Baked by Melissa

This was the original BBM (it’s a window in the almost literal sense of the word) and my first visit was on their last day (on which I marked it closed 3 weeks ago and yet Unilocal has still not verified that). Super-​friendly owner dished out freebies and a thank you card. Props for the service but meh on the size and flavor of the cupcakes.

Personally I find these unsatisfying. They get 5 stars for creativity and cute-​ness, but the bite-​size nature of the cupcakes means they often taste oily (my guess is from the baking tins). They also have seasonal varieties to encourage routine visits, but I only eat these if they are given to me for free (then the calories don’t count, right?).

3 dollars for 3 small cupcakes. It takes about 2 bites and its done, is it worth a dollar? I probably don’t think so. But hey it’s a staple in NY so its a must try. I really liked the red velvet one though! The tie dye flavor was one of their more popular and that was good.

Don’t waste your calories on average dessert elsewhere, because this is a place that does justice to sinful calorific indulgence. We were gifted a tray of 25 mini cupcakes by a friend, and it took very little time to work through the set.
So what makes a bakery stand out, especially in NYC, spoilt as it is with the best in the business? I’d look at variety of flavors, soft and fresh cupcakes (vs the dry indifferent ones), and importantly, a reasonable size per piece. B by M gets my vote on all counts. The flavors are adorably innovative and yum (they did Pride color icing during the Pride week in June. How cute right!). Perfect bite sized. And always gooey and fresh.
The mini-​cupcake trays are a great buy when visiting friends. Oh, and they taste better than Magnolia’s!

NEW YORK CITY: Stopped in at Melissa’s and ordered the 25 pack. It was packaged fun, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat. The bite sized cupcakes are a little bigger than a chocolate nugget and were moist and tasty. I would stop in again.

I have never actually been here, so I can’t give it 5 stars because I haven’t had an experience.
But I just got a delivery (in DC) from this place and even after 2 days on dry ice getting to me, the 25 count mini cakes were amazing! Still fresh, and they taste great. You can tell the owner is a creative person, and this was a great surprise gift to get, that is for sure. If I am in NY again soon, I will stop in and visit for sure.

Feel like buying cupcakes without consuming the guilt? That’s been the successful premise behind Baked By Melissa’s fast growing empire. While there might be locations everywhere in the city, it was this small window front in Soho where I had my first taste.
First and foremost, BBM novices need to know how small these babies are. They’re slightly bigger in circumference than a quarter coin and just thick enough to recognize they’re there. Anyone who still «bites» these cupcakes without taking it in whole either has the world’s smallest mouth or is being too timid about popping em’ in like candy.
That said, these can’t be the easiest cupcakes to make. One wrong move and it’s back to the drawing board (literally). Precision and baking skill are in need no doubt, but the genius approach of charging nearly a dollar each ($ 5.50 for 6) means less product, more profit. Melissa is quite the entrepreneur.
Like all locations, I can’t get enough of the tie dye cupcake. Red velvet comes in a distant second, but that tie dye has me feening for more. I’d probably declare that I could down 300 of them, but I’m totally not footing the bill for that one.

Cute, but not as tasty. I tried the Red Velvet, Mint Chocolate Chip and Neapolitan. The cupcakes were ok, they weren’t dry but not moist either. The icing was extremely sweet. The Red Velvet didn’t taste like much of anything. The Mint Chocolate Chip was too minty for my taste… it should be a balance of mint and chocolate. The Neapolitan had an overpowering strawberry flavor.

I love Baked By Melissa cupcakes. It’s grown from a walk up window shop to a chain of stores. I’m not sure if this is the correct location since it’s a moved a couple of stores down from it’s original location. The cupcakes are tiny, pretty and super moist. You can get a 25 assorted pack for $ 20 flat and packaged in individual mini cupcake domes, good enough to take on a plane.

I just love these teensy cupcakes, they are precious. I don’t understand all the reviews complaining about size– the smallness is sort of the point. And it’s not as if it isn’t clear even on the website, which calls them «bite-​sized» and «mini» and shows them next to a quarter for sizing reference at every opportunity.
Anyway, I think they’re adorable and I can eat one or two without feeling disgusting. I love to give them as gifts to people outside the city because they’re a little bit different and fun. They’re also much more affordable to give as a gift than something like Crumbs (even though admittedly not as much food). I won’t list my favorite flavors because my favorite ones from here are the same as my favorite flavors elsewhere so it’s probably just personal preference! But definitely try them all :)

Not sure if I was taking drugs when I decided to try them out for $ 5.50 for 6 miniatures cupcakes. $ 5.50 for sample selection, hmmm? I got ripped off. Melissa, make your cupcakes bigger and your lines will grow.
Now do not get me wrong, their selections are all great, 5 stars! I have to give them 3 stars for their pricing. My recommendation to the owners, change cupcake pricing to 50¢ each, because it is fair for your customers. If that not an option, then make your cakes bigger.
Let see, what can buy for $ 5.50? Easy! Crumbs cupcake with coffee. You see, Miss. Melissa? You should never make a person think twice on a purchase.
Ok, recommendation time:
If you on a diet, this can be your cheat spot. I would recommend you to buy 6 piece box for $ 5.50. Look at my post of my selections. All of them are great, quite tasty. Now if your stomach make noise because you didn’t feed it enough, go to five guys and stop playing.

I don’t understand the whole «baby cupcake» thing. Why is it a thing?
I’m not sure how Baked by Melissa became a hit — they are overpriced itty-​bitty cupcakes… And they don’t actually taste good! All I can think of when I see the tie dye cupcake is FOOD COLOURING. I can’t imagine the amount of artificial and toxic crap in those tiny bites.
There are so many superior cupcake shops, especially in NYC.

3.5 stars. This review is long overdue. I think I had just about every flavor a few years ago. They’re super cute, tasty and moist, but barely larger than a quarter. I think if you were to inflate them to the size of a regular cupcake and compare them to other bakeries’, they would have a tough time standing out taste-​wise. It’s easy to keep such tiny treats moist. But I’ll admit, they are adorable. Then again… who wants to just look at cupcakes?!
I’ll take you seriously, BBM, when you grow your cupcakes to standard size. Then we’ll see which bakery wins!

So I took my baby sister out where I usually spoil her with sweets, pizza, gifts, what not, just so she can experience the city away from Bumble$#@!, Queens.
I never had the chance to buy Baked by Melissa as I’m never downtown. So I finally bought with her and once we realized the size of these snot-​sized goblets, we were flabbergasted or appalled to say the least, Lord have Mercy.
All of them felt like they were injected with sugar steroids and didn’t’ taste like cupcakes at all. Had the mint chocolate and chewed on it for about second, let it rest on my tongue to absorb the confection mediocrity but it was totally forgettable. Everything was. We ate about 8 out of the 10 and threw the rest out.
Never again.

We noticed Baked by Melissa back in 2010. Eye catching store, cupcakes looks interesting but upon knowing the price for that size, we didn’t stop by. Fast forward to 2014, Baked by Melissa still around and has expand to many stores. And not only that, every time we walked by to any of her stores, there were people inside.
So one day, we thought damn we might as well try this micro cupcakes and find out what’s the deal.
We choose the red velvet, triple chocolate fudge and cookies and cream. The size are slightly bigger than a quarter. In that one bite we think the red velvet and cookies and cream were too sweet but the triple chocolate fudge were delicious.
4 years to decide whether to buy or not
4 minutes to choose the flavor
4 minutes to order, paid and said goodbye to hard earned $ 3
4 seconds to finish one. Ohh only in NYC!
All in all, the cake was moist and sugary but we don’t think we will go back again. Well maybe one day when we want to have a party for the kids or hang out with diet obsessed people.

Just got a package in the mail from a friend for my birthday and absolutely loved it!!! Cute packaging and the mini cupcakes are off the hook!!! Different unique flavors and they look great also!!! Every single one is sooooo tasteful… I had a hard time taking a break before I are the next one !! I couldn’t stop! What am I talking about, I can’t stop!!! I’m literally writing this review while eating one! So good!!! Highly recommend for a gift for anyone because they are just plain awesome !!! The box it comes in is also great for cats … Two gifts for the price of one ;p

I LOVE BAKED BY MELISSA! Such cute mini cupcakes! Too bad only in NY ;(

They come with a new flavor every month and a collectible card of the flavor which I find very cute and creative. The only thing I really dislike about the cupcakes is the size, it’s so tiny! For such a small size, the price seems a little expensive. However the cupcakes are so good!

When I went here with my cousins while visiting NYC, I was surprised to see how abnormally small these cupcakes were. However, they were so cute that I actually had a difficult time trying to eat them because I knew that deep down, I can finish them off in one or two bites.
Baked by Melissa has a great variety of flavors, especially their peanut butter cup and red velvet flavors. The price can be a bit expensive for these quarter-​sized cupcakes, but they are unique.

First of all, this little hole in the wall is located on Spring St, not Broadway. If it weren’t for some of the handy Unilocal pics showing the stores left & right of their stand, I would have never found it.
I love cupcakes, period. I love miniature things. So when I heard of mini-​cupcakes, I’m sold. And honestly, I prefer bite-​size cupcakes over standard size cuz I feel less guilty if I eat a few, I can try different flavors and it wouldn’t be as messy as biting into a large cupcake and leaving crumbs everywhere. Ugh, I hate crumbs! I’m a total type A.
I went around 7pm and unlike some other Unilocalers, all the cupcakes were moist and tasted fresh. I tried the Smores, Red Velvet, Cookies n Cream & Mint Chocolate Chip. Everything tasted great. Just the right amount of sweetness per bite. I can’t wait to go back!

Total süß und lecker. 1 Cupcake (2 Bissen) kostet 1 $, sodass man sich auch durch mehrere durchprobieren kann. Pures Hüftgold (wie alle Cupcakes), aber ein Traum!

Tolle Mini-​Cupcakes. Super lecker.
Da durch dass die so klein sind, ist das schlechte Gewissen nicht ganz so groß ;)
Pro Cupcake 1 $ und man kann sie auch in kleinen Boxen mitnehmen.

Als ich vor den tausenden, winzig kleinen Cupcakes stand, hatte ich für einen Moment Angst, dass sich mein Gehirn ausschalten könnte und ich einfach ALLE aufkaufe. Mein Budget reichte nicht (daher nur vier Sterne :)), aber die, die ich gekauft habe, waren zum Niederknien köstlich.

les meilleurs cupcakes de NY. difficile à trouver car sur Spring St et non Broadway !