Georgetown Cupcake

The key lime cupcake was a yummy treat! The cream cheese frosting was smooth and full of lime flavor. Minus one star because I didn’t taste much key lime in the actual cupcake. Overall very yums!

Pricey tiny cupcakes. Went in to get 2 single cupcakes for my 2 friends having bdays that day. Apparently there is extra charge on top of the already pricey cupcakes. 2 bites and it’s gone. The service? I always wonder what so hype about this place, people would line up a long line. Well the problem is, there is only 1 person who pack the cupcakes where there 2 employees just chit chatting while there probably 6 – 7 of us waiting for this ONE person to get to our order. Not worth my money not worth of my time!

There are usually different flavors based on holidays or seasons. Even the usual selection is big enough for anyone’s taste. Best piece of advice; eat them while they’re fresh!

I really wanted to like Georgetown Cupcakes more than I did, as the first few times I’ve had these cupcakes were no where as great as they were hyped up to be. No joke here — I’ve once asked someone what their favorite cupcake is from, and that person said Georgetown Cupcake, and I asked why, and the person said that because they were reputable. What about the flavor? HELLO???
The first cupcake I tried from Georgetown Cupcakes was their cookies & crème, which was very dry, lack of flavor, boxed cake mix-​like, and I was like NO WAY ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That couldn’t have been right… Why would there be long lines before they are open, and why would they have a show and whatnot if cupcakes tasted like that. I thought… well, okay… perhaps the people that made that batch were n00bs.
I was then with someone that wanted to try these cupcakes because he heard great things about them. We tried the strawberry lava fudge, key lime, and lemon. Texture was definitely better than the first time, but still very box-​cake-​like.
Then somehow I was able to convince my work to buy my department cupcakes a couple times a month during the last 4 months of the year. We tried various cupcakes from various shops in Georgetown, and one coworker really wanted Georgetown Cupcakes because of the hype. Well, alright… Georgetown Cupcakes was a few blocks further than the other places, but fine… I’ll get myself there to pick up some cupcakes if it’s going to make you happy. I was ordering for 4 people, and I learned that if you place your order online and pay, you can just skip the line and pick up your cupcakes. That’s exactly what I did, and people in line accused me of cutting. Tough luck, you should have ordered ahead if you didn’t want to wait in line.
The shop itself is cute, and beautiful… definitely one of those places where things look way better than they taste, such as jelly beans. Anyways, I picked up our coconut, chocolate, peanut butter, pumpkin cheesecake, vanilla, pumpkin spice cupcakes. We all agreed that the other cupcakes we’ve had tasted better, but they did look quite cute. We agreed that most of it were way too sweet. The cheesecake one was alright, but just the cheesecake part… it was much sweeter than traditional cheesecake though. I had to wipe away most of the frosting because it was waaaayyyyyy too sweet.
We decided to not order from Georgetown Cupcakes again because it was just sooooo overhyped, but then… one day… they sent one of those emails with a 20% off a holiday dozen. UGH, they know how to get us. The advertisement totally worked, and the images they used were super adorable. We decided to give in and try their wintry dozen, which included Chocolate S’More Chip, Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge, Cookies & Crème Cheesecake, Chocolate & Buttercream, Chocolate & Vanilla Chocolate Coconut, Chocolate Ganache, Lava Fudge, Chocolate Cubed, Cookies & Crème, Chocolate Squared, and a Vanilla & Buttercream cupcake with sparkling sanding sugar, topped with white fondant snowflakes. 20% OFF!!! That made it a bit more worth it, and we seemed to enjoy the eye-​candy a bit more than the previous time. Okay, Georgetown Cupcakes, you do such a good job with the marketing and I suppose «reputation» because apparently people judge books by their covers that you get an extra star from me. Also, they were not hesitant in handing me some extra boxes, and they have some small bags and stickers on the table for you to take/​package.
Alright… really though… never again, unless I’m with someone that really wants it, or if a coupon comes my way for a day that works for me.

I came here to surprise my girlfriend with her favorite cupcakes as she had a long and stressful week. She even had to work on the weekend!
I decided on 6: Salted Caramel, Cookies & Cream, Red Velvet, Key Lime, Chocolate Ganache, and Marshmallow. They have very friendly staff, and their special cupcake box ensures your cupcakes get to their destination the same way it left the store.
When my gf returned home, she saw it on the table and said «Georgetown cupcakes!!! Am I dreaming? What did I do to deserve this?». I said: «Nothing! I love you and know this would make you happy». She said yes it does, and began shedding tears of joy, and whispered: «thank you».
In her words: «I never really liked cupcakes until I had Georgetown Cupcakes». After opening the box and idolizing these beautifully crafted cupcakes, snapping our pictures, she asked me: «which one would you like to try first?» I chose the marshmallow. She offered me the first bite, but of course I declined and insisted she take the first bite, it is all for her after all. She took the first bite, a little icing, and a bit of the cupcake. «MMMMMM!!!» her face filled with joy, «it’s so good!!!». Then, I took a bite, and to my surprise, the icing was not overly sweet. The cupcake was moist, and there was even a nice little surprise filling in the middle. Yummy!
Parking wasn’t the easiest thing but I did find street parking after driving around. I got there on a Saturday at 12:45pm and there wasn’t a line out the door, surprisingly!
Will definitely be back and surprise my girlfriend with more of your delicious cupcakes. If she’s happy, I’m happy!

Very good! That’s basically what this review is going to boil down to. I visited Georgetown Cupcakes after discovering my sister had some ordered and shipped to her down in Charlotte. I got one bite of one cupcake before the whole box of dozen was devoured by the rest of the family. But that bite was a glorious bite. I still don’t know what kind of cupcake it was but it was chocolately and had a bevy of flavors happening in my mouth at all once. So when I was passing through D.C. this time, I felt it was necessary to forego my usual pitstop of Ted’s Bulletin and give Georgetown a try. I was perfectly ok with the addition travel time I knew it would take me to get here — but I DID NOT know about that line. When you come here, just know the line will be out the door and you will wait a pretty ridiculous amount of time for your dessert. I’m still not sure it’s worth that wait at the end of the day. The cupcakes here are very good and I love the combinations available on their menu… You can see many many options as you make your way to where you eventually place your order (and before you wait another 5 – 10 minutes for it to be filled). But the cupcakes aren’t very large. They’re good but on the smaller side. Not only are they on the smaller side, but they hit the larger side of your wallet. A half dozen cost me $ 18. After driving and waiting in such a long there was no way I was leaving with just one or two, but it’s makes me doubt whether I would ever do it again. I hear you can order 24hrs ahead and skip the ordering line, but the parking situation is just about as bad as the line itself. It’s an interesting situation. If you’re already in the area and the line is less than 20 minutes worth of waiting, I say go for it. It’s more touristy than anything

I hate these long lines when I come here but it’s so worth it! I love the texture of the cupcakes and the many flavors offered. Like most cupcakes these days, the frosting is way too much, so I scrape that off but the cupcake itself is not too sweet.
Kudos to the friendly staff who is always smiling and try to keep the lines moving!

My husband and I purchased half a dozen of cupcakes. I just finished the chocolate ganache and it was AMAZING! I wish I would’ve saved that for last to accompany it with a nice glass of milk lol!
My husband was not completely in love with his red velvet, but I loved it also. I may modify my review if any other other favors do not meet my expectations.
Flavors we got:
Chocolate Ganache
Red Velvet
Cookies n Crème
Vanilla 2
Peanut Butter & Chocolate (I think this is the flavor)
S’MORE (can’t wait to try this one)

Walking through Georgetown, my friend and I noticed the oh so recognizable pink boxes with a black and white zebra swirl sticker that carry the heavenly and delectable ambrosia that’s known as a Georgetown cupcake. I could sense it. We were close.
Usually, the line is out the doors of the bakery and up the street (yes, they are THAT popular), but this visit I was fortunate enough to have 5 people in front of me with a short wait time.
I got a half a dozen cupcakes because I knew I wouldn’t be able to just have one or two. My box consisted of 3 milk chocolate birthday cupcakes, 2 hazelnut, and one coconut.
The milk chocolate birthday is my go-​to cupcake. If I ever have a hard time deciding on picking the right cupcakes, I always lean towards these. They have a rich, creamy texture which is complemented with a slight crunch from the colorful sprinkles. Light, whipped, and fluffy icing on top of a moist cake is a winning combo.
The coconut cupcake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it’s perfect for those with an insatiable sweet tooth. It had a strong coconut flavor in the icing, and was amplified even more through the coconut shavings on top. I’m glad I only got one of these, but I’m also down for another one now that I think of it.
The hazelnut one was THE perfect balance of sweet and savory. I don’t typically lean towards things with nuts in them, but I figured this would be worth a try because it looked so good. It had an addicting crunch to it with what seemed to be candied-​roasted hazelnuts on top. This was matched by the soft breading of the cake. This cupcake is for those that like that rich, dark chocolate flavor that isn’t overly sweet.
These cupcakes are a bit pricey (the damage was about $ 20 for half a dozen), but SO worth it.
What more can I say? It’s heaven in a box.

It is located in the lovely sophisticated town of Washington D. C called Georgetown, the exterior décor is very simplistic and chic. I believe the name and sophistication speaks for itself.
I loved the entire anticipation. I came around 9:50am and there was 6 people already in front of me! I believe I was very lucky it was not such a huge line up. A day after boxing day, people are out of money for over consuming on goods and services they didn’t bother coming so early to spend 4 $ for a cupcake lol. After me it definitely started to get very busy. There was about 20 people behind me after 5minutes in line.
Either Way, it definitely worked in my favour!
I love how everyone was all in the line excited to go in and check this place since it created such a huge hype on television! I was hoping to see the 2 lovely sisters who build this place and reputation up. However, they were not there but I don’t blame them! You really don’t have to work hard anymore after having built so much success.
Ok so I truly struggle giving the place more than 3stars, mainly because of the quality of the cupcakes offered. Their interior and exterior design is way too simplistic for their empowering sweet cupcake flavours. The cream is just way too sweet for my taste! I can totally imagine them pouring gallons of sugar in their cupcake mix and their cupcake icing! Doubble whammy!
In addition, their box is not protected enough! I had gotten a huge box of 12 and the cupcakes got all squashed and moved a lot. The box itself did not move. It’s the holes that are way too big and don’t provide stability.
Service: I could give the service a 4star. They are very prompt and sweet but they don’t feel happy to be there. They look real annoyed with the clients. Everyone is really intrigued about the place and show great enthusiasm. However, the employees should definitely play along and encourage us to keep the enthusiasm going. As soon as I left, I felt disappointed. It wasn’t the most awesome experience I thought it would be.
Overall, it was quite the experience and I loved marking my territory and can now say I’ve been there ;) hehe

Their cupcakes are the best I have ever tried. When I arrived there, there was a long queue to enter the shop. However, the great flavor of cupcakes made the waiting totally worthwhile.
I tried salted caramel and red levet. Both of them were soooooo good! Def gonna miss it!

I actually had never heard of Georgetown Cupcake prior to the delivery of multiple sets of cupcakes to my office in Houston — my coworker was appalled at my obliviousness, but she went to GW, so I feel like there’s a bias somewhere…
Review of cupcakes delivered via UPS Next Day Air, courtesy of a work vendor.
We got dozens of gingerbread, red velvet, chocolate peppermint, and coconut, but we only cracked open 2 dozen (3 each of the 4 flavors) — all insulated and packed extremely well, so the cupcakes arrived in pristine condition.
Red velvet is my favorite (cup)cake flavor, and of the remaining 3, coconut was the one that interested me most, so I snapped up one of each.
First impression: how cute! There’s a lollipop stick in the cupcake, so it’s easy to pull them out of the container without smooshing the cupcake before you dig in. Cool beans.
Second impression: how petite! These cupcakes aren’t particularly large, and they’re $ 3.25 each. You be the judge of the cost/​benefit ratio.
Third impression: how dry! I suppose you can’t do much to control moisture when you’re shipping cupcakes halfway across the US, but why bother shipping if the product isn’t up to your standards in the store?
Fourth impression: how… meh! The frosting on the cupcakes is the best part — red velvet flavor was good, but the coconut one… let’s just say I ate half of it and disposed of the rest. Because that’s what actually happened.
Don’t get me wrong, I am eternally grateful for our vendor who was so kind enough to ship a mountain of cupcakes to us; however, at $ 50+ for each dozen shipped, these cupcakes should be worth the cost of what our vendor paid for them. Instead, I had dry, questionably flavored cupcakes that I don’t think were worth the calories.
That being said, I imagine the cupcakes would taste much better (and be much moister — weird word) in store. Looks like whenever I visit DC next, I know where I’m getting dessert! For scientific purposes, of course.

So now that I’ve finally stood in that long line (it was actually shorter than usual or I wouldn’t have done it, maybe 10 – 15 min.) my opinion if Georgetown Cupcakes has totally changed. First of all after experiencing it I’ve come to the conclusion that the long line is purely their own doing. They have two cashiers taking orders and only one person, not the person taking orders packaging the cupcakes. Why only one person packaging up the cupcakes in fancy boxes? Well my thought is so that they can create a giant line in front of their store. It’s a big store, and honestly I think if they tried to expedite and clean up their customer service they could definitely move that line a little better. Its not like they are hand creating those cupcakes while you wait, they are just putting them in boxes.
So besides that, I’m sure you’re wondering how the cupcakes tasted this time around. Well I wasn’t that impressed this time. I ordered the chocolate lava and besides some delicious chocolate sauce inside there were no fancy bits mixed into the cake. The sticky toffee pudding cupcake did in fact have toffee pieces inside, but I was told that the gingerbread did not. Frosting was tasty all around. As for cupcake size they were just regular cupcakes that you make at home in a tin. Not bigger and fancier. Ehhh I don’t feel a need to stand in that line again.

Here’s a short and sweet review!
Line was super long, about a 30 minute wait. Creates anticipation?
The staff was really nice and careful with the packaging of cupcakes. Sweet staff? Lol
I got the salted caramel and vanilla chocolate cupcake. The Vanilla Chocolate was good but not WOW. The Salted Caramel was really Sooo good! It had that perfect balance of salty and sweet.
Will I go again? Probably not. Not because of the cupcakes, but rather the line.
3 Stars.

I love sugar & desserts, and honestly, I’m not very discriminatory when it comes to «high-​end» versus «low-​end» (like, store bought that comes in a box loaded with the preservatives). I like it all.
IMO the cupcakes here aren’t as good as Sprinkles (which I noticed later had a location a few blocks away from here). I had a caramel cupcake, and thought the cake part itself was pretty pedestrian. I thought the frosting was really good though. I sampled a couple other ones (I came here with a friend, her 7 year old son, & my 6 year old nephew), and this was pretty much my opinion all around.
The reason we came here is because my friend’s son is a big fan of the TV show about this place. We waited in the line every one else has mentioned, and quite honestly I don’t think it’s worth it. Sure the cupcakes are good, but not waiting in a ridiculously long line good.
I will say, I got a caramel latte w/​my cupcake which was fantastic! Heck, based on the latte I’d put this place up there with some of the better coffee shops I’ve been too than I would the cupcake compared to other dessert places.
This might not come across like a glowing 4-​star review, but like I said, I love sweets, so I have a hard time being all the nitpicky with «good» versus «not good.»

Nah uh.
Dry cake.
Stiff, not-​great frosting.
Line out the door.
Way over-​priced.
Just no, nah uh.

Mmmm… I wish I had some in front of me right now! I LOVE Georgetown Cupcakes but yet every time I have a cupcake from here I get sick! haha… Not because they’re bad in any way because they have the most amazing cupcakes I’ve ever tried, but i rarely indulge in such sweets on a daily basis and with the amount of sugar in 1 cupcake at this place is enough to put me in a comma for a year!
It’s a cute small store, which is the reason for the long line outside every day. I love that their theme is Pink (my favorite color) and their cupcakes NEVER disappoint. I’ve never had a problem with their staff either, they’ve always been welcoming and are patient with me while I choose to get EVERYTHING on their menu including my cup of milk, cause after all, who eats a cupcake without milk? WERID!
They have their everyday cupcakes, such as the birthday cake which is one of my faves and then they also get creative with seasonal cakes. A friend of mine recently brought to my attention that they have daily specials on their Facebook page, if you walk in and request the cupcake by name then you get it for free… too bad i’m too far away or else i’d be in here everyday for my free cupcake!
I know for some people the line and price get annoying but I enjoy it! It’s all about the fun little adventures in life and a visit to Georgetown cupcakes is always fun from the annoying parking, to the line, the selection and the enjoyment :)
The best part is that they have a window area where you can actually watch the team making their cakes. I hope to walk in one day when the sisters are actually there :) That would be AWESOME!

Delicious! We got the peanut butter fudge and the red velvet. The peanut butter fudge had a chocolate cup cake with a light peanut butter frosting.
Before going, we checked their Twitter account, which we recommend. There was a tweet about a secret special, in which we got a third cup cake for free!

Awesome cupcakes. Flavors are rotated out often, but fan favorites are always available. The staff is friendly, and it’s a well kept shop. Located in an awesome part of town, there’s plenty to see and do while walking cupcake in hand down the street.
Two negatives; it’s always busy, at least whenever I go there’s a line outside with a wait time, and it’s really cramped inside so it’s not really a good place to sit down at. But those small issues are well worth overlooking for the best cupcakes around.

I love all sweet baked goods and always get super giddy when I’m in a fancy cupcake store. I’ve been to magnolia, sprinkles, karas, and now this. All are of the same ilk — famous, fancy, and kinda pricey cupcakes. This spot is solid. Compared to its aforementioned peers, it’s not quite there. But at the end the day you’re eating a (well executed) cupcake so it’s still pretty damn tasty.
I sampled three flavors (cookies and cream, strawberry, and The Halloween flavor of the month of pumpkin cheesecake). The pumpkin cheesecake was incredible. It honestly felt like a cheesecake in a muffin wrapper — super dense and actually not very muffin cake like it all. The other two flavors were great. The main reasons why this doesn’t compare to the other fancy establishments is the size of the cupcake as well as the cake moisture. These cupcakes are definitely on the smaller side. The cake is relatively moist, but not super moist (The latter I think is better). Karas and sprinkles also doesn’t serve its cupcakes in the wrapper — here they do. Maybe that makes a difference???
I will still definitely come back as I really enjoy cupcakes and these are quite tasty.

Para los que viajan mucho a EUA, estoy seguro que han visto los cupcakes de Georgetown en cualquier otra parte del país. Déjenme decirles que no saben igual que en Georgetown! El Red Velvet ha sido uno de los mejores que he probado, al igual que el de banana y el chocolate.