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    Martha Rose L.

    I can honestly say that my birthday cake came out a lot better than my reference photo! The attention to detail given to this cake is out of this world. It came out so beautiful that I had a hard time cutting into it The cake was so moist and delicious! Thank you, Smallcakes!

    Latonya P.

    What a delightful medley of sweetness lies in wait for you as you stroll or run (your choice) into Smallcakes! Our first visit but not our last. Yelpers gave this place high reveiws so we figured we'd give it a go. And boy am I glad we did. My poison - a dark chocolate cupcake uh I mean smallcake with vanilla buttercream filling and dark chocolate buttercream frosting with a smidge of white buttercream on top. My hubby's poison - a peanut butter cup thingamajiggy (technical term) that he evidently enjoyed since - IT'S ALL GONE. LOL While the parking lot can be a bit challenging it's still worth the trip. The staff was particularly friendly and the place is ever so cheerful. My son just got his first place and I am hosting a house-warming annnnnnd I will be serving these cute little confections for the event. :) The cake is moist - the frosting not overly sweet - and it could be two servings for sure. They are not HUGE but not SMALL either. Just right. If you have a sweet tooth this will fit the bill nicely!

    Chris S.

    I love reading reviews of successful small, local businesses and all of the great things in Charlotte and surrounding. God only knows how many great businesses and restaurants I've discovered on Yelp thanks to all the thoughtful people who write about their experiences. Despite this, every once in a while I run across some of the worst people who trash a business for all the wrong reasons. So without further ado, my visit to Smallcakes and this review is inspired by Heather M. who was kind enough to post a picture of ruined cupcakes that allegedly was the business's fault. Spoiler alert: there's no way it was their fault. I walked in to Smallcakes tonight a mere hour before closing time but was met by a very friendly staff who took the time to walk me through the cupcakes. Despite the late arrival, everything on the menu was available. I got four total cupcakes, two for me and two for my wife, and was out the door in a couple of minutes. The cupcakes themselves are a little pricey at $3.75 each, but from first impressions it looks like a lot of detail goes into each one and they opted for a dressier style box highlighting their brand in a vibrant, hot-pink fashion. We got our cupcakes from the parking lot in Huntersville back home in North Charlotte and, surprise surprise, our cupcakes were perfectly fine! If you look closely at the pictures, they put an insert in the box that cradles each cupcake and hold them about 1/3 of the way up. By no means would it be impossible for them to jostle around, but it would be quite difficult. I pulled my two cupcakes out as soon as we arrived home. The carrot cake cupcake was perfectly moist and not only had a great flavor, but great texture as well. The icing on top was a very smooth cream cheese icing that was perfect for the carrot cake. I don't know if dense is the right word, but maybe heavy, it was a very filling cupcake which when paired with the high quality flavor, make the price tag a little easier to stomach. Red velvet was great as well. Pair the same cream cheese icing with a red-colored chocolate-flavored cake that had a little more bitterness than your average red velvet in the best way possible. So again, friendly folks, great "designer" cupcakes, and quality branding that makes people go "Wow!" when they see that box. Is that almost-four-dollar price tag worth it? Yes, I would say so! It's hard to argue against 'em when the most successful ice cream shop in Charlotte is charging $5 for a scoop! If you've got this far down, take a look at Heather M's picture and tell me how in the world it is Smallcakes fault for that, the cupcakes literally jumped out of the holder in the box. As frustrating as that is, I'm glad I saw it and gave this place a chance because it's a great little shop that's making superb desserts. Consider me a smallcakes believer.

    Peach cupcakes - not so peachy
    Megan T.

    So I started to follow Smallcakes on Instagram, but I had not had them yet. I was very much interested in trying as it seemed like they had a great array of flavors! Well one day I noticed that they posted that they would be having a peach cupcake for the week! My favorite fruit! It was a peach cupcake, with peach icing, and a peach topping. I was unable to get up to the Huntersville area as I live in South Charlotte, but my aunt who lives up in the north area was coming by our home that Saturday so I asked her to swing by on Friday afternoon to pick me up two of the peach cupcakes! I was that excited and that hopeful for it being a very peachy goodness of a cupcake! The cupcake was great, it was moist, had a great icing to cupcake ratio (some might say too much but I love icing!). However, and this is a big however, it was not peachy at all except the topping. If you just handed me this cupcake and I tried to taste the cake and icing part alone, I would have never known. It was a nice sweet cupcake and had good flavor, but there was a huge miss on the peachiness. Very big disappointment for wanting a very peachy cupcake! Minus one star for failing on the flavor. The cupcakes are messy to eat and messy to travel with - do not travel very well just from the north side to the south side of Charlotte. Not sure what the issue is, but clearly some others have had this same issue from their pictures. It's almost if they need to thicken up their icing just a tad. I've not seen such issues with other cupcakes places. Overall a good cupcake, but I'm not jumping up to go try them again. I might if I were in the area.

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    Dominique S.

    Big Small Cakes We wanted something sweet after dinner at Pinky's, so we came in. First impressions: Super cute inside. Very clean. Smelled divine. Service: The cashier was so sweet and helpful, I wish I could've gotten her name. Food: The cupcakes were bigger than I thought, but they were soooooo good!!! I order an Oreo Buttercream and my Hubby got Peanut Butter cup. It was love at first bite. You can tell it's actual buttercream and not that thick fondant. And they were so MOIST. Omg. Mine didn't even make home before I gobbled up half. If you're going to have a cheat meal, make this a part of it!

    Miniature cupcake/ full size price.
    MickeyBlue I.

    Nothing is more annoying than a business that nickel and dimes it's customers. Desserts in general are already overpriced and the fact that they decided to literally cut the size of their cupcakes in half is so typical of the city of Charlotte. This city will try to pinch every penny it can from its customers and I realized that today when I bought a cupcake and it was soooooooo tiny it fell all the way to the bottom of the box even past the cupcake holder inside it was so small! Cutting corners and taking shortcuts will always end badly.

    4 varieties of delicious cupcakes
    Wally R.

    We ordered a dozen each of 4 flavors for a graduation party. We got vanilla/chocolate, lemon basil, cinnamon coffee cake, and strawberry. They were a huge hit at the party and we loved them. I've shopped at lots of cupcake stores, but this place is the BEST. They are so moist and light, and if you custom order at least a dozen, they have 200(!) flavors you can choose from. We couldn't recommend this place more highly. You can't go wrong here.

    Dozen cupcakes 36$. Reasonable for the size of cupcake.
    Key J.

    Came on a Tuesday. The woman behind the counter was standoff-ish but helpful. She wasn't bubbly and didn't offer a sincere greeting or welcome to the store, but she did answer our questions. We got 12 cupcakes for my birthday for $36 which was the same day. She didn't ask why we wanted the cupcakes. Those small questions boost customer service. A "Happy Birthday" would have been really nice. The cupcakes are SOOO moist! And the icing is creamy and sweet. I loved the cupcakes and they were a great conversation piece at my party. I will be back to see if they customize cakes for my son's birthday in a couple of weeks!

    Vanilla w/pink sparkles
    Kristy A.

    Through Yelp, I stumbled upon the local bakery that specializes in cupcakes. I wandered in on Wednesday near closing time. There was an abundance of options and the person in front of me noted that the calendar on the counter stated that it was $3 Wednesday. I don't think it's every Wednesday, just certain ones. Anyhoo, I chose 4: lemon, pink vanilla, salted caramel, and carrot cake. I wasn't blown away by the flavor in any of them. They were slightly above grocery store quality. Not quite as dense. Also, the flavors didn't taste fresh. The lemon for example didn't taste as though they used a fresh squeezed lemon in it. The cake on all of them are the same, with the exception of the carrot cake and the frosting was the only distinguishing item in regards to the flavors. I could use less sugar in the frosting too. In this world of "high end" cupcakes, for $4.00 at least the cupcakes are oversized, but $3 is appropriate for what I was getting. The venue is cute and the owner was very pleasant. This is a franchise, so I doubt she can tweak the recipe, but if she can add distinct flavors to the batter.

    Michael B.

    I was skeptical that this place would be a stand out. I love cupcakes and there are lots of great cupcake cake places. At four dollars per it is a little more expensive than many of their competition and their selection is somewhat smaller. The woman who waited on me was very friendly and the boxes the cakes were put into were of a higher quality presentation than most. But what topped the cake, so to speak, was the quality of the cupcakes. They were absolutely delicious, flavorful. And so soooo rich I felt like I had robbed the bank. Bravo and thanks for beating my expectations!

    Salted Caramel Cupcake
    Ana M.

    We live very close to Smallcakes and eat at the Pinky's next door very often, so I am not exactly sure why we never stopped by before to try these delicious cupcakes! They look so perfect that they almost look fake but taste so yummy. We will definitely be stopping buy again and try different flavors.

    Getting ready my fathers 88th birthday party. Smallcakes cupcakes were a big hit!
    Wendy D.

    These cupcakes were a big hit at my fathers 88th birthday party! We had carrot cake, chocolate chocoholic and strawberries and cream. The cupcakes are very moist and everybody loved them.

    Chocolate, red velvet, cookies n' cream, salted caramel crunch & peanut butter.
    Sean F.

    Brand new Cupcakery I discovered on vacation. They had about 12 or so different cupcakes each with a healthy dollop of buttercream icing. Each cupcake is around 3.50. The customer service was great and with a smile. She gave me a couple recommendations and they didn't disappoint. I picked a half dozen and ate a couple. The first cupcake I had was the peanut butter cupcake which was fantastic. It wasn't too sweet and tasted like a peanut butter cake. The buttercream was smooth and creamy. I also had the cookies and cream cupcake which was also great. I'm not sure how they make the buttercream taste like cookies but it was fantastic. A definite treat that I'd definitely check out again the next time I'm in NC.

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    Love! Love! Love! Have ordered for myself and family events. They also have wonderful doggy pupcakes.

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    Haven't been here since COVID. Doesn't appear that the selection is as expansive as before but of course cupcakes are still delicious.

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    A coworker brought these cupcakes to work and they are AMAZING! Very moist and great frosting, totally worth the office calories!!!

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    Extraordinary bakery! I cannot say enough about the beauty and deliciousness of their cakes! Highly recommend.

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