I've always been a fan of the Cupcake Shoppe in Toronto. Prairie Girl is nice, but a lot of…read morefrosting. When I lived in Montreal, my go-to cupcake place (and probably my overall favourite cupcake shop) was D'Liche, which sadly didn't make it through the covid quarantine. In London, I enjoyed Chick Cake Boss and when I came to Hamilton, I went to Bitten. However, none quite lived up to D'Liche, or even the Cupcake Shoppe...until Beyond the Batter. One bite and I deemed it my new favourite cupcake place. I had been drooling over the flavour list for probably a week now and finally convinced my brother to go grab some. We ended up with an assortment of flavours that not only sound delicious but look lovely. Work fast though because my brother got to the shop about 2.5 hours after they opened and a few flavours were already sold out. He got home with the cupcakes while my sister was on a work call. We are impatient though so we decided to try a cupcake anyways and just grabbed the one we knew she'd have no interest in - Macaroon, a coconut cake cupcake topped with chocolate frosting rolled in toasted coconut. We split it and both fell in love at first bite. My brother is not a frosting fan so for him cupcakes are all about the cake and he has been raving about how light and fluffy, yet flavourful the cake was all afternoon. As for me, I love frosting and cake and the flavours were just so spot on and rich that I was happy. Often frosting/icing can be end up tasting like icing sugar above all else but that wasn't the case here at all. When my sister got off her call, we went in for a second - Men are from Mars, a chocolate cupcake topped with malt frosting dipped in a chocolate shell with a caramel centre. It sounds like a lot but once again they nailed each flavour and they all worked together so well. I normally avoid chocolate cakes but this one was delicious and I'd definitely recommend. In fact, I'd recommended everything I've tried thus far and I'm sure that opinion isn't about to change.

Great value Great location…read more Great taste Great service. Great. Choices of cupcakes So yummy!!

Ordered a dozen Bundtinis for a friend's birthday and they loved them. Very fresh and the flavours…read morewere great. Icing wasn't too sweet and paired well with the bundt cake. They're smaller than the average cupcake, so just keep that in mind. I paid $42 total for the 12, so a bit on the pricey side. Still tasty nonetheless and would be good for any special occasion. I did the online order and it worked great/was easy to use. I arrived a bit early than the expected pick up time and my order was all ready to go. The only downside was I paid a little extra for a "Happy Birthday" message card which they forgot and I didn't notice until I had already left. I called the shop and the staff was super friendly about it. They offered to reimburse me for the extra cost, so I'll have to wait a few days for that to be refunded to my credit card. *Update*- They did refund me for the message card. Excellent customer service.

Delicious cakes but so addictive...luckily I'm not close enough to one because I'd be 400 pounds!read more

Googled to find "best" coconut cream pie. This place came up .Its my husbands favorite ordered it…read morefor his birthday. I'm not a fan of coconut cream pie but everyone that ate it said it was the best they have ever had. Highly recommend it !

For those that know me you know I smell out the best bakeries anywhere. Well I didn't have to…read moretravel far for this one it's right in town. Great goodies here including cookies, cakes, pastries and a great cup of coffee. This is a world class baker set up right in town check it out soon and often. We just ordered birthday cakes and the price was way under what I expected being the same or less then the grocery store garb. And what a selection of gourmet cakes. Yum yum!!!

They have multiple cheesecake options for pick up: cheesecake jars, 4oz for $6 and 8oz for $10.5…read more Cheesecake jars have different flavours such as Mango, Chocolate Raspberry, Bailey's (non- alcoholic), Blueberry, Cookies & Cream, Strawberry, Salted Caramel and cherry. I liked blueberry cheesecake. They also have cake options: 4" cheesecake for $16, 6" for $35 and 9" for $55. They have multiple flavours available depending the tine of your visit; but you can order a few days in advance to make sure they have you favorite flavour available. I would like to go back and try Pistachio Cheesecake. The staff are friendly and helpful.

Maybe it's because we came in the middle of the day as they didn't have many small cheesecake in a…read morejar left in the front fridge. So we ended up getting 1 large blueberry and 1 large salted caramel cheesecake in a jar. There was a good amount of smooth cream cheese and flavor topping but the overall cheesecake is just very basic. Also a bit much for it costs $10.50 each plus tax. That's just it, there's someone who takes your verbal order and puts it in a bag. no other service snd pretty annoying there was a tip option on the pin pad. There is zero ambiance as it's a cash and carry order type of establishment. It is brightly lit though and no odors which is good. Also there's no tables or chairs to sit down so you could sit down to indulge in your simple dessert. Would i go again? Probably yes but it's a very rare once in a while treat.

There is no cake out there that is better than the one at Swirls in Mississauga. I was looking for…read morea cake for a special occasion and I tried several places, until I found Swirls. I would order a cake, cupcakes, anything from them in a heartbeat. Perfect amount of sweet, perfectly moist, and insanely pretty. Your eyes will eat the cake first, and then you will keep reaching for more. They also added a little detail that I had requested on our cake.

Have been here a couple times now to get their cupcakes as being nut-free is always a bonus when…read morebringing treats to an event. Their cupcakes are fresh, delicious, moist, and most importantly, loaded with buttercream that doesn't just taste like icing sugar. The prices are reasonable too and the service is good, so no complaints on that front. The only downside in my opinion is their limited hours which means makes after-work visits impossible.

We were looking for a birthday cake and needed a specific theme. We were shown a few photos and…read morewere also given the opportunity to make any suggestions if neither photo appealed to us. One was selected and the the cake was ordered. There were many flavors to choose from and we ended up with pistachio with vanilla w/ raspberry compote in layer one and the second layer with pistachio buttercream. The buttercreams were delicious and light and the cake was moist. Definitely quality ingredients are used. All in all, we will come back when we need another cake. Highly recommend giving this bakery a try. It's worth it !

Highly recommend this bakery! The owner was super…read moreprofessional and kind. We came to do a cake tasting so that we can choose flavors for our cake and very much enjoyed the entire process. She didn't rush us, took time to listen and wrote everything down in great details. She also gave us a quote up front and let us make a decision. She also has a hidden bathroom staircase, which was a really fun story! Overall, great impressions and would love to come in just to get some baked goods next time!

First time here and we decided to try one of their desserts, it was the Triple Chocolate Moose mini…read morecake. The ganache on top was very smooth and not overly sweet, the. and 2 layers of cake were vanilla and chocolate. The vanilla layer was not crumbly and was delicate. The chocolate layer was moist and complimented the rest of the cake. It is a 4" mini cake and would make a good dessert for one or can be shared with another person for just to satisfy a small sweet tooth craving. Service was fast and attentive. The staff member was hired help and not the owner but was friendly and smiled while serving customers. It is appreciated to have staff like him. The ambiance is a cafe and was brightly lit and you felt welcomed and there was zero pressure to buy more or buying just one item for the 2 of us to share. We did have to ask for a spoon though. Otherwise we will come back another time for another little treat. Maybe even try a veal sandwich if they have them. *note* i don't give a perfect 5 stars score generally for any my reviews unless the eatery has done exceeded my expectations and have showed to be exemplary in the food, service and an impressive ambiance.

There was a very enthusiastic girl working behind the counter when we walked in. She sold my cousin…read moreon butter tarts even though she doesn't like them. She assured us that these are better than any other that we've had before. With all the construction going on the street the businesses on Locke Street have banded together to support each other. If you spend a certain amount in one shop and go to another, show the second business your receipt from the first one for the discount. The box they put your goodies in is quite sturdy so you don't have to worry about everything shifting all over the place during your travels. The whoopie pie was a good ratio of chocolate cake to cream filling. I'm not a fan of cream but this went well with the cake mounds. My cousin did find the cake on the dry side. I don't like things that are very sweet so I found the butter tart on the sweet side but not too, too sweet. My cousin's friend loves butter tarts and said that the crust is really well done and the filling was runny but not too much. Also being $3 a piece is much better than $4.25 somewhere else.

My brother-in-law and I were recently in search of some treats for my sister's birthday. My sister…read moreis the person who splits the cake part of a cupcake in two and makes a cupcake sandwich so when we saw Bitten had whoopie pies we thought it might take the work out of the treat for her and decided we would try this place out. Driving down Locke, Bitten ended up being pretty easy to find with it's bright, big, and bold signage. The inside is a lot of fun with neon walls and of course, a counter full of cupcakes, whoopie pies and butter tarts. We were greeted by two happy bakers who were so friendly and so helpful, especially given my brother-in-law has anaphylactic allergies to peanuts and soy protein so we often need to get some insight into their preparation processes. There weren't as much variety of whoopie pies as we hoped but there was a large selection of cupcakes so we decided to go for those instead. We told the lady serving us we weren't sure if we wanted six or twelve because our plan was to just get six but the flavours all seemed awesome. She told us to just start choosing and we'd go from there. I am pretty sure she knew we wouldn't just stick to six and we definitely didn't. Around the eight or ninth cupcake, it dawned on us there were twelve flavours total so we ended up with one of each. The cupcakes are so pretty and made for such a festive celebration. Honestly, they are some of the most beautifully decorated cupcakes I've seen which is always nice. Taste wise, I tried three over a few days: Rainbow, Fairy Bread and their red velvet. While I must say the first two (while fun and lovely) were a bit underwhelming since they were basically just vanilla cupcakes, their red velvet cupcake was wonderful. It was so moist and rich and had wonderful cream cheese frosting. The others were less stand out and memorable. Their other flavours seemed so intriguing though and going by the reactions of my family, I think they were also quite great. I would definitely return again. Between the friendly staff and the beautiful cupcakes with such wonderfully fun flavours, it is worth a visit!!