Babycakes Bakery

These cupcakes were not great but if I had to pick between here and Carytown Babycakes wins. The frosting was too sweet but the cake itself was tasty and not dry like it’s nearby competitor. The selection was a bit on the skimpy side but the basic flaovrs were covered and looks appetizing. There was but one tiny table to sit at so if you’ll more than likely need to take your cupcake and run.

Dry cupcakes and very unfriendly service makes a sad girl :(Had hopes this would be a great shop but unfortunately this wasn’t the case.

The selection as well as their décor was sparse here. In addition, the girl behind the counter was snappy when we asked about the items that they offered and whether they had more cupcakes available. As for the cupcakes, they were $ 2.75 each and the icing was hardened while the cake was dry and lacked flavor. I see that other Unilocalers have experienced the same issues with their selection and service as well.
They need to warm up their atmosphere and personalities at Babycakes before I’m willing to revisit!
Food: 1
Value: 1
Service: 1
Overall: 1

very rude!!! hung up on me without knowing what i needed

There wasn’t many cupcakes left at 2pm in the afternoon. The lady that worked there lacked personality when asked a question. I thought the cupcake was good and the frosting was the right amount but it was very plain and could of been better at somewhere else

The quality of these cupcakes were solid at $ 2.75 a pop! I had key lime, and boy did it taste like the pie! The icing was sweet and tart and the batter was relatively light. This would make a great substitute for someone who wants the taste of Key Lime pie without consuming all the calories. I shared the berry tart cupcake with my bf… we both fell in love with it! It was like a blueberry muffin with a lemony cream cheese frosting on top… again, airy frosting with a light and moist batter. Delicious! This shop is on the far end of Carytown, so it may not be frequented as often as the other cupcake shop up the street… but it’s worth coming down and giving it a try!

This bakery’s motto is simple and delicious, and I think they do achieve that… I visited today and had a lemon cupcake, and it was both things they promise. Lemon cream cheese frosting on top of vanilla cake… simple and refreshing.
I would stop here over Carytown cupcakes any day, because they have a better recipe for cupcakes– mine wasn’t dry, and it was full of flavor. Sure, their variety could be a little greater… but they are making traditional cupcakes– the kind people used to look forward to at birthday parties and special occasions. And I think I’d come here for a kid’s birthday party, for sure. Or just to treat myself to a little something…
The cupcakes are about average size, not gigantic, so you don’t have to feel bad treating yourself to one.
And, both the ladies I met in the store were super nice.
I’m a fan.

Babycakes is a small, somewhat stark-​looking cupcakery in the heart of C-​town. Although it’s not perfect, it happens to be my preferred spot for a cupcake when I don’t feel like venturing far from home.
If Babycakes could grant me any wish, it would be to increase the number of cupcakes displayed at a time. If you look at their website, you might be under the impression that they offer dozens of flavors on any given day (after all, the website lists close to 30). But if you mosey on over to the store thinking you’ll have a ton to choose from, it’s likely you’ll be a little disappointed. I totally get not making every flavor every day– a bakery only wants to make what it can sell– but I still think a flavor variety is necessary. After the big cupcake craze passed through Virginia, expectations are higher and customers want to choose between tantalizing and unique offerings. I know I do, at least.
That said, I’ve always enjoyed the cupcakes I’ve eaten from Babycakes. The OMG is a winner: moist chocolate cake filled with whipped cream and topped with chocolate ganache frosting. It’s decadent, delightful, and can turn any sour mood sweet. I also happen to be a fan of the pink décor (maybe it’s my favorite color. Just maybe, though.) and the bright interior.
Is it my favorite cupcakery in the city? No. Does it satisfy my sweet tooth when I’m in Carytown? Absolutely.

I like Babycakes — I’ve eaten cupcakes from there a few times, and always been very happy. The OMG (oh my ganache) is spectacular. The lady behind the counter was friendly, and though the storefront is small, it is cute. Probably the best cupcakery in Carytown.

Sorry guys, but this one is missing the mark. I can’t even tell you what flavors Babycakes has because the store is always empty (or has one lonely cupcake left). The cupcake stands don’t seem big enough to hold the same number as other cupcake places in Richmond.
If you are passing by it and see a cupcake inside, sure stop in so that nice lady at the register can go home. Otherwise, keep walking.

The only cupcake place open in Richmond on a Sunday? Was in town for my birthday. So we got over to Carrytown found parking to be no problem.
The store feels empty — they had a standing table for patrons to try their goodies in the store. The young lady behind the counter was very pleasant and helpful.
We got four cupcakes — non were crusty as said in other reviews som maybe they fixed that. They are very average cupcakes — I can’t even remember what flavors we got (not positive) except for the lemon — the frosting was a bit too sweet — some lemon flavor and could have been stronger and the cake was good but for the sweetness of the icing the cake should be bigger to hold the icing.

My roommate and I have a very special relationship. It is based on love, paying our rent on time, and dessert. So, for my birthday, we went on a cupcake tasting extravaganza, visiting BOTH of the cupcakeries in Carytown.
Babycakes was our first contender, with the chocolate chip cupcake and the amaretto. We liked the delicious pile o’ frosting, the relatively moist cake* and… um… the pink décor? We disliked just about everything else; the cupcakes were small and overpriced, the girl behind the counter was decidedly unfriendly, and, despite the fact that it was 2 o’clock, they had about 5 cupcakes to choose from. Oh and all the chocolate chips in my chocolate chip cupcakes were at teh BOTTOM of the cake. I’m sorry, but if I order a chocolate chip cupcake, there damn well better be chocolate chips in the cupcake, not stuck to the wrapper at the bottom.
Sorry, Babycakes. You’ve got quite a bit of growing up to do.
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*That word again. Sorry.

Pass this place up. It was not worth the money even though the 6 cupcakes were half price. The outside of the cupcakes were hard, the icing was too much and the cake itself was oddly flavored. I tried 3 different cupcakes because I could only take one bite before I wanted to throw it away.

I was hesitant to stop by Babycakes Bakery cause of all the reviews, but then LivingSocial offered a coupon – 6 cupcakes for $ 7, so I couldn’t resist.
The store is located in Carytown and there isn’t much décor yet (it just opened a few months ago I think), but it’s very close to one of the public parking decks and easily accessible. They have a few cupcake stands behind glass for you to pick and choose from.
I chose 6 different cupcakes and only liked 1 (the pumpkin cupcake). All of the cupcakes had a firm, almost crunchy top, which probably means they baked it too long. Four out of the five cupcakes were very crumbly… maybe they didn’t make the batter well? I’m not so sure.
Overall, they didn’t leave a very good impression with me, I agree with choochoo when he/​she said they could make better. –I– feel like I can make better cupcakes. I’ve been on a quest to try all the cupcakeries in Richmond and while some haven’t been amazing, I have always recommended that you stop by anyway to make your own opinions. However, I can’t say the same for Babycakes… I think you’re better off saving your money to make your own cupcakes.

Lol, one of the reviews here cracked me up. Yes, indeed the cupcake texture was FIRM!!! I tried the raspberry lemon cupcake. I was so excited to try them because the logo/​box said they were made from scratch. I love made from scratch food! There weren’t much zing to the raspberry or lemon. The flavors were very faint and all I could taste was the sugar.
I still cannot believe that they charge almost $ 3 for a hard cupcake! Goodness, I made way better cupcakes. I really wonder if they’re just not fresh and have been left overs from previous days.

This cupcake shop is OK if you like dried out, stale, corn-​muffin-​textured cake that taste like they were made from a JIFFY mix. I got a blueberry cupcake and it had dried blueberries in it. I think I broke a tooth. ON A CUPCAKE.

YAY CUPCAKES! I’m so obsessed with cupcakes it’s just stupid. I missed the grand opening yesterday and I’m totally bummed about that but I managed to talk my boyfriend into stopping here on our way through Carytown today. At 15 $ for a half dozen these guys aren’t cheap but they’re worth it. The name for their chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting is the same as Pearl’s double chocolate cupcake. Ubiquitous name or did someone here used to work at Pearls?
The woman behind the counter was really friendly and chatted with me as she boxed my cupcakes. The décor is sparse and clean with boxes standing at the ready to hold the trillion cupcakes you’re going to buy. Trays behind glass display and hold about ten cupcakes each. There were eight flavors today, I bought six: strawberry, double chocolate, key lime, «razzle dazzle» (chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream frosting), «just velvet» (chocolate cake with pecans in and cream cheese frosting) and «OMG» (chocolate cake filled with whipped cream topped with chocolate ganache).
In the guise of being extra sharing and helpful I cut all the cupcakes in half so that my boyfriend and I could both sample everything. Really I just wanted to try some of the Just Velvet, which he had pegged for his own by nabbing some of the frosting (before I took the picture). I tried three before I got a sugar headache and had to stop.
The key lime and the strawberry actually taste of the fruit they’re derived from! Both flavors felt very natural and I’m not sure if it was my imagination but there were little tiny crunches that made me think the seeds might have been still in the strawberry frosting meaning it was actually made from the fruit. The double chocolate cupcake tasted a bit burnt but this was the same type of taste I got from the Carytown Cupcakes chocolate so I’m beginning to think that fancy cocoa powder just tastes burnt to me.
The crumb of the cakes was good, what I’m used to from muffins and cupcakes. As with most 2.75 $ cupcakes they were piled high with frosting, I guess they feel you’ve got to get your money’s worth of processed sugar. I scraped half the frosting off all my cupcakes so as not to overwhelm the more subtle flavors of the cake but I actually saved my cast-​off globs to put them on something else later. Seriously. I did.
I’m looking forward to this aspirin kicking in so that I can go back for another round of half-​cupcake sampling!