My Sweet Cupcake

I got the last vegan chocolate cupcake. Had an amazing conversation with the guy working there :) he’s so nice too.

Hidden in South Pasadena, near the Goldline station is little shop filled with novelty cupcakes. Met the new owners of the shop and was greeted with warm smiles and samples.
I got the pink velvet and penut butter surprise. Apparently pink velvet cupcake is made with beet juice instead of food coloring, which means its healtheir! Each bite was moist and savory. Not too sweet, but just right.
Definitely will come back for 2nds.

New owner and new cupcake recipes! The frosting is way better! It was way too sweet before and hard, now it’s smooth and creamy! Will be coming here more often!

I used to love this place and I always chose them for special occasions. But today is very disappointing. I ordered some cup cakes for my son’s birthday. However, after I distributed the cupcakes after dinner, we all felt the cupcakes were not freshly made. They were very hard like have been in the fridge for at least a day. Friends even didn’t finish the cake… It was embarrassing. If we pay that price for fancy cupcakes, isn’t at least the expectation freshly made? Not even mention the recipe is not exactly the same… they really tasted like mediocre supermarket’s kind. unfortunately I have to find another place for cupcakes in the future.

Randomly stopped by here after lunch. The shop is cute, they have a jukebox! Cashier was kind of strange and seemed a little lost… but nice still. They have a small selection of cupcakes, and they’re really cheap! I ordered the «Oreo cookie» cupcake but it tasted nothing like it. I don’t think I’d come back here, for a cupcake fix. I thought the milk fridge was a nice touch!

I use to go here as my go to, fast place to get my cupcake fix. I went yesterday to get my fix. There was 2 ladies being helped, one waiting and me. Well the 2 people behind the counter we just talking and TRYING to pack the cupcakes, and one was packing 2 cupcakes in a box and that took five minutes. The other packed 8 in 2 separate boxes. And she was working on that long before i walked in. I waited 15 mins before i was even asked if i can be helped. They need to know how to multi-​task.
Then as i was looking at their case and none if the cupcakes that was listed on their website, in the case. They had no red velvet, which is why i go there, they are the best IMO and only 2 others that i would have bought, but hence no red velvet. I asked of there were any in the back, the girls answer was «No we don’t, but i am going to make some later this afternoon.» I told her no thanks, i live in Eagle Rock so I’m not driving back here. So i drove up to La Canada and went to Goodie Girls, who in themselves won Cupcake Wars twice and asked back a third time.
So needless to say i will NOT be going back to My Sweet Cupcake!!!

So I came in Thursday around 11:45 and for whatever reason, they were not open. The owner was sweet enough to tell us to come back in an hour for a cupcake on the house for our inconvenience. We couldn’t make it back that same day but came the next. She recognized us immediately and not only did we get one on the house but we got 3 cupcakes for $ 3. She is very friendly. She went over and beyond what was necessary. I really appreciated that. I will definitely be back.

Nice shop. Needs more selection because it was kind of scarce. No milk in the fridge was a bummer. Nothing like a glass of milk to go with your chocolate cupcake.
Service is super friendly.

eh. I’ve experienced better. These cupcakes are average, nothing to rave about. The prices are good. $ 3 for a big cupcake.
I work down the block and always have a sweet tooth. I walked in, there wasn’t a big selection of cupcakes. I went with the chocolate Oreo. The cupcake was as dry, not moist at all, super dry. dry like a muffin that has been sitting on the table for a day or two. the frosting was average. tasted like frosting on top of a vons cupcake. and my oreo cookie on top was stale.
I won’t be coming back. I has such high hope considering the fact that they had 3.5 stars. :{ boy was I wrong.

Great customer service but cupcakes I got were not very good. Tasted like they were a day old.

Service = Bad
Cupcakes = WORSE!!!
I used to go to My Sweet Cupcakes all the time when they first opened, and have gone back a few times since new ownership… BUT I AM NEVER GOING BACK!
Much better off going somewhere like Dots or even next door to Heirloom Café for cupcakes. Much yummier.
Cupcakes = Very hard, dry, and tasteless (I’m not sure how they could have tasted stale given that my cupcakes were supposedly just freshly made). The frosting was gross. I could have made better cupcakes… I’ve had better supermarket cupcakes! Selection was limited and cupcakes lacked presentation (when you look at a cupcake, you should feel like you’re getting a special treat — they just don’t «look» that impressive and were a bit underwhelming). Packaging was bad. Box didn’t have slots in them to hold the cupcakes, so they were loose in the box. (Needless to say, after jostling around in my car, they didn’t look so great when I arrived to my party. I was actually embarrassed and had to explain to everyone that most of them turned over in my car.)
Service = the shop really hassled me when redeeming my living social voucher. First off, they said they could only accept the paper voucher with the voucher number b/​c they don’t have a QR scanner to accept the Smartphone voucher. To avoid disappointment, bring the printed voucher or you will be turned away! (Bad business not to be prepared!!! Tip to My Sweet Cupcake… get a free QR scanner app!!!). Bottom line, they made the transaction very hard/​unpleasant when they didn’t HAVE to. I live in South Pas, my kids go to school here, we’re active in the community. This is a small community and for a small business to succeed in a small community, they need to treat their customers better. With poor customer service and sub-​par cupcakes… good luck!

Came here twice. First time, on Friday 5:30p (they close at 6p) and they were all out! Could be that livingsocial voucher is about to expire in a few days or their HH was super successful (HH Friday 2 for $ 5, 4p-​6p). So, came back on Saturday 12p, an hr af they open. There were only four trays with 14 reg cupcakes in 3 flavors and a tray of gluten free cupcakes.
Seeing that was left I grabbed a dozen cupcakes for my livingsocial. Felt bad bc just as I was packing up, two more customers came in to nothingness. And all the waiter could say was, «yeah, it’s been busy and this is all we have now. «Same waiter saying the same thing on Friday.
For a bakery to be open I find they should be stocked so patrons don’t get the chance to be disappointed. Esp. in this weight conscious world, once the craving is gone and we come to our senses we will walk past an cupcake store, empty or not.
Cupcakes: ³⁄₅ packaging and presentation look pretty amateur. (Pics posted) red velvet & pumpkin– moist but lacked flavor; average. Not worth $ 3 a cupcake if u ask me.
Service ³⁄₅

A+ for customer service, but D for the quality and taste of the cupcakes. The cupcakes were not moist, stale tasting, and very bland. I only came because I purchased a living social voucher, and even if another voucher was available for purchase I still would not care to eat there again.
I like to support small businesses, but to survive you’ve got to have a good product that stands out; unfortunately, these cupcakes really are not any better than ones you may bake out of a Betty Crocker Box.
With Confexions, Dots, Yummy Cupcakes, Nadia’s, and Pokatots My Sweet Cupcake needs to improve asap or it will not last.

Website is full of falsehoods due to them not updating in ages (even the clerk confirmed this to me)
The daily menu online is not accurate. Went in for a specific flavor they didn’t have that day, but was listed online.
They don’t have $ 2.00 Tuesdays anymore and won’t honor the special either.
Only the name won «Cupcake Wars» years ago. They have since changed owners and slightly tweaked recipes according the clerk.
But on a technical level their cupcakes are pretty darn good. I just wish I didn’t come in for non-​existent flavors and prices.

We have loved My Sweet Cupcake since first opening several years ago as it was a local business and the cupcakes were just amazing. Over the past several months, the quality suddenly shifted and I didn’t know why. The cupcakes weren’t fresh, and there was hardly any variety of flavors.
We had cupcakes on Valentines Day, and after specifically asking if the cupcakes were fresh, got home and ate… STALE.
Today I was in the area, stopped in and my questions were answered. At first glance, I thought the there were only mini-​cupcakes available. The cupcakes are now half the size they used to be, at the same price.
I expressed my observations to the woman behind the counter, who informed me she was the new owner. Ah ha. Now it all made sense.
She said the cupcakes were indeed smaller, because she was «experimenting» with the cupcakes, and said the former owners used Crisco, which I doubt since they won on Cupcake Wars.
I bought four cupcakes, and she gave me a discount (which was nice) for previous bad experiences. After eating the cupcakes today, I couldn’t tell if they were fresh. Why experiment with something that isn’t broken? It’s truly sad because I loved this little bakery, and it’s very close to our home. Will try other bakeries in Pasadena. Just sad this new owner basically ruined what had been a sweet little spot.

The customer service is excellent. The cupcake I had was on par with something from the grocery store.
And they sold me a lukewarm cup of coffee that had probably been brewed for a couple of hours prior to my visit… The most offensive part of my visit.
I just wanted sugar and that’s what I got from the cupcake.

I finally used my Living Social voucher, I had been curious about these cupcake since they were the winners of cupcake wars, and in all fairness to this establishment I did go in 15 mins before closing and my choices were verrrrry slim. I had a voucher for one dozen cupcakes and a choice of 5 flavors (tough one). The remaining flavors were not some I would’ve chosen if I had more choices, so painfully I chose 3 gummy bear cupcakes, 3 death by chocolate cupcakes, 3 maple almonds, 1 and only kona cupcake, and last but not least 1 pumpkin cream, and I was reassured by the nice young man behind the counter they were all freshly baked that day, so if they were freshly baked that day then I am not a real big fan because these were dry, heavy, and taste day old, the frosting on the maple almond, and the whole almond on top was very good. He was a nice young man tho.

I first went a few years ago and originally gave them a 4 star. But I’m downgrading to a 3 (debated giving a 2). In my recent visit I got a tuxedo and a strawberry shortcake cupcake. The tuxedo was VERY average. Think slightly better than a Betty Crocker box mix. The strawberry shortcake was really dense and a little reminiscent of cornbread, which is unfortunate for a cupcake. And very little strawberry flavor. I much prefer the Dots version. The only reason this is a 3 is because I also got a carrot cake, which was very tasty and moist.
Overall, not worth the price.

I stop in every so often to grab a couple cupcakes. They have a different list of cupcakes for every day of the week which I like because some flavors that are seasobal at other places, My Sweet Cupcake has them all year. I always try to order different flavors, and they’re always pretty good. Except for today. I ordered an horchata cupcake and a red velvet one. The horchata cupcake was good. The red velvet on the other hand, it was very hard and dry. I had a hard time removing the paper from the cupcake. Other than that, i would say its worth a try. I recommend the pumpkin cupcake.

I didn’t go to the actually
Shop. A friend got me some and I was pretty surprised on how moist and decadent the cupcakes are (just bc of the hype of all cupcake places) I had a red velvet and a chocolate marble one. I loved them and thought they were so tasty. I’m gonna actually have to go to the shop myself next time to try others.