Ashlyn K.
Yelp
I decided to check out Baked Cravings due to the amazing Google reviews and the decent Yelp reviews. Like other reviewers, I hope my review won't be considered "contrived" and simply just honest. I also think that the pandemic may be affecting this establishment in the quality of their products. Maybe I didn't order the right things, but the cupcakes I ordered were noted as the most popular by the staff member.
I tried the Cookies & Cream, Red Velvet, Mint Chocolate, and Lava cupcakes ($3.50/each). Perhaps I should have tried to mix up the bases of the cupcakes, but the cake was dry. I tried to show the inside of one of the cupcakes, and you can see that it doesn't present as moist. It's not terrible, but I think these cakes spent slightly too much time in the oven. However, in older pictures, I do see the cake looking more moist, which is why I say the pandemic may be affecting the experience. On the Cookies & Cream the oreos as toppings were really good! Across all, the frosting was also light and tasty, and provided the much needed moisture to the cakes. The dryness of the Lava cupcake was helped by the white chocolate chips inside. In fear of being too picky, I gave the Red Velvet to my roommate, and she agreed that the cakes were dry.
I personally REALLY like moist cakes, so these cakes left much to be desired. In addition, $3.50 is pricey for a standard cupcake. Two Little Red Hens offers cupcakes at $3.35 that are bigger and more moist, albeit more traditional flavors. When I was checking out, the cashier mentioned that this bakery was understaffed, as she had trouble with the register and mentioned it wasn't her usual post. She was nice about everything, and I wasn't in a rush so it didn't bother me. Overall, I would be willing to give Baked Cravings a second chance post-pandemic or to try their other goods, but I have to agree with other reviewers that these cupcakes are on the dry side.