Molly's Cupcakes is by far the best cupcake shop I've tried in NYC. Their cupcakes are perfectly…read moremoist, full of flavor and not overly sweet with amazing frosting to match. I've been here several times and have always received friendly, excellent service. Most recently, I ordered 26 custom cupcakes for an event and couldn't have been happier. They looked beautiful, tasted incredible and were a huge hit. Highly recommend!

Ordered 2 dozen of the filled cupcakes for a work treat…read more The good: fillings were great - cookie dough, cake batter, caramel, etc were all fresh and decadent. I also love the variety of flavors available. The average - icing. The icing honestly tasted like grocery store icing and was a bit bland. Overall I would likely go back if I was craving a fancy filled cookie dough cupcake, but may not be my first choice in the city.

visiting nyc for the first time and want to try a bakery you don't have at home? ya come for the…read morebanana bread pudding, it's def worth a try! I actually wanted to try the cookies and cream banana cream but they ran out :( It's creamy, soft and just the perfect dessert to end your lunch or dinner. I do wish I had some ice cream to go with it I feel like that would make this 10x better. You can buy big tubs of these banana cream pudding and I see folks do it all the time!

I never thought I'd go to the most talked about dessert place in NYC. What's really unique, it's…read moreknown for their banana pudding. This location is right next to the Jimmy Fallon show, so it's pretty hard to miss. I'm not usually a cupcake fan nor a banana pudding fan. So this review is a bit biased. The banana pudding itself is pretty good. Very sweet, with pieces of banana and wafers in it. The location is nice, as well as the staff who helped me choose something good. Cute little shop that definitely draws you in. But my honest review? Not sure it's worth the hype. There are many places to try in nyc. But if you're one for a name brand/price tag, then this is for you. Not my first choice in the many choices of nyc

This place surely does have a variety of tasty little cupcakes…read more Yet, to me the cakes here take the cake and and as their sidewalk sign says they offer up some damn delicious chocolate cake! Tables to sit at and a coffee & tea bar serving hot and iced coffees, teas, hot chocolate to enjoy with your choice of sugary treat. Oh, and don't ignore their puddings. Yum.

I was so excited to visit this bakery in SoHo because I absolutely love cupcakes. Unfortunately,…read morethat excitement disappeared the moment I walked in. There were flies sitting directly on the cupcakes on display. I pointed it out to the employee who was restocking the cupcakes. She told another employee, who looked at me like I was crazy for even bringing it up, then simply walked away. No apology. No concern. No attempt to remove the contaminated cupcakes from the display. Nothing. I was honestly shocked. I wasn't expecting some grand gesture, but I certainly expected someone working around food to care that flies were landing on products they were selling to customers. If that's how casually they handle a food safety concern right in front of customers, I can only imagine what's happening in the kitchen. Flies can carry bacteria and contaminate food, and the fact that neither employee seemed remotely bothered was enough for me. I wanted a cupcake SO BAD, but I walked right out. And I'm glad I did. I wouldn't recommend this place based on my experience. Beautiful cupcakes mean nothing if basic food hygiene isn't taken seriously.

I have been wanting to check out Magnolia Bakery for some time now and it did not disappoint!…read moreAlthough it was not the Banana Pudding that is raved about they had different sweets. I decided to try the Pumpkin Spice cake with Biscoff and it was delicious! The staff was knowledgeable about their products when asking for their preference. I was in the area for a Social Paws event and thought why not try it out on this rainy Sunday. The inside was well organized and very clean. I would recommend it! I also had the Biscoff latte but drank it pretty quickly as it was a little chilly today. I will definitely be back!

their desserts are often way too sweet for me but always consistent in flavour and quality!…read more i like the key lime cheesecake the most out of all 3 items as the bitterness and acidity of the lime flavour and the whipped cream balances out the sweetness of the cheesecake!

Honestly the best chocolate cake in NYC! Fast in and out service. Cakes consistently cut and…read morepackaged beautifully. They are clearly in the CAKE BIZ!

This is a very tiny bakery shop, barely has space for 2-3 people to stand inside the store. It is…read morefor take out only. They have such great variety of desserts, pastries, cakes, macarons, bakery good s and hot/cold drinks. Prices of the drinks and pastries are very reasonable for a Midtown location, all between $3-$8. Full size cakes are between $50-$55. Over few visits I got to try different pasties from the store. Loved the creme brûlée small muffins. My daughter liked their cake pop and macarons. But the Oreo cake wasn't as good. For full size cake, they write on them at the time of purchase. Staff members are friendly. They start on packing ordering right away. As they are just a block from my work, I'd be visit them few more times to try some of the other items bakery and dessert items.

My mom was raving about this bakery and I finally was with her to try it out. It's not only the…read moregoodies but also the people! The brother- sister duo running the shop are some of the sweetest people I have ever met! I noticed one comment mentioning they were copying another shop but this is a bakery with many types and variations of desserts and is not a copy of anyone's shop. You can get inspiration from many places or just try to meet the needs of different clientele by varying your product, and I believe that's where the mini cupcakes came into play in this scenario. In any event, my mom loves the vanilla cake with the chocolate icing. My mom would want to ride up to the shop after her visit to MSK and as a treat to herself wanted a slice of cake, but not any cake. A slice from Buttercup Bake Shop. And it had to be the vanilla with chocolate frosting. This was soo soothing to her. So when I went and saw their huge selection I was amused at all they had to offer. I can't wait to try their hummingbird cake. I tried their brookie and warmed with some ice cream (specifically cherry vanilla) it was soo good. This is a grab and go shop so there aren't any chairs available but that doesn't take away from the experience at all. It's narrow but packed with options to choose from and I'm looking forward to my next visit!

Sometime you just crave a cupcake!…read more Walking by this grab and go spot I peered in and saw they had Devil Dog cupcakes, a flavor blast from my childhood. Had to get one. it was ok and satisfied enough. Be aware that nothing is freshly baked at this tiny location and it is a bit pricey for what it is.

We'd just finished an absolutely amazing dinner at Dante and were wandering around before our…read moreVillage Vanguard show. We happened upon this location of Magnolia Bakery, so popping in was basically not an option. Obviously I knew I wanted their Banana Pudding, but they also had on offer a Banana Pudding Cookie, so we just had to get both. And yeah, they're both phenomenal. I found the cookie maybe a bit too sweet but the flavors were delicious. But that pudding remains an incredible, delicious concoction. Apparently Magnolia Bakery is coming to Canada. Can't wait.

It's been over 17 years since my first Yelp review of Magnolia Bakery. Unlike other foodie lemmings…read moreat the time, I wasn't caught up in the cupcake craze started by this iconic shop. Remember when this was one of Carrie's hangouts on "Sex & the City"? That exposure triggered nearly 70 locations worldwide. Jamie W and I were back in the neighborhood after a tipple at Julius'. I have to admit I never understood the appeal of the cupcakes. However, I had never tried their banana pudding before, and I liked how you can grab a readymade carton from the fridge and pay for it right away. Meanwhile, a lot of self-absorbed women were crowded around the cupcake display waiting for their little boxes. We took our stash across the street to the mostly deserted playground.. Ah, so the pudding was the draw all along. We grabbed two, the $6.25 Chocolate Peanut Butter (Photo 5) and the $5.75 Classic Banana (Photo 4). They both have lighter-than-expected whipped cream and sliced bananas. Of course the classic layers Nilla vanilla wafers, while the other applies Oreo cookie crumbles and chocolate chunks. No complaints about either, though the classic still wins. FOOD - 4 stars..indulgent treats, aren't they? AMBIANCE - 3 stars...still packed after all these years, purely takeout SERVICE - 4 stars...for the pudding yes but for cupcakes, it's a sea of estrogen TOTAL - 4 stars...forget the cupcakes! RELATED - Peckish in NYC? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/J1Z2EKWhmt

Yesterday, for my birthday, I had the Lotus Biscoff cup cake. It was the most delicious cup cake I…read morehave ever had. And I used to work at a cup cake shop! I can't stop thinking about it. I will definitely be back for more!

Hate to be critical of a small business, but the cupcakes were stale. Will not be returning.read more

Love seeing later-open dessert shops. Lots of options here. The pumpkin cheesecake is tasty…read more The ube cake doesn't exactly taste like the traditional ube I'm familiar with, but it was still a rendition of it. Really large as well.

Buttercup Bake Shop is my neighborhood bakery, and I appreciate that it stays open late. The…read morechocolate cake slice I purchased was moist and delicious. Unfortunately, the customer service was disappointing. The employee behind the counter did not greet us or offer any assistance while my friend and I looked at the display. When we decided on the chocolate cake, she sharply asked, "Which chocolate cake?" as though she were annoyed, so my friend had to walk over and point it out. The store was not busy, and both of us noticed the unfriendly attitude. The slice was also $7 and smaller than the portions I have received there before. For that price, customers deserve both a good product and welcoming service, especially since people often visit bakeries to celebrate happy occasions.

Had a last minute request for a custom order and Yeh delivered on all levels! The cupcakes were…read moredesigned beautifully and tasted even better! Would highly recommend!

I wanted to gift my friend a dozen customized cupcakes for her birthday, so I reached out to…read moreYehCakes about two weeks in advance to see if I could put in an order. They responded quite promptly and we began discussing over email the details of the customization and order. After a couple back and forth emails, after which we agreed upon a design, I was ghosted and left with only a couple days before my friends birthday to scramble and figure out a gift for her (plus she lives across the country from me). Although I cannot comment on the quality of taste of the cupcakes themselves, I was disappointed by the service and lack of consistent communication on their end. My friend's birthday has now passed and I still haven't received any kind of response or confirmation on their end. :(