Baked by Melissa

We loved Baked by Melissa. We got the 12 mini cupcakes for $ 10 and each enjoyed the flavors we got. They are small and I recommend buying more than you think you’re going to eat, but this is good because it allows you to try as many flavors as you want. I really liked the cookie dough one. I recommend stopping by.

These bakeries always look so nice because of how clean and well-​lit they are. The vibrant colors of the various cupcakes against the bright white theme of the bakeries make the cupcakes look extra appealing. These bakeries are all over the city. It might be part of their marketing plan — The more you see something, the more you’re enticed to buy … or at least that’s how I became attracted to these miniature desserts. Plus I like the story behind how Baked by Melissa started.
However, the cupcakes I tried didn’t quite win me over. Firstly, I’m not too fond of mini cupcakes because I find there is usually quite a bit of frosting relative to the cake portion.
Still I was curious to try.
We chose Chocolate Graham, Red Velvet, Chocolate Chip Pancake. The Chocolate Graham was topped with a miniature macaron. They tasted okay, almost too sweet. I appreciate how the packaging includes cupcake holders to protect your treats.
I can see how these would easily be addictive. Each tiny cupcake takes less than a second to pop in your mouth and swallow. But I think the point of a bite sized dessert is meant to allow people the opportunity to taste without overindulging in calories. I think it’s a great concept with a high profit margin. They have a ton of flavors to choose from and they always have seasonal flavors.
These prices are high enough to prevent me from overindulging.
They are $ 1 each, $ 3 for 3, $ 6 for $ 5.50 and so on. $ 1 is not a bad price to try out a bite of something, but does seem rather pricey for an everyday treat.
Now that I’ve satisfied my curiosity, I think I’d rather put that $ 1 towards a regular-​sized cupcake or some other dessert.

The miniature cupcakes and macaroons were absolutely adorable. We were walking to our hotel and passed by this shop. We immediately turned around and headed inside to check out the mini treats. I am really glad we did. We had the sugar cookie, red velvet, and salted caramel macaroons. We also had cookie dough, peanut fluff, and graham cereal cupcakes. I was very impressed and I wish I could bring home a box for my friends back home!

What is it about a «mini» cupcake that says «why come on in…»? We were walking by and noticed the cupcakes but mini you say… don’t mind if I do. Quickly stepped in and selected six of what I felt would be the best to try. The mini of the month — winter storm — was a sweet treat topped with a marshmallow. Red velvet was hitting hard, as always, with its distinctive taste. All flavors were good in their own right… No one tasted similar to another. Have to say it was good but not overly so. Great theme with the small bites so you are able to try more flavors without feeling guilty. Love the gluten free kitchen right next door for my gluten intolerant friends. The staff was young and distracted… Didn’t seem very into the product or providing any sort of customer service. All in all «ehhh»… It’s got nothing on Sprinkles. I’d give it one shaky thumbs up…

Been wanting to try these cupcakes for a while and was super excited when I saw that they came in a gluten free version!
I got a box of 12 for about $ 10. Flavors were interesting and my favorite was the caramel one but overall — not what I expected.
The cupcakes were moist and too sweet for my taste. After eating two I was ready to swear off sugar. The flavor combinations were interesting but just not my thing. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth and like my pastries fluffy not moist.
The store is super cute and it’s defiantly a neat concept but not a good march for my cup of tea.

I actually loved their mini cupcakes when I first tried them a few years back, I never even liked cupcakes, but the minis would do since they are all a bite each. My boss treated me the current flavor, I love caramel and I love apple pie, the combination was not great but I would get another. I haven’t been back for at least a year, the cookie dough and chocolate chip taste exactly the same, flashbacks, woot! I may or may not come back again though, just cause the hype over cupcakes has died down on me.

Overall: creamy bite-​size cupcakes, so cute!
Things I liked:
— Texture is creamy and not hard to swallow – being bite-​size really helps these cupcakes to be swallow-​able without any dryness when eating
— Small amount of frosting, which I prefer than those cupcakes with a mountain of frosting on top. I have seen them and they do not look appetizing for me.
— Just look at these mini-​cupcakes… so adorable!

All of the flavors of cupcakes are amazingly delicious, and the monthly flavors are great, too.
The company is also fantastic with managing large group orders to multiple locations — I used them recently for treats for about 15 clients that were all over the US — they handled it perfectly and made me look like a hero to our clients since they were all so pleased with their delicious treats!
Great company, perfect for treating clients and vendors — perfect bite sized cupcakes!

Got a platter of delicious cupcake bites from a lovely coworker for my birthday! Despite my general indifference to cupcakes, Baked really impressed me from concept to execution. The tiny, bite-​sized portions are perfectly made to encompass all of the flavors of a moist, delicious cupcake without the commitment. You get all the flavors of the frosting, filling, and cake in a perfect ratio, since it all comes in one (or two, for those with tiny mouths!) bite (s).
Yum yum in my tum. The Mint Cookie was my absolute favorite (reminiscent of an Andes mint), with the Dulce de Leche as a close second. Very surprising, given that I usually despise rich flavors as I easily get overwhelmed. These bites are the perfect solution! A wonderful birthday treat!

The mini cupcakes were so cute and I enjoyed the ones I ordered although I can’t remember which ones they were. I prefer my sweets a little on the less sweet side – I don’t think I’m sensitive to sugar, but these were definitely heavy on the stuff.

Yeah, these tiny cakes are ridiculously adorable and delicious. Each tiny cupcake is perfectly decorated and I appreciate the fact that they’re bite sized. Since they’re so small, they’re always moist and the frosting is perfectly creamy. Flavors are really fun, too!
I’m just not jazzed by the price of these puppies.

Just to start off, workers are kind of stand off-​ish so don’t expect service — if you get it, great.
I got the strawberry and cream, chocolate graham cracker, red velvet, cookies and cream, and chocolate chip cookie dough. The cake part itself was sweet and the toppings as well as the cream wasn’t offensively sweet, nor overwhelming (I’m not a cream frosting person). I don’t like overwhelmingly big cupcakes so I’d come here again. House coffee was alright, slightly acidic aftertaste? (No cream).
Recommend: strawberries and cream, chocolate chip cookie dough. Red velvet was super standard, nothing special. As was the cookies and cream.

These little cupcakes are the best!!! I got hooked on these cupcakes in December when my cousin brought some home. I was excited to find a Baked by Melissa store a block from my job.
These location is very clean with a friendly staff. I stop in to purchase a make and was a little shocked at first about the price. You can purchase a box of 3 cupcakes for $ 3.00 or 6 cupcakes for $ 5.00 and so on. I purchased the 3 for $ 3. After looking at the selection I chose the peanut butter and jelly, red velvet, and cookies and milk. I have to say with out a doubt the peanut butter and jelly is my favorite. I come here at least once a week now for my cupcake fix and I always make sure at least one of my cupcakes is the pb&j.
I recommend these cupcakes to everyone. I had a friend try one, his first reaction this cupcakes are to small to be any good. Once he tried the pb&j cupcakes he became hooked and purchased a box of 24 for $ 20.00 lol.
Although I explained about the size at first, the size is actually perfect for me due to being a diabetic. When I feel the urge for something sweet it’s Baked by Melissa’s all the way.

Take equal parts of adorableness and deliciousness and decorate with equally high scores, and you will have these teeny tiny works of cupcake art, Baked by Melissa.
They run about a buck apiece, and we bought a box of $ 6 for the trip back to CT yesterday. The store looks a lot like a jewelry store, very high end and fancy. We bought peanut butter and jelly, chocolate graham, and a chocolate chip pancake among others.
They are sweet, moist, delicious and a real treat to behold.
They have a full mail order business too, so our special occasion gifting options have just increased.
Are they an indulgence? Probably so, but I feel better about spending a buck on one of these than I do about spending $ 5 on a regular sized designer cupcake. These little guys are only about 50 calories!

I remember when Baked by Melissa was just one shop in the giant island of Manhattan, and now you can’t go through certain neighborhoods without encountering one every few blocks. Kudos for tapping into the undiscovered market of bite-​sized cupcakes.
Recommended: Tie Dye, Key Lime Pie, Smores, Cookies ‘n’ Cream
Skip: Mint Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Bun

I love the creative flavors of these mini pancakes (tie-​dye, peanute butter and jelly, cookie dough… what’s not to love?), but the little bite-​size portion really doesn’t do it for me. It’s like calling the tiny pieces of chocolate «fun-​size.» There is nothing FUN about them!
I think the unique flavors and sweetness of Baked cupcakes would be highlighted better if their sizes were even slightly bigger. As of now, the tiny little cupcake that you can gulp down in one bite doesn’t do a justice in showing off the flavor. They are in your stomach before you even realize you had eaten a cupcake.
Also some people might think, «Oh, these cupcakes are so small, it won’t ruin my diet!.» That’s certainly not true if you end up eating 10 of these.

Got the Baked by Melissa 25-​Pack as a gift for my girlfriend and she loved it! I definitely recommend it as a gift because they are quite tasty and cute. It’s a good way to try many different flavors. I was also bringing them back to Texas and it was so easy because of the cool packaging.
All that being said… I would never by these cupcakes for MYSELF. I prefer the normal adult sized cupcake. But in a moment of weakness I just might buy a whole tray of the Chocolate Pretzel Cupcakes… mmmm

My friend recommended this place but I was kinda hesitant to try it since it’s over $ 1 per mini cupcake. I randomly passed by the place and it was so cute… I had to go in =)
I like how these cupcakes are mini because you basically get to try as many flavors as you want without feeling disgusting haha The cookies and cream was the best flavor, in my opinion
It’s pretty pricy considering it’s over $ 1 per mini cupcake, but I still would come here again to try their monthly/​seasonal specials :)

I don’t understand the craze, I don’t understand the lines, I don’t understand the cult with the mini cupcake. I think it is actually a brilliant idea, it’s cute; you can gift it, you can have one piece and not kill a perfect diet, and you can easily throw them at people during food fights.
I finally gave in and tried, I think they were super oily, not hugely flavorful, they kinda all tasted the same to me: cookies and cream, cookie dough and chocolate candy crunch. I mean it’s totally okay, don’t get me wrong, I ate them alright but it didn’t live up to my expectations.
Oh well, been there, done that, no need to explore other flavors. Great concept, okay mini cupcakes, not different than factory made flavor wise, cute packaging. This company has more of a brilliant marketing team than an actual bite down to the cupcake wall of fame.

I don’t really understand why these little cupcakes are so popular, it must be the hype. They are tiny, bite size, and extremely expensive. I actually came here because I was referred by a co-​worker, and wanted to bring them to work to have all the «self proclaimed» critics, critique them.
The first thing I thought was, just make anything pretty&cute and people will buy them. Very true for this case. I tried loads of them and none of them really stood apart. I’ve had many cupcakes in my days and these, although looked unique a lot of them just tasted like mono flavored cake. They all tasted very similar, and none of them really had any unique scents. They were way too sweet (and i’m a person that likes sweets) to distinguish anything special. The oreo ones failed to defined oreos, the balance on the peanut butter and jelly one was very off (you only can taste sugar and peanut butter). etc … etc. You can probably just go to some random donut shop, cut donuts into bite size pieces and have the same experience for ¹⁄₁₀^th of the price.
Very underwhelming. Sorry but no dessert orgasms to find here, not that I had any expectations to begin with anyways.