Mrs. Beasley’s Bakery

Pretty, eye-​catching cupcakes… but didn’t care for them, at all! Heaping with a tall, attractively-​piped dollup of frosting, we found neither the frosting, nor the cake tasty. Quite disappointingly flavorless. We’ve satisfied our curiousity of this cute, little shop; no thanks.

Wow. Worst cupcakes EVER.
My dad had a groupon or something like that for a dozen cupcakes so being the cupcake lover that I am, I was pretty excited. There seemed to only be one of two left of each flavor, despite being the middle of the day, but whatever, I assumed this must mean they are pretty popular. WRONG.
We got the coconut lemon, red velvet, chocolate mint, mocha, strawberry, and lemon. All pretty much awful. The frosting was so disgusting — greasy, oily, and just ugh. The fruit ones tasted like when you were a kid and used lip smackers chapstick and would lick your lips, but worse. And the other frosting flavors just seemed like globs of fat with a tiny bit of flavoring. Yuck. So gross. I will never ever ever ever get cupcakes, or anything else for that matter, from here again.

Anyone who knows me knows my obsession with trying every red velvet I lay my eyes on. The mini red velvet cupcake I had from Mrs. Beasley’s was unfortunately a sad portrayal of red velvet. The cake was extremely dense and did not have the distinctive light cocoa flavor of red velvet cake. The frosting tasted like the cheap, supermarket white frosting and did not pair well with the cupcake. Eating the cupcake left an unpleasant oily sheen on my lips.
The only think that really saves my experience at Mrs. Beasley’s was the lemon cake sample that I was given when I walked in. The lemon flavor was strong (which I love) and was paired nicely with a sugary glaze. I definitely recommend the lemon bundt cake over the red velvet cupcake.
Overall, a disappointing cupcake, but friendly service and a yummy free sample!

I freaken love cupcakes! Came in the other day with my sister to give these cupcakes another try. The last time I came in, I ordered a dozen for a girlfriend and she said no one wanted to eat them. I came in to try them out myself.
To give you an idea of the price, you can order 3 regular size cupcakes for $ 5. Or you can order 4 mini cupcakes for $ 5. We wanted to just try so we got the 4 minis for $ 5. We got chocolate peanut butter, coconut lemon, chocolate mint, and red velvet. All were fairly good. I thought the cake part was fairly moist. All the frosting were more like whip cream, not frosting like. However, it wasnt gross taste (since I hate whip cream). It was decent.
Overall, I didnt think they were that bad like everyone made them to be. The service I got was also good. A very friendly and nice guy behind the counter helped us. I asked him what he recommended and got us to pick out ones we enjoyed. He also give us tips on how to get them for cheaper.
Regular price, their a dozen of regular size cupcakes for $ 32. So average cupcakes for average price.

Once you step foot inside their store, all you smell is sugar …
I think their cupcakes and cookies are way too sweet. But, if you like tons of sugar, you’ll probably like this!

what’s good: cupcakes are. decent. that’s all.
what’s eh: service. «hello. what can i get you.» (–_​_​-​) face. uh. how bout a «Hi! what can i get for you today? :)» reaction instead? sheesh.
what’s bad: cake part of cupcake is weird. and actually the frosting is a tad too sweet in my opinion.
would i come back here? only because i worked part time at Gap across the way, and it’s convenient for my sugar high.

They get 1 star for service and 0 for the food.
My partner and I came here after dinner one night for a cupcake fix. I was super excited because the other day, I had a ton of Mrs. Beasley’s desserts and they were super yummy. So I thought, «their cupcakes must be just as good!» Boy, was I wrong.
First off, the cupcakes aren’t even real cupcakes. They take their muffins and put frosting on top! Their muffins by themselves are delish, but a muffin and cupcake are two different things!!! On top of that, their frosting is HORRIBLE. Their frosting taste like Twinkie filling (same texture and everything)…and if it’s a flavored cupcake (like the ones I ordered– lemon, orange, cherry and strawberry), the only difference is in the frosting, which taste like artificial flavored Twinkie filling. It was so gross, I had to scrape off the frosting because I was getting sick.
Overall, I do not recommend their cupcakes. Waste your money on their muffins or mini bundt cakes instead!

I just recently tried their mini cupcakes and they were actually pretty good. The flavors I tried were the: mocha, coconut, and cream cheese. I liked the cream cheese one the best.
I’ve also tried their cookies and miscellaneous items (thanks to clients who send us these goodies each year for the office) and you can tell it’s quality stuff.
If I’m ever at south coast again, I’ll most likely take some goodies to go.

Really cute cupcake shop located in South Coast Plaza.
I love the cutesy look of this shop.
Their shop is very clean and smells delicous!
It smells oh so sweet.
The cupcakes and cookies are decorated clean and cute.
They have small and big cupcakes.
They have homemade cookies and cakes.
They also have premade assorted goodies.
The workers that were there were not friendly.
They did not greet us when we walked in.
I ordered the red velvet cupcake, lemon and coconut, and strawberry.
The cake itself was OKAY, but the frosting was way too sweet!
TOO SWEET FOR ME? Is that possible? yes it is possible.
the texture of the frosting was also too hard, it was not smooth.
The pricing is also very expensive for little cupcakes.
Maybe i am cheap in a way, gormet cupcakes is not the business.
I think it’s best if i go to stater bros and buy a box of pillsbury.

This bakery is located in South Coast Plaza Mall next to Sephora’s.
**My review is based solely upon their cupcakes.**
The first time I passed by I thought, «Finally, a bakery with decent (gourmet) cupcakes in OC.» When I actually had the cupcakes I was a little disappointed, actually.
The cupcakes themselves were reasonably moist and a really decent yellow cake. However, the best things about gourmet cupcakes are in their ingenuity in flavors. Mrs. Beasley’s offers an assortment of cupcake «flavors», but everything lies in its icing! The icing is a little overly sweet and seems to have an oil base. The saddest part is that they use the same cake base and just change the icing flavors and the type of sprinkles on top. I mean, it’s OK and everything if you’re looking for a quick cupcake fix, but it just feels like they cheated a little…
I usually get the minis for variety. They have little plastic containers for them, but still they icing tends to melt a little and get smushed by the container’s lid.
I’ve had better at other cupcake establishments, but due to the location and the lack of long lines I would still come back here if I wanted something a grade up from grocery store bakery cupcakes and am too lazy to make my own cupcake confections.

Well, I am glad I only spent $ 1.25 and that my cupcake was tiny… because it was also kind of yucky. It even looks a bit sloppy – the red sprinkles are strangely bright and the cupcake is exploding out of its wrapper thing (
).
My little red velvet cupcake was salty and kind of bland. I do not like salty cupcakes. No more Mrs. Beasley’s for me!

«Oh, why is there a random cupcake place here with all the clothing stores?» was my initial thought.
I actually really like their chocolate cupcake that has the cream cheese frosting. Unfortunately, all of their other cupcakes are topped with another kind of frosting. These other frostings taste a lot like the ones you can get at your local supermarket; overly sweet and very dense.
Just order the cream cheese frosting one. It is the only one worth paying three dollars (or $ 1.25 a popper) for.

Expensive for the taste and quality.
Uhh… I try and look at the positive side of things so I will start with that.
1. Good pre-​packaged cookies.
2. It was clean.
3. Easy access if you are shopping and you can get a sugar fix.
~Here’s what I don’t like:
1. The cupcakes.
2. The cupcakes.
3. Did I mention the cupcakes?
4. The cost.
The cupcakes. Well, I will never get them again. They are small, a bit dry, and the frosting does not work for me. I just wish I did not buy the cupcakes the first time. I can kick myself for buying them the second time.
While the cookies are ok. The cos is not. You pay 2 bucks for one cookie… Uhh…
So, while I am a sweet tooth. I doubt I will be coming back.

I don’t touch their cupcakes. I’m loyal to Sprinkles; however, on my fifteen minute breaks I like running in sometimes and grabbing a pack of pecan and caramel cookies and a nice, cold milk. especially when customers have been really mean. Cookies and milk is such a comforting combination. Total comes to $ 7 and the packet of cookies last me three days or so since I like to savor my sweets.

I always stop in to see if the cookie platter is new and warm. I usually pick up a cookie for $ 1 and it’s warm and delicious.
This time, I need cupcakes. 12 little poppers. I don’t eat cupcakes ever, but I was going to a dinner party that required everyone to bring 3 – 4 cupcakes to taste. Since this place has these awesome poppers, I thought they’d be a hit. They were.
I ordered 12 chocolate with cream cheese frosting poppers. Although I think the cupcake craze is too expensive, I did think they were so cute when taken out of the box, sitting next to all the other cupcakes.

I don’t know how this place stays in business. I got four minis so I could try some different flavors. I believe they were $ 1.50 each so the price was right. The cupcake itself is pretty basic with a box cake sort of flavor and texture. The frosting is what I found fairly inedible. I was with a friend who commented that even in the display case they looked greasy. I have to agree that upon tasting them the frosting was very Crisco-​like and not very flavorful. I have had grocery store cupcakes that were better then this.

You get a lot of free stuff on your birthday. As I was picking up my free birthday trio of lip glosses from Sephora, the cashier handed me a coupon for a free birthday cupcake at Mrs. Beasley’s that is next to Sephora.
The free cupcake coupon for the mini bite-​sized cupcakes that Mrs. Beasley offers. I picked a chocolate cupcake with cream cheese frosting. The cupcake tasted just like a cupcake that you make from the cupcake mix you get at the grocery store. The cupcake wasn’t bad but I can make the same thing at home and lick the batter from the bowl as well.
I am giving Mrs. B’s a star more than probably should because the cupcake was free and the girl working the counter was nice.
I probably won’t make a special trip back to this bakery but if I am ever shopping at SCP and for some reason I have a well-​behaved child with me I will treat them to a cupcake or something here. Kids don’t really know the difference between crap and gold so they probably will really like cupcakes by Mrs. Beasley.

This place is absolutely disgusting. After getting the attention of yapping teeanger workers that wouldn’t stop talking to each other and filing their nails I finally placed an order. When I got home all the frosting had slid off each cupcake. The frosting tasted like lard flavored with windex. It’s a chemical flavor that left my mouth greasy and wanting to puke. How can this garbage live up to standards of South Coast Plaza? Who shops here???

As a society, we have been raised to a new level. Within our food culture, we demand more. More Excellence. More Options. More, More, More. We have left our cheese pizza ways behind and traded up for a more sophisticated world of truffles, artisanal cheeses, chocolate mousse with hazelnut tuille, et cetera.
Celebrity palates revolutionized our choices of restaurants and food. One day Oprah proclaims her love of Sprinkles and a new world is opened up: CUPCAKES. The perfect mini dessert. Portion controlled, super sweet, and ultimately satifying — it was like America had had an awakening. No historian can deny, February 1^st, 2006 marked the rebirth of the cupcake.
Since then the demand for cupcakes has been huge — cupcakes for birthdays, office meetings, weddings… and everyday eating. In our search for the ‘best’, cupcake-​exclusive stores have popped up all over the place featuring gourmet and premium ingredients. We’re not talking about any Betty-​Crocker-​Straight-​From-​The-​Box treats.
Sprinkles, SusieCakes, Crumbs… offer all splendid options.
Unfortunately Mrs. Beasley’s has not been able to keep up to these cupcake powerhouses. Yes, it is impressive the amount of frosting they can pile on top. However, in taste, it is lacking. Plain, too-​dense dry cake paired with sickly sweet frosting, Mrs. Beasley’s does not satisfy.

I was shopping at SCP and noticed this store. I thought it was Mrs Field’s selling cupcakes now (which another reviewer alluded to) so stopped in my tracks and went inside to take a look.
The cupcakes had heaping amounts of frosting on them and the woman was putting frosting on little mini cupcakes when I walked in. I asked her what flavors they had in the minis and she informed me that they were the same as the regular sized ones. I didn’t see any of the velvet cake in the mini.
After much pondering, I ended up deciding on a mini lemon cupcake. I wanted to taste it first before deciding whether or not to buy more. The lemon mini cupcake comprised of a yellow cake and flavored frosting with a sprinkling of yellow sugar crystals and a yellow dollop of something that looked like yellow lemon curd.
I took one small bite and was so unimpressed by the taste. The cake itself tasted worse than boxed cake mix. At least if you follow directions correctly on boxed cake mix, you’ll get a moist cake. This cake wasn’t moist and it was really bleh. The frosting tasted like regular whipped cream with flavoring.
Even though I’m not a huge dessert fan, if the desserts are good, I still enjoy them. Another customer walked in after me and asked if there were any samples. The woman curtly said «no samples». I guess if they gave you a sample, you wouldn’t want to buy any after that! HAHA. So the woman bought a mini cupcake, ate it and walked out of the store. Guess she didn’t like it either.