Cake in a Cup

Update: The Skinny: Dry cake, mediocre service and cupcakes in bags!
Yes last time I went in the cupcakes were pretty dry as other guests have mentioned. Red Velvet was dry, but carrot cake was pretty moist. I only bought the carrot cake bc I wanted a non dry cupcake, usually I just get 1 – 2 red velvet.
I also don’t like the idea that the cupcakes are put into a bag. That’s pretty pour taste in my opinion and this wasn’t standard packaging a bit back.
To go along with everyone else who complains about customer service, they are correct it’s 3 star service at best. Not horrible service, but not great service either.
Service and packaging doesn’t reflect what they want to charge. If this is a premium cupcake, please give premium packaging and premium service. Or at least not the cupcake in a bag.
⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance I’ll be back. I’ve heard decent reviews of another bakery in town, so they will be my next «cheat» when I desire a cupcake.

I had heard about this place so when I got to the area I made a special trip to try out their cupcakes. I bought a variety to try different flavors. The frosting on each one was very good, but oh my, the cake part on each one was DRY! My husband also shared these and without asking him, he said how dry they were! And the cake lacks flavor. If it wasn’t for the thick frosting, these would never sell. I’m glad I tried them, but I won’t be back. They just aren’t worth the price in my opinion.

I was waiting for my car to be repaired down the street and was checking out the area. I decided to stop and give this place a try.
When I walked in, it was dark, like the lights weren’t on. I noticed a girl behind the counter and one in back making cupcakes. I was a bit surprised she didn’t acknowledge me when I walked in, since I was the only customer in the shop. I walked up to the case and noticed about 6 different types of cupcakes. Just then, about 2 – 3 minutes after I walked in, the one girl said hello. I asked if those were the only flavors they had and she said for today yes. Which I took to assume there are different flavors every day. I told her it was my first time stopping in and she showed me a cake plate filled with with mini cupcakes for samples.
I tried a mini peanut butter banana with honey and buttercream frosting. I was pretty disappointed in how dry the cake part was. I actually didn’t even really want to purchase one after the sample, but thought, maybe it was dry because it had been out for a little while. So I decided to get a traditional birthday cake cupcake with green buttercream frosting.
I waited until I got home to try it, I will say, the frosting is amazing! But again, the cake part is dry. What a disappointment. And she put my cupcake in a bag. Who does that? Cupcakes need special containers so they don’t get smushed, well, it got smushed, just like one would think.
I would say it’s pretty amateur. Not worth going back, even if I did live closer.

These cupcakes are ORGASMIC! Don’t mind some of the (inexplicably) bad reviews, these cakes are definitely worth the price. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of trying Georgetown Cupcakes, you’ll find that these are quite comparable (and much bigger!). Cake in a Cup boasts a variety of flavors such as red velvet, cherry-​coconut, cookies and cream, and seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice. Each cupcake is almost twice the size of your typical shortening/​chemical-​laden sad supermarket excuse for a cupcake (seriously, how can anyone stomach that junk after having tasted such bliss?). On most days, you can walk in find free samples, and if you call ahead you can put in a request for mini-​cupcakes. The bakery also has special deals on day old cupcakes (but be quick, the deals are announced on Facebook and they are first come first serve).

I tried the red velvet, hostess, and caramel. They were delicous but too sugary.
In the shop there is a sign that says there is cappuccino but when I asked for a cup they said they don’t have. A little bit disappointing.

These cupcakes are average. Favorite being red velvet! Tried wedding cake and lemon crème but didn’t favor either of those flavors

Pretty, cute little jewel box of a store. Eight flavors were available, flavors like lemon-​blueberry and black bottom cheesecake. The associate told me if you ask ahead two days that they will make a gluten-​free chocolate one, which would be great for parties.
My sister and I split a black bottom cheesecake. The chocolate was rich and fresh and creamy. The cheesecake part needed a little punch. Overall, for $ 2.75, it was a good treat!

The taste is so amazing! You can not stop eating when you start. Nice presentation, Delicious taste and great service.

I loved my cupcake. I thought it tasted much better than grocery store cupcakes unlike most people seem to think. The frosting was the best part to me, and there was absolutely no way I would spend that much money on a cupcake if they used less frosting. The reason this place doesn’t get more stars is because the prices are ridiculous. I think that the cupcakes should not be priced any higher than two dollars, but I’m not sure if that is possible. I only go here on very special occasions because they are so expensive, but I do love them. My boyfriend loves the peanut butter and chocolate one, but my favorite is the red velvet.

Amazing cupcakes!!! I had the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting — it was amazing and my dad had the same. He was equally impressed. My daughter had the Neapolitan and said it was the best cupcake she ever had. Also had a peanut butter chocolate — if you love peanut butter and chocolate this is the cupcake for you!!! $ 3 each is a little expensive but reasonable for such an amazing cupcake and a special treat. Will definitely go back for more.

These cup cakes are not bad IF YOU CAN GET ANY. Tonight, for the 6^th time, I arrived at this establishment at 5 p.m., 2 hours before they closed, and they were sold out of cupcakes except for a few straggling leftovers. Some of my friends have had the same complaints. I’m not sure if they are going out of business or not, but they are definitely not stocking enough!

I LOVE cupcakes. Just not from here.
I’ve tried many flavors of cupcakes from this shop. I keep hoping that each time I ago, the cupcakes will get better.
It’s not that they are bad, they just aren’t great. I can make better cupcakes at home, and even some grocery stores have better cupcakes.
These are regular sized cupcakes, with lots of frosting on them. I honestly think the frosting makes up for the fact that the cupcakes themselves are just OK.
They are also very pricey for what you get. They are almost $ 3 a piece.
The place is clean and the people are nice, but unless I am really hard up for a cupcake, I think I’ll skip this place in the future.

Really, really, good. Pricey, but independent. Lemon Blueberry and Oreo are really excellent.

I’m no food expert nor claim to be, but to say Cake in a Cup’s cupcake are tasteless? You clearly have no taste buds. These cup cakes are amazing! To compare them to grocery store cupcakes? I’m almost offended for them. NOT EVEN CLOSE! People who complain let the cost affect the taste. I have no issues with their prices and have already booked them for my wedding. Their flavors are always changing/​rotating. I will admit that the regular sized cupcakes do have more icing than I would need, but I just take a little bit off. The mini’s on the other hand… they are the most perfect cupcakes I’ve ever tasted. SO LISTEN! Disregard anyone who says these don’t have flavor. Quite possibly the dumbest thing I’ve read in a long time. LOVE THIS COMPANY!

If you like regular sized, flavorless cupcakes with more icing on top than there actually is cake AND being charged way too much money for it, then Cake in a Cup is the place for you!
Yes, this store won Cupcake Wars. Have any of you who have proclaimed that in your reviews ever actually seen the show? It’s pretty much a war of attrition versus a true battle of skill. Watch one of the weirder episodes where bakers have to figure out how to incorporate jalapeños, oysters, or avocados into a cupcake. (These were all in actual episodes.) Just because some other poor bakers couldn’t nail down a gravy and stuffing cupcake (Christmas episode) doesn’t mean the winning team has the best tasting cupcakes. Seriously people, get over that hype.
That being said, I wanted to like Cake in a Cup. I’ve been there a few times to see what everyone else was talking about. I’ve had many cupcakes from them… cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate, and even the most overhyped flavor of overhyped dessert in history, the red velvet cupcake. I wasn’t impressed with any of them. Peanut butter chocolate desserts of any kind usually speak for themselves when it comes to bold flavor, but not Cake in a Cup’s. I could tell that the specific flavors were only mildly present in each cupcake, but it took a backseat to the disgustingly sweet mountain of icing on top and so-​so cake. I scraped off most of my icing on each cupcake, which doesn’t leave you with much flavor. When you’re charging $ 2.50 plus tax for one regular sized cupcake, it should be super moist, bursting with flavor, and have my inner fat kid wanting to buy out the whole display case. Cake in a Cup does none of these things for me.
(To be honest, and I hate to say it, but Costco (seasonally) has better red velvet and carrot cake cupcakes, which are about 4 times the size and about $ 1 each. They’re so big, I usually cut them into halves or thirds and make several desserts out of them.)
I do want to echo other reviewers by saying that yes, the Cake in a Cup staff is very friendly, and when the owners are working the counter, you can tell they love what they do. Past that, there’s not much to talk about. Don’t get me wrong… I always value service highly, but when then service is just operating a cash register and handing me my order, that leaves the other 90% to the product, which is easily below average at this cupcakery.

Pros: Wonderful, friendly staff. Very clean place. Cupcakes lovely to look at. Red velvet is awesome. They have a banana one that is #1 for me, but seldom have it. Price is $ 2.50 per cupcake, but hey, they are independent, take better care of their product, and very consumer friendly. Very amenable store hours
Cons: Most of the cupcakes really aren’t that good. Not much better, if at all better, than grocery chains. Way, WAY too much frosting (except on the red velvet). Because they are made with better ingredients, they dry out very quickly, but I think that is a GOOD thing. They look beautiful, but taste is what is the most important.

I keep meaning to review Cake In A Cup, but then I get all grumpy about cupcakes being a «thing» and I forget.
I mean, cupcakes are awesome, I wish they came bigger… like cake.
ANYWAYS, here’s the thing with Cake In A Cup, it’s super cute inside. The workers are nice. The flavors all have witty names and look very pretty. But the cupcakes don’t actually taste that good. (I’ll pause while you all throw things at me.)
I tried, repeatedly. I wanted to adore these, but seriously, they are barely above «meh» for me. In fact, Sam’s Club cupcakes rank higher.
The cake part is always a touch dry, and the frosting too gritty, and the flavor overall is lacking. And I hate even saying any of this.
I do cupcake (I’m using this as a verb) quite often, and maybe I’ve been spoiled by bakeries in New York and L.A. that charge the same price for a much larger, super moist and amazing cupcake.
That being said, they have one cupcake that I find palatable, and always duck in to get a box before our monthly friends’ dinner at Kyoto Ka, and that is the Black Bottom. So far, it’s the only one I would feel justified paying for, and I’m thankful its super rich, because it’s not even that large.
Okay, so this is done and it’s all out there. I feel better. Like I just went to confession.

Every time I travel, I try and snag some cupcakes in a new town. Being in Toledo for the weekend, I Googled cupcake places and Cake in a Cup was the first on the list. I had no idea they had won Cupcakes Wars until I walked up to the door, where they proudly display their achievement. The interior is very clean, with the typical pink and brown cupcakery colors. They had a case showing all of their daily cupcakes, as well as a big rack to the right of all the extras that were baked for the day. I decided on getting a half-​dozen.
These were the flavors chosen:
Lemon Blueberry
Dreamsicle
Cookies & Cream
Black & Tan
Black Bottom
Red Velvet
I honestly wish they had more fruity flavors, as I tend to steer more towards those. The plain Vanilla and Chocolate cupcakes were turnoffs only because they were covered in sprinkles… and that kind of makes me think of grocery store cupcakes rather than gourmet.
The two girls behind the counter were very nice and put the cupcakes in a cute box that held them perfectly (I like this over the typical plastic clam shell).
We actually took the cupcakes home back to Atlanta to try them. The least favorite was the Dreamsicle. The cake was tasty, but the frosting was way too sweet. My favorites were the Lemon Blueberry and the Black & Tan. The Black & Tan doesn’t really have a Guinness flavor, but instead a rich chocolate flavor, and left the cake nice and moist. I love that the cupcakes have a good frosting: cake ratio and aren’t too dense. The Red Velvet and Cookies & Cream were alright from what I tasted but I can’t really judge them as they were starting to get stale by this point :(
This is a great little place to try out when you’re in the area, and I can attest that the cakes do last long and travel well!

Best part about this place, you get to sample each cupcake as a mini for free before you buy or in my case buy all they did’nt have left in minis, and take them home along with all the sample minis, greedy much?
Other places sell them for upto $ 2 a piece, here as samples, I love this, best concept ever!
The girls working here are as sweet as the cupcakes, know exactly what they are doing and love it which is always something I like to see and support.
They have different flavors every day and then every month so I look forward to seeing what is in store for me next time.
I got black bottom or was it black and tan?, a chocolate cream cheese, and it was delicious, strawberry, fresh and light, also yummy, guiness which I worried would taste like beer but as promised it just made the chocolate flavor come out more and with caramel filling it was my favorite of the bunch, and a super chocolatey one, really you can’t go wrong with any of their options!
Chocolate, coconut raspberry and red velvet minis, each one also a true delight!
The prices are average, seeing how all these cupcake shops charge at least $ 3 a cupcake, one doesn’t even raise an eyebrow about paying that anymore, PLUS they have samples AND won the cupcake wars on TV!
Enough reason for me to stop by again next time I’m on my way to Michigan to see what they have this time!

This place reminds me of little cupcake shops that they have in New York, like Magnolia’s.
They have different flavors each day and the cupcakes are very moist and delicious! I’m not much of a dessert person so I don’t really like it when the desserts are overbearingly sweet. But the cupcakes here are the perfect balance of sweetness! It’s a great place to get an inexpensive treat!