I'm not the kind of person to leave bad reviews, but after telling family and friends what happened they told me to leave one so I can save others shopping for a wedding cake. I was disappointed with my experience. During the initial inquiry process, the $8-per-slice pricing was not disclosed until after I had already expressed that I wanted to place an order. They said 3 tier 6, 8, 10, cake starts at $518 and an extra $70 for vintage style in the inquiry. After i went cake tasting and trying to place an order the owner told me my cake would cost $1015 for a 8,10,12 and she mentioned because of the $8 per slice for 120 guests. How does that make sense. I would have appreciated having all pricing information upfront. I also scheduled a cake tasting, but the owner did not attend because I did not send a "see you there" email beforehand. I was under the impression that the appointment was already scheduled and confirmed. If additional confirmation was required, I believe the owner should have reached out to verify the appointment rather than assuming it was canceled. I ultimately decided to go with another bakery due to ongoing communication issues throughout the ordering process. After discussing my wedding cake and expressing that I wanted to move forward, I was told I would receive a call to collect payment and formally place the order. The owner then went on vacation, and I waited for that call, but it never came. A week passed without any follow-up from her. Then I received an email that she needs to call me, and asked for my number again. So this whole time she didn't even have my number saved when I already emailed it to her and I even texted it to her through her employee's phone in the cake shop when I was at the tasting. I told her I moved on with another bakery and her response came off bitchy. How she waited for me and I delayed the payment.. girl that was you, you don't even have my number saved. She even said she cancelled my order.. an order was never placed because she never called me.. The owner seems to be on vacation a lot, I was nice and patient and giving her the benefit of the doubt but if you have a bad feeling don't move forward because it's not worth the stress. To sum it up don't go to this baker for customs, weddings, etc. I should've looked at her reviews and looks like a lot of people had bad experiences with her. read more

My mom and I dropped in for some cupcakes a few days ago and while the flavours were delicious, my mom didn't like the distinctly artificial taste in the icing. She said it tasted gritty almost like they used shortening instead of real butter. I got a salted caramel cupcake and the frosting was overly sweet, but I enjoyed it and thought the cake was perfectly moist. The store was empty and clean when we arrived and the woman at the counter served us quickly and efficiently. If we need cupcakes in a pinch we could come here, but there are a lot more delicious cupcakes between this restaurant and where we live. read more

Ordered a dozen cupcakes for a work event. The cupcakes were moist and the frosting is next level. Honestly it's the best frosting on a cupcake I've had in a long time. It's a bit heavy on the frosting but hey that's the best part. Also, had some really great holiday cupcake options and flavors. They had Santa, snowman, and reindeer decorated cupcakes and some unique flavors like pumpkin spice. Service was also great as they recommended a bunch of great flavors. Building is nice right in Redmond Town Center. Check this place out for your next favorite cupcake. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Seasonal cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

super sweet cupcakes, very much so rich with each bite, especially in the frosting ! a little bit on the pricier side, but that's due to the bette incidents as well. a good arrayment of flavors to choose from, catering options for parties & events ! read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - cupcake variety - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

Delicious cupcakes. Got the caramel, birthday confetti and red velvet. All were super fresh & tasty. We got them delivered, and they arrived perfectly packed with the right amount of cutlery. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Birthday cupcakes! - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

Cute store with yummy cupcakes! Buttercream frosting is perfect (not too sweet) Fun rotating flavors as well as "everyday" flavors. read more

3.5 stars- this place has very very delicious cupcakes. This is a very small shop on the second floor and has only one person inside. The flavors are awesome and I definitely recommend. However, the cupcakes are somewhat expensive as they are around $4.75 for one. Quick order and you get your cupcake in 10 seconds so good service. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Raspberry coconut cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

This cute little cupcake gem is tucked away on the second floor of Redmond Town Center. The outside screams pink and cuteness. There are so many cupcake choices that you cannot walk away with just a single item. They also have other little baked goods. The cake pops are huge and much cheaper than Starbucks. The outside sweet and milky covered with candy sprinkles. All the cupcakes we choose were individually different and so yummy! My personal favorite was the almond frosted. The cakes were moist and not too heavy. The girl helping us was also very friendly and patient while we took our time to decide what we wanted. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Cake pop - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

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They use cake mix and a standard frosting. If you want to pay $$ for cake mix go ahead.

First, I'd like to preface with a baker we've used before backed out because a family emergency. I called the Redmond store Tuesday late morning to get help with ordering online and the store told me that I could order online and set the date and time I wanted and everything would be fine, except it wasn't. This store made it seem like if I ordered that I could still get the cupcakes before the party on Saturday. However, the website wouldn't let me checkout when all said and done. I tried calling their number back just shortly after I originally called with no answer this time. So I went to the store, Tuesday afternoon, and explained the situation with what happened during my experience online ordering 2 dozen cupcakes. I asked if I could order in store, and well apparently you can only order online. This person seemed hassled by the fact that I came in to the store. And it seems to me that there was absolutely 0 exceptions to the "4 day" order in advance rule. I mean technically I was ordering 4 days in advance, and it was showing that I could pickup on Saturday but it still didn't let me checkout, but potatoes and tomatoes... I could have just shown up to the store on Saturday to purchase 24 cupcakes. But I might of paid more because of premium cupcakes. They cost more... not sure how much more but they definitely just looked like normal cupcakes to me. Let's just review the pricing as well. I was willing to pay 100 dollars for 2 dozen cupcakes. I'm assuming 10% tax is not included. Stupidity on my part really. It's strange that a business providing a service would miss out on earning money. Because of a technicality. I'm also wondering why they wouldn't accept walk-in orders. Save the hassle of a subpar place that doesn't provide good customer service. Go to Nothing Bundt Cakes... Their service is much better. read more

We came here for a birthday party (yes, party!) and the place is cute but it is tiny! They definitely should put a limit of the number of people they can have for a party cuz it was super cramped and no place to set things down at (let alone sit). The girls did have fun though and got to decorate a cupcake to their frosting heart's content. I just wished the cupcake staff themselves were more interactive with the kids or had a little more to offer in terms of the party. read more

We had our wedding cake done here and it was so delicious and beautiful! They delivered on time to the venue even though it's about 45 min away (there was a reasonable fee). I would recommend them to a friend, but I would say to be sure you triple check everything with them ahead of time, because even with double checking, we ran into some bumps. When we placed the order, I mentioned we wanted to save the top tier. I emailed a week or so before the wedding asking if I could have a box for the top tier and reiterated that we wanted to save it for our first anniversary. I was told that they always include boxes. On the day, there were no boxes, and when I called the store, it went straight to voicemail repeatedly even though it was during business hours. I called another location and the girl there got someone to call me back, and she said there was no note on my order that I wanted boxes, and they don't do that by default unless it's requested. When I told her I had requested it, she apologized and suggested I try to find something to put it in. I wasn't thrilled to have to deal with that on my wedding day, but the important thing is the cake was delicious and beautiful and got there on time :) I had another order done with them for cupcakes for an event. When I got there to pick it up, the girl behind the counter said, "Yep, we have that set for next week," and just stared at me. I said, "Well we definitely placed it for today, the event is in 3 hours, I need it today, can you still fill the order?" and she said, "Well we can go ahead and put that together for you now even though it was placed for next week." I checked the confirmation email, but it didn't include a date. It was really weird that she didn't even apologize for the confusion and treated me like it was my fault for placing it for the wrong date, but I have zero doubt that we placed it for the correct date. Luckily it wasn't custom cupcakes or anything, so they put the order together for us quickly. There was a misread number on our wedding cake order too causing us to get over-charged a bit, but that was quickly remedied same day so it was no problem, it just shows they can make mistakes taking the order down, so just be extra careful and triple check and follow up on the details in the days leading up to your event. Overall, the quality of the baking and the decorations is incredible. The service could use some work, but despite that I'll still being coming back here because it's just so tasty :) read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

I ordered a customized graduation cake from here. The process was super easy, all I had to do is email them with the flavor, size and details. I decided to go with a strawberry-vanilla cake and it was sooooo tasty. It was light and moist and the buttercream was not to thick or sweet. People loved the cake and I would definitely order another cake from this location. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - vanilla-Strawberry cake - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

First time trying them out other day when I was at the Redmond town center, cute little shop its clean and the lady working there was very nice and helpful with explaining their flavors . We bought 4 cupcakes , the price was kinda pricey for per cupcake I felt like at least when we had gone. The cupcakes however were good , they were soft and moist I ate the last one a few days later and it wasn't hard or gross it was actually still pretty moist and soft. However I am not a big fan of really sweet icing so I had to sadly take most of it if not the whole icing off the cupcakes. Very very sweet it was overpowering the cupcake itself . That is why I am rating it a 4 but if you enjoy sweetness like that then these are the cupcakes for you. I do not remember what flavors I got or what they were actually called but I do recommend them for sure ! read more

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I ordered a red velvet and it was okay. The cake was soft but didn't have the extra flavor to it. I also wished the frosting had a stronger cream cheese taste. I felt the price was on par with other bakeries. Overall, the staff was friendly and the shop bakery was clean. I still have yet to find my go to cupcake bakery in the area... read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Red Velvet cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

My friend ordered a dozen custom cupcakes from here for her husband's birthday. The theme was "Lord of the Rings" and they did a fantastic job with the cakes(see image). The cupcakes looked spectacularly appealing to the eye. Some of them were actually 3D pieces of edible art. The cupcake itself was perfectly moist and light, not too crumbly but not dense either. It had a light hint of coffee to it which contrasted the sweet frosting well. The white frosting was a little too sweet for my taste but the dark chocolate one was just right. For custom cupcakes, $6.25 each,($3.25 for each cupcake + $36 total for the designs) for I think this is a little pricey but they do a good job so it's worth it if you really like cupcakes or have a special occasion. I will most certainly be going back here again and recommending it to our friends. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Outstanding looking and great tasting cupcakes for a "Lord of the Rings" themed birthday. - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

Chocolate mint cupcake. There wasn't too much frosting and it wasn't overwhelmingly sweet. A plus for tiny pieces of chocolate chips sprinkled on top too. But that's not the best part. Taking the first bite, I discovered there were also tiny pieces of chocolate chips in the cupcake itself too. I have only tasted this in chocolate muffins. This made the cupcake chocolatey-delicious compared to many other chocolate mint cupcakes. Chocolate in every bite from start to finish. I am going to remember this one forever. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Chocolate mint. - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

The food and place is very nice but the cashier was very unhelpful when I asked about allergies. She claimed she didn't know about ingredients and when I asked if she had ingredient lists, she told me "I don't know, I just sell them". I found that not only rude but also totally unacceptable for a store these days. People with food allergies are very common and they deserve to know about the food they'd like to purchase. Very discouraged from coming here again knowing I won't be able to safely purchase from them. read more

Had a lot of cupcakes in my life. A lot of "award-winning" cupcakes in major cities. A lot of disappointingly mediocre cupcakes. These are the BEST, period. And they are consistently great. Wherever the hell else you're getting your cupcakes, they are not as good as these. 3.5? Ridiculous. The opinion of a bunch of cheapskates with no taste. If $4 a cupcake isn't worth it to you, go enjoy your Walmart cupcakes. Any less than 5 stars should be a crime. read more

We recently purchased a variety of candy from Pinka Bella Cupcakes but found that 3 types were stale and so hard, we could not eat them. We returned these to the store the next morning and asked to speak to the manager about this. The manager would not come out but had a young employee deal with us saying that the reason the candy was stale was because they had a supply problem and it was taking longer than expected to get stock in. This was a cowardly approach to a legitimate complaint. We did not get an apology or offer any form of compensation. This was very poor customer service and a very poor example of acceptable business practice. Would never go there again or recommend this business to anyone. read more

I ordered a custom cake for my sisters birthday and unfortunately I was disappointed with the product I received. I had asked for ganache over the top and sprinkles to be added and I even sent a picture of the idea I had. The product I received did not have the ganache over the top and no sprinkles. I reached out to notify them and nothing was resolved. I wish they would have offered to fix. They said they would give me a small refund for missing the sprinkles ( never received this refund) but nothing for missing the ganache over the top. read more

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We have tried a few times and the cupcake's seem dry. Not worth $4.50 for a cupcake. Not sure we will try again.

I prefer cupcakes here over other cupcake places in Bellevue. Normally, I can't finish a cupcake because either the frosting is too thick or the cake part is tasteless. Today I had pumpkin spice and red velvet cupcakes at Pinkabella and both were delicious. The cake part was very moist and the frosting is light and fluffy, which made it different from many places. Many cupcakes I tried had too thick and too sweet frosting, which I hate. The cupcakes here were sweeter by any Asian bakeries standard, but it was perfect level of sweetness for cupcakes. I love the store decoration which is super cute. They have the cutest and biggest (cupcake)party room around here. I would not mind stopping by this place every time I go to Redmond town center. The reason it's not 5 stars because the crumb is everywhere on the table and the floor. They don't serve the cupcake on a plate and that makes it's hard not to spill anything. It must be hard for staff to keep the place clean all the time. Also, considering one cupcake is $3.5, it would be nice if they provide a jar of self-service drinking water like many bakery places. read more

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I want to give a shout out to the best CUPCAKE COMPANY EVER. My daughter just started a new job and it was her birthday and we were not able to travel out of state to see her because of the virus. We wanted to do something special. Her favorite thing is PinkaBella. I called PinkaBella owner and asked if she could help me. Oh my gosh even though it was the night before the big day she said yes. I bought a dozen assorted Yummy CupCakes including the new Cheesecake swirl (the best ever) and she had them delivered to my daughters work. They were a hit. Everyone loved them. My daughter was so happy and I think she found her new favorite CupCake. This place is Amazing. The CupCakes are the best. These CupCakes are perfect to pick up and share. They are fresh fresh and delicious. Thank you PinkaBella. My favorite just came back PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Happy Birthday 🎊🎉 - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

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I cannot say enough good things about all their treats!!! Love this store, love everyone who works here. Best cupcakes and cookies!!

This place has to improve it wants to compete in a new Redmond that has lots of high-end bakery options. Quality- this where they really lose points. All their cupcakes use the same, thick, overly-sugary buttercream frosting that appeals to third graders looking for their next hit of sugar. Unfortunately, this category of cupcakes needs to compete with the cheap Safeway brands. If you want to get Redmond techies to pay $5 for a cupcake, you need to use lightly sweetened whip cream, stuffed cake bottoms, and have adult flavors like lavender. Think more Cupcake Royale and less Safeway day-old red velvets. Quantity- I got just 1. That was enough for me. Price- overpriced for the quality and flavor choices Service- I noticed this store generally just hires some high schooler who needs a part time job. If you want to sell luxury goods, you need to do what bakeries in Seattle do and hire a hipster that sounds like they have a post-grad in cupcake studies. That means you will have to pay them more, but that is how you justify your prices. This places had potential, but it needs to do a lot better. read more

They're pretty to look at and the red velvet cupcake is decent if you're ok with very sweet cream cheese frosting but the rest were even sweeter and comparable to grocery store cupcakes topped with some extra extra sugary sweet frosting. read more

In the past, I've had nothing but good experiences with this location. However, my last visit has changed my mind. The gal up at the front seemed pretty unfriendly and almost annoyed that we had walked in. The cupcake that we wanted was sold out, which is understandable, so we got a different one that looked appealing. However, it was very stale and didn't taste very good. Overall the experience was mid read more

I stopped by the Redmond location to pick up a few cupcakes for a small family birthday party. We enjoy the cupcakes and like stopping here since they are close. We also don't have to worry about a sesame allergy for my niece. Unfortunately I was a little disappointed by the service. The employee was quiet and didn't say much. Once I picked out the cupcakes and was ready to check out, I was informed that they couldn't take credit cards and wouldn't accept cash over a $20 bill. All I had was a $100. I ended up spending over $5 in ATM fees to purchase the cupcakes. A bit frustrating and I'm not sure I will be back. read more

PinkaBella is a smaller cupcake shop on the 2nd floor of Redmond Town Center. I was very surprise with no lines and quick service. I needed to send some cupcakes for an earlier treat / bday cupcakes to a special person in CA. The owner was helping me with good suggestions and had some fresh cupcakes in the fridge that was chilled to help me out with shipping it overnight. I got 6 pack of the triple chocolate, red velvet, two coconut, strawberry, and lemon cupcakes for my good friend. All the cupcakes are only $3. I recommend the peanut butter with a resses pieces on top....if you love peanut butter, you will love this cupcake. It was yummy. The frosting is tasty and cupcake very moist. The flavors are limited and it isn't the best cupcakes I had before in Seattle but this location does make moist with tasty frosting cupcakes on the East Side. It will satisfy your sweet cravings! I still give them four yum stars! read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - 6 pack for a special person :) - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

On my recent USA trip, I resolved to be open-minded and give a chance to some of the American foods/dining experiences which I had made fun of to change my mind. The first was the cupcake, which does seem to be revered as a separate food group in some quarters. PinkaBella is a cute little shop in Redmond Town Centre, which specialises in cupcakes. As it was quiet in the shop on a weekday morning, I was able to chat to the lady behind the counter, who confirmed that cupcakes are a bit of a fad in the USA at the moment. They did look very enticing and pretty with the soft frosting atop the cupcakes. I came away with the best-seling red velvet and banana fosters cupcakes. Yes, they were delicious when I had them as late night sinful snacks and probably just the right size for a small sugar fix. However, were they worth $3 each? Probably not if I'm being absolutely honest. So 4 stars for the taste. If I had to put value for money into the equation, it would probably drop to 3 stars but I'll go with flavour today, so 4 stars. read more

Buying cupcakes shouldn't be like pulling teeth... unless you eat too many and your teeth rot :-) Service - very painful pauses and no information.... Me "I'll take a 4 pack please" Employee "OK" *crickets* I look around at the case... up at the board... back at the case... the employee never moved... never asked / suggested / twitched. Me "you have gluten free" Employee "yes" *crickets* I looked right into her eyes... she stared back... no emotion... explanation... nothing. I guess I am used to the chatty inquisitive sort that run all of the other cupcaker-ies in the area? Cake - light, airy, moist, and tasteless... 3 different chocolate varieties and they all had no taste... it wasn't just me... even the hubby couldn't decide what he would call the flavor... but chocolate wasn't it. Frosting - like trying to dissolve sand paper on your tongue... the frosting on the salted caramel tasted OK... kind of strangely acidic... but the granulated texture of the frosting was a total turn off. Located on the second floor in the middle of a row of stores that I never shop at... kind of close to Macy's but not really... but I don't have the heart to whack the 4th star off for location since the parking is free. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Banana Foster - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

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They stay moist for days -- yes we left them out for two days and they were still moist! The texture of the cake is pretty good and the taste is subtle and not overtly sweet. We had: Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream, Raspberry Lemonade, and Chocolate Peanutbutter. While these are all distinct cupcakes with different frosting, they all have a floral flavoring, which I didn't really enjoy. Lastly, the buttercream could pack a bit more of a punch as it was slightly bland. While these are not the BEST cupcakes in the world, they definitely meet the need of those who want a "$3 boutique cupcake," but don't want to leave Redmond for it. --- Fun Fact #1: you can host a birthday party here for a child. Fun Fact #2: they have Gluten-Free cupcakes (made to order!) read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

The cupcakes here are not bad. Not super memorable either but a tasty treat when walking around the Town Center here in Redmond. I had this cupcake place bookmarked on here after hearing about Pinkabella in a magazine. It seemed a bit overhyped. I got the white cake and chocolate frosting variety. Again it was ok but nothing too terribly unique. The place is set up cute though. Very pink, a little girl's dream perhaps. Service was friendly and welcoming. read more

Blehhhh. I love cupcakes and just about anything sweet, but unfortunately, I was not able to find my true love at this place. Sadly, I can go across the street to QFC to get better cupcakes (now that they have their own line of cupcakes at the bakery department!). I'm a cupcake fanatic so I went here a few months back to try one of their vanilla buttercream cupcake. The frosting is the KEY to every cupcake and their frosting tasted like.... a lump of Crisco with tons of sugar in it.Trust me, nothing is too sweet for me and this cupcake tasted pretty sugary. T_T it was sad because I wanted to like this place so I can grab one everytime I came to the mall. Perhaps I will give it another try sometime but I still prefer Trophy's or Cupcake Royale (my fav) over PinkaBella's cupcake for the same price cuz this place is pretty expensive! *o* I hope they can come up with less sweet and more thicker frosting... it was like lump of sugary Crisco sliding off of the cupcake. read more

We ordered cupcakes for my kid's birthday party. They were delicious! We actually had several parents ask us where we bought them since they were so good. A bit pricey, but absolutely delicious! read more

We tried the vanilla and the chocolate/salted caramel cupcakes. They were good, not great. The chocolate cake was the best thing we tasted- moist and very chocolaty. The caramel frosting on it was insanely sweet though. The place is quite cute- very pink and girly and pretty. The girls there had no clue had to run the register though. And I sadly forgot to buy milk when we bought the cupcakes. So while my friend sat at a table and waited for me, I stood at the counter for 10 minutes while they rang up 2 drinks. The cupcakes weren't all that much better than cupcakes I could make at home, and for 3 bucks each I want a REALLY awesome cupcake. I didn't get that here. read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

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Maybe it's not fair to base a review off of one cupcake. My husband brought me the chocolate salted caramel. Chocolate cake with a salted caramel frosting. Overall, disappointing although not the worst cupcake I've ever had from a specialty cupcake place. However, I didn't think this even measured up to the Cheesecake Factory cupcakes they sell in Barnes and Nobles. And I only know what those taste like because my son received a free one for his birthday. The chocolate cake itself was pretty good. Decently moist and light. I would have liked a bit more chocolate flavor. This is a common gripe of mine concerning chocolate cupcakes and why I don't usually buy them. This cupcake fared a little bit better than average in terms of the cake department though. The real disappointment was the frosting. This is where the salted caramel comes in. It was simply way, way too sweet and I did not care at all for the texture. Too greasy. Flavor wasn't great either although at least I could tell it was caramel. I may go back and give more flavors a shot, but it's not high on my to do list. read more

The store itself (which is located on the 2nd floor in Redmond Town Center) looks cute with its brown and pink decor, but I don't think I could justify spending $3 per cupcake too often. Came here to buy a friend a birthday cupcake and ended up buying myself a lemon one to try (I've also tried their coconut). Their cupcakes taste good, but I'm not sure its worth the price since you could probably buy some cakemix and make your own cupcakes that are just as good for a portion of the cost (although they probably wouldn't look as pretty). I am however amazed at the fact that the cupcake I took to-go fit perfectly in its container without messing up the icing on the top or the sides so it still looked pretty for the birthday girl later on. Question: Was this store called Pinkalicious before? read more

PinkaBella Cupcakes - lemon cupcake from Pinkabella - Bakeries Near Me - Redmond, Washington

This is one of those places you're happy that your kid never forgets about it being there every time we go to Redmond Town Center! They a ways have a wide assortment of cupcakes sure to make even the best cupcake snob take notice. I love the Guinness Cupcake along with the Red Velvet Cupcake. My six year old likes the Root Beer Float Cupcakes complete with small straws on top. For those who aren't in the mood to deal with cake you can go straight to the good stuff and get Icing Shots for $1 each! The staff always takes the time to speak with my kids and they are very nice to me too. I love the smell of the store, you can smell the various types of icing and cakes coming together, it smells amazing! read more