Baked In a Cup

The cupcakes tastes good. I just think they need to go out of their comfort zone in decorating. They should be tempting and appealing enough to eat, and not boring to look at.

With my wife’s love of cupcakes, I’m pretty sure we’ve tried every cupcake place in the area. Baked In a Cup is far and away our favorite. Their buttercream is the best, and the cake is often just right too. They can also make any of their great flavors into a full-​size custom-​order cake, and we’ve had them do a S’mores cake for my wife’s last two birthdays (once at the Cedar Grove location, then this year at Ramsey since we moved — both times it turned out perfect, beautiful (see picture) and amazingly delicious!). If cupcakes are your thing, Baked In a Cup is well worth a visit!

These cupcakes are hit and miss. 2 weeks ago I had the BEST cupcake I have ever had here. Great buttercream, excellent cake, just an amazing cupcake. I went back today and the cupcakes I got were no where near the quality from a few weeks ago. Perhaps it depends on the day you go?

We stopped by on Friday evenung… the young lady behind the counter was much more concerned about playing on her phone then serving us the customer. …also zero customer service skills… we had the cupcakes when we returned home and they were good but no better then a out of the box cake mix… the cupcakes were a little dry and lacked flavor…

I have driven past this place so many times without noticing it until my friend Rob told me about a maple bacon cupcake. That was all I needed to hear, so out the door I went and walked down the block to where this fine establishment resides. One thing you must know is their cupcake menu along with flavors change daily and seasonally. If you are in the mood for a specific cupcake check online before going and being disappointed you came a day early or a day short.
They do have a few classic flavors that are available every day in both standard size and mini such as red velvet, the classic vanilla with chocolate/​vanilla frosting. But the specialty flavors are what I’m there for like that maple bacon cupcake topped with rich frosting and two pieces of bacon with a drizzle of maple syrup. OH MY LANTA are those good!
The price of the cupcakes is a little costly but when you want what you want you are usually willing to pay the price from time to time. Can’t wait to go back and try some other flavors.

No one makes cupcakes as well as my pastry chef sister in law… except whoever makes the cupcakes at baked in a cup! Best butter cream, moist cupcakes. We stopped in to the empty shop after dinner nearby one night, I had the pistachio (yum) my husband had a red velvet. His didn’t seem to be as fresh as mine but was still delicious. I ordered three dozen for a graduation party memorial day weekend with one day’s notice and they were very accommodating. The cupcakes were pricey but worth every penny, my guests were fighting to take home leftovers! Subbed out the cream cheese frosting for vanilla buttercream on the red velvets and it was a great decision. This is my new go to for b-​days, showers, and the perfect dessert to bring to a dinner party or pot-​luck.

I have been here a few times now & have never been disappointed. The place is spotless, the owners lovely and the cupcakes outstanding. I have never been disappointed not once. Yes they could be a little bigger however I’d come here over the crap I’ve had elsewhere any day! Best of luck!
Oh I almost forgot –the hours are great they’re open till 8pm which is perfect on the way home from work or on the way to diner & looking for something different to bring. Bravo!

Off my usual beaten path, but needed to bring a dessert «on the fly».
Unilocaled, found this place and dropped in. I think the name is great.
I bought 4. The Vegan option (it was vegan week). Margarita. Peanut butter. Pink Lemonade.
The Pink Lemonade was pretty good. A little dry, but good. The Margarita was also pretty good. I did not try the other two myself (both chocolate based), the Peanut Butter was enjoyed by people, the Vegan not as much. Sadly, while I’m usually the star dessert supplier, this time I was not.
The store itself is worthy of a little review as well. Its cute, there are a few small tables, I liked it, but it was empty. The only person there was the counter-​person, and she was working on her computer at a table when I walked in. She was quick to help me, but a little impatient as I took some time to make my choices.
Then onto the cupcakes — They are in a display case, as would be expected of course. But there were not many to choose from. I got the «last» Margarita and Pink Lemonade both, there was one more Peanut Butter and 3 more vegan. Seemed like a very slim selection to choose from, and what if you wanted two Lemonades?
All in all, I love small independent stores and support them daily, but I am not sure I’ll be back here anytime soon.

This was my second time getting cupcakes there and I don’t know whether they got a different baker or what, but I did not like them at all. The cupcakes are very small for their price ($ 11 for 4!!!) and they just didn’t taste good. The cake was very heavy and dense and lacked flavor. The icing was also very bland and had a weird texture — it was as though it was missing sugar! I thought maybe it was just on the first one but the other cupcakes were the same. Did I maybe get all Vegan cupcakes? That would explain it, but I didn’t ask for that and it was a Saturday (they sell vegan in Thursdays I think). Anyway, totally disappointed in taste and price so I will not be going back there again.

I won a $ 10 gift certificate and took a chance on this quaint cupcake shop. My colleagues and I were quite surprised with the unique flavors. We had the coconut, lemon vanilla and red velvet flavors and the taste was quite appealing. The texture was soft and not overly sweet, like most cupcakes. I took some home for the family and they loved them. Atmosphere of the shop was perfect for a cupcake shop and the service was excellent. I’m definitely going back for more!

I’m a huge cupcake fan! I was in total heaven, when we drove by this afternoon and noticed there was a cupcake place in town. The décor inside is what I would expect a cupcake place to look; sweet. Café table and chairs. They also have a small kids table and chairs that my son sat at right away, while watching Handy Manny on the flat screen tv, while my daughter browsed the retail merchandise and settled on a pair of cute cupcake earrings for $ 7.99.
The young lady behind the counter was nice and asked if we were taking it to go or staying. We stayed and she served our cupcakes each on a plastic colored plates.
We got a Tiramisu, Red Velvet, Vanilla Sugar Frosting and a Coconut. Coconut was my favorite. Although, I was disappointed on the texture of the cupcake; it was sort of hard. If you like a coffee taste, the Tiramisu would be the one to order.
Overall, the cupcakes were not too sweet and just okay.
They serve Vegan cupcakes every second week of the month. Made with soy milk, tofu and vegan sugar.

I like this little place. Their cupcakes are not only pretty to look at, but they taste yummy as well. I find that a lot of cupcakes are too sugary; not the case with Baked in a Cup! My favorites include the Bailey’s, Black Forest and Brownie. Can you tell I love chocolate?

I work near the area and had to pick up some cupcakes for my boss birthday and the office. So I picked an assortment of flavors. I grabbed a red velvet for myself. And I found the cake to be very delicious and moist. Not much science to a cupcake, it either taste delicious or it doesn’t.
Now, I have eaten my share of red velvet cakes/​cupcakes. Carousel Cakes was my go to place to get desserts. But that was a bit of a drive, so I’m really happy to have come across Baked in a Cup. And I kinda have to admit, I find myself favoring Baked in a Cup more.
It was my sister’s birthday recently so I thought I get some more cupcakes to try. Gave my sister the red velvet cupcake and she really liked it. I got my mother a carrot cupcake and she thought it was good. And I tried a Caramel Apple cupcake and it was just right. I also had an extra cupcake for my friend, which was the Chocolate chip cookie dough. This one just tasted a bit flat for me. So I could have passed on this one. But for the most part, I find their cupcakes to have the right balance of sweetness and moistness.
And being that I work near by, I will be trying other flavors.

I got one of Baked in a Cup’s salted caramel cupcakes the other day, and it was just terrible. The chocolate cake part was wet, flavorless, and undercooked. The salted caramel buttercream was too buttery and soft but better than the cake. Not a big fan.
Apparently the cupcakes are baked offsite and delivered fresh daily, though. And each costs $ 2.75 (if I remember correctly).

Based on Kristin B review and personal recommendation, I decided to make an effort to catch them when they are open. (tougher than you think)
I might be underrating this place, but for the limited number of visits I have made, the cupcakes have been excellent. The almond amaretto was border line exceptional. I can’t wait to get my hands on the strawberry champaign. Since the availability of the cupcakes in ridgewood coffee company has gone downhill, and this is better than the cupcake (carousel) place, I think I have found my new fix. They may not be as pretty as crumbs, but crumbs is barely edible. (arguably the worst cupcakes I ever had… they literally fall apart into crumbs)
Ok, let me get to the cupcakes. All caupcakes I have tried so far have been small (if you consider the quantity, yes it is expensive) which makes them a lot more flavorful around the sides. I love how they are perfectly sized for 2 bites. Every single cake I had were nice and moist. Some are better than the other. So far, the cocktail ones have been better overall. The icing on those cupcakes are excellent as well. It’s a good blend of flavor and sweetness.
The bottom line is that it all boils down to the flavor and texture when you 2 or 3 bite the cupcake. (4 at most!)
If the cost is of no concern, these are the cupcakes to take home:)

Priced too high especially for quantity. Quality is high. For the gas differential, I’ll drive to Ridgewood for Crumbs. Sorry.

These cupcakes are crazy-​insane and insane-​crazy. The Swiss buttercream frosting they make is out of this world and doesn’t have that «too-​sweet» thing goin’ on like many of the gourmet cupcakes I’ve had before. The cake itself is delicious as well — you can really taste the quality of the ingredients throughout the entire cupcake. In my (not-​so-​humble) opinion, these cupcakes blow the competitors clear out of the water.
baked in a cup also offers «cupcake cocktails» with actual alcohol in them — such a fun idea for a bachlorette party or 21^st birthday. I’ll definitely be giving these as gifts to the girls at work this Christmas.
Some quick facts: they do not bake on premises, they accept credit cards via iPad, the store is clean and service is friendly. You may want to get there early in the day because the selection can dwindle past 6 PM or so.

My friend at work keeps talking about this place and how amazing it is, so when my mom and I were in the area, we decided to check it out. I mean who could really turn down trying a new cupcake shop… It’s just not heard of or American.
Anyway, we walked in around 4:00 on a Saturday afternoon and the place was pretty empty inside and so were the displays. There were only five or six different options, so we decided to split the smores cupcake. YUM YUM YUM!!! It was delicious. Very rich, moist and packed with flavor. The best part was the graham cracker crust. It was so delicious that my mom and I decided to have another one. This time we tried the cotton candy cupcake, which was a confetti cake with vanilla buttercream icing. It was good, but not as good/​moist as the smores. Next time I come (and their will be a next time) I want to try the maple bacon cupcake.
Oh and one more thing. I need to highlight the staff. They are amazing. All the reviews are correct, they are extremely helpfully and friendly. Knowledgeable as well — they told me they were better than Carousel Cupcakes — and they were right :-)

The red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing was out of this world delicious! Everything is baked fresh with the best ingredients. The kind gentleman servicing the counter was knowledgeable and courteous. Would definitely come back.

It’s good, yes, would I spend $ 3.25 plus for a cupcake on a regular basis, nope. Coming from California, they really do it up right there, from the packaging to the store front and the portion sizes are quite larger.
Liked the ones I got, but since I am in the city a great deal, crumbs in my choice.