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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Dawn Berglund
August 30th, 2011
12:24 pm
WOOTTTTT!!!! Jilly’s in Alpharetta has the absolute best cupcakes ever! ! ! ! ! All from scratch …. moist cake, rich flavor and the icings are delicious. The staff there is so welcoming. Love it at JILLY’S
JessicaH
August 30th, 2011
12:24 pm
Gigi’s Cupcakes are the BEST!!!!
Rose Nolan
August 30th, 2011
12:25 pm
Cake Cafe has then best cup cakes in the whole world!!
Rose
August 30th, 2011
12:31 pm
You had the rest now try the best CAKE CAFE CUPCAKES! THEY ARE HEVEN ON EARTH!!!
Cynthia Brannen
August 30th, 2011
12:33 pm
JILLY’S…….JILLY’S…….JILLY’S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These cupcake rock yall ! !!!!!!! I have tried 7 different kinds and have absolutely NO complaint
I am thinking……..cupcake wars !!!!!!!!!!!
Father Murphy
August 30th, 2011
12:34 pm
Children love cupcakes.
Jen Blount
August 30th, 2011
12:38 pm
PinkCupcakeDreams is by far the best hands down and lips smacking in your face! It entices your taste buds with each of its creative and scrumptious flavors as well as everyone’s favorites. And as hard as it seems to imagine, they just seem to be getting better! There is just no competition once you taste one from PinkCupcakeDreams.com.
TLove
August 30th, 2011
12:40 pm
Hands down CAMI CAKES!
Sam
August 30th, 2011
12:44 pm
The best kept secret is S’more Cupcakes. Come by the Sweet Auburn Curb Market this Friday, from 11:30 – 2:00 p.m. You will forget the rest and ask for S’more!
teeda weeda
August 30th, 2011
12:44 pm
Cake Cafe Atlanta ranks #1, their cupcakes always made to order with fresh ingredients. Oh did I mention they melt in your mouth? And they do all flavors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I luv them:)
ebatch
August 30th, 2011
12:50 pm
ADDI-CAKES is the Best!!!!!!!!!!!!
karetha gray
August 30th, 2011
1:05 pm
cupcakes utopian is awesome and yummy, they have all kinds of flavors, but you must try the Mississippi Girl… that cupcake makes you want to slap your daddy!! boom
Melanie
August 30th, 2011
1:08 pm
It’s LilyTorte Baking Co. for me, hands down!!! I am a cupcake connoisseur and driven many a mile to get the best out there until I found Lily Torte in Powder Springs!!! All my favorite traditional flavors and every day surprises. Give them a try, you won’t be sorry!
Josette
August 30th, 2011
1:23 pm
Sweet Cheats in Cabbagetown!!!
Cassandra
August 30th, 2011
1:35 pm
Yalllllll haven’t been to Cake Cafe Atlanta on Candler…You gotta get the chocolate cupcake called Roarrrrr!!!!! OMGGGGG!!!!
Denise
August 30th, 2011
1:36 pm
Cake Cafe Atlanta(y)
Gabby
August 30th, 2011
1:42 pm
The best cupcakes in town can be found at Lily Torte Baking Company located in downtown Powder Springs. The cupcakes look WONDERFUL, taste DELICIOUS, the decor is so inviting, and the owners very friendly. What more could you ask for? Stop in once and you’ll be HOOKED!:)
Kenyatta
August 30th, 2011
1:55 pm
Cupcake Utopia are the best!!!! Hands down!!
KB
August 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
Just Desserts Made From Scratch Bakery in Jefferson!!
JLH New York
August 30th, 2011
2:23 pm
**lili torte baking company**
The Carrot Cake Cupcake- Best I ever had…
Reginald LaGrone
August 30th, 2011
2:30 pm
LILY TORTE CAKES AND CUPCAKES IN pOWDER sPRINGS , GA ARE THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO ON DOES IT BETTER.
Anna Mitchell
August 30th, 2011
2:30 pm
CAMI CAKES is the best there is!!! I have never had a bad CAMI CAKE before and the best part about these CAMI CAKES is that they are very, very MOIST!!! Something that a lot of these other bakeries lack of…….I will not mention any names……..Please, please go & try CAMI CAKES, you will not be disappointed! If you are……look me up on twitter @annag6 & I’ll buy you a cup cake from your choice of bakery. LOL! I do not eat chocolate but I can tell you that everyone that is not chocolate are GREAT! My favorites are Toasted Coconut Pineapple, Carrot Cake, Lemon Drop, Strawberries & Cream, Red Velvet…….Oh my….gotta go…..LOL!
fcm
August 30th, 2011
3:22 pm
Gigi
Keena
August 30th, 2011
3:30 pm
The cupcakes from Lizzie Lu Sweets are phenomenal!
Cassandra
August 30th, 2011
3:36 pm
Sweet Cheats in Cabbagetown! Crunchy Monkey, filled with banana pudding, is my favorite! http://sweetcheatsatlanta.com/
koko
August 30th, 2011
3:44 pm
it WAS Matty Cakes. But since he closed his shop, Cami Cakes is #1.
Wendy
August 30th, 2011
3:53 pm
Holly’s Cupcake Shop in Conyers is the best. Amazing tasting cupcakes and a big variety of flavors.
Simone
August 30th, 2011
3:56 pm
CAMI CAKES! CAMI CAKES! CAMI CAKES! CAMI CAKES! CAMI CAKES! CAMI CAKES!
cupcake eater
August 30th, 2011
4:00 pm
@Steve. You are right! All scams! Friends, and owners only! All those who need more business! Goes in clusters a lot. Different name, same place, same time of their comment making. Hmmm, just accidental? Not!
Kathy
August 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
PinkCupcakeDreams is definitely the BEST!
Jennifer
August 30th, 2011
4:57 pm
Cuppalicious Specialty Cupcakes in Atlanta!!!!
Yvonne
August 30th, 2011
5:30 pm
I just hosted a cupcake tasting party this past weekend where some friends and I tasted vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and a “specialty” cake from each of 4 local Atl. bakeries – Gigi’s, CamiCakes, McEntyre’s, and Caryn’s Cakes.
The results were: vanilla 1st place – Gigi’s, 2nd place – CamiCakes;
chocolate 1st place – CamiCakes, 2nd place- Gigi’s;
strawberry 1st place – Gigi’s, 2nd place McEntyre’s;
and specialty 1st place – Gigi’s Kentucky Bourbon, 2nd place- McEntyre’s Carrot Cake.
Gigi’s was the overall winner! CamiCakes and McEntyre’s were tied for 2nd.
gagirlbyheart
August 30th, 2011
5:32 pm
CUPCAKE UTOPIAN, is the best!! They did a going away party for me!!! All the cupcakes was so yummy.I dont like chocolate cupcakes but the mississippi girl is the best!!
Chriscross
August 30th, 2011
5:58 pm
Endulge cupcakes are delicious and very moist. I savour every bite.
Iesha
August 30th, 2011
5:58 pm
Endulge Cupcakes are great!! They are ssssooooo moist and delicious!! I can’t wait until they open a store!!
Olivia
August 30th, 2011
7:31 pm
The Atlanta Cupcake Factory is THE BEST! Hands down. Try it and see!
Paul
August 30th, 2011
7:44 pm
Caseycakes in Snellville!! She makes awesome cupcakes that are moist and elegant!
julia
August 30th, 2011
7:51 pm
Caseycakes were at the last wedding I photographed and at the last birthday party I went to! They were amazing!!
Marie
August 30th, 2011
7:58 pm
CaseyCakes in Lawrenceville! Very yummy cupcakes and at only 18 dollars a dozen she can’t be beat!! Find her on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CaseyCakes/235287646500102 .
Gene M
August 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Sweet-n-Sinful in Avondale Estates – bought cupcakes for a baby shower and my daughter’s birthday. The strawberry with vanilla buttercream and red velvet are wonderful! The cupcakes were moist, fresh and the icing was perfect…just enough! http://www.sweetnsinful.com/home.html
Ashley
August 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Count me as another fan of CaseyCakes!
J-Bra
August 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Cakes by Darcy in Roswell!! The Triple Chocolate Colossal Cupcake is the BEST!! Devil’s Food cake with chocolate buttercream filling and chocolate fudge icing! Top it off with a chocolate curl!
jenna
August 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
CaseyCakes! They’re delicious and each one is a work of art!
Janelle
August 30th, 2011
8:30 pm
Caseycakes
Brooke
August 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
Caseycakes,,,, YUMMY!
Kisha
August 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
Pink Cupcake Dreams has the best cupcakes in Atlanta. The cupcakes are always moist and you can’t stop at just one. While all the flavors I’ve tried are so good, the better than sex cupcake is truly amazing. Some of my other favorites are the Strawberry and Cookies n Cream cupcake. You won’t be disappointed.
Elizabeth
August 30th, 2011
8:56 pm
CaseyCakes in Snellville!!! They are awesome. Strawberry Lemonade . . . yum!
Diana Sarib
August 30th, 2011
9:09 pm
Casey Cupcakes….my very favorite….and I live close to Jilly’s in St. Louis…
Tiffany
August 30th, 2011
9:18 pm
Sweet Cheats for sure!
Sinett
August 30th, 2011
9:40 pm
Cake Cafe Atlanta has the most authentic cup cakes that taste like bite size CAKES!! Really good…