Madcakes

I’ve seen where evil dwells… it’s at Madcakes.
I’ve stared into the eyes of evil… it walks the Earth in the form of a bourbon pecan bar.
I do not like sugar. It’s that simple. Sweet foods turn me off. Typically this is where I get gasps of disbelief and dismay, followed by a series of «oh my… really!!!’ and «you’re kidding right!!!»
I don’t like sugary flavors, but I was coerced into trying a hunk of the bourbon pecan bar and let me tell you what…
IT…WAS…FREAKING…DELICIOUS!
Not overly sweet, but with a richness that was both satisfying and addictive. My taste hunk soon turned into half the bar. About 15 minutes later I realized another reason I don’t do sugar. I was like a 12 year old on crack. Bouncing off walls, making unintelligible jokes, bumping into doors, giggling uncontrollably… and then it happened.
…sugar crash. Like a ton of bricks, it hit me. Headache followed by the frumpy grumpy attitude.
Madcakes…I don’t know whether to love you or hate you. I’m leaning more toward the hate, because now I just want another bourbon pecan bar. You are an evil temptress…

I can’t help but repeat everything that’s been said. The double chocolate chip mini cake is UHHHMAZING and not bad at $ 5 incl. tax. Love going in there popping some samples and then as always going back to the chocolate. The staff is sweet as well. I’ve never tried something here that wasn’t rich and fresh. YUM.

Everything I’ve had here tastes fresh, fresh, fresh and wonderful! I especially love the red velvet cupcake and minicake. It is moist, fresh, light, fluffy, and tasty! The icing is even good — not overly sweet or too much of it.
Love the free samples. Everyone is always friendly here. It smells divine when you walk in! I also love how the cupcake is a decent serving — not too small, nor too big. and if you want a bigger serving, there’s always the minicake!

My friends know me as «the Anti-​sugar». Sweetness is the root-​canal of all evil, and I should know, I’m as evil as they come.
Ode to Keri B.
I hate thee, Mad Cakes! With all my dark-​chocolaty-​deliriously-​bittersweet soul, I hate thee and will cast dispersions of confectioners lava at thee from beyond my sugar-​coated grave for all eternity.
From goo-​gums sweet depths, I stab at thee!
Why must your Chocolate Toffee bars be so cruelly delicious? Why must your Lemon bars torture my soul with the sweet pain of acidity? I’m drunk on the sadistic pleasure of Bourbon and Pecan… Save me, sweet Jeebus!!!
Save me, Lard!!!
Oooohhh, I needa nap now…
5-​stars for the Bars!!!
Oh God, I feel so used…
LOL!

I’ve picked up one cake from here and it was delicious and moist. I don’t see the point in those silly decorations they want to sell, the real gem is what is underneath.

I have always been a fan of mad cakes and I don’t eat lemon bars but I hear they’re some of the best. So when I went to Mad Cakes on Tuesday ¹²⁄₂₁ to get a cake for my Christmas being celebrated Wednesday 12/​22, I was shocked at the customer service and walked out empty handed, very upset and no longer a Mad Cakes customer.
Granted it was a last minute decision since I was in the neighborhood and it was 5:15 and they close at 6. When I told the girl I wanted a cake for Christmas she replied in her snottiest manner, «do you even know our cakes?» which I wasn’t sure what she meant but yea… I’m familiar. Well they only had two cakes left and I wasn’t a fan of the flavor and with an even snottier attitude she told me that was all she had since they CLOSED in 45 minutes and that was all they were going to have the next day too. So… evidently the 6:00 close time is about two hours after they stop servicing customers that day or the next apparently.
So even though I was upset, I do love mad cakes so I thought I would get a little one just for me but before I could pick one out, she reminded again that they were closing in 45 minutes. I told her that her attitude sure reminded me of someone who didn’t want my business but nothing, no change, no apology. So I walked out, empty handed, upset and no longer a customer.
I ended going to NOTHING BUNDT CAKE in Cedar Park which was FABULOUS and might even be better! They have great hours and super friendly service!!! The cake was fresh, beautiful and my whole family was happy! AND I made it there FIFTY FIVE minutes before they closed and I never knew it until I asked.

my head hurts thanks to a sugar overload, but it’s totally worth it!
madcakes, I cannot wait to order a cake from you! our office was gifted 2 madcakes & they were both great.
Pumpkin Spice: wasn’t too shabby. I’m sure I would’ve like it more if I wasn’t eating it side by side with the Double Chocolate. could’ve been a bit more moist.
Double Chocolate: YUM-​O! the combination of chocolate & cream creese frosting makes me happy just thinking about it! definitely give THIS a try!

You can’t go wrong. Rich, heavy, delicious cakes. I eat flavors here that I normally wouldn’t, including coffee cake and carrot cake. The chocolate cakes are excellent. The prices reflect an upscale product.

I wondered why I hadn’t reviewed this wonderful establishment yet, and then their seasonal Caramel Apple Bar floated into my mouth and NOW I AM GOING TO EAT THEM ALL. You all aren’t allowed to have any because I am going to freeze their entire stock for my year-​round consumption needs.
I have never had anything from here that was less than amazing. I love their cinnamon bundt cakes, their cookies, their lemon bars, their chocolate toffee bars… yeah, pretty much anything that comes out of their ovens, I will eat silently and with the enthusiasm of a starving coyote. It’s that good.
If you can navigate around the ladies who gym and the Triumph crowds, great. If not, you can try barrel-​rolling out of your car while the SO circles the miniscule parking lot.
$ 5 minimum on credit cards.

Delicious chocolate toffee bar.

I had Mad Cakes for the first time a few years ago at a work event. It was around Thanksgiving, so they had pumpkin spice cupcakes. They were so great, I had two!
About a year and a half ago, I moved jobs and offices, and am right around the corner from Mad Cakes.
I’ve been there a few times, and tried about half of their offerings. Overall, I’m pretty underwhelmed. Some of their cupcakes are «not sweet enough» and others just don’t have that flavor I’m looking for. Their carrot cake was underwhelming (pineapple? Really? I didn’t even see a piece of carrot in there), the red velvet was dry and not very velvet-​y, and their chocolate was distinctly … unchocolatety.
I’m an excellent cook and baker, so I know I’m biased, but still, if your business is cakes, I’d think you’d be able to nail it.
I think most of us could do better with some Duncan Heinz German Chocolate mix and some frosting.
If it wasn’t for those great pumpkin spice cupcakes a few years back, I’d probably have given them a lower rating.
Oh, and they’re pricey. Big time. $ 11 for six cupcakes… really?

Holy heck people aren’t lying about those lemon bars. I’ll admit my experience with everything else in this place is limited, I don’t do chocolate so that keeps me away from the majority of sweets.
Cheesecake is great here, and I’ve seen some of their cookie/​pastry trays delivered and devoured at my office and parties.
Those lemon bars though, plain or the ones with strawberry swirl… May want to get there early to grab them though, they tend to be gone in the afternoon.

OMG, YES! YES, YES, BIG OLE MEG-​RYAN-​MAKING ORGASMIC SOUNDS, YES! Double chocolate chip cake with spectacular cream cheese icing. Orgasmic.
Phew, I’m coming down to the afterglow now… I got the Groupon (
) for a $ 17 large MadCakes. I also got 2 dessert bars to take home to the kids. The lemon bars are still the best in Austin. The chocolate toffee bar was good, but the lemon bars are by far the most amazing dessert bars I’ve ever had. I’m a chocoholic, so that’s saying something.
Next cake-​worthy event, RUN to Mad Cakes. They are soooooo good.

We LOVE Madcakes! We have been getting our birthday cakes here for years and I cannot rave about them enough. We love the white chocolate and cinnamon swirl cakes, but everything we’ve had there has been fantastic.
The people who work there, including the owners, go out of their way to ensure your cake is perfect. The decorations are cute and always a hit. We look forward to many more years with Madcakes!

mother-​daughter bake shop.
banana coconut lime cake (daughter’s) is unique and yummy. the bars are kinda rich if you are looking for a really sweet treat. they have several sizes for their cake.
lemon bars are mom’s recipe. they have a following for their baked goods.
i love that they had samples. limit 2 per customer but you can try before you buy.
i finally decided on the red velvet cupcake. the cupcake is on the smaller side… i think. $ 2.25 per cupcake. they don’t charge tax.
treat yourself with sweets!!!

I know there is likely to be the Great Cupcake ShakeOut of ’09 & all the cupcakeries in Austin will not survive the initial mad cupcake fever that currently grips the Austin populace, but as someone who lives north I reeeeeeally want to see MadCakes survive.
They are the best cupcakes up here & that’s saying something with all the competition they have.
This place is a sweet tooth celebration of moist deep cakey goodness.

I love Unilocal.This place is close to us, but we hadn’t tried it… and for no good reason! Because of the great reviews I saw from people on Unilocal,we went there on Sat, our daughter’s first birthday. We ordered quite a variety. My wife and I both thought the cupcakes were just ok. I had a choc chip w/​white icing and she had red velvet. The cake itself is a little on the heavy side for my taste. I prefer the cake to be a little lighter in a cupcake.
We also ordered a bourbon bar, a lemon bar and a piece of the German Chocolate Cake. All 3 of these are outstanding. I’m a big fan of lemon bars and theirs may be the best I’ve ever had.
Fast friendly service and they are generous with the samples. We will go to this place again and again; we’ll just skip the cupcakes.

Occasionally, when lunch time rolls around, I get the urge to go to Triumph Café. Not because Triumph Café is really good or anything, but because I like to make a pit stop at Mad Cakes before I head back to the office.
I love their lemon bars, toffee brownies, and cupcakes. The only one thing I’ve not been crazy about have been their cookies, but hey, they’re called Mad Cakes — not Mad Cookies. :)

Delicious, melt-​in-​your mouth chocolate everything.
Lemon bars to die for.
Italian crème cake so decadent you think it came from Italy.
Holiday specialties that are scrumptious and festively adorned.
The nicest staff ever.
Cute and sassy decorations for their yummy mad cakes.
FREE samples – every day.
What my son likes me to snag for him: a $ 3.00 container of brownie bites.

Had multiple lemon bars, several mini Italian cream cakes
and still looking for a reason to dock them a star… more
research is in order.
Split a piece of the I. cream cake prior to heading out for a
bagel one Sunday a.m. and was ruined for bagels forever
methinks. The lemon bars are superb and large enough to
share if you are encumbered with Unilocaly friends.
Usually a plate full of samples…
The map shown at time of review was wrong… this place is several doors to right of Triumph Café… eat half, getta box and mosey over for dessert… or not