Cupcakes By Carousel

This place is in a good location. Right next to the movie theater, across from Starbucks, and in an area of Ridgewood where there isn’t that much other stuff to walk to for dessert outside of the mostly overpriced Kilwin’s, the normal semi-​overpriced stuff at Starbucks, and the OK donut shop. They’ve been open for a good while.
Most people here seem to compare it to crumbs where I think the flavors here are slightly better. The icing is a little thick though and the flavors are not super pronounced. I think I have had a better cupcake also at Ridgewood Coffee Company, but not so much that I’d pay more there.
Keep in mind that this is coming from someone who isn’t a super big fan of cupcakes. I like more flavor in my desserts so Grandma’s Secret and Sook are well preferred.

Great cupcakes. The best day to go is Tuesday’s because the cupcakes are only $ 2.00.

Just bad. My cupcake was frozen. The lady assured me there was sweet cream cheese frosting inside, it was maybe a teaspoon of if.

Good selection of regular cupcakes, gluten free selection is disappointing when I’ve been spoiled by other bakeries that offer gf goodies. They only had chocolate and vanilla. They had red velvet which I was more excited for until they told me it was frozen and it did not taste like red velvet at all. 3 stars for the presentation of other cupcakes since I can’t eat them. My family liked theirs. For GF snacks in Ridgewood I would just go to the coffee shop.

Delicious choice of cupcakes. I am trying to watch what I eat but my daughter ordered the mini cupcake ! She ate it right up !
Such a cute store and has many to offer.

Amazing cupcakes! From red vevlet to piña colada they have so many variations and they have a nice balance of sweet and flaky. Fairly priced at 3 dollars for their cupcakes and you will not be dissapointment. Try their random flavors, you will be blown away!

Love this place and glad it’s endured. The cupcakes are more like what mom used to make and less like goo-​filled sugar bombs. If you prefer goo-​filled sugar bombs roughly the size of your head, STAY AWAY. I especially love the yellow cake with chocolate frosting and other classic flavors. Lovely.

Super yummy, moist and tasty! Even the new gluten-​free, whole grain Sophia line is delicious and not dry. The carrot cake cupcake was top-​notch!
I’d highly recommend this place if you have a craving for something sweet. They also have $ 2 Tuesdays –any cupcake is $ 2!

This was so surprising.
Im obsessed with cupcakes… and it is very hard for me to give 5 stars to a place… but my boyfriend and I both agreed that if this place was closer, we would be there all the time. The cupcakes are lighter then most, and baked nicely. But the flavors are delicious. Trouble is, these are the kind of cupcakes were you can eat a few easier then those that are more dense.
I really loved the flavor options at this place. I saw a number of flavors that are a little harder to find, such as Neapolitan, blue velvet, etc.

NOPE. My cupcake was actually still frozen. Like supermodels at least they have looks going for them.

Amazing quality cupcakes! Great variety of flavors as well as designs. Friendly staff and fair prices!

love the cupcakes they are amazing.

Very good cupcakes! Cashiers not the friendliest but I enjoyed the cupcakes I will probably be back.

Cupcakes made me 5 specialty cupcakes so I could ask my girls to be my bridesmaids for my wedding. I made little boxes that said «it would be the icing on the cake if you would be my bridesmaid» and when then opened them up, the most beautiful, delicious cupcakes were inside. Everyone loved them and they were a total hit. Thank you so much cupcakes! You really came through with the most wonderful and truly unique cupcakes I’ve ever seen xoxox they looked like little bouquets and were super tasty!

With 15+ reviews on Unilocal of various cupcake places around the country, I am no stranger to cupcakes. While I won’t be debuting as a guest judge on cupcake wars anytime soon I do think I have a pretty good sense of what makes a good cupcake.
Perhaps it was my fault for not taking ANY of the recommendations of the cashier, but based on presentation, I had such high hopes for these cupcakes. I went with four different kinds (you have to order cupcakes in even numbers… it’s a rule)…the review is below:
Red Velvet: «The One that Oprah Made Famous». This one was legit and perhaps one of the best red velvets I’ve had. The frosting had that hint of cream cheese goodness without being so overwhelming that you feel like you’re eating a bagel. The cake itself was moist (hate that word) and if I could, I would give this cupcake 5 stars on it’s own.
Hostess: Perhaps I just think that no one can do it better than Hostess itself, but this fell flat. I was expecting more sweetness from the cream filling to balance out the dense, richness of the chocolate.
Cookie Dough: This was the worst of the bunch. I expected some sort of faux cookie dough filling but all of the «cookie dough» was incorporated into a chunky frosting/​topping and the cake it sat atop crumbled and lacked any flavor.
Salted Caramel: Loved that this cupcake had a filling, and the cake was moist but again, the flavors were just really weak.
Come here for the red velvet… and maybe take recommendations from the people behind the counter. Clearly going rogue didn’t do anything for me.

One of the best cupcakes I ever had. I would not have gone in except they had a sign out on sidewalk advertising a cupcake special, well who could ignore that! I had the coconut cupcake, the cake was so fresh, the filling perfect and the buttercream light and fluffy not thick and overly sweet. LOVED IT! Only bad thing was I got one to go. Once I bit into it and told my daughter how great it was… she gobbled down the rest. Lesson learned, buy two next time.
YUM

Couldn’t be happier with my first Cupcakes by Carousel experience! Wanted to celebrate my son’s half birthday (18 months), by getting him a special cupcake. Found this place via Unilocal!and saw they had an online coupon, so I decided to get a half dozen (one being free). The girl taking my order over the phone was very friendly and helpful. When I picked up my order, I noticed a cupcake I really wanted to try and asked if they could swap one out for me. Absolutely! All the girls working there were extremely friendly. When we finally unveiled D’s special cupcake (Vanilla M&M), and did the taste test… It passed with flying colors! Not dry in the least bit, as most chain and bakery cupcakes are. I am now enjoying the Cannoli cupcake, hours after purchase… Delicious & moist! You can taste the real ingredients used. We will be back!

Red velvet, Curious George (Chocolate, Peanut butter and banana filling). My fav two flavors. This location seems brighter and cleaner than the one in Englewood. I will have to try the newest one in Montclair next. A little pricey, but they have coupons on their websites and specials like $ 2 Tuesdays.

I love this place! I don’t know about the people who have had issues with customer service here, every time I’ve gone in to order a cake, they have been super friendly. A while ago I went in to order a cake for my sisters graduation since they didn’t have it in store, and simply told them the kind of cake I wanted and that it was for a graduation. When I went to pick up the cake, they had made a beautifully decorated Graduation theme on it and were so nice about the whole thing! I ordered another cake for Christmas and same thing…
This place is great. If you get a chance to go, my two faves are the Red Velvet or the Chocolate Mousse cupcakes, definitely try them if you get a chance!

Red velvet cupcakes were fantastic. Cream cheese icing though? Did not taste like that. Tasted like normal sugar icing.
Also had several others and all were pretty good.
What I liked best was the fact that they tasted fresh, not stale at all which I tend to experience with other cupcake places (no name but starts with a c, end with and s, and the word means mess)