The Cupcake Store

I’m so sad. I was so excited when I found this place: a gorgeous, colorful shop devoted solely to cupcakes!!! There were so many, and they were so beautiful, that I just couldn’t pick.

And then I finally did pick one, paid for it, and bit into it… and it tasted liked cardboard. :-( cries I gave a bite to my friend to try, and he thought it was pretty awful too.

It’s a wonderful concept and a beautiful looking store with beautiful looking cupcakes, but I’ll wait till those cupcakes are actually edible before going back.

Who wouldn’t love a store solely committed to cupcakes? I went in there for 2 (or 4) and come out with a DOZEN (one of each), laughing my head off like the wicked witch of the west who just scored a pair of ruby red slippers. But to be honest, I got more excitement out of buying all of those cupcakes than actually eating them. I found a lot of the flavors to be much less intense than I would’ve liked. For all the fancy icing colors, I expected flavors, when most of the time, it was just food coloring. All in all, I know I can bake much tastier cupcakes, so I wasn’t super impressed, but the idea was great. Try the coconut one, it’s my favorite of all of them. Oh, and don’t buy 12 and expect 4 people to be able to eat them in 2 days. It won’t happen.

I’m a baker, specifically cakes, so I can be very critical of food. While the cupcakes here certainly weren’t perfect, they are something I would go back for if I was going to be in town longer.

A huge perk is the wide variety of flavors, so there is something for every palate. I loved the carmella and wasn’t a big fan of the lemon drop. But since everyone’s tastes are different there should be something to please!

I liked the mini sized cupcakes, too. Great way to sample new flavors!!

I saw a complaint about price in a previous post, but to me it seemed right in line with every other higher end bakery I know. Sure, you can get cheap cupcakes at the Safeway bakery—filled with artificial ingredients and preservatives, made by people barely paid more than minimum wage. I’d always prefer to pay a little more for quality ingredients!

the decor sure puts anyone in a brighter mood – pink, pink, pink and more pink! the cupcakes were good; pretty with rich frosting and a decent number of varieties. they’re not phenomenal, though. in the back of your mind, you can’t help wondering if you wouldn’t be able to bake some yourself.

i think it takes after magnolia and the buttercup bakeshop in new york.

We went here to get cupcakes for my husband’s birthday! So amazing. Every bite was delicious and perfect.

It’s worth visiting the store once and buying some of the mini-cupcakes to sample. The store and the cupcakes are reallly cute, but very rich. This place is all about presentation.

seriously would you pay 10.00 for 4 cupcakes??

It’s a rip off.. nothing special.. and a lot of my friends say the same thing who actually live there. It’s just in a touristy area where they will make money.

I feel like I’ve in Vancouver for too long without going to this place. It’s one of those places I always hear about how great it is and now I want to experience for myself finally!

went to the location on west broadway today… got a half dozen of mini cupcakes to try… should have got a whole dozen X)!

Only been there once, and maybe it was the cupcakes that I ordered, but I felt sick after (too much icing haha) and I love sweet stuff, so I don’t know WHAT happened…maybe I should go back raises eyebrow