The Cake Shop

Just left with two cupcakes — one hummingbird and one carrot cake.
Great flavor in both cakes but I could do without the frosting. I love cream cheese frosting but the ones of these cupcakes barely tasted like cream cheese and was overly sweet. At first, I thought buttercream was on the hummingbird.
The carrot cake was super moist — a little too moist on the outside. The carrot cake did not have a cupcake liner which I thought was a bit strange. I don’t expect my fingers to get wet when i pick up a cupcake but they did with this one. The hummingbird was more of what I expected in moisture.
Both cakes were a bit more dense than I would like.
I paid $ 7.00 for both cupcakes. Average price for cupcakes but the cost to quantity ratio is a bit high.
Maybe I’ll come back and try the brownies and cookies but I will be going elsewhere for cupcakes.

(Realize, before you go further, that I am an ardent student of cake. perhaps more ardent than is healthy)
At The Cake Shop, expect to have a broad assortment of cupcakes, cakes, cheesecakes, pound cakes pastries, cookies, pies, brownies, tortes, eclairs, puffs, etc… — A veritable «Patisserie Américaine» as it were.
Permit me to rewind the clock two months: I met the GM and the Front-​Manager at a Lucky Goat /​Yelp function back in December 2015. At that time, I cluelessly thought I had no need for a Cake Shop. After all, Publix was just fine at churning out Cake.
There is NOTHING wrong with Publix’s bakery. Seriously. For over 30 years I’ve been a Publix cake buyer with no complaints. Publix, after all, is a quality operation.
But Publix isn’t The Cake Shop.
The Cake Shop is where you come when you’re seeking something «extra» — whether it’s a personalized touch, or insightful advice, or simply the unexpected.
I started my most recent quest quite late. My father’s 80^th party is, er, tomorrow (I know) and I waited until this early afternoon to go out and get «an awesome and unique cake» — something befitting the occasion. I went to Publix but wasn’t feeling the degree of awesomeness and uniquehood that I sought. Then I remembered the Lucky Goat event and so I bee-​lined it to The Cake Shop, where I met up with Ale (pronounced Allie or Ally) who assured me that it was all going to work out.
Really, I didn’t even know what to ask for — so I told her the special fête would be for about 14 – 18 people, and that leftovers were welcome. (What? — not for me! — For him. Maybe one or two slices for me — but for him, mostly)
Ale squared me away with a signature cake that they are known for — one which I will be sure to photograph for you once I pick it up tomorrow morning at 11AM sharp!
For a guy like me that seeks out all quality-​based things local — I’m happy to report that The Cake Shop fits the bill. I suspect you will too.

Wowza wowza hubba hubba… drools! From crumb cake to peanut butter brownies if your gonna cheat on your diet you want it to be worth every calorie and every grain of sugar and well I would say this is fantastic spot for a… wait for it… CHEAT DAY!!! Break out the wheel barrel and gobble up. Personally I fell in love with the peanut butter brownie. It was so soft and yummers fluffy totally packing in a loud peanut butter mouth party.

I tried out the delicious desserts from The Cake Shop recently at Lucky Goat. I, sadly for my waist line, spent far too much time hovering around the table and sampling all they had to offer. As someone who has grown up with a mother in love with baking, all I can say (as my highest compliment) is that their desserts reminded me of home. Absolutely delicious!

We first encountered The Cake Shop in 2009. They were in a little shop down the road from us on John Knox, and we wanted them to do our handfasting cake. We met with the baker and were offered a free sample. We were hooked. Best cupcakes I had ever tasted in my life. Goodbye Publix bakery. Our handfasting cake was beautiful and luscious and everyone raved about it. We had cake for weeks and it froze beautifully. Fast forward four years. The shop moved to Capital Circle (sigh) so we had to travel for treats. We decided to get married, and I had to have my cake from The Cake Shop. Steve did our cake again, and he was wonderful. It was beautiful, and delicious, and the guests all raved about it. No, we did not freeze the top. We ate that baby. We get all of our birthday and anniversary cakes from them, and we get cupcakes from them. Their vanilla cupcake, so simple, is sublime. Moist crumb, real vanilla, and delicious buttercream. Real buttercream, not confectioner’s sugar. While I love chocolate cake, they have not yet perfected a moist chocolate that suits me. I find the chocolate cupcakes a bit on the dry side, while the cakes are perfectly moist. They DO make a delightful «Little Debbie» cupcake with fudge-​style frosting that is very moist, and I recommend it. They have recently expanded cupcake offerings to some more exotic types, and always have a cupcake of the month. I still prefer my vanilla cupcake. Their cookies are fantastic, and I recommend the pecan chocolate chip dipped in ganache, the peanut butter no bakes, the oatmeal raisin, and the coconut cookies. Their apple bars are also wonderful. Prices for large cupcakes are the going rate for cupcakes if you check them against the other shops, and they are much more tasty than the franchises. Cookies are huge and everything is scratch made. They are often busy, but staff have never failed to be polite and helpful. I have never had bad service from these folks. It isn’t my birthday if I can’t have a Cake Shop Cake…

I’ve been here many times. Even though the service sucks sometimes, I keep coming back b/​c they have a wide variety of tasty treats. It’s all good– the cupcakes, the bars, the cookies… yes, I’ve tried it all. The cupcakes aren’t always the best but the other stuff never lets me down.

Great cupcakes. Wonderful customer service!

I ordered my Birthday cake from here I received excellent service, being that it was my first visit the staff was courteous and helpful, she was able to answer every question and provide details of each cake and cupcake… My birthday cake turned out beautiful… I will definitely be returning to purchase more delicious cakes and cupcakes from here

The Cake Shop offers amazing baked goods. The cupcakes are absolutely delicious, and there are so many amazing kinds to pick from. They also make amazing custom cakes, as well as iced cookies (my favorite) and other delectable things. Whenever I am on that side of town, I always have to stop! The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Hands down the best bakery in town!

The Cake Shop recently provided our wedding cake — we didn’t want anything extravagant, but they gave us a beautiful cake that the guests loved. Completely professional, helpful, and invested in making our day go smoothly.

OMG… BEST CUPCAKES IN TOWN. My favorites are the cappuccino and salted caramel, the cupcakes are just really fluffy and moist! Every time I’m on that side of town, I stop and get a few treats. My only criticism is that they use butter cream frosting instead of cream cheese frosting on the red velvet cupcakes and that makes no sense to me. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend!

So let me start with this: I am not a huge cake-​eater. I don’t love frosting or «too-​sweet» cake. But I love flavors and a cupcake is just enough, so after trying a delicious cake shop in midtown I thought I’d try this one too. I am picky– super picky about my cake.
The good: gorgeous space. Just gorgeous. It would be for a book club meeting or just hanging out with the girls. I had a book and read for a few minutes while I ate a cupcake, which was nice. The staff were polite and upbeat, not deterred at all by my momentary indecision. And boy, was there reason for it: there were so many flavors!!! Snickers, snickerdoodle, lemon, salted caramel, red velvet, orange creamcicle, and on and on. It was so pretty!
The cake itself was meh, however. It was super– light and pretty moist, but it reminded me of storebought (like say, Publix) cake. The frosting had no real flavor– it was just light and fluffy sugar. I had 2 cupcakes– salted caramel and the flavor of the month, orange creamcicle. The latter was GROSS. There was so much sugary frosting that I almost threw up. There was also filling which (which I wish they’d told me about before I selected it– I HATE filling). It was too much. It was bland as can be.
The salted caramel was ok– I liked the actual caramel but it was too sweet too, and the frosting it was housed in was the same overly sweet explosion as the first.
In sum: Your 3-​year-​old will love it all– from the rows and rows of cupcakes to the well-​lit space to the freakishly sweet cake. Those like me– a person who eats cake rarely and thus seeks amazing cake when I do splurge– should try the place in midtown instead.
Also, three bucks a cupcake is a tad overpriced, even when it’s a good one IMO.

The cupcakes here are large and beautifully decorated, but hit and miss. I’ve had delicious ones and I’ve had ones that were just ok. The red velvet was not my favorite (it was dry) but I’ve had a chocolate peanut butter one that was rich and delicious. I’m giving it 3 stars for its inconsistency.

The cake shop has great cupcakes and cookies that are very tasty. The lack of options for ordering single cakes (like gum paste or fondant) and the high price keep me from giving this place 5 stars.

I wish I had a million dollars to offer the owner so that I can have all of her recipes. Jesus, this lady is genius!!! I went to school in Tally from 2006 – 2009. And oh do I miss my college [cake shops] days! LOL.
I have been searching all around the US for a cupcake that is as perfect as the Cake Shop’s. I have gone to three cupcake places in New York, DC, San Diego, L.A., San Francisco, Washington D.C., etc. etc. and I have yet to find a place that is as good as The Cake Shop.
Every time that I go visit Tally, this place is a must visit. My mouth waters every time someone mentions this place. Cake Shop, please let me know when you start shipping out your cupcakes. I will be your #1 customer. LOL.
Stay sweet, CS. We all love you.

Seriously good cupcakes! Our favorites are the mint chocolate and the caramel. Honestly, I wish they would have more variety and possibly different cupcakes everyday, but oh well. They seem to change other desserts they have on display. Once, they had display of ‘kid’ cupcakes. Some were decorated with butterflies and one was decorated with the cookie monster with a cookie in his mouth! I believe they’ve expanded in the last few months and the store is about twice the size. Service is quick even when it’s crowd. I’ve noticed that the staff can be rushed, but I tend to be quick anyways so maybe I don’t notice it much.

I love love love the Cake Shop! I have to agree with some people that the service can be bad, the girls could be a little more friendly. The cupcakes are awesome as are their special order cakes. Everything is moist and the frosting is perfect. Everything is fairly priced too. The only thing that annoys me is that they don’t have pre-​prepared cakes every day so you can’t just stop in and get one, you have to order it ahead of time. Favorite cupcakes are: the snickers, the Elvis, and the peanut butter cup. I also recommend the monkey pie (I think that’s what it’s called).

After living in DC and first experiencing the rising popularity of cupcake shops, I was more than pleasantly surprised with The Cake Shop. We had 4: peanut butter fudge, snickers bar, lemon drop and coconut cream. The peanut butter fudge was my favorite. Really moist dark chocolate cake topped with peanut butter icing, fudge accents and salted nuts. What you don’t know (but now ya know) is that biting into these things opens up a hollow center that’s been filled with delish peanut butter icing/​goo (whatever it is, it’s mighty fine). The snickers bar was also tasty, with peanuts and caramel drizzles on top, but it was not filled. The coconut and lemon drop must have been super tasty because my otherwise very generous girlfriend gobbled them both down before I had a taste.
The price is $ 2.00 per cupcake, which I think is a great deal. In DC cupcakes that weren’t half as good were twice the price.
Get up and go there. Now. Even if you’re at work, if you come back with these cupcakes it’ll be fine :)

I agree they have great cupcakes, but I’ve rarely found a business that so didn’t follow the rule — the customer is always right. They refused to heat up my cupcake for me despite having a microwave, they won’t give you cups of water but instead force you to buy bottled water, despite having cups, I asked for the A/​C to be turned up as it was freezing in there, and they said no because it’s hot in back for the employees, they have a minimum of $ 5 to use a charge card. .. By the way, they’ve moved to a new location on Capital Circle near McDonald’s.

The Cake Shop has a really delicious cupcake selection. Everything I have tried has been moist, flavorful and delicious. The actual shop is really cute, but a bit difficult to see from John Knox Road.
The downfall? The staff is really unfriendly, which is unfortunate because you can’t help but be happy to be there. It’s a CAKE SHOP afterall. I have had several negative interactions with staff members and swear I’ll never go back every time. However, those delicious cupcakes keep callin’ my name. Dang it!