Cupcakes 101

I don’t know what they put in these cupcakes, but they leave you craving more! Initially I went here because they have a far larger selection of gluten free cupcakes than any other bakery. I was going to a dinner party where the hostess could not have gluten and wanted to ensure she had desert too. The regular cupcakes (butterfinger, tiramisu, hostess etc.) were light and fluffy and so incredibly moist. The gluten free (peanut butter cup, mounds, chocolate) cupcakes were so delicious that all of them were eaten almost immediately. These aren’t the biggest cupcakes, but they don’t have to be because they are the best around. If you judge your food based on portion size, this may not be your favorite, but if you base your opinion on taste, Cupcakes 101 will leave you craving more of these delicious cupcakes!

Best cupcakes, great candy selection and awesome people! Wouldn’t even think of going anywhere else. Hard working family behind this place and everyone should support it. The cupcakes are addicting. You’ve been warned!

We held our daughter’s birthday party at Cupcakes 101, and we could not have been happier at the way everything turned out. Like a true family business, they were dedicated to making sure everything went well and that everyone had a great time. The cupcakes are great (try the churro), and the candy selection is outstanding. Highly recommended.

While driving to Manchester, my husband gleefully pointed out the cigar shop that shares a building with Cupcakes 101. I was SO PUMPED to get one (or, you know, several) on the drive home. Unfortunately, after experiencing hours of anticipation because I knew cupcakes were imminent, I was rather let down.
The shop is HUGE, and it also sells candy. SO MUCH CANDY. Like, retro candy that I haven’t seen in years. So bonus points for that. And the staff was super friendly. And the prices were fair.
Now on to what’s most important part (to me). I have to say these cupcakes were underwhelming. I had a chocolate peanut butter cup, which was good… but not great. I felt it was on the dry side. I did enjoy the frosting, although in my opinion, there was too much of it (I seriously CANNOT believe I would ever even think such a thing). I also had an Orea cupcake. I have to say I really enjoyed the cake part — that had oreos crumbled up in it. Again, the frosting left a lot to be desired. My husband got a «Harry Potter butter beer» cupcake (I couldn’t even tell you what’s in that), which he said was good.
I feel terrible, but I had to only give 2 stars. I just don’t think the cupcakes were anything special, and if you’re paying close to $ 3 per cupcake, I feel like they should be better than just good. I think the «Meh, I’ve experienced better» description of 2 stars provided by Unilocal sums up my experience at Cupcakes 101 perfectly.

My husband and I got married this past weekend, and Cupcakes 101 was our cake vendor. Everything was out of this world! We booked the date far in advance, and everyone we dealt with from beginning to end was fun, professional, and completely dedicated to making sure everything was exactly how we wanted it to be. We ordered several different flavors (including french toast and bacon — unbelievable!), and we had endless compliments throughout the night from our guests. The display was also beautiful and simple to understand — I was worried that having too many flavors would be confusing for the guests, but everything was labeled beautifully. They took great care with our cake topper and made sure everything looked lovely. I would highly recommend Cupcakes 101 to anyone looking for a cupcake vendor for a wedding — their prices are more than fair, their displays are fun and beautiful, and (most importantly), their cupcakes are delicious!

My daughter and I love this place. We love their cupcakes and their candy selection. The owner is always super friendly too.

S’mores and bp cup

I ordered 100 cake pops for my wedding. They were such a hit at the wedding they were decorated as a bride and groom. It was a last minute decision and the employees were very willing to help and had everything ready for me to pick up. Will definitely be using them for party’s in the future!

Good. I purchased 4 different cupcakes at the end of June. The store is very large and is more like a candy shop, rather than a cupcake shop. I found the size and price to be typical for the area. The cake was flavorful and moist. The flavor combinations were cleaver and they also provided simple vanilla with vanilla frosting.
I gave this store a three star rating because my co-​workers and I found the frosting to be sweet. Whether it was chocolate, maple, or vanilla. It was all too sweet.

Service was really friendly. I recommend trying the tomato basil cup cake; it was so savory.

My favorite cupcake place! I choose them over Queen City Cupcakes and even some of the older Manch-​area bakery standbuys. Their cupcakes are moist and flavorful, and aren’t overly like the overly large ones that other bakeries offer (those can be raw in the middle). I really like their hostess cupcakes – delicious!

I will not return again. The cupcakes are smaller compared to other cupcake shops I’ve been to in New England and elsewhere. I know they say they are made from scratch but all 5 flavors tasted the same to me, like a box mix. They were dry inside. I went 2 hours after they opened so I don’t think it’s because they sat around unless they were from the previous day. The flavor was only in the frosting and toppings, unfortunately that flavor was sickeningly sweet.
The only reason I’m giving them 2 stars is because the store is delightfully decorated. Kudos to whomever decorated the shop! That’s not enough for me to return though. If you need me, you can find me getting my cupcakes at Queen City Cupcakes in Manchester or Crumbs or Sweet Shop in Boston.

I’ve tried cupcakes 101 once, and the cupcakes were pretty good. The chocolate cake was especially moist and tasty, which is surprisingly hard to get sometimes at a gourmet cupcakery. She also makes cake pops were are pretty fun.

My husband and I are now huge fans of Cupcakes 101. We loved how moist, delicious and fresh the cupcakes are! We have tried several cupcakes from all over SoCal especially in Los Angeles where we came from, and it’s the first time that we were blown away by the taste!
We got the following:
Peach & Bourbon — (4 stars) you can really taste the fresh fruit ingredients, consistency & texture is just right and the bourbon is not overpowering.
Chocolate Salted Caramel — (5 stars) our favorite! just melts in your mouth and the combination is just perfect! a must try!
Strawberry Vanilla — (4 stars) — super loved this one and especially the frosting where you can still taste the fresh strawberries that they mixed with it! my first time to ever appreciate a strawberry cupcake! this one’s a keeper too.
Peanut Butter Cup — (4 stars) this is one is very good too, but nothing too special as compared to the other PB cupcakes that we’ve tried before.
Definitely coming back to try other flavors and share these goodies to friends and family!
On a side note: Thanks fellow Unilocalers for the tip! Location is quite tricky so don’t rely on your GPS — its right across Ethan Allen.

We have tried all the local cupcakes places now, Cupcakes 101 in Bedford, Queen City Cupcakes in Manchester, and Kate & Graces cupcakes in Derry NH. Cupcakes 101 was the best by far not only were the cupcakes delicious but their service was spectacular.
Rushing to Queen City got old fast, especially since they only bake a certain amount for the day and then they close. Their cupcakes were good but expensive. Cupcakes 101 is cheaper and cupcakes are slightly larger.
Kate & Grace we tried twice since we bought their Livingsocial deal for 10.00 for 6 cupcakes — if I had paid 3.25 a cupcake I would have been going back for my money. They were small, extremely dry, and basically fell apart. These were the first cupcakes that not every one got eaten. we ended up throwing some away since not even our guests wanted to take any home. We live closer to Kate and Grace’s then any other of the cupcakes places but we’ll make the drive to Cupcakes 101 any day over going back to Kate & Graces. They need to revamp their cake batter receipe, add some apple sauce or oil for moisture. We definately wouldn’t be going back to Kate & Graces unless something dramatic happened. It says something that they are the only ones who have had to use Living Social to get business. Everyone else is so busy they don’t need to bother.
Cupcakes 101 I found out after talking to the owner bake throughout the day so the cupcakes are always fresh and moist. We loved their option of ordering online ahead of time or calling ahead to order so convienent as well as their posted schedule on their website of what days they make some of their specialty cupcakes on. If you want a specialty cupcake they aren’t making on a certain day — makes it easy to plan when we really want make sure we get to their store. We love the Rolo, the Chocolate Chocolate, and many many others.

Ok guys, so it is somewhat a tradition to bring home cupcakes for my parents when I visit them in Massachusetts. I’ve got cupcakes for them from Cupcakes 101, Queen City Cupcakes, and Shabby Chic, and they say Cupcakes 101 is the best! I agree that Cupcakes 101 is quite good. They have the right price point and frosting to cake ratio and I think the most important point is that their cupcakes are delicious! Here is a review of the cupcakes I’ve tried from them.
Chocolate chip cupcake: I was making an «mmmm» sound that my parents made fun of, but it really was that good. The cake was so moist and the chocolate chips were a yummy treat.
Chocolate on chocolate: I love the frosting on this one and the cake has a rich chocolate flavor. So good.
Vanilla on vanilla: Strong vanilla flavor on the cake, addicting frosting. Yum!
Red velvet: Good cream cheese frosting, I’m not a huge fan of red velvet, but if you are you’d probably like this cake.
Peanut butter cup: The frosting has a strong peanut butter taste, the cupcake was moist, this cupcake would be best enjoyed by a PB fan (not me).
Bubble gum: Very unique flavor. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it, but it is true to the bubble gum taste and I enjoyed it.
Carrot: My parents split that one and my one small bite revealed a traditional carrot cake taste.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan: O.M.G…unanimous favorite! This is a unique and delicious cupcake that must be tried.
Irish Brownie: I have no idea what’s going on with this brownie. It looked like a white cupcake on the outside but a cut through the center revealed a chocolate middle (like a marbled cake). The frosting wasn’t the same as the chocolate frosting, it had a chocolate-​like flavor but maybe more like a brownie-​fudgie taste rather than the pure chocolate frosting like you find on the chocolate cupcake.
The menu is always posted on Facebook but the monthly schedule is available online. I’m surprised that this bakery isn’t more talked about since it is such a hit with my family and once we tried it, we decided these are really, really good cupcakes. They have gluten free flavors available sometimes and I believe you can call the day before in order to request it. I’m fine with keeping this my little secret (and these delicious cupcakes to myself) but I think more people should know about this place!
One final thing about driving here… if you’re coming from Manchester, the bakery is on the right across from the Ethan Allen store. If you were looking simply for the number, you would believe it were on the left side, but no: 132 route 101 is on the right side. Tricky, tricky… Don’t miss it!

Glad to have a Bedford cupcake place. Just bought a dozen of assorted cupcakes and the reviews from family are A+. Love the variety and the just baked today cupcakes. The store also have a great selection of different candies. The staff was friendly and helpful! Parking is great too!
Welcome to Bedford Cupcakes 101!

UPDATE: Move them to Five Stars! I have become a HUGE fan (pun intended!). They have one cupcake, called a Hostess (chocolate with a marshmallow center and Dark Chocolate drizzle) that is OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Another is the 100 Grand… named after the candy bar… insanely good! The girls are doing a GREAT JOB!
I had their Chocolate Cupcake with White Frosting… and it was really yummy! The cake was moist (even a day later!) and the frosting was sweet, but not too much of it (like some other cupcake places).
Also, one comment… I think the size of their cupcakes is quite perfect. They are not too large… many places serve you a half of a cake as a cupcake. Cupcakes 101 make a smaller-​midsized cupcake that is the right amoutn without being too much of an over indulgence… great job!
Service was also quite good and friendly… fully explaining their cupcakes and philosophy.

ok so the cupcakes are good. However I only loved the margarita cupcake and would go back as I would never bake a dozen of these. the cake is delicious and the frosting is amazing! However this said the other cupcakes made me want a cupcake, but maybe not theirs. I will definitely be back as a dessert as unique as their Margarita cupcake is sure to be had again.

Wow. We have tried all the local cupcake places, and this is the best one around!
Stopped in and got one of each kind of cupcake for a family gathering, including: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter cup, toasted almond, peppermint patty and more. Every cupcake was absolutely flavorful and delicious. The peanut butter cup with the hidden peanut butter inside and the peppermint patty were our favorites.
The cakes were moist and delicious. There was the perfect amount of piled high frosting, which was made with real butter and very tasty. And, the cupcakes were large, well-​priced and beautiful.
Can’t wait to try the french toast cupcake!
Gluten free cupcakes are available usually by pre-​order only, unless they have some remaining after an order. they have chocolate and vanilla, and can put different flavored frosting on. We ordered several gluten free cupcakes, and they were moist and delicious — not dry as some gluten free recipes are. Excellent — and I am very glad they have this delicious option.