Cake in a Cup — Restaurant in Ohio

I was waiting for my car to be repaired down the street and was checking out the area. I decided to stop and give this place a try. When I walked in, it was dark, like the lights weren't on. I noticed a girl behind the counter and one in back making cupcakes. I was a bit surprised she didn't acknowledge me when I walked in, since I was the only customer in the shop. I walked up to the case and noticed about 6 different types of cupcakes. Just then, about 2-3 minutes after I walked in, the one girl said hello. I asked if those were the only flavors they had and she said for today yes. Which I took to assume there are different flavors every day. I told her it was my first time stopping in and she showed me a cake plate filled with with mini cupcakes for samples. I tried a mini peanut butter banana with honey and buttercream frosting. I was pretty disappointed in how dry the cake part was. I actually didn't even really want to purchase one after the sample, but thought, maybe it was dry because it had been out for a little while. So I decided to get a traditional birthday cake cupcake with green buttercream frosting. I waited until I got home to try it, I will say, the frosting is amazing! But again, the cake part is dry. What a disappointment. And she put my cupcake in a bag. Who does that? Cupcakes need special containers so they don't get smushed, well, it got smushed, just like one would think. I would say it's pretty amateur. Not worth going back, even if I did...

I'm going to be very generous and give 4 stars. I love the innovation of this business. The employees are always very nice and friendly. They always have a great variety of flavors for your taste buds. Why I cannot give a perfect 5.0 rating is simply the freshness of the cupcakes. I have mentioned to several of the employees on occasion that the frosting is awesome all of the time, but the cake does not meet my standards for freshness. For the money I spend to get quality baked goods, I want only the freshest, moist, delicious cake I came there to buy. My last few visits to get cupcakes I was disappointed that the cake was not what I would consider fresh or moist for consumption. I love this place so much it would be easy to rate it a 5.0 stars, but I wouldn't be completely honest if I didn't express how this company could improve it's merchandise. I hope my next visit will yield nothing but the freshest products that I can enjoy. And if that happens, you can bet my next rating will be 5.0 stars for sure. Update: After some time I stopped by the new location and was highly impressed with the new facility. It's Beautiful. Unfortunately the cupcakes have not changed at all, still the best frosting in the world applied to not so fresh cake. This is a no go for me because I value soft, moist, delicious cake as much as the frosting that's on top of it. Not a fan...

First timer here! I decided to stop in on Oct.8th and ordered a dozen cupcakes for my daughter's 13th Halloween themed birthday. They were a big hit & everybody enjoyed them.

The cashier was very courteous and helpful, store was clean & inviting and the cupcakes on display, menu/pricing and other items-all easy to view.

They all looked delicious so I decided on a dozen w/4 different cupcakes:

(6) red velvet cupcakes w/vanilla frosting.

(1)strawberry crunch w/pink vanilla frosting and strawberry shortcake pieces–my personal fave.

(2) Apple pie cupcake w/apple crumbles on top, vanilla frosting and caramel drizzle–Caution! Very sweet.

(3) chocolate chip cookie cupcakes w/red velvet cake and a soft cookie on the bottom–the best tasting, according to my kids.

The frosting wasn't overly sweet (besides the apple) and the actual cake was moist and fresh. We plan on stopping in to try Cake In a Cup's other cupcake creations in the future!

EDIT: The knife and scissor toppers, paper cupcake holders,and "killer birthday" banner are all from Amazon.com The paper plates, cups, napkins & candles are from dollar general.

Happy Spooktober,...