Baked by Melissa

Super unique cupcake flavors and perfect airplane bites if you’re looking for something to bring on the plane! Definitely better than airplane food. They are a bit pricy though so definitely more of a novelty food than an everyday eat.
We got one of each flavor on our way back to Chicago and enjoyed each addictive cupcake bite on the way home. Their signature tie dye cupcake is super moist and cute. I don’t like too much frosting so the proportion was perfect. Some of our favorites: chocolate chip pancake, mint cookie, peanut butter and jelly, and the cookie dough. Most unique was the cheese cracker with peanut butter flavored one. Brought me right back to elementary school!

Though the cupcakes are pretty decent they are extremely tiny for the price. Store was very tidy and the employees were very friendly. Definitely a novelty to visit once in a blue moon. Not on my list to visit frequently.

The cupcakes at this place are really tiny, tinier that the mini ones at Magnolia, Crumbs and other cupcake places — probably about a third of the size of minis from said other cupcake places. That could be why they’re so addictive — it’s literally half a bite of heaven that disappears quickly. And you’re left wanting.
I bought 3 of these tiny delicacies tonight (they run at $ 1 a piece). While the price may seem steep given the size, my guess is that elves and Tinker Bell sized fairies don’t work for minimum wage. Just kidding. You’re paying for a pastry that is tiny but has been given detailed attention. Each cupcake has a bit of some sort of filling and the frosting is applied artfully.
I really liked the snickerdoodle and the triple chocolate fudge. Both were full of flavor. The cupcakes were moist and the frosting absolutely sugary sweet. I wasn’t quite as impressed with the rainbow crunch though since the rainbow brittle was only nominally sweet.
Kudos on the pretty box packaging — though that seems to be an awful lot of cardboard to devote to such tiny jewels. The box was placed in a bag, and I was surprised to find in there a cupcake sticker and a cupcake temporary tattoo, both in the shape of the Baked by Melissa logo. Nice surprise!

Very unreliable. I ordered an assortment of macaroons to be delivered by 11am for a work meeting — and it was two hours late. Do not count on this place for on-​time deliveries. Had to run down the street and grab something really quick to make up for their mistake.

I stopped in to get a gift for a friend and had never tried these little cupcakes before. They were good, and cheap, but let’s be real — aside from the novelty of mini cupcakes, there wasn’t anything special about it.
They have some gluten free options, which was nice to have.

Have always heard of Baked by Melissa but never tried it until I went for myself to this location and I have to say it I was amazing. All the different cup cake flavors were so awesome. Kind of funny that they were all small. Was expecting them to be normal size cup cakes but buying a bunch is a good idea cause you could try them all. The staff were friendly about my first time there and they helped me out with my questions. Such a great place to go to. Highly recommend going.

Some people (like my ex) go ga-​ga over cupcakes, let alone cute little cupcake bites; but I take them in stride. Baked by Melissa serves the purpose well if you have an itch for cupcakes. Melissa builds her business on little cupcake bites in a multitude of interesting flavors. It’s great to see a business like this succeed in America. I’m not a big cupcake fan, but when I have the rare itch, there’s one place that always pops into my mind — where they are Baked by Melissa.

Randomly walked by the store and went in just because it looked super cute. These super mini cupcakes are indeed adorable! So pretty and cute and also offers variety! I think there was around 25 – 30 different kinds of cupcakes on display.
I tried Funfetti and it was good. Sweet and soft and gave a good sugar rush. The other flavors, I have no doubt will taste good as well.
BUT, it’s really really small. It’s disappeared instantly in my mouth and I felt sad. Too small for a dollar. Sure, a tiny cupcake takes a lot of effort to make, but it just seems a little pricey.

Mini cupcakes that are very addictive. Big flavor in each one and is explosive after you pop them in your mouth. A bit pricy but you really only eat about 5. I used to work around the block and would buy 2 or 3 individually when i had the craving.
Great as gifts for to bring to a party.

Perfect spot to pick up the best mini cupcakes ever. I’ve been to many of these shops in the city… You’ll never be disappointed with the sweet taste of indulgence! I try to limit myself but I can’t stop popping them in my mouth haha, delicious! My favorite are Cookies & Cream, Tie-​Dye and Triple Chocolate Fudge.
Each month or so they have a new flavored bite-​sized cupcake… Last month was Cannoli (Amazing!)
They also have a gluten free assortment.
I still have yet to try the new macarons that just came out.

I’ve purchased Baked by Melissa cupcakes on a few occasions, usually the dozen, and once the larger pack to take to someone’s house.
Sometimes the cupcakes are moist and the flavors are on point and sometimes… they’re stale tasting and the flavor is just not. Which is an utter shame because these are too expensive to ever not be perfectly on point.
I joined the mailing list to hopefully catch a discount offer or two and after many months of receiving marketing email about new flavors and various holiday gimmicks, I got ONE about receiving three free cupcakes with a $ 45 purchase – uh what?! Is that REALLY the best you can do, Melissa? For someone who makes big $$$ selling really expensive, teeny tiny cupcakes, you are REALLY REALLY stingy with offering discounts to loyal returning customers, and it’s totally unappreciative. I promptly unsubscribed, of course. And if any of you are thinking of joining the mailing list, don’t bother, it’ll just be more spam clogging your inbox.
Oh and another thing I’m totally not into is the super insane, anti-​green amount of packaging that goes into housing these little confections, thick plastic and cardboard galore. And a crappy ribbon if you pay extra *eye roll* Surely there’s a better, less wasteful way?
Meh. I’m over it.

I am personally not a cupcake person, but I purchased a dozen assorted little cupcakes for my sisters and they loved them. They’re not the best cupcakes that I’ve had, but I think they’re perfect for people who are craving cupcakes and don’t want to commit to a full-​size cupcake. These bite-​sized goodies are so colorful and adorable, you could send someone a box of mini cupcakes and instantly brighten their day.

As a mini-​human, I feel personally connected to them mini-​cupcakes. Something was made JUST FOR MY STATURE?! PERFECT. ANDDD THEY SELL GLUTEN FREE? NO WAY JOSE. I AM BLOWN AWAY.
So I bought 3 boxes — each costs $ 25, but if you get 3, you get a discount of $ 15 for a total of $ 60. I brought them over to an office since I didn’t want to go empty handed, and I’m convinced it was more or less a hit! How could it not be? The only problem is. because you can eyeball the fact that eating 8 of these is probably still less than a full-​blown cupcake, you’re going to be munching away and NOT BE ABLE TO STOP stuffing your face with these delicious little nuggets from heaven. The price starts to add up, but hey, I’m planning on dropping by often enough to indulge in my guilty pleasures once in a while by getting one or three GF minis. If I have a girl, I’m NOT naming her Melissa. I’m not taking any chances. If she were to bake this well, I’ll swell to 300 lbs minimum.

Girls go nuts at places like this! Cupcake at Melissa was not huge in size that you would literally want to stop in the middle; while it was big enough to test its flavor.
There are in total 12 flavors with colorful decorations. Cupcakes could also be purchased in bundles and they are also available in chocolate.

The cupcakes are just too lovely (and small) to be eaten. They should be only be displayed.
Pretty yum, though they are gone before you can actually chew anything: p

Baked by Melissa are some of the best in NYC! Tiny bite sized goodness in some fantastic flavors. Cupcakes are on the more expensive side, 3 for $ 3, 6 for $ 5.50, etc. but so tasty and worth it in my opinion. My favorite flavors are the tie dye, red velvet, PB and J, and cookie dough. They also have new flavors that rotate in each season and month which are worth a taste! The cupcakes come packed in the cutest boxes which makes for a great gift or treat for the metro north on your way out of the city!
Melissa’s has a cupcake of the month club and ship nationwide if you aren’t able to get here for your cupcake fix!

*this is a review of all Baked by Melissa’s stores, not just this particular location*
I got to admit, when I first heard about Baked by Melissa, I gave into the hype. I used to go crazy on how cute the cupcakes where, and how you could get each for a dollar. But now, I’ve come to realize that I was kind of suckered into it. $ 1 for a cupcake that you could easily eat in one bite but you don’t because you bought it for a dollar and you want to savor it? Nahhh I’m over it now. I rather go to a real cupcake place and get myself a true size cupcake for $ 4 so I can actually enjoy it and truly satisfy my sugary cravings. Whats the point for indulging yourself in one of these Baked cupcakes if one isn’t enough? You know you’ll be spending more anyways.
2 stars because the flavors are sometimes good (I like the birthday cake one). Sometimes I’ve found the frosting to be gritty, which is just gross. The cake is alright and tastes kinda dry to me (like bread), but just the fact it’s so small it’s hard to tell whether the cake is fluffy or not. But seriously I just think this is some overpriced sh*t. Not as bad as Crumbs but still, wouldn’t recommend Melissa’s to anyone unless a) you’re made of money or b) you don’t really care about how your cupcake tastes.

$ 1 for a tiny, stale, dry cupcake? EEK.
Guess we bought in to the hype. Great marketing. Unfortunately the flavors we tried just tasted dry and boring. They seem to be doing alright for themselves though!

Cette patisserie est directement sortie d’un conte de fée.
Ultra girly, elle est super mignonne avec toutes ces déclinaisons de mini cupcakes à la créativité incroyable.
Un exemple: avoir marié un cupcake avec un macaron pour en faire un cupcaron :)
Comme ce sont des mini portions, on peut se régaler en goutant à tout. Un vrai bonheur!!!
Et puis les filles sont adorables, elles vous conseillent en vous mettant l’eau à la bouche. On voudrait gouter à tout!!!
Allez-​y pour l’expérience déliceuse et très douce pour le portefeuille.

Hm.
Pros:
Smaller cupcake = reduced guilt
Variety of different and interesting flavors
Very moist.
Cons:
Nothing spectacular
Maybe a little TOO small
No distinct crunch to the edges.
Maybe I’m being a little harsh because there’s only so much you can do to a tiny cupcake the size of two thumbs, but the cupcake was nothing special to me. The plus was that there were a lot of interesting and unique flavors, but the cupcake just felt like a moist ball of denser cake with some frosting and a topping on top.
Not bad for a bite-​size cupcake though! Thanks for the reduced guilt on my trip to NY.

So delicious and so fleeting. Personally, I was alright with the bite sized form due to the quality of the cake and toppings and I did appreciate the significantly lower guilt levels I felt afterwards.
I’m a sucker for well designed desserts and each cupcake was lovely. Personally loved the pb&j and cookie dough flavors but I have a feeling they’re all amazing.