PrintSugar Rush: Tiny Cupcakes at Baked by Melissa
$1 for a cupcake sounds like a good deal, even when three is the minimum purchase. But when the three cupcakes, each one slightly smaller than a quarter, are handed to you in one large cupcake liner—you can't help but feel gypped. Couple that with a not-so-nice salesperson in this crowded Soho storefront, and then you start to wonder why you spend your money here. The cupcakes are not bad, thank goodness, but they are overly sweet and reminiscent of those produced by supermarket cake mix. Clockwise from top: Tie-Dye (vanilla-flavored), Peanut Butter & Jelly, and S'mores. Good for a quick sugar high, but not much else.
Baked By Melissa
529 Broadway, New York NY 10012 (map)
212-842-0220
www.bakedbymelissa.com
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12 Comments:
I agree - totally overpriced. But they would be a nice addition to a party because they're so small (and the price drops as you order more). As for flavor, I was actually really impressed how moist and flavorful they were. There are some badddd cupcakes in this city so these actually tasted decent.
lizicle at 3:45PM on 09/10/09
moronic. enough with the cupcakes already.
bobbob at 4:13PM on 09/10/09
Smaller than a quarter? I've found bigger morsels of food stuck in my teeth while flossing.
LHSK12 at 4:59PM on 09/10/09
Sucker born every minute.
chaevans at 11:45PM on 09/10/09
Pros: cute factor, reduced stress on one's waistline, easy cupcake kebabs.
SpatulaQueen at 3:53AM on 09/11/09
I'm all for "mini" things usually but this photo made me sad
Cupcake819 at 9:15AM on 09/11/09
http://littlegirlbigappetite.blogspot.com/2009/07/mini-cupcakes-by-melissa.html
totally agree!
liljessyboop at 9:42AM on 09/11/09
I think they are delicious! The chocolate peanut butter and red velvet were amazing! All were very moist and fresh. I got a dozen for $10, not bad for 3 people for dessert and we got to try a bunch of flavors.
Most other fancy cupcake places in the city will give you an old dry one more often than not. But all of Melissa's were fresh and moist.
And yeah she is not that nice, but who gives a damn? The best bakeries have old italian b.tches behind the counter.
cesnyc at 10:13AM on 09/11/09
considering how labor intensive they must be to produce, i don't think they're necessarily overpriced. {i have a whole new perspective on the prices of baked goods since making a friend's wedding cake -- after buying the special equipment and all the ingredients, it cost me about seven hundred dollars to produce a cake and a modest assortment of sweets for 35 people, and that doesn't include paying anyone for the labor, since i did all of work.}
for mini cupcakes that are not overly sweet, i'm a sucker for the ones at the corner bakery at 93rd and 3rd.
cybercita at 11:27AM on 09/11/09
They look so cute!
sherrypie at 11:28AM on 09/11/09
good grief. enough with the cupcakes already! these things are a ripoff. if someone handed me those tiny things and asked for $3, i'd walk out of the store.
cg_ups at 12:10PM on 09/11/09
In fairness I have to retract my original post. My wife brought a tray of these to a dinner we went to the other night. 25 for $20 dollars. About as much as you'd spend to feed the same amount of people a cake. Everyone thought they were fun. They tasted great and you could sample a couple without stuffing yourself. We'd get them again.
ps I'm still a cupcake hater :)
bobbob at 8:48AM on 09/12/09