Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop Eastside

Love these cupcakes but I have noticed that they have decreased in size over time. Please, dont skimp on the size. I am happy to pay over 3 bucks for a delicious cupcake but not a tiny one.

I had really high expectations for this place, but maybe I just got there too late to get the most popular and best tasting cupcakes. I got the tres leches cupcake (bidi bidi bom bom), and it was ok but a bit dry and plain — pretty much like vanilla.
Further, the espresso machine didn’t work and the person working there seemed disinterested in helping us even though the place was super empty (though the person was nice when we left and wasn’t necessarily rude). In any case, I’d give this place a second chance, but my first experience was pretty underwhelming.

Coffee, cupcakes, wine, beer, and other sweet treats! My Marilyn Monroe (basic vanilla) cupcake was not exactly mind blowing and the coffee tasted old. However, the shop is super cute and the vibes are worth the trip. I was pleasantly surprised with the drink options at this «cupcake shop.» They offer beers on tap, numerous wines, and coffee preparations to wash down your dessert of choice. Cupcake flavors are rotated daily so be check out their website! They offer happy hour specials daily during the week, and normally have a vegan/​gluten free cupcake available. If you’re not into sweets, they also offer cheese plates!

Love this place! Their sweets are always fresh, and the employees greet with a smile. Muy delicioso!!! My kids would like to go everyday if we could.

My GF took me to this place after a brunch at the fantastic meat/​deli/​butcher shop a few doors down called Dai Due.
We weren’t disappointed with Sugar Mamas. There was a very nice young lady behind the counter who did a great job waiting on us and giving us suggestions.
GF had a pumpkin cheesecake, which she said was very good because it wasn’t too sweat and wasn’t chock full of pumpkin.
I am a chocolate cream pie kinda guy. YUM! Very good.
Truth is, all of their desserts looked awesome.

Best cheat food in Austin!!!
They have pie, cupcakes, pie, cookies, cakes, and pie… Can you tell what is my favorite?
The staff is amazing, no matter if you are sitting down or taking your sweet treats to-​go.

Great coffee! Normally I do the wine and a cupcake, but I tried the coffee the other day and it is amazing! This place can do no wrong. The staff is always great, the bathroom is clean and the food is just divine. Anytime someone suggests we get desert this is my go to place.

My fault for getting there late (9:30 PM) on a Wednesday! They were almost out of everything! I managed to snag the last caramel apple cupcake, though, and it was amazing! So so delicious. So much flavor packed into a relatively small cupcake without being too overpowering. It was a bit overpriced, at I believe $ 3.75/cupcake, especially since they were small, but I knew it was something I had to try.

I needed some treats for a big client meeting and was pretty happy to find out a well rated cupcake bakery was just a mile or so away from the meeting place. Sugar Mama is a cute little place — they sell mostly cupcakes but have some cookies, bars and macarons too if you aren’t a cupcake person.
I ordered a dozen mixed cupcakes to go — they had a good 10 to 12 varieties to pick from. Flavors ranged from the basic (vanilla, chocolate) to classics (red velvet, carrot cake) to creative (caramel apple, banana pudding). I thought the ratio of icing to cake looked pretty good (not too much). Based on the reactions I got when said cupcakes were presented, it was a big win!
Of course, I had to try something from here… for science… and ordered a orange cream macaron. Know that their macarons are some of the biggest I’ve ever seen — like almost 3″ diameter. The shell was a perfect crunchy/​chewy texture but the filling was too sweet for me personally. If you are a macaron person they have a giant smores version which is a chocolate macaron as big as my palm served with marshmallow ganache and caramel. It looked like instant diabetes/​heaven.
Prices are a bit high — it was close to $ 40 for a dozen cupcakes. That said, if you need to impress a group, Sugar Mama has you covered.

I took my Wife to pick clothes up from the dry cleaners off manor 4.9.15. I was informed that she wanted something sweet. we saw suga mamas and zipped in the parking lot. I admit parking my truck was a bit of a task. I know a few people were pissed off at my navigating a space, I did the best I could considering.
We walked in and exchanged greetings with the lady behind the counter. She seemed okay and tried to find what my Wife wanted. I got me an oreo cupcake and she got chocolate chip, snicker doodle cookies and a southern belle.
I recall the cookie being to sweet dir my Wife and she gave me both. My cupcake had so much icing I scraped off most of it. I believe my Wife did the same. We both thought the cupcakes were dry. I’m going to say it’s not somewhere we’ll go back to.

So this only applies to their GF, vegan caramel apple cupcake because that’s all I’ve had. But holy f$#@ it was amazing. I wish I had bought 5 because it was that good. It was crazy moist to the point where it was a little difficult to eat. Inside of it were stewed apples. SO SO GOOD!

I really really really wanted to love this place due to watching cupcake wars and hearing that they won and episode. But I was sadly disappointed. The place is cute and the lady behind the counter was very friendly. I ordered the red velvet, and a chocolate one. The chocolate one was very moist and my daughter loved it! But the red velvet was very dry and tasted like it was from the day prior. :-/​I’m not sure if I will return to this location, but I am always for second chances!

Let me start this review by saying I am an avid, novice baker. I frequently bake cookies, cupcakes, breads, pies, layer cakes and even make a candy or two from time to time. Although sweets are not my Achilles heel, I do enjoy the process of baking from scratch. My coworkers reap the benefits, because that’s where my baked goods wind up.
I was excited to see that the good folks over at Sugar Mamas are dedicated to baking from scratch and using quality ingredients. The same ones I use in my kitchen. Nielsen-​Massey vanilla, Valrhona chocolate, yep! Those are staples in my kitchen, although, I also like Scharffen Berger chocolate. I decided to give them a try, on my way home from dinner. It was 8:30pm and the pickings were a bit slim. I chose a Marilyn Monroe (vanilla with vanilla frosting) for my daughter and the Bidi Bidi Bom Bom (tres leches cake) and one peach lemon macaron.
Let’s start with the macaron. I’m not sure what happened, but all of the macarons looked a little busted. There were no perfect little smooth shells with discernible feet in vivid colors. Instead, there were lumpy little anemic colored sandwich cookies. Macarons are sort of fickle cookies and not everyone masters them. They require practice and patience and having made them a few times, I can say, I get why they are kind of pricey! This sad little cookie did not look like a macaron, didn’t really have the taste or texture of a macaron. Macarons are sort of low on the diabetic coma scale of sweet. Most of the sweetness comes from the filling. Their shells have a smooth exterior with a thin sort of skin that has a bit of crispness to it, with a sort of chewy inside. They are delicate in every sense of the word. This cookie was not delicate, kinda chewy, cloyingly sweet and not macaron-​ish.
Moving on. The cupcakes were good. Much better than the ones I tried from Skull and Cakebones. The crumb was fine and soft, obviously not from a mix, and not overly sweet. The tres leches didn’t really taste like tres leches, but the whipped cream frosting helped nudge it toward that flavor. It tasted fresh and was nicely dressed with a cherry on top. I didn’t get to try the vanilla one because I gave it to my daughter.
All in all, I’d give the experience just over three stars. The cupcakes seem to be their specialty and what they are known for. I wouldn’t rule out another visit, but I wouldn’t get the macarons.

YEAH for how great the second location is! I can’t believe it took me this long to check it out, but guys the expanded treats are out of this world.
I grabbed two slices of pie to go as a treat for my husband and I. One was the Do-​Si-​Do Girl Scout Cookie cheesecake and the other was a chocolate espresso pie (it was much, much more than this but I can’t remember exactly). Both were as delicious as their cupcakes, of which I have always been a fan. I like but don’t love cheesecake, but this one was outrageously good. Not too heavy and nice amount of flavor from the cookie, which I loved. The chocolate espresso pie was really good as well, but my husband grabbed it after I had a bite or two and decided suddenly not to share. So, it’s probably really good, I just didn’t get much of it.
The bakeshop itself is adorable and perfect. It would be a great space to come with friends for a treat. So excited to try more goodies!

I love the second location of sugarmama’s maybe even more than the original. I love being able to stop in after dinner and have a glass of wine and dessert. The lemon bars are incredible, as are the macarons, the raspberry bars, and the pastry pops. You really can’t go wrong here.
This weekend we picked up a small jacks lemon cake for our first wedding anniversary. They were so friendly and helpful and the cake was insanely good. I can’t say enough wonderful things about sugarmama’s!!!

Olivia, the owner reached out to me and explained the issue they had with the online ordering. She assured me that it’s back up and running properly, and that they’re working on setting up ordering cakes online, too. I really appreciate the fact that they read their reviews and act on the feedback.
Sugar Mama’s treats are still 5 star in my book, so I’m glad I don’t have to worry now about what’ll happen to my order next time we have a special occasion!

I came here with pretty high expectations after hearing that Sugar Mamas was on cupcake wars, however their cupcakes did not meet those expectations.
I got a chocolate covered strawberry cupcake consisting of a chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting dipped in chocolate ganache. I also got a red velvet, which is usually what I get to compare cupcakes to other places since it is a favorite of mine.
The chocolate covered strawberry was very good. Moist and with a perfect frosting to cake ratio. It could be a little less sweet, but it was still pretty yummy. ⁴⁄₅
The red velvet was disappointing. The cake was kinda dry and slightly hardened on the top. Not very moist. The cream cheese frosting however was pretty delicious. The sweetness of the frosting was perfect, however the texture a little unique. Not very smooth, but tasted fresh. You could definitely taste the cream cheese, which I enjoy. ³⁄₅
They keep some cupcakes out in the open, which I didn’t really like. I saw a mosquito/​flying bug flying around some of the cupcakes.
I’ve had many cupcakes in my life and these were just alright. The reason I give it 3 stars is because of the size and pricing. The cupcake was pretty small for the price of 3 dollars. That being said, the lady at the counter was helpful and the cupcake was enjoyable.
This just isn’t a place I’d rave about and tell all my friends to go to. I most likely will not be back.

Sugar mama’s continues to amaze me with their decadent treats. This location is very cute. They have multiple tables you can sit at and enjoy their baked goods (many vegan and GF choices too) with a cold drink, coffee, or even a little bubbly! That’s an afternoon pick me up I will take any day, thank you!
I saw something today I still regret not getting. It was some sort of rice crispy treat dipped in chocolate and covered in edible glitter. Ugh, so mad at myself! Guess that just means I will need to come back. Oh darn… ;-)
Since I liked the Marilyn Monroe cupcake so much on my first visit, I went the cupcake route again this time and got the strawberry love. Here is a description of it from their website: Vanilla cake swirled with fresh organic strawberries, filled with fresh strawberry preserves and topped with our already legendary strawberry vanilla cream cheese frosting.
Superb! They also have a giant macaroon of the month (seriously, it’s the size of a softball) which my husband surprised me by getting. He is not a macaroon guy so this left me puzzled until I saw the flavor of it. Here is another description from their webpage: January’s macaron of the month is a salted peanut chocolate shell with a bourbon cream and toasted walnut filling!
Where do they come up with their ideas?! Do angels whisper them into their ears while they sleep at night? All I know is that this girl is hooked and will continue to give them business for life. I love that coming here always leaves me both surprised and elated with what I find. It’s my equivalent of finding a hidden treasure chest.

Great place for dessert on the east side because they have a great selection! Lovers of original Sugar Mama’s will love this location even more. Any dessert you’re craving and any time of the day it happens to be, this place will have it and they will probably be open (great hours) and it WILL taste good.
Cupcakes, cakes by slice, pies, cheesecake, morning pastries, macarons, dessert bars, cheese plates, wine/​beer, coffee… plenty of sweet reasons to convince yourself it’s okay to come every. single. day.
HOURS UPDATE: Listed hours on Unilocal are incorrect. Correct hours from their website are:
Tuesday through Thursday 10 AM — 10 PM
Friday through Saturday 10 AM — 11 PM
Sunday 10 AM — 4 PM
Closed Mondays

Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop expanded to a second location on the east side! They opened their doors yesterday in a small adorable space on Manor next door to the Haymaker. The interior is bright with cool blues, crisp whites and bold red décor. They have a few long white tables beautifully dressed with bouquets of flowers.
They have a wonderful array of delicious cupcakes, muffins, beautiful cakes, popovers and other sweet treats. Soon this location will be brewing coffee once their espresso machine is up and running and they also will sell wine and beer. They are offering a complimentary glass of bubbles or a can of beer to their dining in customers until their they have their license.
During my visit I ordered a Topo Chico, a shark week themed cupcake and a Southern Belle. Both cupcakes were super moist with the perfect amount of sweet frosting. The Southern Belle is a red velvet cupcake with a creamy vanilla cream cheese frosting. The shark week was a simple vanilla with blue frosting (also vanilla?) and a cute shark fin. Service was friendly and checking out was a breeze. A visit here would make a perfect end to a date or a fun place to catch up with friends.
Mini update — they now have their liquor license and are selling cheeseboards.