Cuppycakes

I was going to Pizzaria Davlo when I noticed the Cuppycakes and stopped in for a peguin cupcake. the store was bright and clean and the staff helpful and friendly. I like that their single cupcake boxes held the cupcake secure even when it was dropped and rolled a couple times– perfect cupcake when I took it out. the cupcake itself frosting chocolate with sprinkles — frosting was room temp for a couple hours by then and was fluffy chocolatey and delicious as you can imagine it. the white cake was vanilla scented tender and soft. excellent flavor. really delicious cupcake. good sized for $ 3. very pleased.

So I originally stopped in to Cuppycakes because they sell Ted and Wally’s ice cream. While I was there I thought why not try some of the cupcakes. So I bought a Gingerbread and a Red Velvet. I was a little disappointed. My Gingerbread was dry and the only part that really resembled gingerbread was the topping on the frosting. The red velvet was better. It was moist but could have been more flavorful.

This new location is really nice. Much better than the bowling alley, imo. I like that they have a few out door tables and chairs. The inside is always clean and cozy with a nice display case of baked goods. A nice place to enjoy a cupcake and a latte. The staff has been super friendly every time I’ve been there.
One of the things I like best about Cuppycakes is that the owner keeps it fresh. Today when I went in they were doing Christmas in July. Very cool. I love the coconut Santa cupcake. Very cute. Their coconut and vanilla tend to be my favorites overall, the red velvet is probably my least favorite of the ones I’ve tried.
If you’ve never been, I recommend giving this place a try.

We decided to drop by this location since it is near our house, after having a positive experience at the Gretna store a few weeks earlier.
Unfortunately, this was not a very positive experience. First, they only a handful of cupcakes were available on a Sunday afternoon, after being open only for two hours. Why be open at all.
Second, service was mediocre. No one greeted us when we walked in, even though we were the only customers in the store. This is not a good sign, makes us wonder how their service is when it is busy.
Third, I ordered a Filthy Chai that took forever to get and it was NOT good — it was barely warm and it tasted horrible. I took a sip and threw it out immediately. I would not recommend ordering coffee/​drinks from here — save that for the Gretna location which does a fabulous job.
On the positive side — the décor is very nice and clean. The double chocolate cupcake we got was delicious. We may consider going back to buy a double chocolate cupcake once in a while, however we would not return for anything else.
Very disappointed.

Awesome Cupcakes. I’m glad to have you as a neighbor out in Gretna. My waistline wont think so however. Try to take some of the other reviewers with a grain of salt. Everyone thinks this is an easy job and they can do better.

I wanted to like this place because the lady seemed so nice in the coffee area.
The other employees… didnt greet… the would walk pass the dinning area where we were sitting and didnt say anything to us… so… not a good start.
I had the pumpkin chai tea and tasted chai tea… very sweet. But I didnt like it too much.
Cupcakes. Poor selection. Not moist. Icing was extremely sweet. I will stick to Jones Bros.
But the décor was cute.

Chai tea was way toooo sweet. Cupcakes were average and dry. My granddaughter scrapped her icing off, for the first time eva. I will say, the décor is very cute and homey.
Tea was lukewarm and overly sweet. Couldn’t force myself to drink more than a couple of sips. So, tea was not hot taste wise nor temperature wise. Back to Jones Brothers I go.

Cupcakes not very good. Very dry and dense. The frosting tastes bad also. I do not recommend.

My vanilla latte cupcake was delicious! There oreo cupcakes were just okay, pretty forgetful. I was not a big fan of the strawberry cupcakes — nothing set them apart from a standard strawberry cake box mix. But that vanilla cupcake, and especially the vanilla frosting was really something worth trying again.
That said, I would strongly suggest the owner spend some time focusing on quality versus quantity. It seems she has overwhelmed the business when mass-​marketing groupons and living social deals. You can have the best product, but if you do not have the ability to satisfy your mass market orders and the customer service to support the product, then the business will not likely last long. Cupcake speciality stores are a dime a dozen these days. People will move right on to the next one that provides both a quality product; efficient ordering; supply to meet demand; and, warm, welcoming and grateful customer service.

First trip out to Cuppycakes was a bust — sold out at 3pm on a Saturday. The girl behind the counter told us we could order online… so I filled out a form and aaaway we went.
Finally after some phone tag (usually minimum online order is a dozen) I was able to place an order. To some confusion, all of their cupcakes are made to order individually. I was coached through picking some and we ended up with a nice random assortment: rice krispy treat, key lime, raspberry cheesecake, chocolate mint, s’mores, butterfinger… something and oreo cookie. It all happened so fast I’m sure there are more eloquent names than these but you get the idea. Placed an order on Thursday evening for a Saturday afternoon pickup.
This is where things got a little more crazy, because even after receiving a call at around 1:11pm on Saturday to confirm that I was indeed still coming in to pick up my cupcakes, I then got another call around 3:11pm stating that they’d have to sell my cupcakes to someone else if I wasn’t there to pick them up in half an hour. Even though their hours are listed until 6pm…
Talking to the owner, this Groupon has been a wild ride. On the particular Saturday I had reserved my cupcakes, they made over 1,000 cupcakes and still sold out. And while I understand this is probably frustrating as a business owner, keeping up supply with demand is really the core of the matter. And if demand exceeds supply, you’re going to end up with some unsatisfied customers unfortunately.
Anyway, all ranting aside, the cupcakes were pretty good. The fruity ones were probably my favorites since they had a little something extra. The flavors weren’t ‘punch you in the face’ bold or sweet, and cake was nice and fluffy even after a few days of sitting. We sampled an array of cream cheese and buttercream frostings and were generally pleased with them all.
Location is apparently a gold mine with kids birthday parties galore, but until this Groupon craziness slows down I’d recommend Cuppycakes as a ‘by order’ shop only.

I’ve been to this place 4 times. Unfortunately every time they have been closed unexpectedly or sold out, the most recent time I was there within an hour of open and they had no plans to restock for the remaining 7 hours of their business day. Think they may have over saturated the groupons and can’t keep up! Either that or the owner treats this like a hobby instead of a business, because why else would she continually close at odd hours or fail to stock to the demand? I might give it one more shot, but it is so much easier to go to Gigi’s at Village Pointe — just as close, delicious cupcakes and always open and in stock when they say they will be!

FIrst time we had these cupcakes we were at a friends party and fell in love with them! So I planned on getting these cupcakes for my husbands birthday party. I went into Sempeks bowling alley to place my order on a Saturday. I am glad I did because the website doesnt come close to listing all of the options they offer. There weren’t enough menus to select cupcakes for so I had to wait at the counter until one of the two or three were brought back up the counter. I selected my dozen that I wanted to pick up that following Friday. I was told to prepay for my future pick up which I did thru the ipad that didnt show me any info regarding it going to the company. I never did receive a receipt. I asked the girl behind the counter and she suggested I call the owner, but never offered up any info. She took my order and pinned it to a cork board on the wall. I left feeling very skeptical. I went online later that night to find the info of the owner to voice some concern. I emailed her that morning expressing my concerns about not receiving a receipt and my order just hanging out on the wall. I received an email back just stating that she requires prepayment for pickups and that she did receive my order.(customer service goes a long way and there was nothing apologizing for the unorganization of her business)
I picked up the cupcakes the following Friday before the birthday dinner. The cupcakes were very dry and the toppings on top of some of them were stale. All of the fillings ran out, the ganache reminded everyone of Hershey’s syrup. It was a major let down from start to finish. We will not be back.

This is a place you go for a great cupcake… not for a good atmosphere. It’s located inside a bowling alley. Jones Brothers has a great atmosphere, but I think Cuppycakes are just as good… if not, better! I definitely recommend these cupcakes! I had the Rolo cupcake… it was delicious!

I FINALLY made it to this little cupcake shop after searching and searching for it! The problem was, I’m usually driving by myself, so I try use my Unilocal map thing on my phone, but as many can tell that map is not very correct! It would tell me I’m at my destination, when all I’m really at is a stop sign! So, if anyone is having issues in finding Cuppycakes Couture, you have to drive PAST the Menards and the Sempeck’s bowling alley is to the right. Past Menards. Yep, because when you first look that way, you barely notice the building. Or, at least I did :)
FIrst off, today I was driving with my sister to find this place, so she was able to actually call the establishment for me to find out where they were! I don’t really like to talk on the phone when I drive, you see. Anyways, the lady at the other end of the phone was very very nice and made us even more excited to finally try one of her delicious treats.
So, we make it to the bowling alley and right as you open the door, you find Cuppycakes Couture! Walking up to the counter, you find six or so different types of cupcakes and some whoopee pies. We got two of each thing since we’ve never tried her cupcakes before and we really really love cupcakes :)
Once we paid, which I think is really the going rate for a really good cupcake, we sat down to try one of the yummy looking cupcakes. There is ample seating in front of Cuppycakes, and they share their seating with a concession stand type place. The tables looked clean, definitely not what I expected from a bowling alley! There are many tables too, so unless a hundred people decided to eat at those two places at the same time, I don’t think there will be a problem finding somewhere to sit.
Well, onto the cupcakes. It was hard to decide which one to eat first since they all looked really good. My daughter decided to try the Heath whoopee pie and my sister and I both decided to try the chocolate banana something or other cupcake. My first bite into the cupcake was like heaven! The cake was soft, you could taste the flavoring of the actual cake, AND the frosting? It was amazing! The second bite into my cupcake, I found that there is also a surprise in the middle! They put a banana filling in the middle. I was really surprised at the flavor of the middle because it tasted almost like it WAS a banana, but a little fluffier than a banana. Needless to say, it was so good I had to get an extra one so that my husband could try one later :)
My daughter tried to finish her whoopee pie, but she wasn’t able to as it was a little big, so my sister and I decided to help her :) When I bit into the cake part of the Heath whoopee pie, I was surprised AGAIN! It did not taste like the cake we just had from our chocolate banana cupcakes, but it was TOTALLY different! It tasted like a heath bar!
So, in all, I can honestly say I am a fan of Cuppycakes Couture and will buy more cupcakes from here. Not anywhere near where I live, but it’s worth it!

Yum, yum, and yum! I first had Shari’s cupcakes in 2008 at a baby shower for my cousin and it was (prepare for cliché saying.) love at first bite.
Her flavors are great and you can tell she puts a lot of effort into crafting her recipes. For instance, I love the key lime and I notice that the filling inside has lime zest. Also she garnishes it with crushed pretzels and small slice of lime. Seriously, who takes the time to zest limes and put them in cupcakes nowadays?!
Go and try her cupcakes, they’re better than a certain set of «Bros» in town.

Um… Kiss-Me-I’m-Irish cupcake… all I can say is Heaven!!! The frosting is to die for and the cake is amazing! Additionally, the service was amazing! She’s so personable and friendly! Will definitely be back!

Heaven in a bite.
Clever & adventurous flavors you won’t see elsewhere. Quality ingredients mega shops can’t offer @ their $ 6/​dozen prices. (no offense grocery or super store bakeries)
You get what you pay for, so don’t expect the generic $ 1 factory cupcake. It IS couture… One of a kind– made for you ;)
Not a fake client. Real… as real as her HAND MADE boiled Italian frosting!
New Unilocaler– yeah… nothing wrong with giving a shout out to a sole proprietress trying to offer a quality product @ an honest price. It’s my way of thanking them for acknowledging my patronage by giving me great service.

I just returned from a checkout visit to this outfit. I was kind of expecting there’d be a few more puerile and petulant reviews calling me an ignorant, mean, insecure hater for my last review (now removed), but no, just Chris N. ;-)
So first things first: this place is in the food court of the bowling alley. There’s no sign out front yet, and the Google Map insert isn’t accurate.
The store counter itself is shiny and clean as a newly minted penny. They serve coffee, slushies, and soft serve as well as cupcakes. They only serve four cupcake flavors on a particular day (soon to be six), and that has its pros and cons. On the one hand, it’d be great to have more variety, but on the other, the ability to concentrate on getting just a few flavors right is evident in the product.
I don’t remember the precise names of the cupcakes they served me. I’m not big on that sort of thing. I ordered one of each, and shared them with my wife. Well okay, I ate the first by myself in the car on the way home. Not recommended. Open your mouth wide as it’ll go, you’re still getting frosting up your nose. Guaranteed.
And that’s a thing worth a mention. I’m not a big frosting fan. I discussed frosting with the owner, and she tells me they use Italian butter cream. Apparently it doesn’t use powdered sugar. But that really doesn’t cover it. More below.
Ok, so, first up is an apple thingy. There’s a piece of dried apple floating in the frosting. I eat it first, and it’s a bit old and sour. Bleah. Then I take the stick out. And lick it. I don’t know what the stick was for. Maybe for licking. So now I’m ready for the first nose-​plugging bite. I open as wide as I can, do my best not to wear too much of the frosting, and color me surprised. I’m always skeptical of the idea of gourmet cupcakes, but this one really, er, takes the cake.
There are what a geologist might call «inclusions» in the cake. Little bits of apple, perhaps? And a big dollop of caramely filling in the middle. And with the big pile of frosting, that’s usually a recipe for a disaster of flavor wars that obliterate the actual cake. Not here. Everything is nicely balanced, and the frosting, surprisingly light, airy, and not too sweet at all, complements the cake without overburdening it. Quite a bit of work seems to have gone into making this a coherent whole rather than a slapdash pile of ingredients like you usually find.
Two of the others were chocolate, and my wife didn’t really care for them as much as the other light cake whatever-​it-​was with blueberries in it. Not chocolatey enough for her. I’m not a big fan of straight chocolate cake, preferring the lighter German and Swiss chocolate. These were more like that, and very much to my liking. Again, the flavors were nicely balanced. Nothing was as good as that first apple cake, but it’s all good. Bottom line, perhaps, for non-​frosting-​lovers like me: you can actually taste the cake.
I think the owner started to recognize me from my Unilocal pic when I told her I heard about her place on Unilocal.To her credit, her smile only faded a little. When she flipped on her iPad to take my credit card, it was open to the Unilocal main page. Hee hee…
What I guess probably happened earlier is she probably signed on this morning, saw MaryAnn’s one-​star review, and flash-​emailed everyone she knew asking them to come in and overwhelm the single bad review, hence the huge pile of five-​star reviews over a couple of hours this morning. As I told Chris in a private email, that’s gaming the system, and it looks pretty fishy to the experienced Unilocaler. But as I also said, the product should speak for itself, and indeed it does.
One note to all y’all who never heard of Unilocal before you signed up today to review this place: put up pics and start posting reviews. The more «very real» people who post here, the more useful the site becomes. Don’t just be a drive-​by.
And I’m not sure what went wrong with MaryAnn’s experience. I don’t know how anyone can find these cupcakes not good, and three bucks a pop isn’t out of the usual range. And they’re only a buck fifty after 7pm.