Eat My Cupcake

Store was not inviting. Look of cupcakes were also uninspiring. Sad cup cake place.

Really, 2.5 stars, but I’ll round up just because the shop’s name is awesome.
My NY cupcake partner-​in-​crime was back out, so of course we went scouting. As others have mentioned, this place is easy to drive by; the storefront is tiny, as is the signage. The store itself is basically a counter and one table and 2 chairs (another little table and chairs was outside). Considering it was after 5, they still had a good selection, and told us there were a few more kinds they were working on in the back and could bring out. I very much appreciated that plastic forks and knives, as well as napkins, were out by the register, although I’m not sure why they had no plates, considering obviously they expect people to eat there. Or, for that matter, a trash can. We ate out of the box our cupcakes were put in.
The vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting was tasty: my friend was reminded of birthday cake, and something about the cake struck me as comforting. It had a good texture, smell, and tasted like vanilla. There wasn’t an overabundance of frosting — I prefer more — and it tasted like vanilla, not just sugar.
The lemon cupcake was not good, enough so that the piece we brought back to my friend’s mom was spat out. Bland cake, not good-​smelling, frosting with zest that had too much butter in it.
The cherry bomb — chocolate cupcake+chocolate ganache+cherry pie filling — was eh. The cake lacked chocolate flavor and was slightly dry, the ganache hardly seemed like ganache. If you ate all three flavors together, it was ok.
The café LA was my favorite: the yummy vanilla cake with chocolate chips baked in, and espresso whipped cream on top. The whipped cream was messy, I’m not sure why regular frosting wasn’t used. The coffee flavor was good, but not bitter.
Overall, I wouldn’t choose Eat My Cupcake as a place to go, and were it suggested to me, I would argue for Leda’s.

i’m all about the whole «venture into entrepreneurship, set my own hours, leave when i want to» sort of thing. i mean, that’s what i’d do if i went into business for myself.
but other times it’s 2:30 p.m. on a wednesday and all i want is my local cupcake shop to be open so i can grab one of their delicious desserts and a few extra to bring back for people at work. you have cupcakes in your refrigerated case, i can see it! can’t i just come in and have one? please?

Shut the «you know what» up!!! The strawberry shortcake cupcake is the BEST dessert I’ve ever eaten!!! If asked, strawbery shortcake is my fave… So, a compact version, no fork or assembly required is something out of my wildest dreams!!! Thanks, Eat My Cupcake!

Wow. I was so excited to try a cupcake… and never got that far because of the highly unwelcoming atmosphere.
The ONLY nice thing I can say is that there was a pretty design on the wall.
The guy behind the counter was a TRUE JACKASS. No greeting. No eye-​contact. Another guy who was just standing in there told me they were «not really open» –then the girl who I presume to be the owner was upstairs with a phone to her ear, yelling «We’re closed but we’re open” – I could not tell if she was talking to me or to the person on the phone, and she kept yelling out other stuff that I could not understand because of the obnoxious acoustics in the room.
Loud echoes from upstairs – Frankly, she kinda acted like she was jacked up on something, and the jerk behind the counter acted like he was on sedatives. They kept repeating «we’re open, but we’re closed” – «We’re closed, but we’re open» …WTF???

Finally, amidst the ridiculous confusion I said «It feels like I fuckin’ just walked into the twilight zone.» and then AGAIN the girl upstairs yells out «WE’RE CLOSED! BUT WE“RE OPEN!» (Still holding the phone to her ear!!!) Finally I said «I can’t take this. I’ll come back another time.»
And as I walked out the door, I’m 98% sure the IDIOT JACK ASS behind the counter said «Fuck you» to me. This place won’t last a year.
Unless it’s simply a money-​laundering outfit –which it very well may be, because there were HARDLY ANY cupcakes ANYWAY! What a joke. I support independent business – unfortunately I have NOTHING nice to say about my experience there.
If this is truly a legit business, their ONLY hope is catering, because the personality and service STINKS at «Eat My Cupcakes»…as they scream «WE“RE OPEN – BUT WE“RE CLOSED!!! WE“RE CLOSED – BUT WE“RE NOT REALLY OPEN!!! WE’RE NOT REALLY OPEN — BUT WE“RE NOT REALLY CLOSED!!! WE“RE CLOSED BUT WE“RE OPEN — BUT WE“RE REALLY CLOSED!!!»
Why couldn’t they have simply said «Hi. Welcome. Thanks for stopping in. Which one of our 8 cupcakes would you like to purchase?»
I heard their product was crappy… but I wanted to judge for myself. I never even got that far.
A truly UNREAL and UNPLEASANT experience. Period.

This place is a bit hard to find on Lankershim. I only heard about it because my cousin had visited Vicious Dogs and found this spot.
He brought some cupcakes home one day and they were quite tasty!
So, I decided to head to Eat My Cupcake. I met the owner, who is a young woman with an entrepreneurial spirit and very friendly.
I purchased a couple cupcakes. Once I got home and shared them with some folks, we were disappointed! The cupcakes weren’t as tasty as the first time we tasted them. They tasted as if they had been sitting in there for a while, and if it wasn’t for the design and color of the cupcake, it would be hard to discern which was which because they all tasted the same! And they were dry =(.
They were pretty but they were also pretty prices. Hopefully it was just a bad batch or something… because it is a really cute place and I like to support independent business owners, especially young females like myself!

I am no freaking desserty snob. i don’t usually like sweets very much. but i had the strawberry shortcake cupcake and it was quite good. i wasn’t even high. it wasnt too sweet the strawberries were fresh. i am glad its in the hood. it makes for a good dessert. they had hella chocolate ones well like 4 i think. and some oter flaavors. other flavors not Otter Flavors. i typoed but i like to keep typing…
basically i couldnt decide where to review this place cause it has 2 entries. but the person that gave it a 2 might be sorta like more refined than me… but if you want a good cupcake while walking thru noho its totally fine … good even.
i dont wanna harp on about it. but 2 stars is way harsh. you might as well say they are… «virgins who can’t drive». if you get the reference.
its like a 3 to 4 star place. its clean looks sorta sleek and cool. limited selection. but i think its only been open like 2 seconds and/​or months.
they look awesome and they make a pretty good office gift i think cause they put them in these little boxes. whatever you know what i mean.

while i applaud anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, one should have a quality product and a reasonable sense of what makes decent customer service. sadly, both were lacking at «eat my cupcake.» the owner has a rather abrasive attitude and may be better served improving the quality of the product being sold to the public. lackluster flavor in the cake, the frosting and whipped cream. i would tell you what the exact flavors were but they all tasted virtually the same (from vanilla to chocolate to raspberry to cappuccino). points given, though, for presentation of a couple of the cupcakes. but these varieties reminded me of wedding cakes: pretty to look at but not particularly tasty — at all. and despite this being a grand opening, the selection was extremely limited. with several other excellent «cupcake boutiques» around, there’s no need to head back to this one.

So I live in the NoHo Arts District… and let’s face it, there’s not much here just yet. Though you know you’re in a place that’s trying to be hip and trendy when a cupcakerie shows up on a main street.
Nestled between an Indian restaurant and oh so yummy Viscious Dogs, I noticed an «Eat My Cupcake» sign… cut to a few months later when they finally open (it seemed to take a very long time for the build out). I stroll in and the décor is pretty cute, gold, pink, white, and black.
The case is very small but there’s about 8 – 9 flavors of cupcakes to choose from. They seem like they’re trying hard to be gourmet or even fashionable (the pastry chef’s card says designer haha), and they almost hit the mark. The staff was very friendly, and still a little clueless as to what is what, but hey they just opened.
I got myself a vanilla with a cute white flower piped on top and a dark chocolate with raspberry ganache. First off, these cupcakes are very large so I really didn’t mind the $ 2.90 a pop. I only have eaten the vanilla one so far, but I can tell you that it was pretty tasty. It tasted like a denser version of pilsbury yellow cake, but with high quality ingredients. It was very moist, though there was not enough vanilla icing. The flower that topped the cupcake was piped with a different kind of icing, that was a bit greasy (I do understand though to pipe flowers with frosting you need somehting with a different consistency). I have yet to eat the chocolate, but it looks really tasty.
Overall I would come back. or maybe i’m starting to just dislike cupcakes altogether.