Caketini

Visited their kiosk location in Scottsdale fashion square mall this evening after dinner. Purchased two cupcakes, one was a red velvet cupcake the other was an Oreo cupcake. The red velvet cupcake was quite moist, fresh, and delicious. The Oreo cupcake on the other hand was dry and tasted as though it had been there for a couple days. At over four dollars a cupcake I really expected much better than we received. They had many other flavors to choose from; however, based on the experience I had with the Oreo cupcake they’ve lost my trust.

Mixed reviews here. …ordered custom birthday cakes, confirmed by email, confirmed in person, arrive to pick up only to be told sorry no cakes that someone called and canceled them. Know there was no such call, but the day was sort of saved when they gave us a box of cupcakes. Debating whether to give them a second chance.

had to buy a cake for a bridal shower last minute and they were super accommodating. went with the celebration flavor. the cake looked and tasted awesome — which is rare. both ladies that helped me were also super friendly… so five stars all around.

This was recommend to me by a local here as the best place for cupcakes. I must agree I have had an out of body experience with the cookie dough one! Omg I may move here just for it. I also tried the coconut cream it was very moist and good but has nothing on the cookie dough. I am buying. Box to bring home w me

Very friendly girl at the counter who made small-​talk about the new pizza restaurant in the food court (I was carrying my takeout box).
Ordered a soy «cookies & crème frappitini». I would say it had too much ice and not enough milk or powder base in the blend though. Combined with no whipped cream, the result just was lacking creaminess.
They only have thin, regular straws which aren’t the best for thick blended drinks.
It still had some decent flavor to it, and the chilliness was nice in the heat.
Five stars for service, two for the blended drink. I’ll try their baked good sometime, as that is their main focus after all.

Hands down worst gluten free cupcake I’ve ever had. I cannot believe anyone would associate that product with their name, it was terrible. Not only are all the other bakery’s gluten free cupcakes superior to this one, but so are the grocery store box mixes like the gluten free Betty Crocker or Pilsburry. This was the first time I’ve ever thrown away dessert half-​way through, I always finish or save it for later. The vanilla flavor wasn’t the problem. It was so dry, that I had to take a sip of water with each bite because it would get stuck in my throat. If you’re at Fashion Square and craving a gluten free treat, do yourself a favor and go to the Macaroon place. I’m disappointed, especially considering the cupcake was $ 5 after tax. The one star is for gluten free cupcakes only, as I have not (and cannot) try a regular one.

I’m a salty food junk food person. I am definitely not a cake person. I eat good icing off a cake and leave the cake. If the icing is yucky (ahem, cool whip icing, I’m looking at you) I won’t touch the entire cake. But I break all rules when it comes to Red Velvet cake! I eat the whole thing. I have been on a 6 year mission to find the best RVC in Phoenix. So, no surprise, I stop in this little Shop when I notice that they have red velvet cup cakes and cake pops. This review is completely based on the RVc. I’ve only gone once and won’t go back. Very cute cupcakes and cake pops. The coffee smelled delicious. However, that RVC is on the lower end of the RVCs I’ve had in Phoenix. The RVC was very moist. The chocolate flavor was present and noticeable. But the cream cheese icing was almost non existent. I could not taste it at all. There is a trifecta for RVC. All three are important. I am sure other cakes there are good.
Return Factor: 5%

I was prom dress shopping with my sister-​in-​law and mother-​in-​law. After walking up and down the mall, we decided to take a quick break at Caketini. I was drawn in because they had a chalk sign that said «coconut crème tea» and I’m a sucker for anything coconut. I asked the employee about the tea and she explained it was a specific blend of coconut tea that can be served hot or iced. I asked which was more popular and went with her suggestion — iced tea. While she brewed my tea, we gazed longingly into the display case, trying to figure out which cupcake or cake pop looked the best. Being the coconut fanatic I am, I went with the coconut cake pop. It was delicious! Really, it was the perfect size — two bites of delicious coconut and chocolate. My sister-​in-​law also got a cake pop, but I can’t remember the flavor. Mine was just so good that I blocked out everything else. While we were enjoying the cake pops, the employee brought me my iced coconut tea. It was good but not amazing or overly sweet. Overall, I’d definitely stop by and try another cake pop.

Tried their red velvet covered with chocolate and lemon covered with white chocolate cake truffles, Delicious delicious…

Best cupcakes and cake pops !
Sprinkles who ?!
Not dry at all ! Wonderful frosting ! Great presentation! My friend had these cupcakes personally designed for my bachelorette party — they were a huge hit !!

I was flying in from LA for just the weekend. I wanted a top notch cake for a birthday celebration so I perused Unilocal for highly regarded bakeries near the W Hotel where we were staying. After I checked out the websites of a few places, I thought Caketini had the best looking cakes in both flavor and presentation.
I called and spoke to Sara (h) who was polite and helpful. Having never tried any of their creations, we discussed the Gourmet Cake flavors I was considering. We decided on a 6″ Tuxedo.
I picked it up, it was perfectly decorated which is important for the experience associated with a celebratory cake. When we cut it, the lovely layers of chocolate cake, vanilla cake, bavarian cream, and chocolate mousse covered in italian butter cream were both elegant and decadent. The truth is, that would have been enough for me to be happy on this occasion… but no, the cake tasted incredible. I seldom find treats outside of patisseries in France that are anything exceptional like this.
Definitely a great value.

The sweetest thing up in here (second floor outside Nordstrom) wasn’t the cupcake and it wasn’t even the fact that one of the workers whipped me up a «fresh» salted caramel cupcake. The sweetest thing in here was courtesy, respect and young love. (Give me a pound of cheese to go please.)
I know! I sound cheesy, but .as a customer — I know you know that awful feeling when you’ve walked in right near closing time (anytime, even) and the workers are intently talking together around the counter. You wait. You wait. And when finally acknowledged, it’s begrudgingly. Not this night!
Once the workers did see me, it was seriously «snap to attention.» The two young men stepped back from the counter and the young lady greeted me with a smile.
I couldn’t even hold back just how impressed I was with this group. I commented on just how excellent it was to run into that kind of reaction from workers. The guy said something to the effect «well, you’re the customer.» And even something about «chivalry.» I love it! We exchanged some further pleasantries and I learned a bit more about all of them. Don’t write off all of Gen Z. Many like to think «young workers» are lazier or less respectful, but these kids were top notch.
When I didn’t see a salted caramel in the case, it was offered, «we can whip one up for you. We pipe in the caramel and frost it… it’ll just take a second.» Laaaaaaaa! (Angels singing.)
So, now we have angels singing and they’re taking some cheese to go. As for me, I’m smiling huge and eating a freshly whipped together caramel cupcake and it’s delicious if you like the frosting creamy, a mix of sugary and salty, and cake so light and airy. I swear all this is why someone decided to print up the t-​shirt, «Life is good.»

I have tried a few things a Caketini at this point and I feel as though I can only honestly give them a three star review.
Five stars for the french press coffee. It is delicious, very strong and bold flavor. I love this.
Two stars for the cupcakes. I have tried a few now for different occasions. Salted caramel, celebration and chocolate. The celebration is probably my favorite of the three but overall I just feel like these cupcakes are way too sugary. I understand that cupcakes are supposed to be sugary but there is such a thing as too much. The butter cream frosting they use is just too overpowering for me. I would not go out of my way to come back for a cupcake here.

Cannoli heaven! I love everything about this store! They have awesome cupcakes and great cake pops! Everyone is so friendly

Sucha cute little bakery located right next to nordstrom. I had gotten the strawberry cupcake with an ice coffee (perfect) and it was mighty huge. It took me two separate sittings to finish it and it was quite YUMMY! They also sell coffee and some hot sandwiches.

Absolutely the Best!
I have been there… a number of times and they have a variety of flavors, yes I have tried them all. Universally the cake is light and moist, the frosting varies depending on the cupcake but they are all good and really compliment the flavor of the cupcake. My favorite is the Coconut no the Salted Caramel no no its the Smores! Well maybe they all are, I dont have to choose just one now do I :)
I will travel miles and miles to get one and I am always glad I did. My next review may have to be a personal trainer but i’m ok with that!

Nice staff and great treats
Had some sweets as a reward for our daughter deciding to have her ears pierced and being brave throughout. She wanted some purple cake pops in the case, but they were for a wedding the following morning. So, the staff was really nice and dressed up a purple cupcake just for her at no charge. Very cool customer service touch.
Cupcakes are awesome, if too much for one sitting. Suggest cutting it in half to save some for later, or sharing two people to one cupcake. Unless you have a daughter like ours. She’ll eat a whole one with no problem. And she loves their cake pops.
I also think there’s too much icing. My wife and little girls strongly disagree.

We stopped here because we were in the mall and wanted to snack. My wife is a huge fan of cupcakes and we have never given them a try, so we stopped in.
We ordered the tuxedo cupcake and a bottle of water. There were a few people in line, but the line moves quickly and when it was our turn the girl who helped us was very friendly. We got our food and sat at one of the tables just outside the store inside the mall. The table had a few crumbs on it from the people before us which I wiped down, but not really a big deal.
The cupcake was a little bit on the dry side, but still tasty. The frosting taste it as though it were a version of Reddi whip. Overall, it was good, but I’ve had better from other places. I would be willing to give them a try again, just to sample some of their other options and see if maybe it was a one time thing.

Having passed this place up a few times while visiting the mall, we finally caved to the tasty looking offering in the displays and ventured into the store front. There was a bit of a line, but they moved through everyone quickly. When our turn came we decided to split a classic butter cream frosted cupcake with chocolate cake.
The tables outside were all a bit «used» looking and had pretty obviously not been wiped down in the recent past, but it was just cake crumbs and some water rings from drinks, so not the end of the world. We wiped our table off and sat out front so we could people watch — which is always fun at this mall.
As for the cupcake itself, it was just alright. Not the best cupcake I’ve ever had, not the worst cupcake I’ve ever had. Cake itself was a bit dry, frosting had little flavor to it for being a butter cream. Considering it was several dollars for the one, we would skip this flavor if we went again.
Overall: B–
Probably won’t hit them up again with all the offerings that this mall has, both restaurants and food court, and Sprinkles across the street.

I’m all about Cupcakes & Hot Chocolate. I know, I know… it’s still too hot to enjoy Hot Chocolate but I was craving a cup… to go along with my cupcake. Simply Delish!
Before the Holiday madness, I wanted to enjoy a quiet moment with a few of my favorite things. Yep, I’m a fan! Cheers***