CupCake Salon

LOVED my cupcakes from here. HATE that I walked by the other day and it appears to be closed.

Great marble cupcakes. Fluffy frosting, and relatively reasonably-​priced. Not overly sweet, and a subtle flavor which is better than being hit over the top with sugary frosting!

Not bad. Cupcake are above average, but they need to be a bit more realistic on their price point

We had our wedding in Jersey City and the CupCake Salon did our wedding cake. We wanted a simple black and white, 2 tier cake and they one they produced was exactly what we wanted and at a great price.
Everyone at the wedding kept asking for more cake as it was a big hit :)
Thanks for helping with our special day and we’ll see you again. Thanks…

I came here when it first opened and I could tell the place wasn’t even really ready to be opened since there were only a few cupcakes out on display but I still bought what was left just to give it a try…
It has been months since this place opened and each time I pop in for a treat or a birthday cupcake for a friend — there are only a few left on display and they are sometimes stale.
i think this place is hit or miss depending on what time of day you come or maybe it would be best to place an order ahead of time. i do like the whole «look» of the place. like a cupcake boutique of some sort — although the cupcakes themselves aren’t fancy or artistic enough to live up to the «salon» name.
however, when i did get the chance to try a perfectly fresh double chocolate cupcake. it was pretty good! i say only «pretty good» because the cake was sort of heavy and the icing could have been more rich and chocolatey but overall, it was a decent cupcake. for a quick treat for someone or yourself, this is a great local spot but let’s just say, i would not buy these cupcakes for my boss’s birthday LOL

Yes, cupcakes are everywhere now so I wasn’t expecting much when I stopped in here with a need for sweets. But I was pleasantly surprised with the homemade goodness I found! I had the strawberry cupcake that was dense like homemade cakes are supposed to be and which had real strawberry pieces baked in. The frosting was a rich, strawberry flavored butter cream. Classic vanilla was spot on too. This place is the real deal… not some gimmicky fast food cupcake chain (I’m looking at you Crumbs Café). The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the décor was a bit sparse and underwhelming. Otherwise a great place!

I wanted to totally love this place. Alas, it was not to be.
A red velvet and a mocha full sized cupcake were over five dollars. Which would be okay if they were awesome!
They were not.
Dense, not fluffy. The icing was not killer either. Veeeery sweet.
Small business so I HATE not to rave.
There is free wifi!
But the overall feel is… barren.
I feel like I can make a batch better at home and my baking skills leave a lot to be desired.
’nuff said.

Cupcake Salon is on Grove St., pretty much right when you walk out of the PATH; hello convenience for those living in downtown JC. However, upon walking into this place it is a barren not sweet and cupcakey, candyland storefront. It’s a bit dingy and needs a remodeling and not much decoration or bakery type goods on display. There is one large display case with an adjoining one next to it that were semi-​filled when I visited at about 12:30 on a Tuesday. There is a small expresso maker in the back.
Not wanting to «judge a book by a cover», I decided to further my purchase of cupcakes for a friend. I cleaned out the mini cupcakes (6 to a box & about 2.5 bites per mini cupcake). The chocolate lover’s mini was $ 1.25 and the rest were $.99. Pretty damn cheap if you ask me compared to other cupcake vendors. I was going to be pumped if they were out of this world, hello cupcake type cupcakes.
Alas, they were not. These cupcakes were regular? (I use that question mark because regular has so many different connotations. Martha Stewart cupcake regulars — way better than Cupcake Salon regular). The tops of these mini cupcakes were fluffy but, once you got to the bottom it was a bit hard and not as tasty. The icing was really sweet and didn’t quite have that unique this is from a bakery tasting icing.
Overall, if you need some cupcakes quick and cheap and you are in downtown JC, these cupcakes do the job. I wouldn’t necessarily bring them if you trying to be fancy at a cocktail party or that type deal but they definitely are a-​ok.

When you walk in the one little display case looks a bit barren, but don’t judge a book by its cover.
They always seem to have more of the delicious cupcakes. It’s hard to go wrong here, as they are all very good. My favorites are the red velvet, marble, and chocolate lover’s.
They also offer mini versions of just about all their cupcakes. It’s not Baked By Melissa, but it’s a great option in a great part of town. Swing by on your way home from one of the great eateries that have popped up in the Grove St/​Newark Ave area… or pick up a box full on your way to a party.

I’ve been a pretty loyal patron of Cupcake Salon since I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago in a desolate corner in Newport Mall, like a sort of hidden treasure. They could probably make an effort to have more on display and get the store to feel a little less eerily empty, but then again, its nice to get things straight from the fridge and not sitting out in the display case.
The big draw is that the cupcakes have a really nice hand-​made feel — buttery rich, moist with silky buttercream icing. I can’t honestly say I play favorites — I really love the Marble (perfect blend of chocolate and vanilla), Blueberry Cheesecake and Lemon, but goodness, I drool over so many of the other flavors I’ve tried — everything from the Red Velvet to Carrot Cake. In fact, I can’t think of a type of cupcake there I DON’T LIKE. I’ve tried cupcakes from some of the other bakeries around, but nothing lives up to the Cupcake Salon. And if you’re not that hungry, they even have mini-​cupcakes!

I ended up here by accident… Was supposed to be in NYC but got off on an earlier stop. I got off at Grove because I was familiar with their neighborhood … and suddenly had a deep craving for sweets. And of course, I ended up Unilocaling dessert and this was a second top spot. Glad I went, seemed like a mother daughter duo. They were baking in the back. Not a lot
Of selection but just enough. Wish I got the blackberry cupcake because it had a wonderful colored frosting but I took a mocha cupcake. It was only $ 2 as a special but I’m not sure if the texture was up to par and and that’s why they chose to price it slow. While it slightly off in texture (not fluffy or airy), it had a cake feel to it and it tasted very nice. You know it wasn’t packed with butter or oil. The mocha in the frosting was not overbearing. I wish there was some mocha flavoring in the cupcake batter but I’m not sure there was any. I hope to by every so often and check out other items.
Definitely stop by yourself!

Im not a big fan of cup cakes, but my girl loooves it! I went with her and we decided to get red velvet cupcakes which she loves. The cream cheese frosting was delicious when combined with the moistness of the cake. Its almost as good as Magnolias!
The marbled cupcake was my favorite though. The frosting is soo rich and creamy, its definitely worth the extra calories that you get. I just make sure I add an extra mile to my run as well as the incline in the threadmill.

I am a big fan of cupcakes and the minis from Cupcake Salon did not disappoint. Although the full-​sized ones are very reasonably priced, I wanted to try a couple of flavors and, sadly, had no one to split them with the day I went.
The chocolate with chocolate frosting was great and the marble with white frosting was even better. There is a good amount of frosting on each cake, which is a definite must. It’s a rich and creamy frosting, too.
I will definitely be coming back to sample more flavors. And I hope they add some tables and the option to get a tea or coffee (or just a cold glass of milk!) to the empty front area of the store.

EVERYONE, PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION:
They are now located at 335 Grove Street (a few doors away from the intersection of Grove and Newark Ave.). Just hop off the Grove Street stop on the PATH. They just had their Grand Opening this weekend (⁹⁄₁₅ — 9÷17÷11) so it may look a little sparse, but don’t let that stop you from checking this place out.
Jersey City has a lot of catching up to do in terms of its restaurants, shopping and retail establishments, but I anticipate the Cupcake Salon will be welcome good addition.
Now these cupcakes are not ginormous, but I think this is a good thing. They are regular sized cupcakes. The cake portion is moist, slightly dense and not cloyingly sweet. I am not sure what others are looking for in terms of cupcake texture, but this is like homemade cake, not some dry, airy, crumbly nonsense that some people are raving about in the city. The frosting flavors I tasted have a pleasant flavor of real butter, real vanilla and a strong yet not overpowering, cocoa flavor. Based on this, I suspect that the Chocolate Lover’s cupcake will be a real winner. So far, I have tried the Banana and the Marble cupcakes. Unfortunately, the banana flavor was not strong enough to my liking. There are also nuts in the cupcake but they are tiny. I am not a big fan of nuts in cake so I think they would work just as well without the nuts. Marble was the clear winner here, with a nice vanilla/​chocolate balance and a beautiful frosting. Overall, The cake was very good and I would enjoy it whether there was icing present or not (that is a mark of a good cupcake in my book). They were out of Red Velvet, however that has never been a flavor that I covet. I am anxiously waiting to try the Lemon and the Key Lime flavors.
Prices range from $ 2.00 — $ 2.75 depending on which you choose. As recommended if you are looking for a specific flavor (other than the traditional flavors) I would order it a day in advance.
They are definitely worth the trip.

I’m not a cupcake person. In fact, I have virtually no sweet tooth at all. However, sometimes I’ll get an urge and indulge. One of those indulgences is stealing half of a friend’s cupcake whenever we stop in here.
Their menu is large and full of variety (considering they only sell one thing), but don’t expect them to have everything every day unless you ordered it. Pick something that sounds exciting. It will be.
They just opened a larger and more easily accessible storefront on grove & morgan. I hope this does well for them… much better than a tiny spot in the mall. Haven’t been in yet, but I will be.
So considering I don’t even like the type of food they specialize in, I can’t detract from them for that… when I do want something sweet, they fill that craving with four stars.

This store is now on Grove and gets a ½ star for adding a cute element to the shops on that part of the block. The other 2 ½ stars are for the cupcakes, which are not quite texturally right, small and with frosting that needs more zing and just plain more of it.
Plus Points: good range of flavors were the bright point of the menu and the service was friendly.
We were likely one of the first customers, after I saw it open when walking from the PATH, so I will give them another try in the future and adjust points if necessary.

Cupcake Salon just opened on Grove St in Jersey City. The décor has something left to be desired, but I’ll assume this is because they really JUST opened ! My friend and I did a sampler of mini’s — Red Velvet, Vanilla/​Vanilla and Chocolate Lovers.
Red Velvet: I’m not a RV fan but if I go somewhere that has it, I’ll try it. My thinking is that so many people love Red Velvet, maybe I just didn’t have any good RV? So I decided to try Cupcake Salon’s… and my verdict, unfortunately is no different. Maybe I just don’t ‘get’ red velvet, but I didn’t even want to waste the calories and fat by swallowing. I also really didn’t like the creamcheese/​butter frosting. I thought it was a bit heavy on the butter in terms of flavor.
Next up was the vanilla cupcake. This was excellent! The frosting tasted like sugar cookies which gave a nice twist to plain ol’ vanilla type frosting. The case was moist. This is a very sweet cupcake so I think a mini (and this is that I shared it) is a good size!
Finally the chocolate lovers… This was also very good. Chocolate cupcake w/​chocolate frosting. The frosting was soft and not overly sweet but with a good chocolate flavor and the cake was moist and chocolately. There wasn’t anything ‘special’ about thecupcake other than that it’s chocolate. I think chocolate fans would be satisfied.
I’ll be back… they have other flavors we didn’t try, Cookies N Cream, Strawberry, Old Fashion and Marble. So far Vanilla is my fave. We’ll see how this place keeps it going…

This is the place to go for really good cupcakes. I stopped here as a last resort before a friend’s birthday dinner. I had a gift, my outfit, but wanted to bring cupcakes. I couldn’t get to Crumbs before dinner.
Enter the Cupcake Salon. The red velvet cupcakes were moist, not too sweet, and fluffy. I will go here again again for good cupcakes in pretty pink boxes.
Another plus for me is that it’s a Black-​owned business.

I can’t get over the fact that mall cupcakes are just this darn good!
If you’re familiar with the metro area cupcake culture, you already know that most (including the supposed «holy grail» Magnolia’s) generally tend not to nitpick over their cake in favor of some pretty tasty frosting. Not so at the Cupcake Salon!
I’ve tried their red velvet, key lime, and vanilla coconut, and have thusfar been impressed with the freshness, moistness, and complexity of the cakes. Their frostings aren’t anything to sniff at either. Unlike some of the more elite shops, the Salon seems to be comfortable in exploring flavored cupcakes alongside the standard vanilla, chocolate, red velvet and buttercream/​cream cheese frostings. While I’ve only had the chance to try their key lime cupcake, I was pleasantly surprised — unlike Crumbs, which is the only other shop I’ve been to with the gall to venture off the beaten path with their cupcake design and flavors, the flavored cupcakes aren’t overly sweet.
Their buttercream frosting is smooth and not cloying like others I’ve tried. Their cream cheese is amazing, doing a great job of not being afraid to let the tart balance out the sweet. In fact, their red velvet cupcakes are the best I’ve ever had — not only in the NYC area, but rivaling the best I’ve had growing up down south, red velvet’s adopted advocates.
The best part is that the cupcakes themselves are no more than $ 2.75 a pop at their most expensive. They do discounts for large number purchases, although if you want 12 or more of one particular cupcake, they do ask that you call in the order beforehand.
Completely worth a trip out on the PATH if you’re in the city, and if you’re anywhere in Hudson county, you have no excuse not to go and try these awesome, homegrown cupcakes.

Watch out! The cupcake fever has spread to Jersey!
Just recent;y opened inside the Newport Mall. Price is in line with Jersey Price, $ 2-​$ 2.50 each (vs. $ 3 – 5 in NYC).
Got the red velvet cupcakes. Am a fan of their cream cheese butter cream. The cake is very dense, and not as fluffy as I’d like but it’s buttery and moist.
This will be a perfect pair to my morning coffee.