Smallcakes

Our second Cupcake Friday of the summer was spent at Smallcakes. We have had their cupcakes before and were hopeful they would be as good as we remembered. They didn’t disappoint. I had the carrot cake and I will say, I have had better. The frosting was delicious, but the cake itself was on the dry side. I like a moist carrot cake so I was a little disappointed. My kids had pink chocolate and cookies and cream. They goobled them up! My husband had the pineapple upside down cake and gave it two thumbs up. A dependable cupcakery with good cupcakes and friendly help. I would recommend.

FINALLY! I haven’t found a place as good as the Sugar Loft at Lake of the Ozarks in over 3 years… I have been to quite a few cupcake places in KC and they are just a waste of money… went in today after i picked the kids up from school, friendly service! I’m not a chocolate cake fan cuz they end to be dry… not here. Had the PB cupcake and it was amazing!
Definitely won’t be going anywhere else now that I’ve found this place. Thank you!

I stopped in here about a week ago to kill a sweet tooth craving that was so bad it was keeping my mind off of anything else.
When I walked in I noticed the following things:
1) I was the only person in there
2)The walls are cotton candy pink
3) There were very few cupcakes out to choose from (it was mid-​day)
4)It was dead silent (a little music would certainly help the ambiance, folks!)
5)The woman behind the counter was NOT thrilled to see me or wait on me
So…I probably should have left. But my desire for calories I don’t need was stronger than the resistance from a stranger to wait on me, so I persisted.
I ordered a cupcake that had chocolate frosting, white frosting and caramel on it. I asked what it was, and couldn’t hear the answer. So, I asked for the name of it again. This time I *thought* I could hear the answer, but heard the word «drum», so I was confused. So… I asked again. This third request was met with an eye roll and a big sigh (how dare I ask the name of the food I am about to pay for and consume!), and she said «Chocolate caramel drum.»
I stared at her and blinked. And then had this painful conversation:
Me: Uhhh… DRUM?
Her: Yeah
Me: *silent staring and blinking, waiting for an explanation, but there wasn’t one*
Her: DRUM
Me: Yeah, that’s what I said, Drum.
Her: Drum
Me: That doesn’t make sense.
Her: *eye roll* Like a DRUMSTICK (clearly thinking I’m a fool while visions of actual drumsticks used to beat on actual drums float through my head)
Me: Uhhh… ok???
Her: *deep sigh and another eye roll* LIKE THE ICE CREAM DRUMSTICK
Me: Oh.
So yeah. Five excruciating minutes later, I was out the door feeling like a moron after some terrible customer service, and to top it off? The cupcake… it was meh.
Sorry, Smallcakes. I don’t believe I will return.

I always enjoy taking my kids here for a special treat! They have so much fun picking out a new fun flavor of cupcake and I always enjoy the leftover bites :) The shop is cute and the staff is always friendly and helpful. I plan on ordering a few dozen cupcakes for my daughters upcoming birthday party because I know I can count on Small Cakes to come through with a delicious cupcake!

The buttercream frostings are ***** Fab. Ecspecially the choc. Peanut butter !!! & I am not a P.B. Fan. Try it you will not be sorry !!!
The cupcakes are okay, anyone can make them ! BUT THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING is
Worth Everything !!! (Several flavor variations) !!!

I called in on a Saturday (exactly 1 hour before closing) and told a sweet girl named Megan that I had an impromptu wedding to go to, and that I needed a dozen cupcakes that I would pick up in 15 mintues. Thinking she was just going to pick out random cupcakes, I was pleasantly stunned to see that she specially decorated cupcakes for the wedding! (I attached a picture in the pics section.) Megan, you were the MVP today. Thank you so much for caring about your customer, and I will yell from the mountain top about this place! You are truly appreciated.

It’s usually empty inside, especially for the size of it. If there is a line, it’s pretty quick. Sure can’t complain about that.
The cupcakes can be pricey, but they’re extremely delicious and of a decent size.
Parking is pretty bad, though.

Meh, nothing special. They have a fairly big store, but it feels awkwardly empty. The staff girls working, seemed like I was almost irritating with my questions (will they be good tomorrow, best seller, etc). Their cupcakes are displayed nice, and have a nice selection of different types. I’ve been in twice now, and they had switched up a few of the flavors– so it’s nice to know. On to the cupcakes– they’re a little dry, but I’ve only purchased them for events the next day.

The cakes may be small but they are BIG on taste! These cupcakes are some of the moistest cakes I have ever tasted! They have a standard mix of flavors each day but then feature special flavors that rotates. Hands down my favorite is the «Fat Elvis» which is a banana cake with peanut butter frosting and a caramel drizzle (they have this one on Fridays). You can’t go wrong with any of their options! Very yummy!

I’m definitely a cupcake lover and was excited to discover this place on a visit to the Kansas City area. Now let me say, I have pretty high standards for cupcakes. I’ve had, what I consider, the holy grail of cupcakes from Sprinkles in both Hollywood and Washington DC. On my visit to smallcakes, I chose the cookies and cream. It was good, but it wasn’t the greatest. I enjoyed the icing but the cake part was disappointing. It fell apart so easily and I was hoping for so much more than just chocolate flavoring. While I would visit again because that’s how much I love cupcakes, this isn’t my top choice.

The chocolate cream has the most amazing frosting! My husband picked up four cupcakes for my birthday this summer and yum! I’m glad we split them because they were all tasty. By far the best one was the chocolate cream. It was similar to a Hostess Cupcake (if they were made fresh) and the frosting was so smooth and creamy and soft! I’m usually disappointed with bakery cupcakes because the frosting will be grainy or stale or just have way too much frosting vs cake. This one was absolutely perfect though. The drumstick cupcake also had the same creamy and deliciously silky smooth frosting on it which put it right up there with the chocolate cream. I’ll be anxiously awaiting another special occasion so that I can grab another one of these tasty gems.

I want to like this cupcake place because it is in a convenient location and has hype from national tv shows. The sad news is that all of the cupcakes seem to have the same base (vanilla or chocolate) and flavored icing, which leaves the experience lacking. I have been in several times and noticed the problem to be consistent in their selections. The only cupcakes I would suggest are ones that are vanilla or chocolate, because you won’t be disappointed by the flavors. The flavor in the icing is not alway pleasant and can be a little overwhelming at times. I have rarely met staff with inviting personalities. Sometimes it feels as if helping customers is personally offensive or boring to the staff. A bit of a let down… Okay, a big one. Anyone want my punch card?

I always say «sweets for the sweet’! Boy does this place measure up! I’ve tried a lot of different flavors here and have never been disappointed. There’s a place on 143^rd and Metcalf that comes close to being as good as them (key word close), but still hasn’t trumped their cupcake making skillz…
Whenever I go in I get 2 — my staple (can’t remember the name) the one that’s like a ding dong with white frosting in the middle and one of their daily specials.
If you need a sugar rush or coma this is definitely the place you need to go!
*Usually run by some HS girls and they are always nice and polite. Always had good customer service here.
**they do have a bakers dozen punch card which is pretty cool too

I love their product, but they are rarely open until their closing time. I am done trying.

Delightful array of foods (cupcakes of all sizes) you either never thought about, or thought you could never live without. If you enter the store a member of the first group identified – chances are you’ll move to become a member of the second group after enjoying your first moist, flavor laden masterpiece! My favorite for the moment, is devils food, caramel icing with small pretzel twists stuck in the icing!
Nice concept – even better execution!

I won a gift card to Smallcakes cupcakery and purchased a chocoholics cupcake. SWEET NIGHT… literally! It was so moist and rich and big enough to where I ate half of it then and enjoyed the other half a few hours later.
After the pleasant experience, I decided to buy my Dad one for Father’s Day since he LOVES chocolate cake, but opted out of us making him an entire cake to celebrate because he’s trying to watch what he eats. I got Dad the Hot Fudge Sundae cupcake and he absolutely loved it. He opened it up and right away my Mom was looking over his shoulder into the cute little to-​go box you get when you purchase one and she was asking where hers was. Dad was impressed by it’s appearance and Mom immediately went to take pictures of it. I went upstairs and came back to find that he’d already devoured it! He said, «That was really good, thanks! It was almost as moist as my cake.» which is his way of saying, it was REALLY good!
Thanks for offering a good variety of flavors and presenting them in a manner where they make great gifts or really make you feel like you treated yourself to something special when you buy for yourself.

I am really not the person who should review dessert places. I am not a huge fan of sweets in general and really not a huge fan of cake. I have been told about this salty sweet cupcake they have here and I have been curious about it for a long time. Every time I stop in it is either not the right day or they are sold out. I decided to give it a try again tonight being I was out and again no luck. I would think they would start making more being they are always sold out, but apparently not. Usually I just leave because, I am not a huge cake fan. Tonight I decided to try some.
One of the reasons I am not a huge cake fan is frosting. I don’t get it. Way too much sugar for me. All of these cupcake places boast cream cheese frostings, but they still taste like a bunch of sugar to me. Once the frosting was removed, the cupcakes were nice and moist. I didn’t think they had a ton of flavor.
The cupcakes seem a little expensive to me. Over $ 7 for two cupcakes. Guessing they are $ 3.50 a piece plus tax.
Maybe it is just me and not being a cake fan and this place is better left to the diehard dessert lovers, but I at least had to give it a try. Now if they ever open a pie place, I might be able to go for that.

Too dry, you can tell that this is probably from a box. I could make these at home for a fraction of the price. No thanks.
If you want amazing cupcakes and baked goods, go to 3 Women and an Oven at around 149^th and Metcalf. They are amazing, especially the red velvet and the carrot cake flavors!

Forgive me, Ashley (of Luscious Layers Bakery) for I have sinned. You see, I cheated. I ate another woman’s cupcakes… and GOT DAM they were tasty!!! If you have but one Smallcake to try, run over a group of old ladies to get your grubby little mitts on a Pink Chocolate cupcake. I might just be writing this review from jail, as I went on a Smallcake-​induced mama-​slapping spree. Are you kidding me, Smallcakes? How can you be so good? You are anything but small! You are well-​sized, packed with deliciously-​baked cake and your frosting… oh MY, your frosting… it makes me want to… DO things.
Very bad things.
Like, eat an entire box of cupcakes.
And, that’s just what I did. I kid you not. I ate an entire box of Smallcakes cupcakes and I felt not one iota of remorse. It’s crazy. Back before I started this journey of writing about local business, I worked out, had a nice body, wore board shorts with pride, had visible obliques, and could pass for one of any number of sea-​faring, lithe-​bodied nationalities which make the ladies go wild. Now, I eat entire boxes of cupcakes and look, distinctively, American. USA! USA!

I’ve never been to the Metcalf store and this is my first time to this one in Olathe. I had to ask if they accepted cards because they did not have the symbols in the window. I never assume.
It is funny to see all the furniture of a store before it. It was some kind of ice cream store and I went once and didn’t like it. Was happy to see a cupcake store in it’s place.
I have always enjoyed the idea of cupcakes. A personal cake just for me, yum. I am more for the cake than the icing. So once again like cupcake a la mode, I was weary when I stepped in and saw the wonderful display of different flavor icings and just vanilla and chocolate cake. I was told there was also red velvet (which I got, but I’m not a red velvet fan) and carrot cake (which was not available). Also that the cakes were made every morning (I was there around 7pm).
When I come to a counter display of cupcakes I just pick as many as sounds good. I’m going to spend money. Was told $ 3/​cake. Seems to be the standard now. Or $ 36/​doz (12×3, go figure). I ended up getting six. three placed in two small plain white boxes. Which by the time I got home were all over the place.
The cakes were moist. Maybe too moist as the paper came off and my cake crumbled. Whoa… cakies. It happened to all of them. I ended up grabbing a fork to eat my cakes. Some were ok, others really good, but nothing wow. The frosting most times was too overwhelming and got scrapped off and I was stuck with plain cakes. Cupcake places take note, not everyone loves frosting, make a great base foundation.
Would I come back again… Maybe if I’m too lazy to go to a better one. Plus, the staff was friendly and of the two one was extra perky.