Best cupcakes
One of the gorgeous specialty cupcakes from the Lily Torte Baking Company, your pick for best cupcakes in and around Atlanta. Photo courtesy Lily Torte Baking Company
YOUR PICKS
1. Lily Torte Baking Company
You say, “They have so many flavors it is like being a kid in a candy store. My favorites are salted caramel and cookie monster yum” and “Lily Torte has the perfect cupcake for every occasion. Family owned. Great family, even better cupcakes. You can never have just one!”
2. CamiCakes
3. Cake Cafe Atlanta
4. Piece of Cake
5. GiGi’s Cupcakes
Atlanta Cupcake Factory co-owner Jamie Fahey frosts some of the delicious treats available at the Poncey-Highland shop. Photo: John Spink, jspink@ajc.com
OUR PICKS
The AJC dining team’s specialist in Southern and Neighborhood Fare Jenny Turknett says, “Atlanta’s cupcake scene has exploded over the past year. As I compared cupcakes from many of our local shops, the unique strengths of each bakery revealed themselves. Instead of ranking the five best cupcake spots, I offer the best features of five local cupcake bakeries and a few flavors to try (in no particular order).”
Gigi’s Cupcakes, multiple locations
Best feature: Filled cupcakes, which keep the cupcakes moist
Flavor to try: Coconut Cream-filled — A mountain of smooth coconut cream awaits.
Alpine Bakery, Alpharetta
Best feature: Moist and flavorful cake
Flavor to try: Turtle cheesecake — Is it a cake or a cheesecake?
The Atlanta Cupcake Factory, Poncey-Highland
Best feature: Cream-cheese based frostings
Flavor to try: Lemon — It might as well be a lemon meringue pie.
The Great Cupcake Co., Buckhead
Best feature: Fun flavors that venture beyond the traditional
Flavor to try: Creamsicle — Think of a frosted orange from The Varsity.
Jilly’s Cupcakery, Alpharetta
Best Feature: largest selection of miniature cupcakes
Flavor to try: Peanut butter chocolate — Peanut butter buttercream steals the show here.
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461 comments Add your comment
Anthony
August 30th, 2011
8:19 am
A lot of people have recommended Cami Cakes and I went there one day leaving not impressed. It was later in the day so maybe I just caught them at a bad time.
Cloud 9 in Roswell and soon to be in Lenox Mall gets my vote!
Shadia
August 30th, 2011
8:20 am
CamiCakes rules the Atlanta cupcake scene. Her cake is always moistl, even after a few days. The cupcake top is crisp and the icing is perfection! Her cupcakes have personality and the taste always lives up to the beauty with which they are presented. Can you tell I’m addicted?!
kroger rules
August 30th, 2011
8:23 am
the cupcakes at kroger on memorial are really good.
Bree
August 30th, 2011
8:31 am
I had a Cami Cake and yes they are yummy but Piece Of Cake is the yes lawd of cupcakes…no doubt.
Bajatl
August 30th, 2011
8:32 am
Piece of Cake. I tried the Atlanta Cup Cake factory and was not impressed at all.
CourtneyLuv
August 30th, 2011
8:34 am
CamiCakes!!!!!!!!
D-Cats
August 30th, 2011
8:35 am
Piece of Cake in Buckhead!
Candler Park
August 30th, 2011
8:40 am
Holly’s Cup Cakes…hand down the best around.
Caitlin
August 30th, 2011
8:40 am
The Cookie Studio!
KaCey
August 30th, 2011
8:43 am
CamiCakes all day!!!!
Kym
August 30th, 2011
8:43 am
By far the best Cupcakes are at this little shop in Cabbagetown..I mean the topic does say best in the A..so SWEET CHEATS in CABBAGETOWN gets my vote hands down..ohh and you have to try the cruffles(combo truffle cupcake)..Yummy Heaven!!!
TriceeMe
August 30th, 2011
8:44 am
Amazing Cakes..Mabelton Ga, and Kemi Cakes..and no it’s Not a typo!!
saffron
August 30th, 2011
8:45 am
Atlanta Cupcake Factory, most definitely. Their cupcakes are perfect everyday and they did a beautiful job of catering for my birthday.
Phyllis
August 30th, 2011
8:51 am
Steve mc enters are the very best. Should should taste is choclate chiffon cake, too.
Jubersaur
August 30th, 2011
8:52 am
I haven’t found any great cupcakes in Atlanta. They’re all fine/good, but not great. So I vote for Curbside Cupcakes and Baked&Wired in DC.
Mary
August 30th, 2011
8:53 am
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Carolyn’s Cupcakes and More. Very good; good cookies too.
sunfloweringa
August 30th, 2011
8:54 am
Publix. Consistantly moist, delicious, and fresh!!
SMLamb
August 30th, 2011
8:55 am
Holly’s Cupcakes at Colony Square!! Red Velvet cupcakes are great.
Midtown Mike
August 30th, 2011
8:56 am
Holly’s Cupcake Shop is THE best. Founded in Conyers with a new location that just opened in Colony Square (corner of Peachtree and 14th street). They have specialty flavors for every day of the week!
Jilly Hater
August 30th, 2011
8:58 am
Jilly’s $30.00 for a dozen WOW!
lala
August 30th, 2011
8:58 am
I love Cami Cakes but all these comments on Jilly’s have me curious. I will try her out and decide whose is better. CUPCAKE WARS
Barbara
August 30th, 2011
8:58 am
Little Cake Bakery in North Buckhead, on Roswell Road, just above Piedmont Road
Jay Foster
August 30th, 2011
8:58 am
My aunt makes the best red velvet cupcake you will every try!
Kayla Smith
August 30th, 2011
9:00 am
Holly’s Cupcakes! Their new store just opened on 14th and Peachtree
NK
August 30th, 2011
9:00 am
Drum Rolling Please……. CAMI CAKES IS THE BEST CUP CAKE SPOT IN THE METRO AREA.
JAG
August 30th, 2011
9:02 am
Piece of Cake!!!!!!!!
Sally
August 30th, 2011
9:02 am
Piece of Cake!! Amazing cupcakes!
rose
August 30th, 2011
9:06 am
Atlanta Cupcake Factory!
Hill
August 30th, 2011
9:08 am
CamiCakes are the BEST!!!!!
Wordsmith
August 30th, 2011
9:09 am
Such a shame that Caroline’s Cupcakes at Oak Grove are so small, dry, expensive and too frosted. We need a REAL cupcake store around those parts! All these young folks around Oak Grove “Crossroads” would flock to a spectacular cupcake place. Been to a few around and still think Publix has fab cupcakes in all flavors.
ChiefRocka
August 30th, 2011
9:13 am
Jilly’s by far. I drive from Atlanta to Alpharetta to get them.
Donna
August 30th, 2011
9:14 am
Little Cakes in Sandy Springs! She uses fresh ingredients and her frostings are NOT made with shortening! I wasn’t impressed with Cami Cakes- it seemed the only frosting option was cream cheese which seemed to melt as soon as you left the store. Overall, the best cupcake I *ever* had was from Trophy in Seattle.
Pat
August 30th, 2011
9:16 am
Sweet Justice is OWTstanding! The signature Strawberry White Chocolate is to die for. And she delivers! http://www.sweetjusticeonline.com
Cupcake man
August 30th, 2011
9:18 am
CHOCOLATE PINK WAS THE BEST! Their Red Velvet CC was the absolute best. The icing was so smooth and tasty. Simply delicious!. Please come back!
Mableton_Girl
August 30th, 2011
9:18 am
Miss Mamie’s off of the Marietta Square – the Guiness and the S’more are favorites of mine.
http://www.missmamiescupcakes.com
FL girl
August 30th, 2011
9:21 am
Cami Cakes are absolutely the best.
Denise
August 30th, 2011
9:21 am
I make the BEST keylime cupcakes around….they are very moist and when you bite into them it feels like a burst of flavor…..they are to DIE 4… Design-A-Party, Snellville
Susan Moore
August 30th, 2011
9:22 am
Home made in your kitchen. Who cares where you buy them they all taste the same and not very good… Sorry I’ve had them all and mine are better every time hands down.
Denise
August 30th, 2011
9:25 am
The best in cupcake flavors – unique flavors, moist – just check out the pics on the website
http://www.wedesignaparty.com you won’t be sorry many flavors – keylime, homemade caramel, chocolate cappucino, strawberry…yummmm hummingbird, german chocolate, chocolate w/butter cream….GOTTA TRY THEM They’re GREEEAT!! Design-A-Party.com
LJR
August 30th, 2011
9:27 am
My husband and I visited Jilly’s Cupcakery in Alpharetta with a couple of friends. We bought a huge variety of cupcakes – unfortunately we were very disappointed. I thought Red Velvet cupcakes should be RED … not the burnt brown color mine were! We all felt our cupcakes were dry (like they had been left out for a day) and tasteless. By all the rave reviews above, maybe we went on a bad day. I felt so bad for our friends, that I went home and baked them some “real” cupcakes!
Karen
August 30th, 2011
9:28 am
Blanchard’s Bakery in Mableton. The cupcakes are awesome. We call them crack cupcakes at work, we are all hooked on them. They have amazing cakes too.
Cupcake Fan!
August 30th, 2011
9:30 am
CAMI CAKES & Daisy’s Desserts (www.daisysdesserts.com)
Kelly
August 30th, 2011
9:32 am
Without a doubt, the ATLANTA CUPCAKE FACTORY! Love love love the Diablo cupcake!
Cupcake Lover
August 30th, 2011
9:32 am
Yum Yum Cupcake truck.. best in Atlanta! Cami Cakes and GiGi’s pile their icing to the ceiling and it distracts from the cupcake. I get cupcakes from the yum yum truck weekly at either woodruff arts center or atlantic station!
Ken
August 30th, 2011
9:34 am
Gigi’s hands down.
Tanisha
August 30th, 2011
9:35 am
http://www.wedesignaparty.com has the best keylime cupcakes ever! Simply delicious.
Melanie
August 30th, 2011
9:35 am
Parkside Bakery in Grayson makes a cupcake that looks like the Hostess one, but sooo much better. The baker is the same lady from the Blue Rooster that closed in Lilburn! So yummy!
Kim
August 30th, 2011
9:37 am
Cami Cupcakes are AWESOME!!! The Carrot Cupcake and Lemon Drop are the best!!!
Sharon Johnson
August 30th, 2011
9:41 am
Hands Down – Lily Torte Baking Company in Powder Springs!!!! Try it once and you’ll NEVER go anywhere else!
KK
August 30th, 2011
9:45 am
Cami Cakes