Teacake Bake Shop

SuGar fiXed! As a former pastry chef and a huge lover of sweets this shop is worth checking out

If I was rating only the cupcakes, this place would GET ONE STAR. In my search for local cupcake shops, I stumbled across this place and remembered some great cookies that my work ordered from here (the reason for that second star).
However, probably some of the WORST cupcakes I’ve ever had. Over all, the cupcake was sickeningly sweet. My boyfriends chocolate-​based cupcake reminded me of low-​grade, candybar chocolate. The cake was so dense that it had a brownie-​consistency. It was also extremely dry and the top as as hard as a rock; if I had to guess I would say it was a day old. The frosting was very heavy and piped on in a giant blob. The edible sugar decorations on some of their cupcakes are unnecessary and just add to the sweetness (Who wants what is basically a sugar cube on top of their frosting?)
If they did close down the store front, then I am sad to see another Lafayette business close among the increasing store vacancy signs in the town, but I won’t miss them.

Are overpriced Cupcakes still the rage? Apparently. How about a stale cookie alternative? Check.
OK, the Teacake Bake Shop is as Cute as a Button and it is a local business… But with Le Gâteau Élégant’s recent move to Walnut Creek, I may not need to come by here as often.

Favorite: pink velvet cupcake. Frosting is cream cheese. Offsets the cake perfectly. The combination is just luxurious! Their cake crust is a little crisp, light and fluffy inside. Don’t care for their other cup cakes. The frosting is typically too heavy and the cake is way too sweet.
A little on the pricey side for the size too but it’s good to hear they are involved in so many charitable efforts.
Tried their frozen cookie dough. Too sweet for my liking.

Teacake bake shop has mostly cookies on display and about 10 cupcakes. 2 cupcakes are featured daily. cupcakes looked small for the price.(3−3.?)
eats:
monday feature: key lime coconut cupcake (3)
–firm cake, not moist, tasted a little dry like pound cake
–coconut flavor very subtle, key lime flavor noticeable but not pronounced.
crumbs:
–cupcakes small, not wowed. not many flavors available.
–cupcakes not a perceived value.
–friendly, courteous service.

While the storefront and cupcakes look amazing and the service is fantastic, I was disappointed to find that the cupcakes I purchased (1 dozen assorted for a friends birthday) were surprisingly dry. The frosting was great but it didn’t make up for the dryness of the actual cake.
I would be happy to give this place another shot, but was admittedly disappointed by my first bite impression.

I stumbled upon this cupcake shop as I was strolling through downtown Lafayette. The name sounded familiar so I asked if there’s a branch in Emeryville and there is!
The lady was really nice. Since there wasn’t anyone else in the shop, I took my time and asked her the sweetness of each cupcake because I have a sweet tooth, but usually don’t like my cupcakes too sweet.
She went through all of them and made recommendations. At the end I chose the Pink Velvet (similar to that of Red Velvet). I’m glad I picked the Pink Velvet, it was delicious as I ate it on the spot.
She also said that the Coconut Chocolate isn’t as sweet. The sweetest cupcake in her opinion is the Chocolate Toffee cupcake.
The price is about average as most cupcakes were $ 3/​each. They also sell big cookies of various flavors.

The bakery is cute!
The girl that worked there not so friendly… :(maybe I caught her on a bad day but kinda put a damper on my first and last visit.
The cupcakes were good I got them as a treat for my husband and he liked them as well. I bought 4 cupcakes and a cookie and it came out close to 15 dollars.
I wish they had a cupcake cake ready to pick up.
I think they just need to work on cus service. I think they’d have more people coming in if the employees were nicer.

For the first 99% of my life, I coughed. Not just a little bit, not just when sick, but all the time. Flash forward 10 years and millions of doctors tests, and I am actually gluten allergic. Gluten = bad for me. Not a sandwich, or a pancake or pasta., but ANY gluten. Suddenly my food possibilities list dumps to almost nothing.
After 6 Months of strict eating, I have been transformed into a functioning person. But, most people don’t know that there is gluten lurking in everything. Yes the big ones (bread, pasta, cookies) but all the every day stuff (soup, salad dressing, chips). It’s an eating mine field. And frankly, you get tired of what’s off limits.
Enter Teacake Bake Shop… walking by, I enter to purchase cupcakes for a dinner. I’ve always used them, as they’re fantastic and beautiful. But I never ate many cup cakes due to my butt size.
Then I see the sign… GLUTEN FREE CUPCAKES!!! Really? Oh my god yes! They carry one flavor, and it’s divine. I’ve been so deprived of tasty treats for so long, this is a lovely place to stop for a sugar fix.
Teacake Bakeshop? Nice job! You are truly making a difference in the lives of people without as many food options as they’d like to have. Bright shiny star! Best $ 3.50 I’ve spent in six months.

Nothing special about the cake nor the frosting… I’ve had better cupcakes elsewhere.
First of all, they didn’t have much selection to begin with. Either you get a chocolate or vanilla cake, and maybe 5 frosting choices. whoop-​dee-​doo. I wish their flavors were more unique.
Secondly, the cupcakes I had were really eggy, probably one too many egg. I tried the vanilla and strawberry one, and when I bit into those cupcakes, all I tasted was egg… not what I was expecting. The cake mixes from Safeway are probably better than these cakes.
Lastly, the strawberry frosting I had was kind of sour… hmm… interesting. Sprinkles and Love at First Bite have WAYYYY BETTTER strawberry frosting!
However, I went today during their 5 year anniversary, so I got free mini cupcakes and 10% off my purchase — an extra .5 stars! The lady who worked there was very very nice and courteous!
All in all, 3 stars. Not bad, not good — just average.

This place is so cute and so sweet, it gives me a toothache! I’ve never met a cupcake here that I didn’t adore (and devour). The staff are very friendly and the smell walking is heavenly!
The offer little kid birthday parties which I thought was adorable. If only I were eight again!
The only bummer is, yes, of course, they are pricey, but welcome to Lafayette, people. The commercial rent isn’t free here and when selling your wares by the bite-​size you need to make ends meet. Besides I’d rather pay a little more to support local business and have a quality treat!

If Homer was a gourmet kind of guy, the Teacake Bake Shop wouldn’t be able to get him out.
The sweets here are delectable! I had a super yummy white chocolate cookie that was gone, sadly, much too fast. The cookies are larger than average, and delicious.
The cupcakes are almost too pretty to eat. But I kind of just compared myself to Homer Simpson, so obviously I ate them.
The place is quaint and super cute, (very small) but worth standing in line.

After reading Ivy R’s review and description of these heavenly cupcakes, I had to check them out.
With all the time I had spent in the Lafayette area, I never knew this place existed.
Cute and quaint as a little upscale French boutique, located in upscale Lafayette. It’s a bright cheery place, with an array of perfectly displayed cookie’s, cupcakes and other decadent treats.
I decided to get a few little treats. A few for a friend and a few to have for the next day. I got one Pink Velvet $ 3.00 a mini vanilla $ 2.00 2 mini chocolate brownies a $ 1.00 each and a chocolate chip sandwich for like $ 2.75.
Well I have to say, my Pink Velvet was not quite what I imagined the frosting was delicious however, my disappointment occurred when I bit in to the cake only to find the ends of the cupcake edge hard and it wasn’t just the pink velvet but the mini vanilla– Frosting was superb though, the ends were hard: (
The chocolate brownie which I had to day was very good, moist and rich in the middle and not too, too sweet and my friend loved there’s as well.
They are pricey though, there treats are above average, the service was extremely friendly, the place is immaculate and I certainly will return again.

Pink Velvet, Red Velvet, hell I don’t care if they call it Baby Poop Green Velvet. This is one of the best «Velvet» cupcakes I have had.
The frosting is just so, its just so… Marvelous!
I am a person who does not like frosting. If I eat cake I usually leave the frosting and only eat the cake part.
I want to rub this frosting all over my face like some type of disgusting night cream. Then wake up and try to lick it off my own face.
The «Pink Velvet» as they call it, was really scrum-​didaly-​umptious too. I don’t know why they call it «Pink» Velvet. Its fairly Red to me. Maybe they are trying to be different from the crowd?
I have not smoked weed since I was 15 years old and to say that after eating this cupcake I sat back on my couch in a bizarre brain haze wouldn’t be the best way to describe it. It was a very enjoyable after effect though.
I love Brussels Sprouts to, but they never made me feel like this cupcake did.
Thankfully I don’t go to Lafayette that often so my butt will be happy with me. Because I would come by here once a week if I could.

Cupcakes are the new food trend, in my opinion. And though my palette isn’t the most sophisticated, I still think that this bakery, like every other cupcake place, has the same taste, just different presentation. The cupcakes were premium, gourmet, and tasted delicious. However, it’s been the same everywhere else I’ve gone. I ordered the Pink Velvet and the Madagascar Vanilla – yum.
Something notable about this place is that on Tuesdays, (I don’t know about the other days) from 4:00PM — 6:00PM (I’d double check the times), the cupcakes are 50% off! So, they will cost $ 1.50. Although, this sale only applies to ONE cupcake. So if you buy 4 cupcakes, 1 will cost $ 1.50 while the other 3 will cost $ 3.00.
It’s located in a nice plaza near a good restaurant called Chow. I’d recommend checking that place out and maybe going to Teacake for dessert. Keep in mind that Teacake closes at 6:00PM!

I am sooooo glad we stumbled upon this little shopping center. And knowing my boyfriend, we would somehow also «stumble» (Stumble without quotation marks = coincidence. Stumble with quotation marks = happened on purpose, but is attempted to make look like a coincidence hahaha) upon that cute little bake shop across the way to try a tasty treat. =) Spiced Iced Molasses cookie is stop, drop and roll good. I have never had such a perfect molasses cookie.
I was so impressed with the cookie, I asked if we could have one of our children’s birthdays there at Teacake. The response was, «How about we actually have kids first… No, how about we buy a home first… wait, maybe we should actually get married and get a dog first before we think about our kid’s birthdays, k.»
*sad face* oooookkaaaayyy =(*takes another bite of cookie* … *happy face* hahahaha.

Hmm, Teacake wasn’t as good as I remembered it to be. I stopped in today and got a pink velvet for myself and a chocolate peanut butter for the boyfriend. He generously gave me a bite of his (seriously, he never shares) and the first thing I said was «uh, this is kind of DRY.» No wonder he gave me a bite. He thought it was dry too, although it was super peanut buttery. My pink velvet was a little better, but also on the dry side. I also thought the frosting was slightly runny.
I also got one of their cookies of the day. I forgot what it was called… pink something. It was pretty good. Crisp and chewy with oatmeal, cranberries and white chocolate.
It’s still a cute shop, but I won’t be craving their cupcakes any time soon.

These cupcakes are really really good. So are the cookies. My favorite is the pink velvet with cream cheese frosting, or the chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting, or the dulce de leche… I like them all!
I liked them so much that I signed up for baking classes (cupcakes and cookies) there! I wanted to know their secret and what was causing my new addiction. Also to have the recipes so I could try to replicate at home. So far I’ve only made a couple of things – it’s just a lot more fun (and a lot less sweat and tears) to go to the cute bakeshop and choose what you like.
Everyone is really nice and friendly. I try to stop by anytime I’m in the area.
P. S. The day olds are a total steal!

Goodness, gracious, great balls of cake batter! This place is awesome! From the cute, simple display cases to the creamy delicious frosting that adorns these lovely treats, Teacakes Bakeshop really is the best.
I’ve come to the Lafayette location quite a few times now. The cupcakes are always moist, tasty and pretty. The people are always nice and helpful. The store itself is clean. The only reason why I haven’t tried to move in is b/​c these puppies are expensive. If you get a gift box w/​9, you’re talking about like $ 5/​a cupcake. That’s like a dollar a bite, and a small bite to boot;) They are cheaper, of course, if you go in and just order individually and guess what… they are worth it!

Stopped in here last Monday for the first time with my daughter and two girlfriends after we picked up sandwiches at AG Ferrari. It was freezing inside and although the cupcakes looked good, we thought they were a little pricey.
We ended up buying a ginger cookie with orange icing. Seriously good cookie with a crunchy around the edges to soft inside contrast. The ginger was strong in flavor and the icing was the perfect mix. At $ 2.00 a cookie, I would hope it would be as good as it was.

It’s like eating SUPER RICH and flavorful expensive cupcakes! I’ve tasted all of them from the Red Velvet, pink velvet, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and pumpkin (during october). It’s up to you if you wanna pay $ 3 /​cupcake, although they do use some of the best ingredients to make them. Because of it being in expensive, and i have to pay for parking, I give it a THREE Stars. It’s really good, I just don’t have a sweet tooth, but if you do you’d love this place.
But to balance out the rating:
My girlfriend hates it I say, «they’re just cupcakes», she freakin’ LOVES this place! She’d give it FIVE STARS, hands down! She loves it because of the sweet cream icing they use! Sometimes I think she loves them more than me :)
Note: Both reviews are the same for the Emeryville (pay for parking) and Lafayette (somewhat hidden) Locations.