I absolutely love cupcakes, and I've tried them all over the country, but this by far is one of my favorite cupcake establishments. The young ladies that work at the shop are always so sweet and kind and helpful and give very thoughtful suggestions. The cupcakes are delicious. They're always moist and the attention to detail the creativity of the cupcakes and the actual taste is simply amazing. I ran into the shop one afternoon while out shopping and I've been back a number of times. Everyone in my family loves the cupcakes. I love the regulars that are always there supplemented by the cupcake of the week! The shop is so quaint with beautiful hues of pastels and lovely touches of nostalgia. read more

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Order two dozen cupcakes in advance for a party. I literally picked 24 different flavors and they patiently wrote each one down and they were all delicious. Easy to order and pick up; parking is just a bit complicated. Received high compliments from the guest! read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Two dozen of all different flavors! - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

wanted to get some cupcakes and i tried there key lime, coconut, oreo, and peanut butter. all cakes were dry and were just basic vanilla or chocolate cupcakesZ. the key lime tasted the worst. coconut, peanut butter were ok and the oreo topping was the best. i would not return because the cupcakes were basic and dry. read more

The cupcakes here are AMAZING! They are moist, beautifully decorated, stay firm while you're devouring them, and mostly importantly are TWO DOLLARS A CUPCAKE ON TUESDAYS! Seriously, this is an amazing deal for these cupcakes, and I hope they don't get rid of this promotion. They have so many flavors in both chocolate and vanilla cake that it would impossible to not please even the pickiest eaters. The store is a bit tiny, so it can get cramped easily. Take your cupcakes to go and enjoy them at the town square a few blocks away. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Heaven in a box at a discounted price on Tuesdays - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Delicious cupcakes at a decent price. They made us fifty chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for a kids birthday party and they were delicious. The process was fairly easy and the staff were friendly enough during the ordering and pickup process. read more

These cupcakes were so delicious. I bought them without even trying them based on the reviews and have no regrets. They were a huge hit at my daughters party, so many people asked where I got them from. They weren't to sweet, just perfectly moist and flavorful. I will be back again soon. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Red velvet, blue velvet, etc - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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I am not dictating my review is written. Cupcakes By Carousel are absolutely delicious! It is my go to! Really, who doesn't like cupcakes? They have lots of variety and make bite size for the kiddies. The workers are extremely nice. Highly recommend read more

Great friendly service! Came in to order a three tiers wedding cake. Exactly to our order, Beautifully made and delicious!!! This will be the go to place for all my specialty cake needs! read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Perfect! - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Delicious! Their cupcakes are always a hit at birthday parties. Our favorites are the Hostess and Blue Velvet. Yum!

Super mediocre. Definitely better cupcake places than this one. Cupcake was good, but it wasn't satisfying or memorable. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Meh - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Perfect choice for my sisters birthday!! My sister love Carousel Cakes in Nanuet and wanted a Chocolate Outrage cake for her birthday. Unfortunately, the Nanuet location was closed for a Jewish holiday. So I called Ridgewood and asked if they had what I was looking for. The girl on the phone was very nice. Since they don't make the actual cakes there and they're frozen, it takes 2-3 hours for a cake to thaw. I asked if the girl would take it out for me then, since I needed it that night. She was happy to do so, put my cake on reserve, and all went swimmingly. The location is in a really cute area of Ridgewood. Right in the midst of a cute shopping district. Be aware - parking is borderline impossible since its metered street parking. We were there on a Wednesday around 5:30p and had to stop and jump out. The girls behind the counter were very nice. Got my cake and got on my way. My sister was super happy and for being a frozen cake, it was extremely good. I'm not a huge fan of chocolate on chocolate but this was delicious. If you're in Ridgewood, stop in for at least a cupcake or something. The selection looked incredible! read more

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The cupcakes here are probably as good as frozen cupcakes get. Maybe not all cupcakes are frozen....but you can definitely get frozen ones if they run out. So I think 3 stars would be a pretty accurate description for me. I'll also include my red velvet frenzy below from 4 Ridgewood shops. Ridgewood Coffee Company ____________________________ The red velvet cupcake wasn't the most appealing, but it's one of the best I have ever tasted. The frosting was very good, I think I tasted some expresso in it. The cake was moist and flavorful. It's just sweet enough for my taste. This is the best of the bunch. Starbucks ____________________________ The seasonal red velvet cupcake had the best frosting (cream cheese based). The cake was more than decent. However, Starbuck's quality control on the cupcake is just a bit more than decent. I'm pretty sure some stores keep it for more than the 2 day limit, and the cake can get stale and dry. Cupcakes by Carousel ____________________________ The cupcake was better than the avg starbucks cupcakes. So it tastes as good as 80% of the starbucks cupcakes out there (due to the mass produced QA I assume) The frosting was alright. It wasn't anything spetacular. Crumbs ____________________________ The most presentable cupcake of the bunch. The frosting was supar....probably a sacrifice that needed to be made to make it look so pretty. The cupcake was downright disgraceful. I wouldn't feed that to my dog. (but I would give it to my friend as a gift:-D) Yeah, it's logical. My friend can appreciate the presentation for the cupcake. A dog wouldn't know a pretty cupcake from an ugly one. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Ridgewood Red Velvet Cupcake Tour - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

This is my go to place for non homemade cupcakes. I highly recommend the carrot cake cupcake. All their cupcakes are moist and fresh. A great place to get dessert. They do have cakes and can make birthday cakes but it is on the pricy side. read more

The first impression of Cupcakes is that they know what they're doing. The place is clean, brightly decorated, and they even have little cupcake temporary tattoos- cute. The cupcakes? Yeah, I mean, they're alright. The cake is good. They've got the cupcake texture down, so all good in the hood. The icing? Not my thing. I like my icing really sweet and light and this was a little too creamy and thick. I tried halves of the red velvet, mocha, and my favorite, the German chocolate. But lets talk about that German Chocolate. It was serious business in the form of a cupcake. If you're going to check this place out and you like German Chocolate Cake, do it. Eat that cupcake so hard. So what am I docking two points for? I guess the icing on the mocha. I have to really like a place to give it 4 or 5, so 3 it is. It was just. Alright. But I wouldn't go far out of my way to get it again. Unless I was in Ridgewood and craving a cupcake... read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - a variety of cupcakes - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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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. read more

Delicious! Hardest part was just picking one. Sons each had 2 and enjoyed every variety from the s'mores, red and blue velvet, Boston cream, choc choc, mint chocolate... not one disappointed read more

Very satisfied with my first experience here! Staff was very friendly and there were plenty of options even late on a Sunday evening. I HIGHLY recommend the Elvis. I was so excited to try it that it didn't make it into m picture! Reminded me of a banana version of a Boston cream pie donut. Also very happy with the Carrot Cake and Red Velvet. They are both on the sweeter side, so don't expect the more classic homemade taste for these, but they definitely satisfied my craving. The salted caramel was a bit too salty for my liking, and I love the salty/sweet combo, so be prepared. Overall, great place to get your cupcake fix. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Top L to Bottom R: Carrot Cake, Reeses, Elvis (couldn't wait to eat it!), Brownie, Salted Caramel, Red Velvet - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Update your hours. It is very misleading. It is the second time I try to come, and it says open, and it isn't. Just claim your business on Yelp, and update it. Don't be lazy. You get the first three months for free at Yelp, and then you only pay after people click on your page. read more

Ever since first discovering the blue velvet cake when a coworker brought it in I have been in love! Although red velvet is a popular flavor, blue velvet has a completely unique taste. At this locations you can purchase mini and regular cupcakes as well as full sized cakes. They are on the expensive side however if you're a true sweets lover this will be worth every penny! read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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These cupcakes were so amazing! I would totally get them again! The cake is made perfectly. It's not too overly sweet and just the right balance. read more

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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. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

VERY disappointed in the service that was provided...and my best friend didn't even step foot in this place. My best friend who found out she was pregnant wanted to do something special as an announcement for her family. She contacted them Friday morning before Labor Day weekend to just get a PRICE on how much a dozen fondont cupcakes would cost. The person who answered the phone was EXTREMELY unhelpful and my bff was told that there was no one at the bakery to answer the question and that she'd leave a message for someone to call back. Throughout the day, phone calls were made to follow up with each time, a different person picked up. Finally, someone was apologetic and mentioned that they would leave a message for the manager Tuesday (since they closed for Labor Day) and the manager would get back to her first tihng in the morning. Well, WENDY the manager contacted and was even MORE unhelpful than the first girl who answered the phone. The only vocabulary Wendy knew was "I don't know". Truthfully, for someone who's a manager, you would think they'd be more educated and apologectic in situations like this. My friend was finally told the cupcakes would cost X amount and was told that it would take at least week for fondont cupcakes to be made and ready for pick up. My friend has been calling since Friday morning. Granted it was Labor Day weekend, my friend could've been told by the first girl who answered the phone that Friday morning, it would take a week and due to Labor Day weekend, orders may be delayed. If that was said to my friend, she wouldn't have wasted her time WAITING for the store to contact her. Needless to say, Wendy was no help and didn't even offer any sort of solution. Not even a "how about these instead of the fondont cupcakes" or "we can have regular cupcakes ready by then"...NOTHING. My friend has heard good things about tihs place and thought she would give this place a shot for her special announcement, but Cakes by Carousel ruined that expereince for her. read more

Delicious cupcakes! I absolutely love their hostess cupcake- the cream and ganache are the best I've had. The cake itself is moist, unlike other cupcake shops I've had that serve dry cakes. Yummy! read more

I've been wanting to try their red velvet cupcakes ever since I read that Oprah said it was her favorite. So after lunch yesterday we dropped by Ridgewood before heading home. We found the little bakery beside the theatre in E. Ridgewood Ave. When my husband and I entered there were no other customers. But we were greeted by a grumpy blonde who immediately asked us what we wanted. I'm thinking I just got in and I'm just trying to decide which flavors I want. My husband wanted the red velvet so I told her I'm getting one. She asked us if we're getting it for here or to go. We were still undecided 'cause it's nice outside and there was a cute small table and chair we can eat our cupcakes while looking outside the bay window. But the girl was so impatient she was asking me how many do I want so she knows which box she could put the cupcakes in. Why was she in a hurry there was no one else in the store. And she was really really rude. I decided to get the flavors I wanted. I ended up getting 6 cupcakes in a box and a dozen parisian macarons which are good for their price ($1/each) considering they are hollow inside and they are not of the same size. The only notable flavors are the hazelnut and mocha. The bakery itself is homey and I wouldv'e liked to stay and enjoy my cupcake there but due to rude people running the business my experience didn't seem so nice at all. As for their cupcakes, which my husband and I ate at home, the red velvet was really good. The cream cheese frosting was not too sweet and the cake was dense and moist. He didn't like the Oreo cupcake though. He thought there was way too much frosting which didn't really suit his taste. And he's an oreo fanatic. He also liked the brownie cupcake. Same cake as the classic chocolate but with brownies on top of frosting. I didn't really like my pb cupcake. the only pb in there was the drizzle of pb on top and the choco pb cups on top. I really liked the mocha buttercream frosting on their mocha cupcake which is vanilla with mocha buttercream frosting. They have good cupcakes but if they continue with this kind of customer service their business will fail. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Clockwise: Oreo, classic chocolate, brownie, red velvet, mocha, pb - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

I ordered an extra layer 12 inch cake for my daughters first birthday, along with a smash cake. The cake looked beautiful and was absolutely delicious. Our daughters first ever sweet treat. We love their cupcakes and their cake was just as delicious! I wasn't able to pick up at the time I had originally scheduled and they were very helpful in helping figure out what an alternative plan. The quality for the price was great. I will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

Cupcakes By Carousel - Smash cake - Desserts Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Even though the place is super small, they jam pack it with cupcakes and cakes. They had about 10 or so different cakes on sale and about 20 different flavors of cupcakes. I opted for the vanilla vanilla M&M cupcake and my friend had the Oreo cookie cupcake. I really liked my cupcake. The cake itself was super moist, the icing was creamy and not overpowering. I also liked that they were normal sized. Crumbs cupcakes (just down the street) are good, but they are TOO big. I can't eat one in a sitting. I either have to share it with someone or throw the rest away, which is not what I want to do when I spend $4.50 on a cupcake. These were perfect sized and reasonably priced. My friends cupcake was good (so he says) but it was half way frozen. I guess they just took them out of the fridge and didn't let them sit out long enough before they were served. He said that the cake part was too cold, but the icing was at a perfect temperature. The only thing I wish they had is a bigger area to sit. They only had one table, which was of course occupied. Good thing Starbucks was right across the street. We grabbed some coffee/tea and sat back in comfy leather chairs as we ate our cupcakes. read more

Best cupcakes I've had in a while. The blue velvet and red velvet are amazing. They have so many different kinds of cupcakes to try too.

Terrible customer service. Do not do what they advertise and very unhelpful. Do not want your business. Do not waste your time!!! I'd like to give them 0 stars. read more

Crumbs moved in down the street from here and I was sad because they're just a tiny little business and Crumbs is a national chain. I don't want them to go out of business but I don't think they will because their cupcakes are so much better. They're only $2.50, smaller, and not as sweet. The cupcakes are also light and airy and the flavors are common yet creative. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo addicting. They also have other desserts which I haven't yet tried but I'm sure they're good, too. And don't plan on staying there to enjoy the cupcakes..there is practically no seating. read more

Thanks to my great friends, I was surprised with Carousel cupcakes for my birthday. There was a new one in the bunch called the Curious George. Vanilla cake with banana filling topped with peanut butter frosting and chocolate ganache. HEAVENLY! I also tried the brownie cupcake. If you love chocolate, you will love this. But it was too much chocolate for me. It was tasty - but i could only have a few bites. The Hostess, Carrot, Pumpkin, and Boston Cream are still on top of my list. Happy Cupcake-ing! read more

Delicious! Half price Tuesday is a definite must! Each time I am working local to Carousel, I visit and bring cupcakes home from my hubby! The gluten free cupcakes are excellent as well (I have celiacs). read more

With 15+ reviews on Yelp 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. read more

They're supposed to be open until 8 pm Got here at 7:49 and the place was dark !!! Seriously change your posted hours read more

This place is so unprofessional in their way of business. I called and finally got a hold of someone over the phone after numerous phone calls and getting a fax machine. I spoke to the girl about a cupcake pullaway cake I was looking for. She told me to send an email with the pic and someone would get back to me with pricing. I explained that it was needed in 2 days , ( which I've had places do with no problem since it's only cupcakes) and she said that was fine. I waited for a phone call that never came...don't waste your time, your just a number there. No value given to potential customers. read more

BEST Cupcake's and Cakes in Ridgewood! A Dessert or Party definite do.

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) read more

I stopped here last week to check this place out. Good location, next to movie theater and parking wasn't an issue. I would like to think I know a little something about cupcakes, my favorite dessert and this place wasn't a disappointment. Carousel offers a wide variety of cupcakes and prices are reasonable. I selected the canoli and a coconut cupcake and off I went to sample. YUM. The frosting wasn't overly sweet and the cake was very moist. My only gripe is that they do not bake on premises but since the cake was moist I suppose that really doesn't matter. In addition to cupcakes, Carousel also serves cakes and shots of frosting. read more

I moved to Maryland a few years back, but every time I'm home this is literally my first stop. I've been coming to the Englewood location since it opened, and I'm obsessed with the blue velvet cupcake. Super moist and the cream cheese frosting is spot on. Haven't had one anywhere else like it. The price is definitely worth it. read more

I love the carrot cake cupcakes, but the customer service was very unfriendly. I don't know what is going on but I experienced the same thing at the lobster place next door. I a live in pa so when I come visit, it really is a treat to have a cupcake. No more, I will take my business somewhere else. read more

4 cupcakes for exactly 10 dollars. It is not too bad. It seems like some flavors are only ok and others are really very good! The cupcake itself deserves 5 stars. It is a slightly larger than normal cupcake. Moist to the perfect amount by remaining in between the lines of spongy and cakey. No crumbs! Also heavy for it's size. Light and creamy frosting and surprise fillings. The real stars are the choco cupcakes. Cupcake enthusiasts MUST taste one. The other flavors dont seem to deserve the 5 star rating cupcake. The peanut butter frosting had a slightly bitter taste to it so that sort of took away from the non-choco cupcake experience. Someone suggested the red velvet cupcake which made Oprah's O list. It was decent but I did not really like the fine but still present sugar particles crunching against my teeth. read more