I rarely write a review for a place I've never actually been to, BUT... a client brought these cupcakes into our office for a meeting. That red velvet cupcake was literally the best red velvet bite of heaven I've had in my whole life. Seriously. Everyone else commented on how excellent their little bites (in other flavors) were too. It was completely unanimous. Presentation was lovely, as all these pictures show. Pleasing a pastry snob like me is no small feat, so I had to come Yelp it! I don't make it up to Yuba City often, but these cupcakes make me want to make a special trip! read more

I came here with my girlfriend to see what the hype was all about. We LOVE macarons, And to get those here in yuba city are just about impossible. So we went in and ordered some macrarons and I was literally shocked when the lady came back and handed us our macs. They were not how macrarons are supposed to look. Or taste. I have no idea what she handed me. But as a baker, I would never serve a macraron that looked like that to a customer. I don't see myself coming back here again. It's very clear from the quality of the products being made here, that the owners don't take pride in their work and especially in how their products taste. I'm really disappointed. If this is the best yuba city can get, then I won't be back. I really don't know what the hell this thing is, but have a look for yourself. Macarons are NOT supposed to look like this. read more

Cupcake Magic - Bakeries Near Me - Yuba City, California

Stopped in for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Highly disappointed. The only person there was an employee. He wasn't all that helpful. He acted as if he didn't want to be there. I bought three cupcakes. They were ok. Nothing really special about them at all. read more

Great service and BEAUTIFUL cupcakes. I wish they tasted as good as they look. They were VERY dense and wet inside with not much flavor.

Finally gave in. Sweets aren't really my thing (unless you count ice cream) , but I've been seeing this store front since before they opened and was curious to try it, (and sadly a little excited in some wierd way) I run on a treadmill for about an hour everyday, and cupcake shows are usually what I'm watching when I do it. Living here however has given me little opportunity to try a cupcake shop. So yes, excited in a wierd way. I read the reviews on here before going through the door and I'm not sure if it skewed my perspective or not. I tried three types of cupcake, the black and white, coconut, and of course (being the only kind of cake I like) carrot. At birthday parties when I get a piece of cake, or cupcake, the first thing I do is scrape the frosting off. It makes my mouth feel like its been greased down. If I were to scrape the frosting off these cupcakes, I'd of needed a glass of water to choke them down with. Yes, they are somewhat dry. Not in a stale way though, it seems like they are baked and they turn out dry. The black and white.... I didn't get it, cream cheese like frosting with a chocolate cake, it was by far the dryest of the three I tasted. I love coconut, I know a lot of people who don't though, but if you like coconut, don't pass this one by. It was the moistest, almost to the point of gooey. It seemed like white cake with a hint of coconut, but maybe the coconut flavor is purely in the frosting. It has a maraschino cherry on top and I think that the gooey factor comes from this. I was disappointed with the carrot. It being the only type of cake I enjoy, I'm picky about it. I demand the best to call it even decent. This wasn't quite as bad as out of the box betty crocker, but it wasn't much better either. It lacked flavor in the cake and the cream cheese frosting tasted like it didn't have enough cream cheese in it. The ambiance, like the cupcakes themselves, left something to be desired. I was surprised to see that they're open ALL day. Surprising because it doesn't seem like the kind of place that I'd be seen 'hanging' at. Very little decor on the walls, no music playing... it felt awkward at best. On the up-sides. I consider them cheap so long as you're not looking into supplying the kids' birthday party but merely satisfying a sweet tooth or buying a treat for a friend. The mini cupcakes they sell are made for samplers, they're only a dollar a piece. The regular sized cupcakes aren't exensive either.... and they have a website. www.cupcake-magic.com/ read more

There is no Magic in this cupcake bakery only Magic I can see is how they take your money for a bad cupcake The consistency of the cup cake reminds me of cornbread. No resemblance to a actual cake. Although ! If you like a lot of frosting on your cornbread this is your place . Oh ! Make sure you bring plenty of money and watch the Magic. LOL read more

Now that I've eaten here twice, I feel like I can give them an honest review. For a close friend's birthday, I picked up a couple cupcakes here to surprise him with. IIRC, I picked out Red Velvet, Carrot, Caramel Apple, Guinness, and a Pink Champagne(I'm guessing this one was special for New Year's). (... I obviously couldn't decide on what to get him.) The only cupcakes I tried out of those were the Caramel Apple and Pink Champagne. The Caramel Apple was really, really dry. Not only that, but the flavor wasn't as spectacular as it could have been. The Pink Champagne, however, was DELICIOUS! Moist, flavorful, and just... Mmmmm. My friend reported back and thought that all the other cupcakes were a bit on the dry side. Disappointing that the best cupcake appeared to be the one that wasn't a "permanent" part of the menu. I ended up trying this place again about 2 months later, to see if maybe their recipes had improved. I ordered the Red Velvet, and my friend got the Black and White. The Red Velvet, I'm happy to report, was moist, and delicious. I tried some of my friends Black and White, and it was pretty yummy too. My biggest complaint would be that we arrived there in the middle of the day, and most of the cupcakes were already gone. We weren't necessarily craving the cupcakes that we bought, but it was basically those or Carrot Cake(which, personally, I hate). I really, really want this place to do well and succeed. I didn't experience any dry cupcakes the last time I visited, but I really do hope they've taken care of that issue with ALL of their cupcakes! read more

Love this place every time I'm on Plumas I have to stop in and get 3 cupcakes. The variety is amazing as well as the freshness. I also like that he stays open late for the dinner crowd. Nothing better than a Samoa cupcake for dessert, well the Peach Cobbler cupcakes are just as wonderful. Try it you'll love it read more

We love the friendly welcome & smiles we receive every time we step into cup cake magic :) We were surprised to see that anyone would complain ? The only logical conclusion that we could come to , is that in this fast pace world we live in some have lost the appreciation of backed goods from scratch.Or perhaps they were left in the vehicle while running errands a bit to long & got hot ? Well enough about that & down to the good stuff ! Our favorites are carrot cake & chocolate raspberry. Yummy!!! The great thing is , you can grab a little one & not feel as if you have blown your diet :) Jeff & Carol Milani read more

Laurie comes to the Old Sugar Mill when there are events there. I work in one of the wineries and am always SO excited when I see her there. Her chocolate covered bacon changed my mind about bacon/chocolate mashups. Last time I had the pleasure of stopping by her table I got a Bailey's Irish Cream cupcake and it was heavenly. Her cupcakes are BIG servings, but she also has these adorable sample packs that make you feel like a giant trying a bunch of little delectable cakes (I always steal the snickerdoodle or dark chocolate raspberry cupcake out of the tray). Also, for gourmet cupcakes she is really well priced. read more

Absolutely love cupcake magic. We discovered about two years ago and have not gotten cupcakes anywhere else. The owner is wonderful and is always been accommodating to whatever we need. Just today we had ordered 48 cupcakes for our daughter's birthday party. She was right on time with the cupcakes and all of them look wonderful and taste even better. They are always there with a smile and are able to provide information or answer questions about all of their products. They always take suggestions or ideas of new flavors and always make us feel comfortable in the shop. Cupcake magic, you are the best. Please please please don't ever stop. read more

Cupcake Magic - Bakeries Near Me - Yuba City, California

I would not recommend it. The cupcake frosting was too foamy and moist. The actual cake part was way too hard on the outside. The cupcakes are also overpriced for the quality I bought. I rather by a cupcake from a grocery store, that would have better quality and a cheaper price. Even though it is called Cupcake Magic there is no magic in their cupcakes. read more

I really REALLY hoped & wanted to write a good review, REALLY! I received a Mochachino Espresso cupcake for my birthday yesterday & was so excited to try it... until I tried it :*( While the chocolate cake was moist, it had an after taste of cigarettes (seriously). The frosting was disappointing and reminiscent of something I could/would get on a cupcake from win-co (which is better). You could taste the mocha/coffee flavor but it was really unpalatable & I scraped it off the cupcake. There was a chocolate covered coffee bean on top & it was great! When I looked on the website I'm glad to find out my mom spend only $2.50-3.00/(+ tax I'm sure). I really REALLY hope this was just a fluke, I would be willing to go back & give them another shot but it's going to be a while honestly. Once bitten, twice shy! (PUN INTENDED!) read more

I rarely find a cupcake shop that has both delicious cake AND frosting but Cupcake Magic is one of them! I have tried at least 6 flavors and not a single one was less than delicious. The cakes are moist and substantial. The frostings are unique and plentiful. The topper and fillings are perfectly matched to the cupcake. I love this shop with darling displays and extremely friendly owners. We never miss a visit to Cupcake Magic when we are in the area! My favorite favorite is the blackberry, followed by red velvet and black and white, then salted caramel. But really, you can't go wrong with anything in the display! read more

Great quality desserts, sooo many options. They are all so good. Owners are nice family men. Have vegan/vegetarian options.

Very friendly shop. Lots of choices for cupcakes. Chose the blueberry cheesecake and the samoa (not 100% sure that's what it was called....but you know - chocolate, caramel, coconut). They were both good - and moist. The blueberry cheesecake was strange...probably just me, but the combination of textures didn't work for me. That said, I'd definitely come back in to try other flavors....and love the option of the 12 mini cupcakes as well. read more

Red velvet cupcakes are wicked awesome! My husband and I were wandering main street and stumbled across this wonderful little shop. Because it was early evening when we stopped in there weren't a lot of cupcakes left but there were a few available and I happily selected, purchased, and savored a delicious red velvet cupcake. The moist and flavorful cake was topped with an avalanche of rich and delicious icing. Calorie laden? Yes! Worth it? Yes! My husband tried the ice cream ... not impressed and not worth the calories. read more

Got four cupcakes. Overall delicious. Came at the end of the day and a couple of the cupcakes were a little on the dry side. Chocolate chip cookie dough-Good Mint Chip-Delicious moist and a cool mint flavor Lemon-Very lemony. A little dry. Peanut butter cup-Delicious peanut butter flavor. A little dry. read more

This place definitely takes the cake (or cupcake, rather) I had the chocolate cheesecake. That little cake was packed full of flavor. It was delicious and moist. I'm in heaven giving this place a 5 star just because of it. Hahaha. ;) read more

Cupcake Magic - Bakeries Near Me - Yuba City, California

Absolutely horrible customer service. After placing a large order over the phone for valentine's day, the area was subject to evacuation orders due to the dam. Although, the circumstances were very unfortunate, I had a delivery commitment for the order. Services were not rendered and they would not refund my credit card for the prepaid order but offered to give a store credit which is worthless to me. I do not live or work in the area and was ordering through them as a recommendation from a friend. It's really too bad that they were not more conscious of their reputation. As for the quality of the product...who knows since the order was never filled. read more

Came in here to pick up some preordered cupcakes and the woman working in the store was a little condescending. We had had some misunderstandings about our order and she insisted it was all our fault and then when adjustments were made, informed us that she was doing all this "because she's nice." As for the quality of the cupcakes, the cake was good but nothing above and beyond. The frosting had a nice flavor, however it was a hard puck on top... Couldn't spread it on the cupcake. read more

Cupcakes are fairly dry. I don't know how they are still open, it tastes like stale cupcakes. To each their own......

Most affordable yet delicious cupcakes I've seen. Two QUALITY cupcakes for 5.00 I could say they should charge more but that's just me The cake was extremely moist. I hate cheese cake but the cupcake cheese cake was to die for. They deliver so that's awesome !! Great place stay in business !!! Will come again for sure. Maybe a new regular ! Great. Cakes . Cute little store. & most of all great service read more

I found Cupcake Magic while traveling in Yuba City. I generally like to try local cupcake shops when I come across them. The cupcake shop was sparsely decorated but nice overall. My first impression after stepping inside was a fly buzzing around the cupcakes and landing on some of them while I was trying to choose one. The person behind the counter simply shooed the fly away, but left the cupcakes on which the fly had landed. This likely colored the rest of my experience, but this is simply a matter of cleanliness. It was hot in the shop, so the frosting was shiny, like melting butter. Each of the cupcakes looked extremely buttery and didn't seem to react well to sitting out in a warm shop on a hot day. Despite my poor first impressions, I decided to give the cupcakes a shot. I considered purchasing a sampler of mini cupcakes, but the cost was much too high, so I went ahead and bought a chocolate and a vanilla cupcake. There are three things that matter in a good cupcake: the cake, the frosting, and how well they go together. The Cake The cake was light, but bland and a bit dry. The cupcakes seemed old, not at all fresh. I'm guessing this may simply have been from spending all day sitting out in a warm shop with no refrigeration. The Frosting The frosting was simply gross. The heat made the frosting soft and gooey. If this shop planned not to refrigerate its cupckakes, nor to keep the shop cool, they need to modify their recipe to include less butter. The Combination A bland cake and an overly buttery frosting simply didn't do it for me. I couldn't even finish my cupcakes. I ended up throwing the second half of each cupcake away and drinking water just to try to get the butter taste out of my mouth. Flavors I tried: Vanilla My favorite cupcake flavor. In my case, this actually means that I will be more forgiving about this flavor than others. Unfortunately the butter taste was simply overwhelming and kept me from enjoying the cupcake. The balance of sweetness between the frosting and the cake seemed fine, but was overwhelmed by the issues I explained above. Chocolate In general, chocolate is a good chance for a cupcake to let the flavor show through. The chocolate cake itself was dry and tasted more like cocoa than chocolate. It lacked in any kind of signature chocolate flavor. Ignoring the excessive butteriness, the frosting tasted fine, but I simply couldn't get past how greasy it felt in my mouth. I'm glad to see new cupcake shops popping up, and I wish them success, but I hope Cupcake Magic puts some more effort into the storage and presentation of their cupcakes as well as decreasing the excessive butter/Crisco content of their frostings. This was simply not a magical experience for me. read more

So I got the twelve pack of the mini cupcakes and there was a thick white hair in one of the cupcakes. To say I was disgusted was an understatement. The cupcakes are pretty overpriced for what you get and then to have a hair in a food product. Will not be returning. read more

Best cake place in town! The staff is always friendly and attentive and their cakes are delicious! I called and asked for a custom cake for my husband's birthday a few months ago and I told the owner to be creative with it and use his imagination. The only requirement was that it was either final fantasy of kingdom hearts themed. The kingdom hearts keyblade they created out of cupcakes was not only delicious but also beautiful and not overly sugary like most cakes. If you are looking for reasonably price delicious cake Cupcake Magic is the best place to go! They also have chocolate covered bacon. Do what you will with that information. read more

We used to love go here but the last few times it's had not be good very dry and not most like I remember

Couldn't decide what to get because everything looks so sweet and I want them ALL! So got the mini pack of assorted favorites. Unfortunately we ate half of the pack before we even got home...lol. I'm in love with the coconut and the red velvet but discovered a new favorite which is some chocolate one with salt in the frosting. Freaking awesome combo of sweet and salty. read more

Cupcake Magic - Mini assorted pack $15. - Bakeries Near Me - Yuba City, California

The peanut butter chocolate chip cupcake was very dry and not very flavorful. The price should match the quality of the cupcake.

Nice to have on Plumas Street. Tried the Reese's peanut butter cup, the carrot cake and pink lemonade cupcakes. Customer service has always been great but cupcakes can sometime be on the dry side. read more

Spouse brought a cupcake from this establishment home to me and I liked it. I had the cupcake with a caramel filling with a cream topping. I liked it as it was not overly sweet (what I would call "teeth-itchingly sweet"). Cupcake was moist and the cream frosting had a hint of vanilla and almond (at least my taste buds thought so). I am intrigued enough to go back and try some other flavors. read more

great little place. It is about time we got something like this in town. Very friendly and helpful lady. Great selection and they sell the tiny cupcakes too! Which is awesome because you can get a sample pack of them. Plus they are open later on the weekday so when you get a cake craving after dinner they are there to fill the need :) read more

Couldn't have asked for any better service and kindness. And a total plus that the tips go towards helping animals!

First time going to Cuccake magic after hearing rave reviews about it. They did not dissapoint. Tried the peanut butter cup cupcake. OMG! The bread was really moist, the ratio of peanut butter to bread was on point. I would highly recommend it. The owner was really friendly and personable. I would give it 10 stars if I could. read more

Some of the best cupcakes I've ever tasted anywhere and in Yuba City! These cupcakes are clearly made from scratch each morning and you can taste the difference. read more

I wanted to make sure I recognize the outstanding service I received. I live in the Bay Area, but wanted to surprise someone with cupcakes in Yuba City. I called, placed my order and requested delivery. They were able to do the same day, but to ease the pressure, I was fine with them going out the next day. The trick with the delivery was that they were going to deliver to a fire station and often the firefighters are on calls. Cupcake Magic made three separate trips out there to ensure that there was someone to answer the door upon delivery and despite this, were so patient and pleasant when reaching back out to me on the phone. Their customer service is outstanding and the picture I received displayed beautifully crafted cupcakes! Thank you! read more

I had a few minutes in Yuba City between appointments and searched Yelp for a good restaurant. Found this lil gem with all homemade treats, everything is from scratch! I bought six cupcakes, and they were all delicious! I also went for the cinnamon sugar dipped apple, and it changed my life! Can't wait for my next trip up! read more

These cupcakes are so good! The cake was moist and and the flavors were perfect. I bought 6 which came in under $18 total, so they might be on the expensive side but they're well worth it. read more

My Sister, Rae, heard about this place some how and bugged me for a while for us to try it. We finally went and I have to say I wish I had given in sooner. Cupcake Magic is neat and clean inside, which is much appreciated, and the ladies were so nice to us. They were also very nice to my young neices and nephew and very kid friendly. The cupcakes were awesome. We got the sampler to start with and loved it. My 3 year old nephew ended up having 2 of their larger ones. One there and he insisted on one to go. He was very protective of his cupcake the rest of the day and made our day by excitedly singing his new "Cupcake Song" as we left and for the rest of the day. :) He has repeatedly asked to go back too, which we are planning on doing very soon. The only thing even remotely negative I could say is that I wish they played music for background noise because it is an old building with high ceilings so the acoustics made it seem like we were louder then we actually were and we were worried about our excited kiddies bothering the other patrons. It still doesn't change the fact that this is our new favorite place to go. read more

This place is always so warm and inviting and the desserts are so amazing!! The couple who owns / runs it are the sweetest people and always make it a great experience! read more