I was in the parking lot of this bakery, and literally on yelp, looking for something sweet- this option did not come up, and I only stumbled upon it because I practically walked right into it! I'm wondering if it hadn't populated in my search yet because the reviews are not stellar- but it was worth a try! I saw that they had cookies and that's actually what I really wanted to try. I ended up buying one chocolate chip cookie, one of the banana caramel cupcakes, one Red Velvet, cupcake, one chocolate and caramel and one vanilla cheesecake. The only one that I thought was decent was the banana and even that was overly sweet and actually not very flavorful. I know that sounds wild, but they just weren't very good.. The cookie was very bland and very un impressive. The only reason I'm giving this three stars is because the kid working behind the counter was pretty nice and the kids I brought the cupcakes home to liked them! I probably will not go there again. The store was actually kind of dark and I know it's just a crap and ghost situation, but I feel like it needed a deep cleaning read more

Cupcake Craving - Banana caramel - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

I should have done my research before buying anything in here! I should have known by what it looked like inside. Old, and run down. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt because the cupcakes looked cute. I bought THREE white cake cupcakes, with chocolate frosting & sprinkles. ABSOLUTE TRASH. The cupcake was super hard! The cupcake was tasteless and the buttercream chocolate was not soft like buttercream at all. Dear management, I'd like my $12 back please. read more

Always old , hard , and tasteless. Don't spend your money ... Surprised they haven't shut down yet.

The woman who assisted me was curt and rude. It was like concerning level rude. I had asked if my ordered could be individually boxed and she informed it each box was an additional fee so I said never mind. That flipped the switch on her customer service. She spoke to me as if I were dumb, and had a smug grin on her face when I looked up at her in surprise/ confusion. I ended up deciding not to make a purchase because of her disposition, and she laughed as I left. Most BIZARRE experience with a business ever. Can't speak their products because I didn't end up purchasing from them. They looked nice/ well decorated. But be warned, customer service was a zero. Good luck if you go in. read more

I walked into this place without any prior research done, I did not check Yelp to see if I should or should not go in. I've seen this place around for YEARS and never went in. Well, I wish I kept it that way. I love cupcakes but this place and the owner doesn't. It's evident. After a quick shopping session, I walked in with my boyfriend and saw there was a worker and a lady there, maybe she was related to the worker, maybe not but they were talking until we walked in. I don't remember if they even greeted us but I could tell they were staring at us, as if we interrupted their private conversation. I looked at the available cupcakes and it didn't take long - the place is small and there's not much to it. The worker answered my question about the cupcake sandwich and I got the red velvet. She comes through the wooden gate and grabs the cupcake without gloves. She didn't use hand sanitizer before touching the food item...She doesn't even use tongs or a piece of paper as a barrier between her and the pastry. Ummm. She touches the wooden gate again and rings me up. My boyfriend and I looked at each other and I knew what he was thinking. "This place does not believe in wearing gloves." "Does the worker have common sense?" He asked me if I was sure if I wanted that and I think something came over me because I somehow paid $5 for a cupcake that someone touched with their bare hands. Was I bewitched? Was I possessed? I walked out of there a little stunned. Dazed. My boyfriend said I needed to grow some balls and say no because that was GROSS. Unprofessional and unhygienic. Oh, and the cupcake wasn't all that good. I cut off the top part where she touched it with her ungloved hand and cut a bit of the cupcake to try. Cream cheese frosting isn't what I am used to and didn't surprise me in a good way... the cupcake is underwhelming and while it didn't taste freezer burnt nor did it break apart, it's not something I'll rave about and this place? I won't be returning. Avoid, avoid, avoid, and did I mention AVOID??????? DO NOT GO HERE! read more

Cupcake Craving - Red Velvet Cupcake: 2/5. Do not recommend. - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

I'm surprised by the positive reviews! Are ya'll ok?? These are the nastiest cupcakes I have ever had. Cold. Dry. Disgusting. The girl at the counter is so rude. The owner doesn't have the best customer service skills. I have given them a try a few times over the past almost 20 years I have lived out here. Everytime I am amazed at how bad each one I tried was. The ratings speak for itself. The owner must not be checking the Yelp reviews and leaving it up to the rude girl who obviously doesn't care. read more

I'm so concerned about the negative reviews lol I ordered from DoorDash so I might not even know but the cupcakes are freaking delicious and my boyfriend thinks so as well! He wants to buy more hoping will go very soon for the service I don't know but I'd say pretty good since the packages it amazing! I ordered the 1 dozen mini cupcakes read more

Cupcake Craving - 1 dozen - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

It's unclear how old the cupcake I ate from here was. Definitely stale and at least a few days old. Think- sat in the back of your fridge and you forgot about it old. It had a weird taste and left a film in my mouth. Did I try a second cupcake that was a different flavor to see if it was "me" problem? Yes. Was it just as bad? Yes. Nasty. Don't get cupcakes here. read more

I'm genuinely shocked at all the negative reviews and I personally wanted to give a good one. I first started taking my daughter here back in 2023 she's turning 8 later this hear We both love cupcakes but honestly I can't afford to come too often, but I do bring her here a few times per year even if it's only to get her one or one for each of us. My daughter's favorite is chocolate chip brownie then the plain chocolate with rainbow swirl frosting. In agreement with my daughter the chocolate chip brownie is the best one here. It tastes just like a fudgy brownie! Then there is the Bavarian dream it is SO good, the cream center is so good my Only complaint is I wish more of the cream could be stuffed like there is a good amount but it's just good I want more. I also feel like I've been to quite a few other cupcake shops and it's a unique cupcake most places Don't have this kind Then there's the s'mores and I love it. It's chocolate cupcake stuffed with a marshmallow crème center and it's just so good I loved the butterfinger flavor as well! I also am a fan of the German chocolate I usually get for my Mom. I'm shocked that so many people said their cupcakes are nasty, this place wouldn't be able to stay in business if they didn't make enough sells and I highly doubt they'd stay in business if they were so hated by the community like Yelp users have made it seem to be. I like all the flavors I've listed and those I've gotten different times through out the last few years and they have never been day old/frozen or stale or bad or dry. Two flavors I did try I wasn't fan of is was some banana flavor and the dulce de leche, I didn't give those two a chance ever again because of being dry and not moist and just meh on the icing. So maybe not all the flavors are amazing as some but I would say they have more good flavors than bad ones. Theres also no other cupcake stores in Arden, I know there's a good one down in midtown called something else i forget the name and while the cupcakes there are also amazing like they're 3 times pricier than these cupcakes. I would give it a chance for the flavors I've listed read more

Shocked by these reviews, I have been coming here for years. Birthdays, parties, and even just in the area visits. I am definitely a cupcake person, even more so than cake, & these are my favorite. Lots of flavor and options. Dietary restrictions options. Allergy accommodating (I have a nut allergy and asked for a cupcake furthest from a nut-based one & the worker offered to get me one from the back that wasn't near a nut-based cupcake, so kind). The service is friendly, lots of Groupon offers, & always clean. read more

Lacking Quality and Flavor I was really disappointed with my visit to Cupcake Craving. The cupcakes were dry and tasted anything but fresh. The frosting and filling clearly came from a can or a bulk bucket--nothing tasted homemade. Even worse, the banana cupcake didn't taste like banana at all, and the red velvet had no real red velvet flavor. It felt like they were just using artificial flavors with no care for quality. Definitely not worth the price. read more

This place is AMAZING!!! I got cupcakes there for my birthday. The best place! Every cupcake is made fresh that day. read more

Every cupcake I have tried has been delicious. I usually order for family and they always say how good they are. Birthdays, holidays ect. Yum. Great price too read more

Freezer burnt cupcakes! Disgusting and you could even smell how bad the freezer burnt is! Tastes horrible! So disappointing.

I used to treat my kiddo to these a few times a month and stopped as the quality has declined tremendously since they first open. We were in the area and my kiddo (now a teen) pleaded for me to make a stop, citing it reminds her of her younger years. Despite my apprehension, we made the stop, and selected a dozen. These cupcakes are the perfect example of "looks can be deceiving." The icings are painfully sweet and when I took a bite of the cake, it was oddly hard and stale. Absolutely, disgusting! Shame on them for selling cupcakes that has to be weeks old. This is far from gourmet and belongs in the trash. For the prices they charge, do yourself a favor and go support a real baker that will make you fresh cupcakes using quality ingredients. The sad truth is, regular groceries stores cupcakes tastes much better than these for 1/4 of the cost. By the way, the young gal working the counter had the personality matching the taste of the cupcakes. read more

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I had a lemon cupcake from here: The presentation of their cupcakes was good, albeit with a lot of food coloring. The cupcake itself had okay texture, but seemed to be lacking depth of flavor. The inner lemon filling was a pleasant surprise, appropriately tart. However, the frosting itself was unbearably sweet and quite dense, like a spoonful of sugar. I think I'd rather eat the cupcake without the frosting, if at all, but all things considered, I might opt to purchase cupcakes from the grocery store next time. read more

Cupcake Craving - Lemon Cupcake - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

Usually I'm skeptical about negative Yelp reviews and want to see or try for myself. In this case, the reviews are true. Cupcakes are cold and hard. The frosting is as dense as the cupcakes are and the flavors are a bit bland. Service was friendly, but I'm not eating that. :( Bummer....we really wanted to like this place. read more

Cupcake Craving - Cookies - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

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The best brownies I've found in Sacramento! Workers are always nice and the shop is always well organized and clean. 10/10.

Very disappointed in the lack of customer service at the location, I love cupcakes and really want to try one . However when my friend and I walked in the young lady behind the counter was just standing there, looked at us and said absolutely nothing, no greeting no nothing, as a matter of fact I had to say hello to her first ! That's a big no/no for me , I would never spend one penny or recommend this place ever ! Moving right along to the next bakery shop ! If I could give them 0 stars I would ! read more

I ordered gluten free cupcakes from here- and appreciated that they limited as much cross contamination as possible. The problem was that these gluten free cupcakes were the worst I have ever had. Not only were they very dense and dry, it lacked any good flavor. The icing wasn't even good. I took one bite and spat it out. Very disappointed as I'll be throwing it away along with the other one I bought. Don't waste your money on these cupcakes! After reading other reviews it makes sense that these cupcakes I ordered were probably very old- frozen from sometime ago. Definitely will not be going here! read more

THIS PLACE SUCKS!, the macaroons are hard as A ROCK. (No literally). The cupcakes are so hard too. And it's pretty expensive. Very disappointed. Don't waste your money here PLEASE. read more

As someone mentioned, the presentation is amazing but the actual flavor of the cupcakes is not. At least mine weren't stale like many have mentioned, but they just weren't good. All the flavors tasted the same; super ridiculously sweet/like the kind you'd typically get from the grocery store. We got: *red velvet *champagne *banana *vanilla with cheesecake Didn't taste like boutique style cupcakes at all and were expensive on top of that. Sooo disappointed because I really wanted to like them. Service was normal. I'd go to Icing on the Cupcake if I were you. read more

No type of Flavor. The looks of all the products in this establishment are very deceiving. Took a piece just to taste and decided to taste it again I did not order sugar free yet tasted like it was. This was a huge letdown and highly disappointing for an establishment to be in a location where there is a lot of foot traffic only to have a place to settle your sweet tooth to be let down by non edible desserts. read more

Cupcake Craving - Dulce De leche Whoopie Pie - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

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The presentation of these cupcakes looks phenomenal and the store presents as clean and cute! I purchased the Black Forest cupcake which is a chocolate cupcake with cherry filling, frosted with vanilla buttercream and topped with 1 maraschino. I was so excited to try it, but the cupcake turned out very dry and synthetic tasting. Nothing about it was memorable; the frosting was hard and overly sweet while the only moist and "fresh tasting" thing was the filling and cherry which came from a can. I did visit about 2 hours before closing so I am hoping that it was just an end of the day issue, but reading other reviews, the cupcakes might taste like this all day! Either way, I won't be coming back for another try. read more

Cupcake Craving - Black Forest Cupcake - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

The items look delicious but the cookies were so hard. I think they had been sitting for a few days. I agree with other reviews about the service as well. The girl behind the counter said nothing the whole time she was grabbing the cookies. read more

I ordered a four pack of sugar free cupcakes. I ordered a chocolate, strawberry, lemon and vanilla cupcake. All the cupcakes were soft and delicious. I also had a chocolate chip cookie and cookie was good. Customer service was good and ambiance was ok. read more

Let's just say.... They have so many flavors to choose from. I really like that about this place. I couldn't decide due to the fact all the cupcakes looked so good. So I had to try the flavor of the month! Last month it was Cookies and Cream! It was a very moist Chocolate cupcake with an Oreo Cookies frosting and sprinkles of fresh Oreos on top! It was Fantastic! They also have fresh cookies that aren't your average! I had to get a Rocky Road Cookie for my bestie.... Then as I drove home the cookie was calling me and I ate that one. Again a really really good cookie. The place was clean and the lady behind the counter was nice! Keep up the good work. I'll be back to try lots more flavors! read more

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Had a sweet tooth & made my way to cupcake friendly , the mini variety pack is $15 , the cashier was friendly and the bakery is stocked and cleaned , the eggnog cupcake of the month was DELICIOUS read more

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Located in Howe 'bout Arden Small shop with vegan, gluten free, and regular flavors. The big case in front of you when you enter is the regular flavors. The case on the left when you enter has vegan and gluten free.. The vegan options are very limited but they do have some. I tried one and don't want to try any others nor did i finish the one I purchased. I would rather have no cupcake. read more

Cupcake Craving - [vegan] - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

This place is awesome! Every cupcake I've tried has been great, although I am most partial to the carrot cake. Consistently excellent service. I highly recommend!! read more

Why didn't I read Yelp before coming here? Well it's because I was lured in by Groupon. Yes folks, it happens to the best of us. Bought a Groupon for $20 and you can spend $30. I happened to be going to a dinner (everyone was vaccinated, including yours truly) and thought it would be nice to bring a dozen assorted cupcakes. Located at Howe and Arden, they have a small storefront in the corner of the strip mall. I noticed their sign at the front of the door which said "Masks Required for Entry" or something to that effect. We are not out of the woods yet, so of course this would be standard right? First thing I noticed were that the two workers there did not have masks on at all. Okay, maybe if they had a "masks optional" sign at the door (which would have still been infuriating) I wouldn't have been taken aback at the sight of two mask-less individuals behind the counter. But to require that your customers wear masks and you don't have to is hypocrisy times ten. And to top it off, the cupcakes are pretty much flavorless. Fun presentation, I give them that, but don't expect much taste coming from these. Won't be coming back here again. read more

It appears they don't really need my review. I admit that I should have consulted yelp before going here but we stopped by on a whim after shopping at Michaels. The shop itself looked fine, the prices are pretty comparable to other cupcake shops (maybe even a little more affordable). It had the makings of a pleasant experience. So how was our overall experience? In short--what a disappointment. I added a star for service. The young girl at the counter was great, helpful and very sweet. If the service had been subpar as well this place would have barely deserved a star. The cupcakes LOOK appetizing but they can't even really be called cupcakes. We decided on the vanilla cupcake with dulce de leche. Upon first glance, it was pretty and had a cute little dollop of caramel sauce on top. But the taste was so off-putting. Cupcakes are supposed to taste light and moist but this cake was dense and had a more similar consistency to pound cake. The frosting wasn't much better...it tasted like flavored whipped butter. Between the two of us we couldn't even finish it. At first I told myself I wasn't going to even write a review and just write it off as a mistake but it's pretty unfortunate to spend $2.75 on a single cupcake and not even be able to eat it. read more

Cupcake Craving - Look at how dense this cake is...definitely not a cupcake. Being a cupcake is more than just being shaped like one. - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Please avoid eating here, the cupcakes taste like dough. It was so disappointing to be paying $3.50 for a piece and walking out to eat dough. I picked Monkey Mania and it tasted like sht. Husband picked sugar--free chocolate he ate mostly the cream. Basically food with no seasoning. No thanks I'll pass. Only thing nice is ambience so take a seat and walk right out. read more

Most disgusting cupcakes I've ever had. They taste refrigerated with no flavor. The bread is hard. Everytime I look at this store I can't believe it's still in business. read more

Wandered in after shopping next door. Beautiful display filled with a bunch of options including gluten free and sugar free! Every flavor of cupcake looked tempting, which surprised me because oftentimes there are some sweets that are just not enticing to me. Service was amazing, the gal offered some info since it was our first time in. I was ready to review before we even tasted, so I was super surprised to see so many negative reviews here. After reading I wasn't sure if they would be as tasty as I hoped, but they WERE! We got a mini pack as well as 3 regular sized, and all were delicious! Shared with in laws who all agreed they were tasty too! I finished off my last full sized cupcake just now - 3 full days after purchase, and it was still delicious! We will be back. read more

I used a Groupon to try the place out. The young lady was very friendly and helpful! She took the time with me to pick out cupcakes! They are delicious cupcakes! All different flavors! My favorite was the White Coconut read more

Cupcake Craving - a variety of cupcakes in a box - Cupcakes Near Me - Sacramento, California

I don't get what's with all the terrible reviews! I don't come here a lot, because I try to avoid sugar in my children's diets. But I'd say a couple times a year we find a place to try for treats. Found this place a few years back. Not one time have I ordered cupcakes from this place and have they been frozen. Chilled, yes. Never have they ever tasted like chemicals. Today I ordered 4 cupcakes. 1 for each myself and my kids. They were delicious! For 3 bucks a cupcake, you can at least give this place a try and to realize yourself that these reviews are total bs, unless covid fried these peoples taste buds. Thanks cupcake craving for delivering us consistently yummy cupcakes, and for being so kind to my daughter I brought with me today. Your sweet, simple conversation with her made her day read more

The cupcakes look great but they taste days old and flavorless. My kids were absolutely disappointed.

I was shocked to see so many bad reviews on here because we thought this little cupcake spot was AWESOME! The prices are really reasonable and there are so many cupcakes to choose from! I tried the carrot cake cupcake and it was so good and moist. The frosting was creamy and it was a good sized cupcake! We would definitely come back again. read more

Definitely did not fulfill my cupcake craving. Cupcakes had a stale taste and were very dry. I was disappointed with the amount of filling; my cupcakes barely had any. $7.50 for 2 dry, stale cupcakes....will not be a repeat customer that's for sure! read more