Stopped in to check this out after having a great lunch at the neighbor Noodle Zoo. Was a little disappointed that they don't have anything that is gluten free. The cupcakes are crazy fancy and look super rich. I did try a cake ball and it was okay. I am not sure if i am ready to upgrade to the whole cupcake yet. The staff was very kind. read more

Attended a Valentines cookie decorating class. It was fun to be creative. The owner is very nice and she had her daughter as a helper too. The cookies were delicious plus she shared her recipe. There were several tip selections so we were able to be very creative. I am not the best decorator but everyone I gave a cookie to said it was a super yummy cookie and they loved the frosting too! They only do this once a year so if you want to do this watch for it next year. They do have cupcake and cake decorating classes if you like all year long. Support local! read more

Cupcake...yum. This place has a decent selection of cupcakes ready to choose from. About 16 options. Plus another 20+ cake pops options. And about dozen pretzel stick options. This is the first cupcake place I've been to that has that many options for cupcakes, cake pops, and pretzel sticks. We bought a few of each type. Loved them all. Kids loved the pretzel sticks a lot. Definitely will come back in the future. read more

Cupcake Addict - Cupcakes...yummy - Cupcakes Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

I love their cupcakes! The Milkshake flavor is great! The staff are really helpful and just as sweet to customers as their cupcakes. I am very picky about the consistency and "moistness" of my cupcakes; they have this on lock. It's important to note that I stopped at about 4:30 in the afternoon, so you know that these weren't baked within the hour. I absolutely hate stale baked goods; these were on point. read more

Tried these cupcakes at the March of Dimes benefit. The Vanilla was so delicious! Not too sweet and the frosting is light and fluffy! Took home a chocolate sundae one it was equally good a day later. Not sure if the prices, but I will be ordering for future events. read more

Cupcake Addict - Great variety of flavors - Cupcakes Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

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We ate here after having pizza at Gusto's next door. We try really hard to support local Johnston businesses, but we will probably not go back here again. Maybe it was because it was the end of the day, but our cupcakes were rock hard (the cake part). I was surprised that they didn't have more selection, and many of the items were very similar. We purchased 4 cupcakes, and the group like 1 of the 4 - the rest were just too dry. The staff was awesome, and you can tell they work hard. The layout isn't ideal for dining in, and most people just do take-away. I would suggest that you come here if you are really close by and see if your experience is different - but about 5 miles away "Bentley's Bakery" in Urbandale has about the same selection and we liked their cupcakes much better. read more

Saw this place while driving by ordered a few dozen cake pops for work and also tried a couple of their cupcakes definitely like the cake pops more than the cupcakes I thought the cupcakes were a little on the dry side. read more

Ordered a cupcake cake for delivery from out-of-state....they made everything so easy! They delivered a darling cake in a gift wrapped box! Thank you so much! read more

Cupcake Addict - Superb! Thank you so much for an easy transaction and delivery! Highly recommend! - Cupcakes Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

Very nice cupcakes, they have a very nice selection to choose from and even had gluten free for those folks who eat gluten free products. Te selection we ordered were delicious and super nice. The cupcakes were moist and topped with awesome flavors! Yum Yum Yum!!! read more

If you like dry cupcakes, this place is for you. Hopefully the cake balls are better. We go 4 differnt cupcakes and they were all dry. The icing was the same on all 4. Next time we would just make our own at home then go here. Not worth it. read more

We ordered our Bride and Groom wedding cake from here. We ordered a two-tier chocolate and white cake with butter creme. For a cake costing $130.00 we expected it to be delicious, but we were not impressed. The cake hardly looked like the design we gave them, but most disappointing was that the cake was VERY DRY. No moisture at all as if it were baked days before our wedding. Luckily, we ordered eight sheet cakes from Costco for our guests and it was AMAZING. read more

Stopped in about 1:15 pm on a Sunday. We picked 2 cupcakes, 4 cake balls, and a box of chocolate dipped Oreos. 1) The cupcakes were $2.50 a piece. They are 0.50 more than Scratch Cupcakery, and smaller (estimate about 75% of the size). 2) The cake of the cupcakes tasted worse than what I can make from a box from a flavor perspective. Additionally, the firmness tasted like they were a day old. 3) The frosting was firm and very sweet. I have a high sugar tolerance, but this was beyond me. Maybe what others want. 4) The inside of the cake balls had a very grainy texture, and tasted worse than the cake of the cupcake. I'm not sure if $1.50 is high for a cake ball or not. 5) The chocolate dipped Oreos tasted good. Got 8 for $4, which seems like a reasonable price. Summary: For a place called Cupcake Addict, they're cupcakes and cake balls are not good or worth the money. They can seemingly dip things in chocolate though. I have no plans to return. I can't imagine just after lunch would be a bad time to visit. Others have said they went later and liked the cupcakes. I'm not sure if what they had was actually better, or if they've never had good cupcakes. read more

Stopped by after lunch nearby. The cupcake was dry and hard. Literally the worst baked good I have had. Tried taking a couple bites and ended up just throwing it in the garbage. What's maddening about a place like this is that someone KNOWS how old the baked goods are. To try and pass something as fresh, when a business knows it's not, is duping the customer. I won't be back. read more

We were driving by and saw a new cupcake store. We got 2 cupcakes. Almost the absolute worst cupcakes that we have ever tasted. The cake was so dry and flavorless. And the icing had no flavor and just tasted straight up like lard. Very disgusting. I definitely will never be back. You might want to take a few lessons from Scratch and even maybe Small cakes. I'm surprised they are still in business. Hyvee cupcakes are even better than these. read more

The lady that helped us(my family) was incredibly nice. The raw cookie dough, don't even get me started it was so delicious. It has no eggs, so it is only for eating. The cupcakes were cupcakes, but the buttercream was so good, it melted in your mouth and it was a match to the cupcake flavor. It really was good! read more

The first time I tried this place it was not a good experience but I've given it a chance 4 or 5 times now and unfortunately my experience has never been good. Cupcakes have been dry and tasted stale every single time on a variety of flavors. Very disappointing. Today was my last time visiting - I will be going elsewhere from now on. read more

So disappointed..... I bought 8 ($16)for a dinner party. We cut them in half so we could try all the flavors. Each cupcake that I tried was drier than the one before it. Would love to know how long they had been sitting on the shelf. Bland flavor and so dry. Not a good combination. Will drive out of my way next time for dessert! read more

Everything about Cupcake Addict is great! Amazing customer service, excellent selection and tasty treats! Highly recommended!

The cupcakes here are AWESOME - I have taken dozens to various meetings and client offices with rave reviews. I always get a separate container with 2 for myself - 1 to shove in my mouth when I get to my car in the parking lot (it's a moment) and 1 for dessert later that night or the next day. Flavor combos rock and prepared frosting in tubs? MAGIC!!! read more

Great service and great product....I've ordered literally hundreds of cupcakes from cupcake addict and every time they have been great.

These were not great, just ok. I went in a couple of weeks ago so this is what I remember. The chocolate flavor seemed a little off but I couldn't put my fimger on it. I tried one of their cake balls and it was a grainy texture from the dryness of the cake. If the cake was moister and mixed well with a good, creamy frosting or cream cheese then it would work. If you are not yet putting simple syrup on your cupcakes than i would suggest doing so. The frosting was very sweet and not creamy. I liked the variety of their flavors, that they sold cake balls, and that they sold mix to take home. I will stick to Scratch Cupcakery though. read more

Wish I could give 0 stars. I ordered a dozen of their cupcakes. 6 chocolate 6 vanilla, with yellow frosting. That's all I requested. The cupcakes tasted absolutely terrible. They were also very dry and stale tasting even though I picked them up at 10am, when they open. The frosting was disgusting. I have been to Scratch many times, and thought this would be similar and not as far of a drive as I live in Altoona. Never ever again. Do not get cupcakes here! YUCK!!!! read more

Not impressed. Passed this store a few times and decided too finally stop in and give it a try. Spent way to much for what I got in return. Cupcakes were dry and hard, with little to no flavoring. Couldn't tell the difference between what was a lemon cupcake versus a vanilla cupcake. I'm a frosting lover and was disappointed to taste what seemed like a straight up stick of butter. The cake balls were better, but still lack flavor in many of the choices. Cupcakes, cake balls and pretzels are decorated nice. Cute store front and the young lady working super sweet and helpful. read more

Extremely customer friendly. Ordered over phone from Oklahoma to surprise my cousins. Great service and reliable. Highly recommended.

Responded amazingly quick. The cupcakes made such a great gift. Delivery was super easy. My boyfriend loved them and said "it was like eating art." I'd recommend Cupcake Addict to anyone in the Des Moines area! read more

Cupcake Addict - Beautiful cupcakes-they made a great gift! - Cupcakes Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

I gave Cupcake Addict two tries. Both times the cupcakes were: small and stale. The flavor in their cupcakes is all in the frosting, not the cake. For the price, you can go elsewhere and get a delicious, large, flavorful, fresh cupcake. I won't be trying them again even though they are super close to where I work. read more

The cupcakes were good, not too sweet like some of the others, very friendly staff. but for the price the cupcakes were small. Will not spend my money here again. read more

While I found the service to be polite, friendly and very accommodating, I did find the promised product -- cake balls -- to be lacking in decor based on the description provided to me upon ordering. The flavor of the cake balls was very good for the items I ordered...but upon pick-up I decided to get an additional 12 cake balls in two different flavors. I was very disappointed with the flavor and texture. As this was my first time special ordering cake balls, I'm pretty sure I will try another local provider. Who knows, maybe my expectation were too high. read more

Delicious, moist and wide variety of flavors. Highly recommend the delectable flavors! I had the strawberry and chocolate peanut butter. Very tasty and beautiful cupcakes. I stopped by to eat at a nearby restaurant and came in for dessert. I will be back in the future just for the cupcakes. Highly recommend!! read more

We've been to Cupcake Addict on three different occasions. Each time, hoping the cupcakes would be better. After today, we won't be going back. The cupcake selection was very limited (they had 6 to choose from) and the cupcakes were awful. Every time we've gone, the cupcakes have been very dry and hard. They don't taste fresh at all. The frosting on all of them we've tried was sickeningly sweet with a gritty-sugar consistency. I would not recommend... read more

We arrived late in the day, so the cupcake selection was limited. I had the Triple Peanut Butter, and my wife a chocolate/butterfinger/caramel. Both were delicious! Moist and flavorful cake. Creamy and not too heavy/not too light frosting. My wife and I noticed that the cupcakes were slightly smaller than ones we've bought elsewhere, but this was not an issue since they were so satisfying. This was our first visit at this business. If they keep up the good work, we will be regular customers. read more

Very disappointed. Bought a dozen yesterday. The lemon and the raspberry lemon had very little of any lemon flavor. The icing on most taste more like shortening. One redeeming cupcake was the chocolate chocolate as there was some chocolate flavor. The peanut butter, again the icing was not to our liking, and the only way we knew it was peanut butter was the very small Reese's cup piece on top. The texture of the cake is fine but we threw out more than we are. Sorry I hate to give a bad review but a far better experience at Noodle Zoo next door! read more

I stop by here occasionally to buy some cupcakes for the office and for home. Their cupcakes are delicious - fun flavors and just enough frosting, but not too much! The staff or always friendly and helpful, and I think the prices are reasonable. They have larger cupcakes and smaller cupcake sizes. read more

I purchased a half dozen cupcakes from a decent selection of options. Unfortunately of the 4 that have been tried 3 were incredibly dry, crumbly cake with little flavor. They looked pretty and the service in store was friendly, but the product was not at all the quality I would expect for the price. It was only an hour after opening, so I can't blame it on sitting out all day. read more

This was my first time trying a cupcake place. Unfortunately I was not impressed. Service was excellent. Cupcakes were small. Selection was all very similar to each-other. Two cake flavors, two frosting flavors. The only thing that changed them was the topping. I was hoping for larger ones with maybe some ganache middles, or more flavors of cake and frosting. Overall, not worth the price. read more

The cupcakes were very stale and the staff very rude. We were told they intentionally chose to not have seating. All they had were tiny, knee height side tables. Because it's great to eat cupcakes while on your knees. If they don't want us to stay and eat then we will just stay away. read more