Red Oven

I miss this place… We used to get red velvet cakes for every birthday in our family… I know it’s closed but I thought I’d leave my rating in case the owners ever see this page, so they’ll see that people miss it.

WHAT THE WHAT?!
i just hoped on over here to review it and proclaim to the world how much I love the joy of what a little red velvet cupcake can do to make the world a better place and WHAT?! Noooooooo!
RIP happiness.

RIP Red Oven. I literally had a panic attack when I found out no one can eat their moist delicious cake ever again.
Sniff, sniff :(
Sound the bugle.
Where can we get a 21 gun salute?

I am so sad to find out this weekend that Red Oven is closed. Mark you will be missed! If you ever put together a cookbook with all the recipes for your entrees, salads and such I will be first in line to buy it.
This bakery had the most amazing brownies, bean salad, and shepherds pie! My family has been going there since they opened in the 70’s. Good bye old friend :(

Man this place still rocks! I am thoroughly in love with their awesome cream cheese frosting and i’m not typically into frosting. I wish their carrot cake cupcakes were a tad bit more moist but their RED VELVET cake is still freaking crack-​tastic. My sister and I inhaled that baby. This bakery is old school– not cute and trendy whatsoever but don’t let that deter you from trying their red velvet cake. It’s simply delicious.

This bakery is great for families like mine that are on a budget. They always have cupcakes ready to go in the cold case. My daughters wanted chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and they scarfed them down with no complaints. My husband and I purchased the carrot cupcakes and the red velvet ones. They were both good, but the carrot cupcakes were my favorite. Did I mention that they were only 75 cents? No, they weren’t super huge, but they were just the perfect size for us. The frosting was excellent. We will definitely be return customers!

This old school bakery gets my vote. How can you go wrong with a real down home kind of name like Red Oven when all the other hip cupcakeries now have names like «Sprinkles» and «Ultra Super Fun Cupcake Store.» Red Oven just screams «we sell baked goods… period.» Not only is the inside barren with nothing more than an old-​fashioned cold case of cupcakes, a wall-​length fridge of pre-​made casseroles, and a little ice chest of assorted frozen baked products.
This is one of the only places in Arlington where you can find a real baking institution: something that is actually defined as «local.» RO also avoids all the gaudy décor. The awesome prices also match the simplicity. You will not find any $ 10 cupcakes covered with Fijian gold shavings, drizzled with African bee honey, and infused with Taiwanese tea. Their baked, iced, and refrigerated cupcakes will run you $ 0.75 a pop. Yes, less than a double cheeseburger.
Another twist: of course with plain prices, you get plain cupcakes. They have a grand total of 3 types. They are fresh and simple, basically something you could bake yourself, but when things are made by someone else, they are always better.

So I was craving for some good cupcakes and since my favorite bakeries are in Dallas. I decided to search for one that was in Arlington, closer to where I live. I heard Red Oven from searching on Unilocal and read the good reviews from the other girls…
I went to go try it today and got three red velvet cupcakes and a chocolate one. I’m a little disappointed because they taste like cake mix cupcakes… just with really good frosting. That’s the only reason why I gave them an extra star btw! the cupcakes were very dry and tasteless… there was no red velvet taste to it! the chocolate was not that much different… And they dont have a good variety of cupcake flavors lol. Next time I’m just going to drive to Dallas for some cupcakes because I’m worth it just like Loreal lol!!!
For the price that I paid, I could have gotten 24 cupcakes from pillsbury boy cake mix lol

I have yet to find another Red Velvet cupcake that I love as much as a Red Oven one. I grew up in Arlington, but didn’t discover these cupcakes until I moved away to college. My roommate, also from Arlington, would always have these for her birthday treat. She introduced me to them over Spring Break our freshman year… and I was hooked. I had to have them every time I came home from school after that. The price went up from $.50 a cupcake to $ 0.60 a cupcake, and I believe the cupcakes are smaller now… but they are so worth it.
I also had these cupcakes as my wedding cake in 2007. I bought about 200 cupcakes (at $ 0.50 each at the time) so I only spent about $ 100 on my wedding cake. You can’t beat that! And my guests raved about the cupcakes long after.
Red Oven doesn’t do a lot of advertising, but they get repeat customers by word of mouth. Most times the cupcakes are moist and the icing is perfect, but they have their off days like everyone does. Occasionally you’ll get a cupcake that’s a bit dry, but it’s not the case most of the time. If this happens to you, just go back and try them again. You won’t be disappointed!
I live in Denver, CO now, and I still think about these cupcakes all the time. I have yet to find a place like Red Oven, even when I have the whole Denver metro area to look. Nothing is as simple and delicious. I just can’t wait until I go visit my parents in June, because I know there will be a dozen waiting for me when I get there.

I was invited to a lunch/​party today. Since the hosts didn’t drink alcohol per their religion (thus keeping me from bringing wine), I remembered Nadine F’s suggestion to pack these things. And indeed I did!
The bakery is quite humble. Manned and frequented by the elderly, this place felt totally old-fashioned.The cupcakes, whom seem to be celebrated universally on Google reviews, were in the display case by the register. These? These were the cupcakes? They looked incredibly ordinary, and I admit that I was a tad judgmental. No sprinkles, no frilly designs. Nevertheless, would internet reviewers really lie to me? Besides, I was already late.
I packed up two dozen (one dozen of the infamous red velvet plus six vanilla and six chocolate cupcakes). Total? $ 15.60. When I got to the party, I set the two plain boxes with the rest of the desserts and joined the group. One by one, people appeared out of the different rooms of the house and made comments to me about the cupcakes (NOT kidding! The other desserts were from bakeries as well, so it’s not like there was a shortage or anything). These cupcakes may look plain, but they are quite extraordinary. Dang that caught everyone by surprise. Taste it to believe it.
Offered flavors: carrot, vanilla with vanilla/​chocolate icing, red velvet, and chocolate. I think I may be leaving one or two out, but you get the drift.
CASH AND CHECK ONLY!

I love this place. Their red velvet cupcakes are the best, and the cream cheese frosting is perfection. It’s stiff enough that it doesn’t get messed up when you’re carrying the cupcakes home, but it’s wonderfully soft when you bite into it. If you eat them with a glass of milk, it’s like being in heaven. The chocolate on chocolate cupcakes are also good. The actual cakes aren’t nearly as good as the cupcakes. This is a good, old-​fashioned bakery, not like the trendy ones opening up around Dallas, so Iyou can still get a cupcake for 60 cents rather than the $ 4 you’ll pay at Sprinkles.
If you’re invited to a party, I recommend bringing a dozen of these cupcakes instead of a bottle of wine if you want everyone to love you forever.