House of Cupcakes

This place is amazing. The two girls at the counter were helpful and polite. I asked a lot of questions and they answered each one with a smile. The place was warm and inviting big plus. I got the double chocolate chip cookies which was warmed and it was mouthwatering. The cup lemon cup tasted fresh and hit the spot.

I love these cupcakes. The cake is less dense than most. However, the reason I give 3 stars is due to the fact that their cupcakes are much smaller than Sprinkles, Magnolias, Molly’s, Georgetown, etc… yet, it’s the same cost. I won’t be going back often for the cupcakes BUT I will be going back for the Illy coffee and the giant cookies!

My wife and I are big Cupcake Wars fans, so we were excited to visit House of Cupcakes during our trip to NYC. We had a Coconut Vanilla Snowball, a chocolate with vanilla frosting, and coolest of all, we gave them a photo of our daughter, and they printed it onto the top of a cupcake! She totally loved it.
The cupcakes were delicious, and we can’t wait to go back for more next time we in town!

I admit, I’ve had some amazing cupcakes in my lifetime, and a small shop in the Rochester South Wedge stole my heart, but in terms of finding a good equivalent here… This was not it.
The shop was clean and full of bustling, uniformed folks, and when I saw the flavor menu, I was intrigued to try a Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. I wanted to like these folks, I really wanted to enjoy the cupcakes. Being told they were winners in Cupcake Wars made my jaw drop though, because… these are lackluster at best.
There is just as much, if not more, icing as there is cake, to which it was flavorless and lacked a center (which is fine, not every cupcake will have a filled center). The icing was runny, lost structure almost instantly, and tasted like butter, sugar and raspberry extract. What shocked me was that the cake, both in texture and taste, literally tasted like instant cupcake mix you buy at the store.
Competition winners or not, these cupcakes need a serious push in flavor and presentation to compete with the local gold medal, Molly’s Cupcakes. Especially for the prices I paid to have one of those small cupcakes, it left me yearning for something more, something better.

YUM. And wow. And yum. Seriously.
So I actually came here AFTER going to big gay ice cream because I felt, well, unfulfilled after my cone there (I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. Deal with it). The cupcakes here are so pretty! Also, they have a million flavors… If you’re indecisive like I am, be prepared to buy more than one. I chose the white chocolate pistachio «to-​go» and promptly ate it in the store. Oh man… Soft, tender crumb and moist cake with real pistachio, topped with fluffy, cloud-​like frosting and white chocolate shavings. And THEN the manager/​owner stored by to ask what I thought and how they could make their cupcake better. Seriously? Asking customer input face to face? That’s the mark of a baker who cares.
I wish I lived here so I could come back every day. This place is that good.

Personally, I’ve tried a lot of cupcakes around this great big city. These have to be my favorites. Why? Because the cake is so incredibly airy and light, and the icing is plentiful and tasty. The Hazelnut Crêpe is hands-​down my favorite, followed by the white chocolate pistachio. My roommate goes for the chocolate-​heavy ones and hasn’t tried one she didn’t like. But it’s so subjective — all depends on what you like in a cupcake. Give them a try and see if you like them as much as I did.

Chocolate and more chocolate!
Their chocolate chocolate chip cookie was delicious especially when it’s warmed up. Add a cup of milk and your sweet tooth is guaranteed to be satisfied.
Another favorite was the chocolate brownie cheesecake cupcake — it’s light, tastes like brownies and has a delicious cheesecake filling.
My friend couldn’t resist the «our little secret» which is their cupcake with a spekuloos twist.
They have deals such as buy 5 get 1, buy 10 get 2 all day and buy 6 get 6 Sun — Thurs from 10pm-​11pm.

I was a bit confused on how to rate this place so I am deff going to try it again…
Overall Opinion: I think this place has incredible icing… if you like extremely thick, sweet, filling icing then my god get your butt here. The icing completely out flavored and over shadowed the rest of the cupcake. So the balance was not really there. But I was very impressed with the icing, and I know plenty of people would thoroughly enjoy this kind of cupcake. I think it depends on what kind of mood you are in, if you are super hungry you might love a cupcake this heavy. If not this cupcake might turn you off.
I had the salted caramel cupcake which honestly was good enough to make me go back just to get that again. It was remarkable. The cake was good, I have had better but still the icing just made the cake.
Then I had a chocolate cheesecake cupcake which was so damn heavy it was hard to eat when I was full. But I know some people that would have thought that was the best cupcake on earth. The chocolate frosting was sooooo thick.
I am definitely going to go back here, try some new flavors, and then re-​rate it. The other good thing about this place was the fact that there were tons of flavors to choose from!

I came here on their grand opening and everyone was super nice! It was great to see the huge cupcake dedicated to Bloomberg too, which was what, 32,000 calories?! Haha.
I had the cookie dough and red velvet, but the frosting was a bit too much and the cake wasn’t very moist. Bummer. The mini cupcakes looked better than the normal sized ones, though!
Use your Unilocal check-​in to get a BOGO deal.

Decent seating, very yummy cupcakes that weren’t overwhelming to my system after having dinner and friendly service. The manager was even there when we went & spoke to tables. I had the chocolate cream filled, which might look like a Hostess cupcake but tasted far better than that processed mess.
Clean, friendliness, actual seating with temperature control and not stuffed full of people: what else can I say? I also like the innovation and variety of flavors & will have to come back to try more of them.

New cupcakes in the house! This cupcakery is conveniently located across Big Gay Ice Cream, and within walking distance from most of the best dinner spots in the village.
As much as I love cupcakes (to me, they are just portion-​controlled cakes), I didn’t know this cupcakery was the winner of that show, Cupcake Wars.
My top 3 picks:
1) Lemon Burst (sweet & tangy)
2) Strawberry Shortcake (light and fluffy)
3) Our Little Secret (Secret Flavor = biscotti)
TIP: If you check into the business on your Unilocal mobile app, you score a BOGO deal.

WOW this place was terrible. I have been using Unilocal for years and this is my first review. I was compelled by how bad this place was to join the world of reviewers. I live around the corner and was very excited when they opened. Man was I dissappointed. Dunkin Hines would rock this joints world. I tried 7 cupcakes and they were all bad. I mean how is that even possible? is the 8^th time the charm? Molly’s or sweet revenge would run circles around this place. I don’t expect them to be around for long. I wonder who will occupy the space next, it can’t get any worse…

CUPCAKES! I love me some cupcakes… and these are SOME CUPCAKES! Really tasty.

Yup, this place isn’t worth it.
The cupcakes might fool people from out of town who have seen this on Cupcake Wars, and they’re going to like it no matter what it tastes like. These taste like they were made in a factory.
Quality just isn’t there, and without that I don’t think there’s a reason to go here.
Want a really good cupcake? Walk 2 blocks over to Molly’s, amazing cupcakes for about $.050 more.
At over $ 3 a cupcake, I’m expecting something great, and this wasn’t it.

What the heck?!
I REALLY wanted to like this place, especially since it moved into an old GNC. A cupcake place takes over a run down health supplement store.
Well I can officially say I won’t be back. Two stars for the friendly service, the bright and shiny presentation while incorporating the use of technology and Unilocal check in offer.
I tried SEVEN cupcakes. Yes, people SEVEN, so I can thoroughly say I’m not judging by one rotten tomato in the bunch. To tell the truth, they taste mass produced! Their winning brownie cheesecake was like a tasty cake that had been sitting out all day. The red velvet icing was gummy, the s’mores cake was dry and unimpressive– even though they had tried a graham cracker bottom, there was no graham to be tasted. WAHH!!! The dulce de leche icing was gummy and richly unbalanced in the center.
I’m also So SAD to tell those gluten free vegan people DO NOT get the vegan gluten free cupcake. I tried the chocolate and it was inedible. I think they forgot to put sugar in it. If you want to try some delicious vegan, gluten free goods, go to Lifethyme market or Babycakes!
Now that I think about it, I want to give one star but I’m so big on customer service and presentation, I can’t take that second star away. Sorry Ron and Ruthie, I’m not a fan!

Molly’s has some serious competition. SERIOUS competition.
The salted caramel cupcake is as good as any I’ve ever had. Just the right level of saltiness, with a few coarse crystals that give it a great texture. Also had the white chocolate pistachio and it was delicious. Would’ve been content to have just dug into the other four in our pack of six, but I wanted to show some class. It took a lot of restraint.
Overall friendly vibe and a fair amount of seating is an added plus!

My favorite cupcakes are at Eleni’s and Two Little Red Hens, but I get tired of the schlep from my job and another schlep to my house. So I looked for something much closer and more convenient. Via Unilocal,I found this place and gave it a shot. Its pretty good! I tried five flavors:
Coconut vanilla snowball — YUMMY
Vanilla cake birthday — YUMMY
Lemon Burst — Its ok; a little too much lemon & sugar for my taste
Red velvet — Good, but there’s not enough cocoa in the cake
Vanilla Riot — Good, but a little too sugary for my taste
My only knock is the price. These cupcakes are smaller than most other cupcakeries (yes I made up that word) but priced just the same as shops with larger cakes. However, the variety of flavors makes up for it.
I’ll definitely be coming back and trying the other flavors.

Got off the subway stop and saw this place that I had never seen before so I got a cupcake after work to surprise my girlfriend as I was on my way to pick her up. Little did I know, i would not have to pay for said cupcake as I checked in with Unilocal.The store design is fun and bright like most other cupcake stores in the city. The staff was super friendly despite me not dropping a cent.
Now in regards to the cupcake itself. The cake was somewhat dry but I did come fairly late at night. What really sold me was the frosting. I’m normally turned off by a large dollop of sweet icing but taking my first bite definitely was a surprise as the icing was not too sweet and was very light. Will definitely come here after a fresh batch and bump up my rating.

OK, these cupcakes are ridiculously good. I was really surprised thinking it would be just another cupcake but it was amazing! Super moist, really tasty frosting (and lots of it), and they’re decorated really well, too — very gourmet. What’s that other place in the village? Some cupcake place that has a name of a flower? yeah… doesn’t even come close to House of Cupcakes! Definitely check this place out.

I must say I’m super critical about cupcakes. I always start with white cake and white icing because true skill is shown in this classic. House of cupcakes came through in a major way. Perfectly baked. Not dry at all. And huge mounds of icing, which I love. There are also tons of exciting flavors I can now try since they passed the classic test.