Persnickety Cakes

AND… Wait for it… Dun Dun DuUuNnNnN… They’re closed!
Packed up shop and moved to Florida. No, really… Can’t say that I am surprised, another one bites the dust.

Had to knock off a star for being closed when I tried at 4:30 on a Sunday. Could’ve made my day. Lost the chance. Also, no hours on the door. Mystery if they’re open or not

They were all out of red velvet early Saturday so I tried a chocolate with buttercream. Service was quick. The cupcake was 1.99 and the size was small. It tasted freshly made though the frosting tasted like powdered sugar rather than a true buttercream and the chocolate cake was similar in taste to Duncan Hines box cake mix cake. Nothing special.

We ordered a cake for my son’s first birthday. He had a shaky entry into the world, so this was a big celebration for us. The staff was so helpful, and offered suggestions when we said we wanted a «Thomas the train» themed cake. The cake looked absolutely amazing, and tasted even better. The staff was beyond friendly and professional, and the care and time that they took with the cake was very evident.
I would highly recommend anyone to take their business here.

LOVE their cupcakes! Every single one I’ve tried has been a hit.
However, be careful about special ordering anything other than cake. My husband and I ordered a chocolate chip pecan pie for Thanksgiving this year and it was burnt, crust and filling. We tried to eat it but wound up throwing most of it out.
Persnickety will thrive if it sticks to what it knows best– cakes. I know they’re a young business and probably want to please all of their customers, but straying too far from their niche will likely hurt them rather than help them.

I ordered a three layer raspberry cake with buttercream frosting about 2 weeks before I actually needed it. The cake was for a birthday party and the service was not only exceptional but the cake was as well. I found the cake I wanted from one of the ones on their website and emailed back and forth with Persnickety’s baker. We changed the colors around a bit and it was just right!
When I went to pick up the cake, they then provided packaging for the cake so it can be transported and helped me place it in the car. The pricing was very fair and everyone at the party loved the cake!
I recommend Persnickety Cakes a million times over.

I’ve cruised by this place many times thinking I would stop in and get a muffin or coffee… and who knows… splurge and get both.
Today…it happened. On a wonderfully warm and sunny spring day, I stopped in to check this place out.
I was a bit disappointed in the coffee… not very good.
Maybe I’m a coffee snob after drinking so much freshly ground french roast from the big boys whose name I want mention here.
I had a blueberry muffin which looked quite yummy through the glass window of the display case. Upon first bite, I thought I might have a sugar coma.
It’s very clean inside and the service was friendly.

You can’t beat cupcakes for $ 1…using their specialious coupons! They come out with these coupons every few months, and I try to purchase a few. The quality of their cupcakes are very good, and they put some thought into decorating them too. It’s not just a slap of frosting but more like a decorated dessert! My favorite is the Pumpkin Spice, and they have Red Velvet, Mint, Carrot cake. Parking can be a challenge so go off times. They are located right on Center street and there is no parking there but you can find spaces on the neighboring streets.

Been here a couple times and not sure why there are so many great reviews. Maybe because it’s the ONLY cupcake place in Manassas? My experiences there on several occasions left me with stale cupcakes that taste Luke plain old box cake mix and too much icing for the small cupcake that you get. The prices are cheap, but you get what you pay for. There are much better shops around Dc area!

I bought a deal for a dozen cupcakes and ordered for pick-​up to bring to work the next day. The man behind the counter was very nice. Everyone at the office seemed to like the flavors that they had pre-​ordered for themselves. They have a wide variety of flavors to choose from.
At the shop, I noticed that some of the cupcakes looked nicer than others… so as far as looks go, they are not consistent. The icing to cupcake ratio was pretty high, but i like to split my cupcakes down the middle horizontally anyway, so i just took some of the extra icing and put it on my second half and even then it was still a little too much for me. But I’m not going to complain about extra icing, because that’s always better than not enough. =)
I tried the lemon and the caramel. Overall, okay… nicely made, and still moist even after eating the second day (they are closed on Mondays, so I had to pick it up Sunday afternoon). Maybe it was because I wasn’t too adventurous with my choices, but it wasn’t anything special for me to go out of my way for. But if I am ever in the area and craving cupcakes, I wouldn’t mind stopping by again.

I recently had a crazy themed birthday party where the theme was to either dress in gold or as an indigenous person of the Americas (Mayan, Aztec, Incan, Native American). My mother went to two other bakeries and wasn’t satisfied with their creativity. Her final stop was here. They did a great job listening to her rattle off the theme of my party and my likes and dislikes. When I opened the cake box at my party, I was totally in shock from the awesome design of the cake. I didn’t know that my shock could grow after tasting the cake! It was chocolate cake with a creamy peanut butter filling with mini reeses cups. This bakery did an amazing job on my cake and they had perfect customer service. Thanks again.

My husband and I recently got married in the area and used Persnickety Cakes as our wedding cake vendor. As there really aren’y many bakers in the area, we luckily stumbled upon this shop while in Old Town looking for a place to have the rehearsal dinner. I can’t say enough good things. They are easy to work with, they are personal and care about your order, they are very reasonably priced, and — most importantly — they make the most delicious cakes. We ordered a small cake topper with different flavor cupcakes to serve. I showed a few pictures about the kind of look I was going for and the result was a beautiful and delicious display. It was a good thing we ordered extra because our guests were leaving the wedding with handfuls of cupcakes.
We don’t live locally but we would make the trip if we ever need desserts for a special event again.

I love shopping local and was happy to see a small bakery open up in Old Town. I finally stopped in after a trip to the farmer’s market and was happy to see a full case of cupcakes and other treats and a friendly person working behind the counter.
The prices were very reasonable… much more so than most other bakeries in this area. I did notice that some of the cupcakes looked incredibly professional and others looked not-​so-​professional. The icing was crooked on some of them and the cupcakes looked sunken in their wrappers. Not sure why. Most looked great though!
I ordered a black forest cupcake and a chocolate cupcake with buttermilk frosting. We enjoyed the chocolate, though it was a little on the dry side. The black forest unfortunately tasted just like a cake mix cupcake. Though it looked nice, I felt I could make a product that tasted the same in my home.
We’ll return when in Old Town, but hope the taste of the cupcakes improves a bit.

wow! What a hidden gem! I bought a voucher through Groupon Goods for 12 cupcakes for $ 11. What a tremendous bargain! These were by far the best cupcakes I’ve eaten! The texture of the cupcakes themselves was great – not too dry, not too moist, not too chewy. The frostings and flavorings were absolutely delicious. Cookies & Crème & the Mint were my favorites, but the raspberry & lemon were right behind. I would definitely come back to Persnickety for my cupcake orders in the future!
The service was a little bit on the slow side; I think only one person was working when I went to pickup. But when I called earlier in the day, my call was answered & my order taken right away.
Great cupcake joint! Come check it out!

I found this place through Unilocal.I’m not sure how they stay in business — I guess they do, a big catering business. They had a few tables to enjoy your treats.
I had a coffee cupcake — chocolate cake with coffee buttercream. The icing was delish, but I prefer yellow cake. I also tried one with yellow cake & vanilla buttercream. They were both delicious, although a little drier than I might prefer.
At $ 2 each (a real bargain for a cupcake in a specialty shop), I will definitely return if I’m in Manassas!

Yum.
In a walk down Old Town Manassas, you might pass by Persnickety Cakes which would be bad because if you’re passing by Persnickety’s you are missing out on great coffee and incredible cupcakes. This family started this business at what could have been the worst time to start a business, but we have been visiting this place regularly since our first visit which was two days after their opening. These cupcake and bakery master have only been getting better at what they do.
You might think Manassas is a far-​off trek for cupcakes, but this is where you want to go to have something sweet with your coffee. (They also do café drinks like Mochas and Lattes.)
When you get to Persnickety’s and enjoy your first (of many) cupcakes from them, feel free to thank me… or curse me when you’re en route to the gym.

Hands down, one of the best bakeries I’ve been to thus far. Stopped in the other day with my father and ordered a dozen assorted cupcakes to give them all a test-​run. Each one of them was DELICIOUS! The frosting and cake batter they use are pure perfection. The cupcakes were not dry and the frosting was rich and nicely flavored. None of them were too sweet like some bakeries can make them. You can tell that they put a lot of love into each cupcake. I can’t wait to try their other treats.
Bonus — –each cupcake I ordered was less than $ 2 a piece.

Great cupcakes, the icing was a little too hard for me, but I think it was because they were refrigerated. The cake itself was moist and the icing was very tastie. I would go there again, absolutely!

I stopped by here with my wife the other weekend. This is truly a family-​run business with pretty much the entire family helping out.
It’s great to see someone start up a local business in Manassas old town and help bring back the sense of community.
You’ll need to get there early to get the best cupcakes, they go fast!
The cupcakes were excellent, with plenty of flavor, moist inside and little touches like the piece of lemon candy on top of the lemon cupcake showing the extra effort. I hope that they start to make fruit tarts and other Patisserie fare,
The owner was happy to chat about his business and they are working to expand to meet demand.

They are a busy bakery! By 3PM on Friday, their goodies were practically wiped out, but I was able to snag my dozen of cupcakes. :D They are open until 8PM and were making more. I loved the lemon and coffee. The red velvet and carrot were already gone… maybe the reviews helped get them gobbled up fast. They picked a perfect spot for their business as it was easy to get to for a spur of the moment stop. The owner is super nice and pleasant. There are a bunch of orders that are made that affects the flow of everything where a time-​management tweak would help this, but the goodies are worth going back to try! New flavors are coming soon!