Johnny Cakes

I saw photos posted of some really elaborate decorated cakes and cupcakes and thought I’d give it a try.
The super friendly cupcake man took time out to let me know what cupcakes they had.
I came later in the day so there was not much as far as selection goes so I was a bit disappointed.
Red Velvet, Chocolate, Yellow cake and Blueberry… I missed out out the more unique flavors.
The cupcakes were a little on the small size compared to other bakery cafes in the area.
Got one cream cheese frosting topped one and the other buttercream? All I know that both of icings were just too sugary for ‘my taste’. And the cupcake itself was just okay. Im spoiled with the cupcakes packed with flavors (and booze) from other places. I do appreciate the freshness and the quality ingredients and the cake was very moist though.
The shop is cute. I love the 50’s theme. The prices are in line with the other shops in the area.
For me though there’s not enough that distinguishes it apart from other bakery cafes and incentive for me to come out all the way here. But I will come check it out again when Im in the area.

Honestly, I kinda feel tricked…
I love how Johnny Cakes website looks — it’s like a happy medium of a retro and modern flair. It’s enticing with the bold colors and the hot retro looking chick. The photos of their creations looked yummy and with the announcement that «Due to a high demand from college students they will be open on Sundays and closed on Mondays» I knew I had to make my short treck up to Anthem to try them out.
They are located right next to one of my fav Sushi spots En Sushi. I walked in to a large empty bakery space with some small cupcakes on display in a case and 3 glass dishes filled with cookies. I love baked goods and I knew right away none of these items were freshly made today. I asked the lady if they had any breakfast pastries and she said they only make them sometimes and that they really didn’t sell when they were made anyways. She did say that due to the holidays their big sellers were the cookies and their cupcake bouquets.
I asked if they were making any pies and she asked the chef (owner I think) and he said yes for $ 14.95 each. Yikes, I think thats a bit highly priced. She wanted to know if I wanted anything and I said I’ll try 2 cupcakes and a cookie. Honestly, if the items looked fresh I would’ve bought more. But I figured I made the trip so I should try something.
The cupcakes were priced at $ 2.50 each and were rather small. Some of them were even deformed (lopsided) but still in the case to be sold. Not good «presentation wise». They should see the cupcakes sold for $ 2.65 at Retro Bakery — thats how they should look.
I choose the Blueberry, Bacon/​Maple cupcakes and a spice cookie with white chocolate in the middle. The cookie was very hard and the lady said the middle should be soft due to the white chocolate middle — Nope, the white chocolate was hard as well.
The Blueberry cupcake was very cold and the frosting was hard — due to being refrigerated for IDK how long… So I let that one sit a little.
When it finally thawed out a little it was alright.
The Maple Bacon was just gross to me… Now, the lady did warn me that the Maple cake is not soft like the other cupcakes but I thought «How hard could cake really be?» Well, it didn’t matter how long I let it sit cause the cake was just too tough– the frosting with the Maple syrup was just sugar overload. I threw this cupcake out!!!
Now, maybe I went on an off day for them… Maybe it was just my bad luck… I was just so disappointed because I wanted to like them so much. Hell, I even shared on my FB wall a picture of their Spam Cupcakes for all my friends and family to see. I’ve never owned or ran a Bakery but I would think that on each day that I’m open for buisness I would have something fresh made on that day for sell and if I’m open during breakfast time a breakfast pastry would make sense.
I think there located in a good area in Anthem in which it’s right near many homes where the majority of the community if not all are well to do but if you don’t have on hand a little variety of frsh yummy stuff to buy then people will drive elsewhere like to Bread and Butter down the street where everthing is made fresh daily. I wish Johnny Cakes well because I do like there concept but it just needs a better execution.

Requested a flat design of a Mario themed cake but instead just got toys that were placed on top. Was kind of disappointed because you can basically have that done anywhere. Was quoted a price of $ 25 over the phone but when my husband went in he was told it was $ 27 plus tax so $ 29…also there was a promo listed on Facebook for 15% off any bday cake in dec and we were told price included the discount? Based on price it was not discounted off of $ 25 — taste was good and cake seemed fresh. It was a cute cake but again we were disappointed with cake design and pricing was not honored based on phone conversation. Also Unilocal deal where you check in and get a free dessert is not valid (per the employee in the store that day)…well if it is old or expired maybe you should take it down? I give 2 stars on service and 3 on the cake.

My son adored the Strawberry Lemonade cupcake! Good ratio of cake to frosting. I like the open feel and that the shop was open later, for dessert!
Could have had more selection but it was later in the evening. Can’t wait to see more cakes, their facebook seems to have good pictures of them! Staff was also friendly and helpful.

Great desserts/​pastries, great service, friendly staff. well worth the drive to get a one of a kind experience. They made my daughter’s custom birthday cake and delivered on time with top quality, and ever since then we’ve been coming back for more. For awesome cakes with no fuss, and to fulfill our sweet tooth needs, this place has been a Godsend.