Sprinkles Cupcakes

Definitely better than Georgetown cupcake! Frosting is delicious — cake moist and perfect.

I’m trying out this whole vegan thing for the new year, and Sprinkles makes it very easy for me to satisfy my love for baked goods with their vegan Red Velvet cupcake. I actually prefer this to their traditional Red Velvet flavor (which has been a favorite of mine for years) since it is not as sweet and the frosting has a deliciously mild coconut flavor. I wish I discovered these a few years, and a few thousand calories sooner.
Overall, I’m from the West Coast, so I will always be a fan of Sprinkles cupcakes. And as a Georgetown student, it’s a lot farther than competitor’s Georgetown Cupcake and Baked and Wired, but it’s still worth the walk!

Look up ambrosia in the dictionary and you will find an address for Sprinkles Cupcakes. A feast for the eyes, the nose and the tastebuds. Sprinkles is the only logical follow up to lunch at Moby Dick, down the street– if you’ve left a bit of room.

It IS a good cupcake.
I would say. 9 out of 10 people who previously tried Gerogetown cupcake would definitely prefer Sprinkles to them. Each costs $ 3.75 (so not cheap) but the sponge is most and fluffy and the icing is delicious. I think it takes a lot of practice to make this good if you try it at home!
So instead of waiting for your turn in a ridiculously long line in front of Georgetown cupcake, this is the place to go.

Delicious. This
Sprinkles has to be my favorite gluten free cupcake. Better than Georgetown cupcake Just down the street. Must go… Frosting was amazing.

The cupcake quality is over hyped. Yes, it tasted good, but not amazing, not worth $ 3.75 for a little cupcake. A few years ago when the cupcake craze started I think they were unique and new, but now with so many other stores out there, they need to upgrade their game.
Next time I’d rather save my money and get half a dozen cupcakes from my local grocery store for the same price. Yea I said it.

Totally cute cupcake place, located in Georgetown so that’s always cool, it was just not as good as Baked and Wired. They’re cupcakes aren’t as tasty, they don’t have that many flavors, and they aren’t as big as the ones at Baked and Wired, and they’re prices aren’t as great either. They’re cupcakes are always very pretty though, it’s only good to go if you just really want a cupcake, and Georgetown Cupcake is packed and so is Baked and Wired.

Not feeling the love, Sprinkles, not feeling the love :(
Stopped by Sprinkles to get me some cupcake love on a Friday afternoon. I tried the standard with sprinkles and the chocolate cupcake.
For both the cupcakes, the cupcake itself was on the edge of not dry and dry — gave me a sense that it has been sitting out for a few hours/​overnight.
Also the frosting was SUPER sweet something equivalent to the boxed variety you can find at any grocery store — there was no richness of flavor in the frosting at all.
This must be one of the few times that I have not eaten an entire cupcake — about half of both cupcakes ended up in the trash for me — and for folks who know me, know that was a hard decision for me to make.
Sprinkles, you disappoint me :(

I really like Sprinkles; they’re my favorite cupcakes in that part of the district (and you know what their competition is). The price and size is pretty typical for a cupcake place in the area, but these are mighty tasty and their flavors can’t be beat. My favorite is the banana cupcake with chocolate frosting. As a bonus, the staff is very friendly, and they even have cards where you can see ahead of time what flavors will be sold each day of the week.

Take a walk down M Street in Georgetown and you’re bound to see hoards of tourists lined up down the impossibly (read: irritatingly) narrow roads. With Georgetown Cupcakes and Baked and Wired just a few blocks away, competition is steep.
Where Georgetown Cupcakes are sweet and sturdy with good structural integrity, Sprinkles errs on the moist and crumbly side. Of all the places on M, Sprinkles nails the frosting-​to-​frosting carrier (aka cake) ratio best, but like both other shops, Sprinkles uses an American buttercream; sweet, cloyingly sweet, crusty. Okay, maybe crusty was a bit too much, but you know that sort of skin that grocery store frosted sugar cookies get (don’t even pretend to not know what I’m talking about)? Yeah, that sort of crusty. Not really my thang.
Sprinkes flavors end to be on the safer side: chocolates, coconuts, vanillas, and of course red velvet variations, so it’s always a safe bet for something sweet that won’t make you feel too guilty about eating a cupcake the side of your head (lookin’ at you, Baked and Wired, though I don’t mind the massive cupcakes at all) and insider fact: the vegan red velvet tastes better than the regular version.

A friend and I dropped through Sprinkles after seeing the particularly long line at Baked and Wired yesterday. There were about six people inside the shop, so we were able to move through quickly. They have a good number of flavors and also offer tea and other items.
We ordered four cupcakes and by the end, neither of us could say we would return. I LOVE cupcakes and make a point to visit as many cupcakeries as possible, and this is the only one where I didn’t finish all the cupcakes – even sharing with a friend.
1) Salted caramel: By far the best cupcake. It was moist, rich and had great icing. Not too fluffy but definitely not dry. A four out of five.
2) Sprinkles: It tasted pretty artificial overall. The icing seemed like something off a grocery store shelf, and the sprinkles on the top (similar to what another Unilocaler below said) taste fake. 2 out of 5.
3) Lemon blueberry. I really enjoy lemon blueberry cupcakes, pancakes – all of the cakes. But this one wasn’t great. The blueberries in the cupcake were rather hard and tasted a little strange. The rest of the cupcake was solid. 3 out of 5.
4) Cinnamon: Definitely our least favorite. The cupcake overall was very dry – not like «Oh, this is dry because it’s like crumble cake,» but rather just dry. There was an overwhelming taste of nutmeg that I wasn’t a fan of. 1 out of 5.
We should have just passed the time waiting in line at Baked and Wired.

If I were to compare Georgeotwn Cupcakes with Sprinkles, I’d say Sprinkles all the way for the flavors, wait-​time, and value.
First of all, their cupcakes are definitely bigger than Georgetown Cupcakes. Usually I split one with someone to avoid sugar overload. The cake part is alot more moist than the ones I’ve had at Georgetown Cupcakes. The frosting tends to be pretty sweet and stiff, and is where most of the sugary flavor comes from, since the cake itself isn’t too sweet. I also like that they offer mini-​cupcakes for those who don’t feel up to finishing a huge cupcake by themselves.
Every time I’ve come here there’s always been open seating, and a short line. I’m a pretty lazy person, so that’s a plus. If you’re intimidated by the line for Georgetown Cupcakes definitely don’t hesitate to stop by here!

I only have great memories associated with this place… When I first discovered it years ago, it was lesser known than the Georgetown Cupcake and it was also less crowded. The cupcakes were all just phenomenal. The icing sets it apart from all the other cupcake places and the cake itself held up the perfect amount of moisture (see how I tried to avoid using that «m» word?)
The only two negatives are that the lines tend to be longer now and the vending machines they have at other places don’t have the same quality sometimes. Overall, I love it!

I was sad that I was unable to go to the original location out in Beverly Hills when I was out in LA (next time!). They are known to be the first cupcake bakery ever and are known for their trademark ‘modern dots’ that top all of their cupcakes. Besides cupcakes (banana, black and white, carrot, chai latte, chocolate coconut, chocolate marshmallow, cinnamon sugar, coconut, cuban coffee, dark chocolate, lemon, lemon coconut, margarita, milk chocolate, peanut butter chip, peanut butter chocolate, pumpkin, red velvet, strawberry, salty caramel, strawberry cheesecake, triple cinnamon, vanilla, and vanilla milk chocolate), they also have ice cream and cookies, gf/​vegan options, and even cupcakes for pups! :D When I was in the area for an event, Sprinkles was located just a couple of doors down. I tried their mini red velvet — the cake itself was moist, but I thought it was a little too moist. It wasn’t as overly sweet as I’d imagined it being; the frosting was a little too overwhelming, as the ratio seemed quite off. I did like the fact that the frosting was not a ‘messy type,’ and it stayed in tact in a BROWN BAG, when clearly, the cupcake had rolled around a bunch of times — I took it out of the bag when it was upside down, and the frosting was hardly affected: P I thought that was kind of ridiculous! I would like to try out their other flavors, like the lemon, the pumpkin, and the strawberry cheesecake (that will be a special from NE-​YO that will be available at the end of the month) :O :O :O I also am intrigued by their ‘Cupcake ATM’ (one’s coming to Georgetown soon, but exists already in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Vegas, and NYC) — basically, you choose a cupcake (that’s restocked daily), pay with a card, and you get a box with a cupcake — I think that’s so cool!
+first cupcake bakery! :O
+cupcakes for pups available!
+overwhelming amount of frosting, but not messy! :O
+‘Cupcake ATM’ coming soon to Georgetown!

So the 4 stars is because DC Cupcakes is right down the street. I made my girlfriend come here once. We bought cupcakes at both DC Cupcakes and here. We compared the flavors. Sprinkles is really cute and the real bonus was that there was no line in the middle of winter to get cupcakes.
Sadly, I do feel the cupcakes fell flat. I tried the red velvet and the frosting was thick and almost like a hard chunk that was separate from the cake itself. While still very good, my love goes to DC Cupcakes on this one.
I’m totally open to another try the next time I’m in DC.

10^th anniversary free cupcake day?!? Don’t mind if I do!!! There’s a reason why sprinkles has been the trend setter of the cupcake world: no matter how old they are, they continue to re innovate themselves.
I’ve been to the LA and Bay Area locations before and have always enjoyed them, especially the ice cream store in Beverly Hills, but to see them in DC I was a little skeptical and did not try them until now, but oh boy was I frikkin wrong! I went down to my knees from my experience today.
Sprinkles was like a cougar cupcake store (10 years old franchise –ancient for a cupcake place) reeling me in for some deliciousness!!! I’ve tried practically all the flavors but wanted to review the limited flavors:
Lemon meringue: Hands down one of the best cupcakes I have had! The lemon toasted frosting was the bees knees! Seriously was the right fluffy texture and complimented the lemon filling and soft lemon yet vanillaesque inside. Did I mention it also had a graham cracker bottom. Reminded me of a smores cupcake but lemon flavored.
Apple cinammon: a little dryer, but nice Apple flavor with strong cinammon under tones. Not as flavorful as lemon meringue but was enjoyable none the less if you like apple!
Thank you sprinkles for the free cupcakes today and I can’t wait to come again. Sorry to say this, but Sprinkles Over Georgetown cupcake. Georgetown is good, but for free sprinkles day at Sprinkles (I went late afternoon) I waited for a minute!!!

SOLD… Look no further!
Three words: «Red Velvet Cupcake!» Don’t be distracted by all the other options and there are many to choose from. Go directly to the register, do not look at the other flavors, order a dozen red velvet cupcakes, and pretend you’re only going to eat one «for now» but watch… the whole dozen will be crushed within the hour! Then immediately book a session with your personal trainer to feel better about your glutton experience. Gotta love Sprinkles! LOL!
Okay…I must say that there is a «WOW» factor about these cupcakes. I, in particular, was over the cupcake craze in DC… heck in the US period but thanks to Sprinkles, my interest has been reborn!
I enjoyed three (3) decadent red velvet cupcakes, an awesome banana dark chocolate, white chocolate and strawberry cupcake from this place to the point that I was quite disappointed when it was gone. My fault though… because at the a cost of approx. $ 3.66/a cake… or $ 22 bucks for 6; I only bought a half-​dozen and killed them all in a hour! LOL
All the cupcakes came with a generous layer of frosting and a soft-​well balanced cake that somewhat melts in your mouth. My absolute favorite was the Red Velvet! (
). It was not too sweet and had that «good ol’ southern bite and twang» of buttermilk and chocolate flavor… only Grandma can execute. The cupcake’s texture was moist and each bite had me craving for more! The second for me was the banana dark chocolate. It was heavenly filled with a mixture of banana-​bread like cake and dark chocolate flavor. Again, I could not get over how moist the cup cake was and it was so good indeed. If you are a chocolate lover, like me, you must add this one and the white chocolate cupcake on your wish list.
The customer service was great too. It was near closing and people continue to crowd the place but, never did I feel rushed because I had a lot of questions. The cashier was very patient with me and actually seemed to want to answer all my questions. Even so, she threw in a free sample of a half-​dozen minis for me! (
)…which had me all smiles and «Cheesin’!» straight from the door of Sprinkles and to my car. So kudos to her and her willingness to be so helpful.
One thing I must say, in which you can take for good or bad is that Sprinkles is very generous on the icing tip. I, myself, am not a big icing fan and am more about the cake. So for me, the icing on all the cupcakes were bit too much for my fancy. But no biggie, just scrape half of that bad boy off! Also, the signature dots (sprinkle candy) adorning the cupcake’s crown is something I didn’t like. LOL… I know wierd… but I must say it. It’s too crunchy and taste like bland paste in comparison to the rest of the cupcake & icing profile. I actually thought I chipped a tooth eating it. At any rate, don’t let my rant on «Things Don Distaste on Cupcakes» fool ya. Sprinkles cupcakes are legit– a decadent joy to eat!
In all, a solid cupcake and excellent customer service. I give Sprinkles 4.5 Stars! A ½ star deduction for the over-​geneous icing and the chalky «Valentine» candy-​like finish on every cupcake.
Thanks to Sprinkles… my interest in the DMV cupcake hype has been renewed. Definitely will be returning for another taste and other flavors… I just need to find out when that helpful cashier lady is working again; for the «extra» customer service experience! ;-)
* Honorable Mentions:
– I was not aware that they offered «Bake at Home Kits» containers for some of their cupcakes as gift items and t-​shirts (
).
– Some locations actually have a ²⁴⁄₇ Sprinkles Cupcake ATM (
). How cool is that?!

Cupcakes are the new thing, so I had to grab a cupcake while in Georgetown. Much to my dismay, I went to Georgetown Cupcake and there was a line half a block long. Although there is a Sprinkles Cupcake (and ATM) in Dallas, I decided to ditch the long line and get a cupcake from Sprinkles. We walked right in, checked out the menu, and had cupcakes within five minutes.
The employees were very friendly and willing to help. Inside this store is tiny (like many places in DC) and seating is limited to two small tables. As far as cupcake selection goes, they had a few flavors available but it was kind of limited. Maybe that’s because I went later in the day.
Pricey cupcakes but if you’re willing to put up $ 3.75 for a cupcake and you’re in the area, head to Sprinkles.

#WHISPERWORDS
Sprinkles does this thing all the time where they tweet a deal, usually a BOGO, on their cupcakes. Today for example, if you give them a thumbs up with your left hand, it’s a buy one get one free deal. I like Sprinkles more and more.

There are no cupcakes in this world that I like better than sprinkles. I want you to go try their fresh Red Velvet cupcake — with a super moist cake, just the right amount of cream and the perfect levels of sweetness, you cannot find anything better. We can then have a chat about how GTown cupcakes is just as over-​rated as Magnolia is. Every time I see the long line outside gtown cupcake, I am like SMH and thank-​god-​for-​sprinkles.
If you disagree and want to come throttle me, you can do it — provided i get it eat a red velvet cupcake from Sprinkles while you have at it.
I love the service here, which is always friendly, smiling and bubbly. As opposed to g town or Magnolia where the people madness and the rush meant a harried and less than happy staff!
In addition to the red velvet, I absolutely dig their Black n White and the Strawberry. if you are lucky, you may end up here when do some special seasonal ones like the oh-​so-​cute Halloween ones :)
So yes, I am a Sprinkles fanatic, and that has nothing to do with the fact that I also love the show on TV — anything for a good cupcake!