupcakes to-​go and ugh… I’m crying now because there isn’t a Dots in the Bay Area.
The cakes are soooooo moist, literally every flavor I tried was nice and moist! The best part was that the sweetness level was on point. I cant describe it, but most other cupcakes out there are just too sweet to finish, and the frosting hurts going down your throat. With the cupcakes from here I found myself craving more and more. My absolute fave is their mint choco chip. Perfect ratio of chocolate, mint, and crunch. :)

This location is small. When I came on a Wednesday afternoon around 3:00pm there was barely any cupcakes available to pick from. I was soo disappointed. They did offer to call their other Pasadena location to check the available flavors there and have them put them on hold for me, but that was way too much hassle than I wanted.
dont get me wrong, dots cupcakes are good. They are fluffy and not too overly sweet. I still got a half a dozen cupcakes but definitely not the flavors I was hoping for. If you have the time I would recommend taking that extra 2.5 mile drive out to their other location, which I was told typically carries more flavors.

Love dots! I ordered their cupcakes for my wedding and everything turned out beautiful and delicious!

Some of these are amazing! And others are not worth the time (or the price). My advice is to try the cookies and cream ones. Very tasty!
As other people have mentioned this is a small shop. Take-​away is advised and don’t plan on using the bathroom. Other than that though, its convenient and easy to pop in and grab a treat.

I base all my cupcake reviews on chocolate only :) Better than Sprinkles in this humble girls opinion but not nearly as good as Frosted. The cake is a little more on the dense side and although not dry, not decidedly moist either. The frosting is a little too sweet but balances the chocolate cake well. They have a decent selection of other flavored cupcakes: red velvet, salted caramel, vanilla, mint, etc. both in regular and in mini sizes. What makes this store special is the awesome swag, adorable little glitter picks, candles, sparklers and mini cards. Great for birthday gift under $ 5. My dog also loved her her pup-​cake!

I ordered chocolate and vanilla flavors… I’ve had better.
They had ok customer service. NO bathrooms so you have to ask for a key at the Hotel next door. :(
You’re paying for their fancy boxes!

Cute little cupcake place in Pasadena! I was shocked that they have 2 locations almost walking distance from each other but nonetheless, it was pretty good!
I’m a Sprinkles cupcake snob, but I’ve always seen this place while I’m in Pasadena, so I wanted to try it out. It’s a small little store but very cutely decorated. Parking was kind of tricky as I had to park on the street but luckily I found a spot right in front of the store.
I came here to get a half dozen of cupcakes for a friend’s birthday and I love how they’re decorated! The only one I tried was the chocolate one and have to say it was really moist and not too sweet on the frosting. They have one called the Maple bacon and although I didn’t try it, I heard it was delicious!

My friend bought me cupcakes from this place yesterday for my birthday
and it was my first time having their cupcakes too. My friend got me 6 different kinds. So far they are all good!!! My favorites are the dulce de leche cupcake and the hazelnut Nutella cupcake. I’ve never been to Dots Cupcakes, but after eating them for my birthday I will definitely go back!

I have been to Dots twice now, and love their delicious cupcakes! I had the vanilla both times– sounds boring but the flavor is perfect.
I like that they offer a mini size along with the regular traditional size. The pricing is spot on as well.
Cupcake shops are trendy and popular in Pasadena, I would recommend dots every time over the other shops.

Ooh I’m @dotscupcakes 500^th review :)
I love cupcakes! I love pumpkin! I love Dots cucpakes!
It was my first time ever to try Dots cupcakes and I was thrilled to see one of their fall flavor offerings was pumpkin walnut crunch. All of their cucpake flavors looked delcious: mostess, raspberry lemon, red velvet, chocolate coconut, passion fruit… and it was hard to choose which cupcake flavor I wanted. It was the pumpkin walnut crunch flavor however that caught my eye. This pumpkin lovin’ girl just could not pass up this cucpake!
The pumpkin walnut crunch lived up to my expectations. The base was a a tasty pumpkin flavored cake and the topping was a sweet cream cheese with walnut crunch pieces. It was fall flavor fabulous! Rich in pumpkin flavor and oh so soft and moist!
The Dots cupcakes are huge and I could barely finish my pumpkin one but via a friend, I also tried a small piece of the passion fruit cupcake and found this flavor yummy as well! It has a sweet, fruity flavor that is unique and great!
Aside from being big in taste and size, they are big in cuteness! I loved the cute design and layout of these cucpakes! Their chocolate coconut had various candy shape toppings like flowers and butterflys! My pumpkin walnut crunch had a little pumpkin decoration on top.
Dots cupcakes are delicious and delightful! I loved my first taste of these big, beautiful cucpakes!