The best cookies we have ever had! Melted marshmallow on top was amazing! Cupcakes were divine! Lovely owner was extremely hospitable.

Stopped in Halifax during a cruise in August 2023. We like to go to local bakeries when we make cruise stops. Came across this wonderful bakery. The cookies, specifically the toffee and triple chocolate were the BEST cookies we've ever tasted. Tastes homemade and truly delectable. Highly recommend. read more

Living just a few blocks away from Layers is dangerous. SO DANGEROUS. I walk by here so regularly and the window displays are always begging me to come in and get cupcakes for the hubby and I. I usually resist, somehow, but with how delicious they are I don't know how I do it. All the cupcakes from Layers that I have tried have been perfect. Not too soft, not hard or crumbly, moist without falling apart on you, never too sweet - like I said, perfect. Also? They don't skimp on the icing. They heap it on (but still somehow never manage to give you a sugar headache). Yeah, like I said...perfect. If you haven't yet, try the salted caramel. Pure bliss. Oh, and you can order online! Super handy if you need a box (or more). read more

Layers - Cupcake varieties - the salted caramel was amazing! - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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I haven't been in to the physical shop, but I had some of their cupcakes at a catered event and they were perfect! I don't usually eat cupcakes because I don't often like frosting (terrible, I know!), but their Oreo cupcake has this amazing cream cheese frosting with a bit of Oreo in it! I was the best cupcake I've ever had! If you want high quality cupcakes for a special occasion, Layers should be high on your list! read more

Layers - Oreo cupcake! This was the best cupcake I've ever had. - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

I stopped into Layers for the first time today. The shop, while small is bright and airy. The first thing you notice are the cupcakes, all beautifully decorated. The had a few different flavors available and I selected the chocolate with vanilla bean frosting. The cupcake was packaged in a cute little Tiffany blue style box that kept my cupcake stable until I got home. The cupcake itself was delicious, super moist and chocolaty.I really loved the frosting, it was creamy, not too sweet and the vanilla flavour really came through. I also liked the frosting to cupcake ratio The cupcake is pretty affordable at 3.25 a pop. The store also has a chilled and frozen foods section. They have a nice selection of entrees for two people and party sized apps as well. I picked up a bottle of champagne vinaigrette, I can't wait to try it, and enjoy that it only has natural ingredients in it. My parents throw an annual Christmas party and this year I plan them some risotto croquettes from Kitchen Door Catering to serve, they looked delicious! read more

Layers - Take home cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oh MY WOW!!!! First off, let me just state that I've never been one to understand the cup cake craze... but I might just be addicted to this little shop that just so happens to be around the corner from my house. I've walked by numerous times, and thankfully today I finally walked in. As I walked in, one of the owners was holding a "Be Mine" banner.... Quite the welcome :) Unfortunately for me she already had a valentine lined up :( This is a cute little shop and a combination of Layers, the cup cake shop and Kitchen Door Catering (review to come after I indulge in the gourmet Mac N Cheese I got). The staff was extremely friendly and their selection of cup cakes was fantastic... which made my decision harder. None the less, I settled on a safe option; Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake!!! I ate the small peanut butter cup that was sitting on top of the icing while still in the shop and speaking with the owners about the art of making cupcakes. As I walked out the door I took my first bite... and was magically transported on a cloud. Soooo moist and fluffy and the icing was done to absolute perfection, and I'm not usually one for excessive amounts of icing. This little cup cake was a perfect balance of flavors and truly delectable. I barely remember walking the block. All I know is that when I came to my senses, it took all the will I had not to turn around and go for seconds This is going to be dangerous. read more

Layers - Yum! Cupcakes! - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Layers makes the most perfect cupcake!. They're an awesome mix of everything you could ever want in a cupcake. Not too soft, not too crumbly, not to sweet, perfectly moist, light and 100% delicious. The vanilla/vanilla bean is my favorite (that's saying a lot because I'm a chocolate lover!!) read more

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We bought a 12" vanilla bean cake for our wedding. It was perfect - beautiful, elegant, and it was delicious. I recommend Layers wholeheartedly! read more

WOW, my Boss just brought these cupcakes to a weekly meeting and I am simply blown away! She could have sold me anything, I would have cheered ;) Another reason why I love my Boss, lol she comes armed with the most amazing cupcakes! Anyhow, I had a blueberry cream frosted concoction which was like biting into a cloud!! Not too sweet and real cream and omg overall amazingly, delicious goodness! I was eyeing the last cupcake for the rest of the meeting contemplating who I was gonna have to arm wrestle for it, but I then I decided to show a modicum of self control, lol So, now I will buy a batch to bring to my team so I can impress them, too ;) read more

My soon to be "daughter in law " shower was today ! Cupcakes big hit Looked beautiful but tasted even better! Sometimes food looks beautiful and sometimes food will taste amazing! These cupcakes had both! read more

Layers - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

I love this place! Friendly & helpful staff. Delicious cupcakes and they also carry catering items so if you don't feel like cooking dinner one night you can get a nice meal for cheaper then junky take out. I am not one for icing therefore other cupcake places were not a hit in my books however layers has the BEST lightweight frosting/icing! It is so deliciously flavoured. I found other cupcake places to have icing that was TOO sweet and masked any flavour.. here they clearly don't need to over do the sweetness because of their delicious flavours. I have been pleased with all of the flavours I have tried. I have also ordered a dozen cupcakes for my sister's birthday and they did up custom decoration on them :) she loved them. I recommend giving this place a try! read more

There is a famous bakery in New York, Magnolia Bakery, that I stop at every time I'm there. I think about it all the time. That was until I ate a Layer's cupcake. Holy. These things are good. Best of all, just right downtown. If you had to pick one cupcake in Halifax to eat - I'd urge you to pick one from Layers! read more

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Mmmmm....Cuppycakes.... I had been meaning to give this place a try since it opened. Initially I thought "Oh great, another cupcake place does Halifax really need more than one?" The answer-Yes, Halifax does need more than one cupcake spot. Layers takes cupcakes to the next level and there certainly is room for it here in downtown Halifax. I had no idea what to get, so I decided to go with the chocolate fleur de sel and the vanilla strawberry. The vanilla strawberry was a moist, vanilla bean cake that wasn't too sweet. The strawberry buttercream was divine. No artificial pink dye here-you can see the bits of strawberry flecked through the buttercream giving it a natural, light pink undertone. It didn't overshadow the vanilla bean cake rather, it complemented it. I was a happy camper. That was until I tried the chocolate fleur de sel. If heaven had a taste, I think this would be it. It's been almost two weeks but I remember it like as if it were yesterday. Moist chocolate cupcake topped with a rich, chocolate ganche which is sprinkled with a touch of fleur de sel. The salty and sweet complemented each other wonderfully with the slight crunch of the salt adding a different dimension to the experience. I actually took a couple of days with this one. It was so rich and worth every last calorie. I was very happy with the delights I purchased from Layers. I will be returning with an entourage. ;) read more

I used to live further away from Layers. Far enough that it was kind of a pain to get there, find parking, etc. Those were safer times. Now I can walk there. I find myself thinking about it ALL THE TIME. If I ran there, would I burn enough calories to be able to have a cupcake every day? My trainer tells me no. I don't live far enough away. I'm not a big chocolate lover, but this place could convert me. So far my favourite is the vanilla salted caramel cupcake. I also love white chocolate macadamia, lemon raspberry, vanilla strawberry, and red velvet. The cake is always so, so moist, and I don't know what she does with her icing.... it is heavenly. If you're thinking of heading to Layers on a weekend, go early in the day. They sometimes sell out before closing time, especially if it's a holiday weekend of any kind. read more

I just switched jobs and my new office is about a block away from this store. A few co-workers invited me out for lunch with them and afterwards we stopped in to pick up a cupcake. It was my first time going there. In a way, I wish I had never discovered it because their cupcakes are delicious and now every afternoon I might be tempted to go over and pick one up. At $3.75 each they are a bit of a pricey indulgence but I think they are well worth it. I'm not a fan of icing, and though theirs is lightweight and creamy, I still peeled away half of it before eating. I did go back another time and they had a chocolate ganache cupcake with a tiny bit of ganache on top instead of icing. Just perfect. A friend of mine recommends the cinnamon cupcake. I'll have to try it out... Maybe next week. read more

Tasty cupcakes from a cute little shop. The cupcakes are displayed on pretty cake plates on the counter (behind glass), and on a small table, and in the window. There is no glass between the public and the table & window cupcakes. The thought of other people browsing, coughing through cupcakes I might buy is a bit icky. I will go back though. Update: The accessible cupcakes are display only. Thanks Jennifer! read more

I was running a few errands around Barrington Street & extremely hungry with no time for lunch. When I passed by Layers, I thought "Well, a cupcake lunch isn't exactly ideal, but sure." The cupcakes look amazing, but I've been burned before. Somehow with age my ability to eat even cupcake-sized quantities of extremely rich dessert has decreased dramatically. In a rush, I asked for the chocolate raspberry cupcake. Oh. My God. The cake was light & just rich enough without being too much, & the frosting. I could write a sonnet about the raspberry frosting on this cupcake. It was so light & creamy & delicious & everything you want frosting to be when it's piled high on a tiny piece of cake. Goodness me. read more

Very nice little cupcake shop on Barrington street. I was visiting Halifax and I popped in after my fiancee mentioned that she wanted to try their cupcakes in preparation for our wedding in Halifax next fall. The young lady working was very nice and funny, she helped me pick out 6 cupcakes and boxed them up. To my suprise they made it back to Calgary intact. They tasted very good. The chocolate cake was light and fluffy, the white cake was a bit heavier and dense but still tasty. Not the very best buttercream we have had, but it was still very good. Recommended if you have a hankering for a cupcake! Parking is pretty easy, it is not at the busy end of Barrington Street. read more

I ordered a rainbow cake and rainbow cupcakes for a "Wizard of Oz" themed party, and they did a fabulous job on both. They looked spectacular but, best of all, they tasted as good as they looked. Also, the staff were very easy to work with, and right on top of all the details. Mary Anne read more

Layers - Rainbow cake and accompanying rainbow cupcakes. Beautiful AND delicious! - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

I bought two cupcakes from here which I share with my husband. First one we were prepared to give a 1 star to. It was the cinnamon bun. Had no cinnamon taste what so ever. The frosting was suppose to be cream cheese but it really tasted like butter. The cupcake felt a little old and was hard around the edges. Second cupcake, Salted caramel. Heaven. It was amazing. Had that toasty perfect flavour and the icing was amazing. it was also filled with the caramel. It was really really great. The reason I'm sticking with 3 stars because I really hate places that have inconsistent tastes. At $3.25 a cupcake or $33 a dozen, I'm not about to play cupcake roulette. They all better be out of this world amazing, or at a least taste like something close to the name of the cupcake. At the end of the day I found the icing too buttery and the taste a little lacking. read more

absolutely delicious cupcakes and some cool flavours! worth the splurge. Would definitely recommend! read more

Layers - a variety of cupcakes in a box - Bakeries Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

I just recently walked in and bought a dozen cupcakes, and they were just so-so. I bought twelve different cupcakes, but there wasn't actually an incredibly wide variety of flavors amongst them. What I mean is the majority of the cupcakes were either chocolate or vanilla, and most had the same basic vanilla or chocolate buttercream on top. They might also have had sprinkles, a dollop of jam, or a splodge of caramel on top, but beyond that they were all rather similar. There were one or two cupcakes (cinnamon bun flavored, strawberry) that were completely different from the others, but in general I was a bit let down at the similarity between all the different cupcakes. That being said, the cupcakes were good basic cakes. The vanilla ones taste kind of like biscuity-shortcake, and were a good balance of sweet but not overly cloying with vanilla flavor. The chocolate cake was so moist and delicious, but was almost a bit too much because it was so heavy. The vanilla frosting in particular is nice and light, and again, not overly sweet. Service was incredibly friendly, and I probably will wander over again if I am in the neighborhood and in the mood for something sweet. But would I order in bulk for a party? Probably not. The cupcakes are a bit too expensive for how basic they are, and I know other bakers in town that have more interesting flavors for a lesser price. read more

I cant stop thinking about these cupcakes. Delicious cakes, light frosting. The chocolate peanut butter cup flavour is to die for. PS- students get a discount! What better way to end a school week! read more

By far the worst wedding vendor experience we had! My husband and I were very excited to have a wedding cake taste testing with Layers. The place is beautifully decorated and our first experience was very promising. We expected nothing but the best with the great reputation Layers has. A few months after we had our taste testing and had paid our deposit we had some terrible news that our wedding venue had closed down. With less than a year until our wedding date we were scrambling to find a new venue. We ended up finding a beautiful new location but the look of the wedding had to completely change. We went from a restaurant to a marina. We tried multiple times to communicate with Layers that we would need to discuss a new design for the wedding cake due to the venue change. After 6 long weeks of being ignored and multiple attempts to communicate we were finally given a very rude response as to why Layers had not responded to us. Long story short Layers blamed us for their lack of response. They told us that they are very busy and basically didn't have time to work on redesigning our cake. We were told that we could not have our deposit back unless they found somebody else to fill our date. At this point we had about 9 months until the wedding, leaving plenty of time for such a self proclaimed busy business to find another couple for that date. Layers was very defensive and confrontational and left us feeling uneasy with using them for our big day. We ended up cutting our loses and and never heard back from Layers regarding getting our deposit back. This experience was very disappointing and caused a lot of unnecessary stress. read more

Really cute little place with creative flavours you might not find just anywhere. The cupcakes are definitely pricey however. I'd say this is more for special occasions or if you are feeling to treat yourself. Their cupcakes are moist and have a nice firmness to them. They aren't crazy sweet either, which is great for people who aren't into overly sweet treats. They just started doing smaller cakes but only for a handful of designs. Plan to get a birthday cake from here soon. read more

I headed back to Layers recently to try their wares again, and I was pleasantly surprised. I brought home two chocolate ganache cupcakes and they were soft, moist and delicious! There wasn't a whole lot of selection when I was there but it was late in the day and they were preparing for the wedding show this weekend. I will definitely be returning for more cakes, especially since they are close enough to my work to visit on my lunch. read more

I stopped in on my way home from work, so there wasn't a huge selection left. I decided to try out the Coconut Coconut, and I wasn't disappointed! The frosting was delicious and not too overwhelming, and the cupcake itself was moist and yummy. Loved it! Expensive, though. But I guess not any more than another cupcake place. read more

I'm not really trendy. Honestly. I'm not on the whole cupcake bandwagon here, but I absolutely love this place. The cupcakes are awesome, don't get me wrong. Particularly in love with red velvet cupcakes but I also like the cupcake buying experience, because it's very much like buying something from Tiffany's - there's a ritual. This little shop could be on any corner in Manhattan and fit right in. In addition to cupcakes there is a fridge full of prepared and delicious foods...from delectable party dips, to chicken fingers and ribs. Just pop 'em in the oven and go. No need to drag your sorry self all the way down to Superstore or the market, Layers is right there on Barrington and has lots of dinner options the whole family will enjoy! And dessert! read more

Best cupcakes in town by far! I am loyal to their salted Caramel cupcake but other flavours I tired were also amazing. Very rich and decadent, it's worth the price as well. read more

Honestly, if you think these are the best cupcakes ever.... I dunno. I guess taste is subjective. They are very very very expensive, and they're just, meh. I have eaten a lot of cupcakes, and these ones just come up short. I think much of the hype comes from the fact that there is not much competition. read more

The cocoanut cupcakes are seriously to die for!!! I don't even like desserts but I can never pass one of these babies up!!!

Picked-up the frozen chocolated chip dough the other day and it was wicked. Gourmet, homemade cookies any time you need. Awesome! $15.99 for two dozen. read more

Most delicious cupcakes I've ever had. Good service, and welcoming front desk. If you were looking to get someone a small gift who has a sweet tooth for icing and baked goods, I would strongly encourage you to try out these. You can order yourself some of these ahead of time and for the price they offer, it's worth the treat. read more

Best cupcakes ever! I have been here a few times, pick up some treats for me and the man....he and I love them all but the best and brightest: salted caramel, peanut butter strusel, red velvet and coconut. Honestly though, they have no bad cupcakes.... read more

If I could give this place a negative star I would! You can find plenty of great cakes and cupcakes all over Halifax, but good customer service is hard to come by and this place could use a crash course on it! My husband and I first approached layers to do our wedding cake back in 2014. It took weeks to book an initial consultation with her, and after our meeting, the owner had promised to send us a quote by the end of the week, and did no such thing. It took over 2 and a half weeks to get the quote from her. She did apologize, blaming it on under staffing, but this was a huge turn off for us. We didn't feel confident that she would be able to be trusted to do our cake and deliver it at the correct time on our wedding day, and so we decided to go with someone else. I approached Layers again in 2016, thinking I would give this locally owned store a second chance. I was looking to have a cake done for my sisters engagement party. I called the store twice hoping to set up a meeting with the baker, and her employee told me she would call me back on both occasions and never did. I ended up e-mailing the owner to see if it was possible to get a quote on the cake I was thinking of, and to give me a yes or no answer with whether or not she could do it. The owner responded back an extremely rude "No." No greeting in the e-mail whatsoever. Just a "No." In my 8 years of living in Halifax I have never met someone so rude and encountered such poor customer service! If you're looking for great cakes AND great service I highly recommended "Everything Nice Custom Cakes and Cupcakes" and "Gourmandise"! Their cakes and cupcakes taste so much better and the owners are amazing! read more