Cupcakes a la Yola

Oh man! Came by for some dessert after dinner. I tried their strawberry shortcake cupcake and it was so so so good. My sister had a red velvet cupcake which she ate in like two seconds. They also have punch cards! We will definitely be back!

Best cupcakes I have had in San Diego. The cake is moist and the frosting is perfect… no too sweet. Best part is the filling in the middle of the cupcakes. Will be returning here fore sure!

This is a great little shop. The staff are all very friendly and accommodating. The cupcakes all have their own specific tastes (they don’t copy each other’s recipes). I tried 3 of their cupcakes and they were all wonderful. The S’mores, chocolate peanut butter, and coconut cupcakes all tasted great. They also have gluten free cupcakes, for those who don’t/can’t eat gluten. Great service!

Yum! Was in the area grabbing lunch and saw this little gem. Saved room for dessert and made my way here after eating delicious cheesesteaks. My boyfriend and I had the chocolate chocolate caramel, tiramisu, smores and strawberry shortcake. All were delicious! The cake was moist and the frosting wasn’t too sweet, my fave! We liked the tiramisu and strawberry shortcake the best. If you’re in the area and craving sweets, this is definitely a place to try!

I wanted to get 3 dozen of cupcakes for my baby shower o month away, as I am a planner. This place was super close to my house so I thought it would be a good place to get cupcakes. Now I have dealt with many bakery’s and never once have I been told that I cant do a tasting, I called and the owner «yola» answered the phone and told me she will not give me a tasting and that they have been open for 7 months and that’s just not what they do. if that’s not money hungry idk what is… but needless to say she told me nice to get lost, now I don’t know if you are the same way but I wouldn’t buy 36 (3 dozen) cupcakes at $ 40.00 a dozen without tasting them. not one bakery I have ever heard of or been to doesn’t offer tastings… this is a sad place

So we saw it was coming to our neighborhood and after a casual dinner out, decided to try. WOW… the lemon coconut was so good I wish we bought more! Lovely addition to Friars Rd/​Mission Gorge shopping area!

Omgggg… I fell in love!
I was craving something sweet and this seriously hit the spot. I seriously wanted to go back and get another one but the price makes you second guess whether you should.
I had the spiced pumpkin cupcake. It was delicious! I seriously finished it in 2 min. or less. It wasn’t dry or too moist. It was just right. Too much frosting for my taste but it was good!
Lady working there was nice and let us know to wait a few min before eating the cupcakes because they will be cold and a bit hard since they are refrigerated.
Small place located behind the Einstein Bagels, very clean, had a decent amount of options to choose from, and customer service was good, but the price is just not working for me. Little expensive in my opinion, the size is not bad but if they were bigger or if the price was right I definitely would have bought more!
I probably would return if in the area only because quality was good and I’m pregnant and I can’t shake off that taste. I love pumpkin flavors!

I was leaving Kaiser and saw a young man flipping a Cupcake sign. I immediately crossed over two lanes of traffic to give this spot a try. I had a sweet tooth and cupcakes are my favorite. I usually go to PURE CUPCAKES in PB, but let’s just say I won’t need to anymore. This place was cute, clean, and simple. There was a good selection of flavors and I was fortunate enough to try 4 flavors. The price didn’t bother me, for 6 cupcakes it cost me $ 21…big deal, I love to eat and try new things. I was amazed by the moistness of these cupcakes, none of the frosting was overpowering which can be a bummer sometimes. However these were sensational, all of them. The owner was polite and even extended a Merry Christmas to me. I will be back!!!
What I ordered:
2 Red Velvet
2 Strawberry Shortcake
1 Chocolate Chip
1 Tiramisu
I must add I did share and my family enjoyed them just as much as I did.
Way to go YOLA… you wowed me!!!

Their cupcakes are SO GOOD! Incredibly moist and the frosting is never too sweet. It’s just right! I’ve had the red velvet, cookies and cream, tiramisu, strawberry shortcake, and chocolate mocha.
Cookies and cream is my favorite and I don’t even like chocolate that much. Must try!
The strawberry shortcake is my least favorite because it was a little more dry than the others, but it wasn’t bad. It has strawberry pieces in it for those of you who don’t want chocolate or coffee :)
Chocolate mocha — the frosting definitely has a coffee taste to it! No, it’s not bitter lol. The chocolate cake was not overpowering.
Tiramisu — it has a coffee bean on top. I was told by the cashier that it’s the sweetest cupcake they have. There’s a mascarpone filling. I did find the cupcake too be way too sweet for me.
Red velvet — probably the best red velvet cupcake I’ve had in my life so far. It’s topped with red velvet and cream cheese frosting. No, it’s not that typical thick cream cheese frosting that other places like sprinkles top it off with it. It’s whipped? I think that’s the right term for it. It’s definitely a fluffier frosting than other cupcakes.
There is a variety of flavors and they change it up each day. I am going to come back for sure and try the seasonal flavors! Also, the attendant who is usually there in afternoon is always so sweet and helpful. So, ask her what’s best with the flavors that are available for the day. She knows what’s up

We purchased the crème brûlée they sell vice a cupcake and we were pleased with it. I wish the top was more of the glass surface it’s supposed to be; I suspect it’s granulated sugar they then broiled instead of with a blowtorch, but it still tasted great and a portion in a restaurant like that would likely be $ 6 – 7 vice $ 3.75. However, while there may be value in the crème brûlée, the cupcakes were the size of the make-​it-​yourself versions and priced at $ 4.75 which seems a bit excessive.

Great cupcakes! Maybe it just depends on the day you buy them, the batter in my opinion was perfect: moist, not too dense, flavorful. The frosting was yummy, not overwhelming!
My only critique is the price… they are actually quite small cupcakes closing in at about $ 3.25/each, no deals unless you get a dozen which is $ 32.00. I picked up 3 in total for about $ 10.50. She does use all quality ingredients though, but I think for the size it is still too expensive.
Try it out! I recommend the tiramisu cupcake, lemon coconut, and strawberry shortcake. All delicious!

My wife and I, saw cupcakes a la yola when we were on this side of town. We decided to stop and get a few. There were more than enough yummy cupcakes to pick from. We got the s’mores, strawberry and pumpkin spice. They were all great but the strawberry one is special. It’s the perfect cupcake that can complete against any other cupcake and l hold its own. We will surely be back on another cheat meal day.

After dinner we decided to get
DESSERT!
We only got two cupcakes one
for each of us but the taste of mine
was delicious and I can
see myself in here again to try out
different flavors.
Yola explained they don’t have
the same cupcakes in every day.
She said you could call ahead
and see what cupcakes they have
that day.
Yola was really nice, sweet and polite.
The cabinet case that they
had their cupcakes
in are organized, nice, neat
and clean.
The signs that have the names
of the cupcakes on them are a
little hard to read. I had to bend
down a little.
I had the Chocolate Peanut Butter!
This cupcake is gluten free.
I am a HUUUUUUGE believer of gluten
free foods and products
and is a much healthier option
and I am so happy gluten is becoming
more popular than ever.
There are so many flavors going on
inside my cupcake that it’s hard to start
explaining what this cupcake is all
about but I mean that in a good way.
It has the most moist chocolate cake I have ever tasted and the frosting tastes like pudding but it’s homemade creamy PB that is so soft and flavorful. Drizzled with thick lines of chocolate over the top.
The PB almost tastes like they whisked it
or it could be the products they are using
so it would turn out nice and creamy with
a different texture that I liked very much.

We were in the shopping center and saw this cute cupcake place. The interior design is super cute and i really enjoy the décor.
We ordered 3 cupcakes:
Smore
Strawberry Shortcake
Chocolate Peanut Butter
that is also the order of best to non-​best. the SMORE was wanting me want more! It had the perflect blend of flavors, never tasted anything like it. the frosting was fluffy and the graham cupcake was delightful.
let the cupcakes sit out a few minutes– at least 10 – 15 minutes– for optimal tasting.
The girl that was working there, not the owner, was SUPER friendly and gave recommendations and was very welcoming.
Overall– great experience.

Yola’s tiramisu cupcake is the best cupcake I’ve ever had. Hands down. Bar none. And I’ve had a lot of cupcakes. I’ve also had a lot of tiramisu, and Yola’s tiramisu cupcake is better than the vast majority of actual tiramisu I’ve had!
Additionally, the frosting-​to-​cake ratio was perfect. Most cupcake businesses over do it on the frosting to the extent that the whole cupcake becomes little more than a frosting delivery system. But Yola got the balance right.
I cannot say enough good things about this business. Yola herself was very friendly and explained how she achieved the moist, coffee-​almond flavored center in the cupcake, which is something I’ve never tasted before.
And while, $ 3.25 may seem steep to some, it was worth every penny. This is an instance where you definitely get what you pay for. Can’t wait to try all of the varieties!
Now, I usually don’t call out other reviewers, but I’m making an exception here. Shame on the trolls who posted one-​star reviews of this place. Your reviews make you seem like the type of people who «only tip when the service is exceptional.» Lighten up!
Specifically, Heather C.: This is America. No one is obligated to provide you with «gluten free» cupcakes. If you want one so bad, make it yourself! Or just do us all a favor and move to Portland. To quote the great Ron Swanson, «When our idea of danger is eating gluten, there’s trouble afoot.»
Moreover, there is nothing «gross» or «weird» about this store or its products. On the contrary, the interior was clean, bright and modern. And there was a nice little table outside to sit at.
If you are going to give a business one-​star, at least provide an explanation detailing why it was so bad. Otherwise, it’s an insult to the hard-​working entrepreneur running the business. Plus, it makes you look like a lame hipster dufus, and no one will take your review seriously.
It’s easy to complain and put down others while hiding behind a computer screen. But it is challenging to build a business. Perhaps you should try it sometime before insulting others’ hard work for no good reason.

GROSS.
1-​they do not have gluten free cupcakes
2-​their regular cupcakes are gross
3-​this place is weird.
Do not come here.

We saw that this little shop had opened for business the last time we were in the area, and I convinced the hubs to give it a try (not that he needed much persuasion, but still.)
We went in fully expecting to buy a ton of cupcakes, but when I looked up at the menu (which is where the pricing was), I about choked. At that point, though, we were fully committed (having already told the girl at the counter that we were there to buy cupcakes).
So, after a quick sidebar, we decided on four cupcakes to share (and that we hoped would be the best cupcakes we’d ever had ever, ever EVER.)
Into our box went: one red velvet (natch), one chocolate peanut butter, one s’mores and one white chocolate orange. Each cupcake was $ 3.75. And they are small. I mean, not one-​bite-​small, but certainly not big enough to justify the $ 3.75 price tag on first sight.
Again, we were hopeful that the flavor would blow us away, and make us stop thinking about how much we had spent on four cupcakes.
We get the box home, and decide to split the red velvet and the s’mores. (Side note, the cupcakes were just thrown into the box, with no padding or anything to keep them from floating around and/​or banging into each other and the box itself. Maybe it’s just me, but if you’re charging almost $ 4 per cupcake, can’t you figure out a way to allow your customers to transport said cupcakes home without worrying about how they’ll look upon arrival?)
The red velvet was good, and the icing was surprisingly creamy and light, without being overly sweet. The cake was a little bland, and almost too crumbly for my liking, but I think that one was my favorite of the bunch. The s’mores was a bit too ooey-​gooey (thanks to the marshmallow cream on top), and the cake itself was a bit dry.
The following night, we split the remaining two cakes for dessert. The citrus one was good, but the chocolate peanut butter was overpowering (or rather, the peanut butter in the frosting was). Again, the cakes were a little on the bland side for my tastes.
Don’t think we’ll be going back, which is a shame because I like to support local small businesses. I just can’t justify the cost. I will say, though, that the girl working the counter that night was at least friendly and patient. So, they’ve got that going for them, at least.

What happened in the 19 or so days between opening, when this place got great reviews, and now? I don’t know, but I hope they can fix it because I’d love to have a yummy cupcake place in the neighborhood.
We went last night to sample the cupcakes. Gluten free PB & Chocolate, Chocolate Caramel, and S’mores.
They were very pretty. The frosting was good. The PB frosting on the GF was particularly tasty, not too sweet and with a peanut taste (a lot of peanut frostings taste like peanut flavor was used).
But– all were dry. So dry.
The GF was hard and crumbly, like it was old and had been in the fridge too long. I’ve had plenty of GF cakes that were moist.
Crossing my fingers that they can figure out what happened (refrigeration issue? Some issue with a recipe or human error?).

Okay, when you convert a chocolate chips cookie into a cup cake, it’s very hard to hold back this gent. I stopped in to check out this new cup cake place after breakfast near by, and I immediately zeroed in on the Chocolate Chips Cup Cake with Roasted Brown Sugar Frosting for only $ 3.25.
After my first bite, it was as if I were eating a thick moist chocolate chip cookie. The cake portion was very moist with sweet tender morsels of chocolate chips. The cupcake tasted like a cookie and it was not overly sweet. I loved the brown sugar frosting. It was a bit grainy in a good way. The brown sugar flavor was just right for this cup cake. I am usually not a big fan of frosting, but this one was just right, not overly sweet, semi creamy, and went very well with the rest of the cup cake.
They also make gluten free cupcakes for .50 more. Selection change daily, so it is a good idea if you call ahead to see if they have the ones you like on the menu. The menu is available online. The lady who served me was very nice and hospitable.

Cupcakes a la Yola further expands the array of sophisticated food alternatives being sold in Grantville. The area boasts good and healthy dining (Wolf’s Head Pub; Phở Saigon Star; PurpleMint Vegetarian Bistro), expertly crafted coffees and beers (Westbean Coffee Roasters; Groundswell Brewing Company) and now, dessert.
The shop’s owners — Yola, and her business partner, Barbara — are from Poland. They bring to their work the skill and talent required to make small cakes special, and they’re charming, funny, and engaging. Importantly, they demonstrate a sincere concern that their customers leave happy.
Cupcakes a la Yola offers a variable menu of flavors and icings, including a couple of gluten-​free selections, every day. For their Grand Opening, choices included:
— Zucchini Pecan
— S’mores
— Chocolate Chip with Brown Sugar
— Strawberry Shortcake
— Chocolate Peanut Butter
— French Vanilla
— Chocolate Raspberry (regular and gluten-​free)
I am on a 1400-​calorie per day diet, so, steeling myself against the urge to eat everything in the display case, I sampled one item: a Zucchini Pecan mini-​cupcake with pumpkin spice and cream cheese butter frosting. It was delightful, not dense or gummy, the way zucchini bread can be, and not overly floury; it was light and springy and wonderful.
The ladies can fill special orders from a menu of a couple of dozen flavor/​icing combinations, half of them gluten-​free. The shop’s single drawback is that it is carry-​out only, as the available space can’t accommodate those of us inclined to linger over a sweet treat.
The name is a tongue twister, but Cupcakes a la Yola is a welcome arrival in Grantville. As redevelopment efforts continue, as the area cleans up and new, more affluent residents arrive, Yola and Barbara will benefit from having pioneered there. We neighbors will benefit from their decision, as well.
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Wolf’s Head Pub:
Phở Saigon Star:
The Westbean Coffee Roasters:
Groundswell Brewing Company: