Cake in a Cup

So the closest cupcake place to my house is the worst in the City? It’s a tough call. on one hand, the cups are reasonably priced ($ 2.25), decent size. Tried the orange, the mint, caramel and some sort of white chocolate thingy with a cream filling. Most had moist, dense cake. all had too sweet frosting. The orange had some serious food coloring in it and the frosting had no citrus taste at all.
maybe it was a bad day — i’ll try again soon and report back !

This place was pretty far from the strip, but I decided to try to swing by on our way back to San Diego. Pulled up to a «closed for supplies» sign with the «Will Return» clock set at 1:30. Waited well past 1:30, and peaked inside to a bakery that honestly looked like nothing special at all.
Don’t waste your time.

It is with great hesitation that I write this review. I waited and waited, not wanting to be the first to Unilocal about Cake in a Cup. But since Kimiko P. was the FTR, I felt it was my time to say something.
I was pretty excited to see another cupcake place in Vegas, especially in the southwest area. Sure, their location isn’t the most ideal yet with endless construction going on making it difficult to get to their little shop.
They were just about to close up shop, so we grabbed one to go. As I checked out their various flavors, the Big F chatted it up with the fellow behind the counter. (Something about them not baking their cupcakes on the premises struck a cord, did we hear wrong? Where are they baked then?)
I went for the Holy Cow Cupcake ($ 2.25) and was excited about my little treat. The first bite said it all, and the look on my face was disappointing. I went for a second bite, confident that the first bite was a fluke, but nope, I was still very disappointed. The Big F could hardly believe that it was that bad, but he had a bite and wasn’t impressed. The cake itself was very dry, as in not moist at all. Crumbs fell everywhere. The frosting was so sweet that my teeth hurt. Sure, when you take a bite of the cake and frosting together, it’s barely passable. But alone, not good. (Maybe it was my bad luck and I got an old cupcake?) I ended up throwing it away, and trust me, I’m not one to throw away food, especially dessert.
I so want to like this place and would be open to giving it another try. But right now, I’m not anxious to make a revisit just yet. We’ll just have to see then…

I stumbled into this store that had the name «Cake In A Cup» on the sign outside. I love cupcakes, so I was thrilled to see that a new cupcake bakery was open in the southwest.
I have had cupcakes from The Cupcakery, Cupcake Lane Bakery and Mad Hatter, so I was curious to see how these cupcakes stacked up.
I love the presentation of The Cupcakery’s cupcakes, but I think their product is not quite the same as it once was. I also think that they freeze their cupcakes before selling them. I really didn’t like Mad Hatter cupcakes. The frosting was not very good and the cupcakes were really pricey. I like Cupcake Lane Bakery, but there was nothing really special about their cupcakes that make me want to keep going back.
Cake in a Cup has the moistest cupcakes I’ve ever had. They make each cupcake fresh daily and the frosting is delicious. The cupcakes are only $ 2.25 each, which is the lowest price for an individual cupcake in Las Vegas.
This is a family-​owned business and they all seem so nice. They just opened, so the store is not quite done. Once they decorate the store and start getting the word out, this is going to be Las Vegas’ favorite cupcake bakery in town!
I have tried the Grave Digger and Jack, which are the October specials. Both were absolutely wonderful. As for the daily flavors, the Hound Dog was so different and the topping with chocolate and peanut butter kisses on top was amazing! I also had the Velvet, which was very fresh and moist with a cream cheese frosting.
Spread the word, you’ve got to try these cupcakes!