Smallcakes

I don’t care for cupcakes, but my son does. I got a red velvet and a rainbow sherbert for him. My son loved both and told me, ‘Mom, go on Unilocal and give them a good rating, these are magnificent!’ The price was also very reasonable for what I was expecting.

1^st tume here — I give these cupcakes a solid 3. The customer service on a Friday evening I give a 1. She was not very helpful to a 1^st time customer. The store was so cute! There is a good amount of seating not sure why for cupcakes but I guess so. There was a smaller selection she said it was because it was late. My family got 6 cupcakes so far I have tasted 4. The lemon cupcake as well as the strawberry cupcake get 5’s hands down. I also tasted the peanut butter cup and the sundae. They weren’t my thing but not bad. I would check them out again trying a couple more favors.

This was my first visit to Smallcakes. I devoured some sushi beforehand and I was in need of more carbs but in the form of sugar!
The parking situation wasn’t bad, just get in where you fit in haha. The interior of the place was cute, sparsely decorated, but cute. The girl behind the counter was tired and not much help. Good thing I can read and kind of knew what I had a craving for, otherwise I would have been screwed.
The product: Not for me. I had the pink vanilla and the regular vanilla with vanilla frosting. As someone who bakes often (not the illegal kind haha) I know a good cupcake when it comes across my lips. The cake itself was not horrible just a little too undercooked for my taste. The frosting was gross, it actually made my stomach hurt. Too sweet and no substance to it… just sugar. Can I get a little butter or cream cheese in there? Anyway, I probably won’t eat it again unless it’s free.

Run! These are the freshest cupcakes in Tampa. They make them everyday. I believe they donate the leftovers at the end of the day.
The peanut butter cup, Kentucky bourbon (special), lemon, cherry limeade (special), red velvet, pineapple (special) and chocoholic are fantastic! My daughter begs me to go there All. The. Time. Skip the caramel crunch, the icing is not so good. My dog enjoyed the pup cake. I’m not sure why it’s called Smallcakes, because they’re huge cupcakes. I wish I had Smallcakes now.

I’m a cupcake junkie, so when two places that I loved to get them closed, I had to find a new place. Well Smallcakes definitely did not disappoint! I love how they rotate three inventive special flavors a month along with their signature flavors, which are the basics. These cupcakes are a rather generous size, so one cupcake should set anyone straight. So far I’ve had red velvet and Mexican espresso. Their cakes are soft and moist. The frosting has good flavor to it other than just sugar. For one, the Mexican espresso cupcake had the coffee taste I would expect, and it had a little burn from the Cayenne pepper on it, which complimented the chocolate cake well. Looks like they have a new regular:)

Went here to treat my boyfriend for Valentine’s day and let me tell you, these cupcakes were awesome. However, don’t come here if you’re on a diet because the only thing you’ll be able to get is the mini cupcakes and the big cupcakes are sooo much better.
We got Birthday Cake, Hot Fudge Sundae, Red Velvet, and 1 other chocolate one that I don’t remember the name of. Hot Fudge Sundae was definitely the best though I would reccomend them all.

These cupcakes are HUGE. Every cupcake shop I have been to in the past had rather small cupcakes with a massive amount of icing. I am happy to report that these are mostly cake with still a good amount of icing. The shop has a great amount of variety, even some gluten free ones, and some for your furry friends.
Check out the board outside for any specials they may have running. Cupcakes themselves are nice and moist, not dry at all. They make for a nice dessert.

So yummy and moist cupckaes the icing is good as well!!! Still doesnt compare to my fav wrights cake! But gop2d enough where i have came back!

I feel kind of sad writing this review. I didn’t like these cupcakes at all. I tried the peanut butter, pink vanilla, and another two I don’t remember. The portions are bigger than what I normally see for cupcakes (think Costco-​sized muffin) and were cute. The cake was fluffy and crumbly. It wasn’t dry but but it wasn’t as moist as other people make it out to be. I think what really killed it for me was the frosting. It’s just not very good. It tastes like the frosting of a cupcake I would get at Safeway or something.

Yummmm. Affordable and fresh cupcakes!!! Heard great things and wanted to try it out! No regrets. These are some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever laid my paws on!

I love dessert! And I love the idea of cupcakes. But, my experience has always been that they usually look a lot better than they taste. Friends dragged me to Smallcakes, and they were right to insist that this cupcake would be different.
We arrived minutes before they closed, so sadly the selection was limited. Especially after a fellow Unilocaler whose name shall not be mentioned (Melinda M) snuck in before me and grabbed the last of 3 different kinds. However, I settled for the vanilla salted caramel cupcake, and in truth — that’s probably exactly what I would get again next visit. Or, at least, one of many I would get next visit.
The icing on my cupcake was perfect — creamy, rich, smooth, not too salty, very caramel-​ly. Truly perfect. The real test, however, was the cake part itself — and I could not get over how moist it was. Delicious! I find that to be the downfall of many a cupcake — even if the icing is good, the cake is dry, but not here.
Finally, I love that their cupcakes are ‘normal’ size. I don’t need a humongous cupcake — I want one that is moist and flavorful that I can eat in a single sitting. I cannot wait to go back and work my way through their interesting selection.

I should preface this review by stating that I am not a cupcake connoisseur.
My favorite cupcake place is Molly’s Cupcakes in Chicago, because it had great flavors, moist cake with inventive designs and a playful ambiance with swing seats and such.
I tried Gigi’s cupcakes a few days before Smallcakes. For 3.50, I was not impressed. The frosting was taller than the leaning tower of Pisa and the cupcake was rock hard. Cupcakes should not be able to cause blunt trauma when thrown.
Smallcakes is quite spacious with cute seats and décor. They have certain cupcakes that are available on certain days and some that are available every day. The girl behind the counter was affable and helpful.
I tried the lemon drop and caramel crunch.
Awesome!
1) The lemon filling inside was tasty
2) The actual cake part was moist. Who da thunk?
3) Cupcakes were large and good so the 3.75 charge is fair imo. A MC cupcake was this price
a few years ago.
4) I like the style of frosting better; I dont know the composition, but it was good. The frosting
isn’t a mile high either.
They have a k-​cup to the side for coffee and some cold drinks.
They are located adjacent to the 5 guys burger joint and the same plaza as the 4 rivers smokehouse barbecue chain.
This is probably the closest thing to a MC in Tampa. Go go go !

This place can be difficult to find if not familiar with the area. You see it on Dale Mabry, next to 5 Guys, but must pass it, turn into shopping center & locate parking in the rear of the building.
Upon entering I am sad to say, I just saw lost space & revenue. It is quite a large area, wide open, with very little seating.
The sales girl was sitting at a table folding boxes. There was a loves eat and coffee table… empty. If coffee & tea were offered, I could see it being a nice plce for a gals outing. As it is, order your cupcakes & go. No room for additional revenue or services. I saw tee shirts on the wall, I can only assume they were for sale, but no signage.
I wold guess the rent for this cupcake shop is a pretty penny & not utelizing all the space could be the difference between the book bleeding red or showing black.
The sales person was quite pleasant, helpful & efficient. It was no where near closing time, but the red velvet tray was empty, but the nice sales person said she had some in back & could bring them out. I am sad to say from a business perspective I don’t see the establishment lasting long.
On to cupcakes. I got a rootbeer, a lemon, a chocolate peanut butter & a chocolate chocolate. The cupcakes are large, moist & have incredible flavor. The frostinings, and I can’t believe I am going to say this are a bit too sweet. With 4 Rivers so close offering a wide array of specialty baked goods, another factor that can bring this sweet shop down.
We enjoyed the cupcakes and all had unique and good full bodied flavors. Personally I would not drive out of my way to go there again.
What’s a girl to do? I can’t believe that my sweet tooth, said too sweet on the icing, I think that is a first.

Decent. I might revisit on a blue moon.
I’ve had some specialty cupcakes before around virginia and DC area, so I wasn’t surprised by their 3.75 pricetag. A high pricetag just means you are allowed to be more particular.
First, I have to mention the buttercream frosting which is used on a number of their cupcakes. The cream is overly sweet and basic.
The cupcake itself was very moist. Strangely too moist. The cupcake crumbles and lacks integrity and takes away from the texture. I tried the Humm bird? And the red velvet. Humm bird tasted too similar to banana bread, but the red velvet was actually quite good.
Overall, I must admit the experience was kiddish– which may be their demographic– from the interior décor to the cupcakes themselves. They lack balance and sophistication. Moisture is a strong point, but lacking in complex flavors and design.
Shoutout to the blonde cashier. Really excellent customer service!

The word moist is an understatement when eating there cupcake. Like the name implies they are miniature cakes with a lot of flavor! This is most certainly my favvvvvvooorrriittee place to go to in Tampa. I ordered
The birthday cupcake is so good as well as my favorite. I also ordered a cake for a friends birthday and all of it was gone by the end of that night. Highly suggest this place.

Let me honest, I am not a big dessert eater, in fact I have an underdeveloped sweet tooth which just seems to shrug at the sight of a dessert menu. My girlfriend, on the other hand, turns into a frothing-​at-​the-​mouth maniac at the sight of a cupcake, and that’s what brought us to Smallcakes.
I mentioned to her that there was a new cupcake bakery in the same shopping center as 4Rivers Smokehouse along Dale Mabry Highway in Carrollwood. Smallcakes is located right next door to the Five Guys burger joint. Smallcakes is a nationwide chain of gourmet cupcake bakeries which started in Overland Park, KS. Owner Jeff Martin has appeared on Food Network’s «Cupcake Wars», and USA TODAY has listed Smallcakes as one of the Top Ten Cupcake Places to try in the country. Not too shabby!
Smallcakes bakes and frosts 18 signature flavors every morning, fresh from scratch. They feature a dozen signature flavors, and have dozens more flavors which are featured throughout the week. There’s a board behind the counter promoting which flavors will be served on which days.
So while I was busy collecting information and photos to use in my Unilocal review, she had her face pressed to the display case and was busy scoping out each different type of cupcake. The lady behind the counter was extremely patient and described the ingredients of each cupcake in great detail.
Finally Britt settled on a Pink Chocolate cupcake which was made with Devil’s Food cake and a pink butter cream frosting, topped with pink Fairy Princess sprinkles. She also ordered a different chocolate cupcake which had chocolate butter cream frosting and two salty pretzels for decoration. The price for each cupcake was $ 3.75 which seems reasonable.
She declared this place a 5 star-​must-​come-​back success.

My favorite cupcake spot in Tampa! I’ve been to Smallcakes two times so far and both visits have been 5 stars. The shop is super cute and the girls that work there are very friendly and helpful. The cupcakes are moist and very generously sized especially for the price. Perfect cake to frosting ratio. I follow them on Facebook and everyday they post their daily specials. The pink vanilla is my favorite so far but they’re all delicious. Give them a try, you won’t be disappointed!

Stopped at Starbucks and noticed a new cupcake shop. The girl behind the counter was super helpful-​she took the time to explain what was in each cupcake on display even though there were people waiting behind me. Got a half dozen and was blown away. The lemon cupcake was moist, fresh and perfectly baked, although the filling tasted artificial; the chocolate cheesecake was superb and every cupcake was baked to perfection. Best cupcakes I’ve had in Tampa in a long, long time!

So, I’ve been to smallcakes twice now… just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. These little babies are legit.
This is my new cupcake joint. Every flavor I’ve tried is good. The icing is just right and the cake is moist… even if there is no filling. It stays moist.
They have some cupcakes that are there everyday, like those perfect little lemon drop cupcakes! Then they have 3 cupcakes that will rotate in and out every week.
So, so good. If you want a good cupcake… Smallcakes.

Located next door to Five Guys and in same plaza as 4 Rivers along N. Dale Mabry, Smallcakes is little boutique bakery that specializes in a variety of well decorated cup cakes. From sweet and salty Maple Bacon to their smooth cheesecake topped Red Velvet, there’s a little bit of everything for everyone’s taste
I’m usually hesitant about overpaying for pastries which goes against all my personal beliefs however after one visit, I find myself questioning these very principles. Each bite of every cup cake that I tried was moist, perfectly baked, and most importantly, fresh! The young cute blonde working there that night was very friendly and explained to me that they rotate a unique trio of flavors for each day of the week so you know what you’re getting is made daily and it shows.
My one gripe is that I’m not a fan of all the buttercream that they use but that’s more of a personal preference and not their fault. This place would be closer to 5 stars if they served a lighter whipped version *wink wink to the ownership*. The frosting can be too overpowering if you don’t have a strong sweet tooth. At times, I found myself scraping off some of the top to find the perfect ratio of cake to topping. Like most desserts, these would probably go perfect with a glass of milk to help wash it down.
TL;DR — $ 3.75 per cup cake is a small price to pay for a piece of heaven. Don’t forget to bring your insulin