Mad Hatter Cupcakes (Las Vegas)

The third cupcake bakery I visited in Las Vegas was Mad Hatter Cupcakes.  I almost didn't go there because I didn't think I had time to find it before going to the airport.  But I was driving along and just happened to look up and see the very street the bakery was on.  I am soooo glad I didn't miss this bakery!

Mad Hatter Cupcakes is unique because the cupcakes are not pre-frosted.  You choose your cake flavor and then choose the frosting. They have a gorgeous laminated menu card - which you can take home for later use and they have punch cards so that you can eventually get free cupcakes.  The staff explained how the process works (choosing your cake & frosting flavors) and then quickly filled my order. 

I bought a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting and a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream.  Both cakes were moist and the flavor of the cake was distinct.  As you already know, I can be a tough critic on cream cheese frosting.  This cream cheese was the best I tried in Las Vegas - but still needs more cream cheese (in my southern opinion).  The vanilla buttercream was excellent - sweet and smooth and full of vanilla flavor.  I was offered fillings and toppings but declined. I just wanted cake and frosting with no distractions.

My cupcake adventure at Mad Hatter Cupcakes was fantastic.  I will go back every time I visit Las Vegas.  I may even plan my next trip around their cupcakes!

Cupcake Lane Bakery (Las Vegas)

The second stop on my cupcake tour of Las Vegas was the Cupcake Lane Bakery.  I had been following them on other cupcake blogs and the reviews were good so I wanted to taste for myself. 

I Googled the directions so I didn't have as much trouble navigating as the day before.  The bakery is nicely decorated and practically begs you to stay and eat a cupcake.  I bought two cupcakes:  Savannah Street (red velvet) and Michigan Ave (lemon).  Both cakes were moist and delicious.  The frostings were delicious too....but you already know what I am going to say about the cream cheese frosting on the red velvet cupcake (needs more cream cheese).  Thank you for using real buttercream and not those meringue-based buttercreams.  Let's hear it for the sugar! 

They also offer cupcake cakes...which are cupcakes frosted as one cake and shaped into whatever you can come up with.  Very unique idea that you don't see available very often.  I will definitely be visiting this bakery again. 

Savannah Street

red velvet cupcake

Michigan Ave

lemon cake with buttercream

Cupcake Cakes...all shapes & sizes

Retro Bakery (Las Vegas)

One of my goals while I was in Las Vegas last week was to visit the Retro Bakery.  I had been following them on Twitter and had seen postings about them on the Cupcakes Take the Cake blog.  Their slogan "It's All About the Buttercream" made me even more curious to visit. 

I rented a car at the airport and started driving using the rental car map.  A GPS really would have helped.  A little over an hour later I arrived at the bakery.  It turned out to be about 15 minutes from where I started...except I had chosen the longest possible route.  I was really ready to try a cupcake!

The bakery staff was very helpful and there was another customer in the shop who was having a wedding cake consultation.  They don't just do cupcakes.  I bought two cupcakes - a red velvet with cream cheese icing and a lemon cupcake with pink buttercream and sugar sprinkles.  The cakes were moist and tasty.  The cream cheese icing was very smooth & sweet but needed more cream cheese (you know how I feel about cream cheese icing).  The buttercream was also smooth and sweet.  I am not a fan of sugar decorations because I don't like the "crunch" but it was a very pretty presentation.

Check out the Retro Bakery Blog for more information and photos!

Pink Lemonade

Red Velvet Cupcake

Retro Bakery

A great slogan!

They have other products too!