Lark Cake Shop

I love this little and cute cake shop. Especially the icebox cake. Sometimes theyre not available the whole day so on my days off I come as soon as they open so I can buy some. love their cupcakes too. the people who work there are awesome.

dang these cupcakes are hella lit but u gon need a full time job to pay for ur lil shawtys party

The cupcakes were so good and moist. Tbh, I was never really a big fan of cupcakes. Came in here to get some for a birthday. I had some and surprisingly they were great! Personally, this place is way better than Sprinkles.

Love this little neighborhood bakery! My favorite item here is the red velvet cake. Parking can be a bit hectic at times, but it’s so worth it!

Came in for a spontaneous birthday trip after my daughter located this spot on Unilocal.I ordered a sm cake (that wouldn’t be rdy until abt hrs later), we were fine w/​that due to getting the desired cake/​size. In the meantime, we ordered cupcakes to indulge the hype :) I ordered the icebox since I hv a strong desire for oreo or cookies & cream anything. It was beautifully krafted, but not the taste I expected. Was too mellow of a taste for my liking. My sons ordered a blk&wht and an oreo. The blk&wht was ok, the frosting was extremely light & melted soon after hitting the mouth, with not much flavor. The oreo was much better! The frosting held much more weight and taste. The cake of it was really good and blended well. My daughter got the red velvet (wish I had as well!), it was the BEST by far of all the others we had. The frosting was a hit, it stood out! Was sweet, but had much more than just sugar to it and it flowed with the cake as one. The cake we ordered was Berry (which I didn’t care too much for). I usually get a strawberry filled cake from my hmtwn & was curious abt this place to see if I wld love it as much as my family & I love the one from hm. So, that was the reason for the pick. If I had waited to order the cake until after tasting all the cupcakes we got, I would’ve definitely got the RED VELVET! The berries cake seemed to be for a health nut lol (on a supposed cheat day). Was not sweet in any form. The berries of crs were fresh (blackberry, raspberry, strawberry), so not of any help to the bland frosting. The cake on the other hand could stand alone. It was still able to shine past the other disappointments of the cake as a whole.
So, to wrap this up… look for the RED VALVET at this spot and also the oreo!!! The service was good and friendly.

The ice box cupcake is addictive. Like a soft, fresh Oreo cookie!

I wasn’t planning on getting anything since the cupcake flavors didn’t look exciting, and then I somehow ended up walking out with a $ 3.25 mocha cupcake. Oops.
The cupcake was a really dark chocolate, and super moist. I liked that it wasn’t too sweet, and seemed to resemble Beatty’s /​Ina Garten’s chocolate cake. It was filled with whipped cream, which I thought completely unnecessary. The mocha frosting was very slightly coffee flavored, and way too sweet/​firm (I probably should have waited half an hour for the buttercream to come to room temperature instead of immediately devouring it).
My friend got a peanut butter chocolate cupcake that used the same cake as the mocha cupcake. There was a slick of peanut butter on top, as well as peanut butter buttercream. The buttercream was tasty, with a good peanut flavor. It wasn’t cloying like the mocha buttercream got to be by the last bite, and there was a higher cake to frosting ratio (which I liked). I found the slick of pb to be weird; it stuck to my gums and teeth, and interrupted the devouring. It was filled with something but I can’t remember what it was. My friend was veryyyyy happy after it.
Tasty enough cupcakes and reasonable prices (most other cupcake places are $ 3.25+), but not worth going out of your way for.

My favorite place in LA for cupcakes when I’m having a sugar splurge. The cake is moist and I love their light frosting & filling. It’s more of a whip cream filling and frosting than traditional buttercream. But keep in mind, their frosting can melt if you’re transporting on a hot day. My ultimate fave is the chocolate mocha cupcake. Only 1 star off due to the high price. $ 3.25 for a fairly small cupcake.

I must say they have my favorite cupcake ever! The only fully made from scratch cupcakes and you can tell! I love all the flavors but the chocolate mousse is the best! I always order cakes from them as well — affordable, cool designs, and delicious!

Disclaimer: I don’t eat cupcakes, but i still bought a four-​pack from here.
Four pack is tad bit under $ 15.00
The lady was super helpful, and nice. She let me know the popular ones since I don’t know anything.
Presentation was nice. The presentation passed the Korean girl test.
The interior was all shiny and stuff. It was pretty pimped out with neat cake designs.
Parking blows.

This place is a super cute and quaint little place located in the Sliverlake area of LA. They’ve got an nice display of cakes here and also cupcakes.
My friend and I came in here and we were taking a look at the cupcakes and sharing a simple cupcake while my friend was on lunch. The gal behind the counter who was helping us just seemed like she had the «I can’t be bothered» look on her face while we were asking what some of the different cupcakes were.
After ordering our berry cupcake, we sat down at a nice table next to the window. Cupcake didn’t have any flavor at all for what they are charging for a cupcake. No flavor in the cake, no flavor in the icing and topped with just a single berry.

2 great cakes in 3 weeks. One was a full photo cake of the birthday girl’s face and it was adorable. The second was a mix of my son’s face, a superhero body and some Wolverine hair, sideburns and stubble drawn onto his face with frosting. It was hysterical, adorable and a big hit.
Both were DELICIOUS. It’s unusual to have a kid’s birthday cake that actually takes great– moist, cake with excellent and not overly-​sweet frosting.
I’ll be a loyal customer from now on.
Thanks, Lark, for working with me to get these two customized cakes so perfect.

Having been to their Pasadena location, I went to the original to see if it better there and if they have a better selection.
It was really exactly the same.
Excellent service cute space and small selection of small and larger cakes.
Having had the berry icebox cake last time, I went with the original chocolate this time.
Again, exactly the same cake, minus the one or two berry pieces in the whip of the other one.
I would have to say I prefer the berry one better, just for the fact of having more flavor.
The crust tastes exactly like oreos, which is a good thing, but nothing about the cake wowes me to want it again.
A fun change from cupcakes, but no need to rush back, especially since they don’t have many flavors to chose from.

I tried the berry shortcake cupcake and the original ice box. Berry shortcake was dry. Icebox was okay. Definitely overpriced. Interior is nice. I tried a cake from lark a while back that a co-​worker brought to work. I figured it was dry because it had been in the fridge for a day or two but after today I realized lark just makes dry cupcakes.

Hmm good but not as amazing as I expected it to be. I stopped by after brunch to try their famous Old Fashioned ice box cake, which consisted of layers of Oreo-​like wafers alternated with whipped cream.
The texture was light and fluffy, and it tasted exactly like what it’s suppose to be. I just wasn’t blown away by something so easily made at home. Just layer cookies with whipped cream, leave it in the refrigerator to soften the cookies overnight, and you’ve got yourself an ice box cake! Save your money and DIY this at home (:

Lark Cake Shop is a cute little cake shop off the always-​so-​busy Sunset Blvd. Really cute cupcakes and cakes, with a decent variety to choose from. My friend and I got two cupcakes, one a hit and one a miss — thus the three star [average].
My friend got the Old Fashion Ice Box — pretty good — reminds me of an oreo, with the cream smooth and not too sweet. I [unfortunately] got the Chocolate Mocha — which, with my propensity to order anything coffee-​related — I was sadly disappointed. The cream was pretty hard, which juxtaposed with the bready consistency of the cupcake. No bueno.
I’d like to try more, although I’d have to be careful to choose correctly next time.

2÷20÷15 around 12:45 pm
My friend and I stopped in after a decent lunch up the street. Like kids in a candy store, she and I gawked at every piece of cupcake as if we were eating with our eyes. We patiently waited for the earlier customer to place her order, and away we ordered… I took a photo of the display case to have one of our colleagues choose a cupcake or two for her birthday.
Let me start off by saying, the lady behind the counter was completely unfriendly, dry, impatient and never cracked a smile. If you step foot in this bake shop, and see all the delicate goodies and baked goods, you don’t expect to be greeted by an, «Ogre.» Not only did she have a nasty attitude with us, but she had attitude with the nice customer ahead of us who had a child in her arms.
Anywhoo—
Our order:
Ice box cake (2)
Carrot cake cupcake
Key lime cupcake
Honeycomb brittle
The icebox cakes were good. Reminded us of soft Oreo cookie cream cakes. The other two were for our colleague and the brittle was sweeet goodness. Unfortunately, poor customer service can somehow leave a bitter taste, so luckily all that sugar in one sitting compensated any bitterness.

Friends and I were up for something sweet a few weekends ago. Undecided, we drove towards DtLA and finally decided to try Lark after seeing lots of Unilocalers check in here. With 4 Unilocal stars and over 500 review, why not?
Lark Cake Shop is a bakery located in the Silverlake area along Sunset Blvd with a storefront. This place reminds me of something out of 1960 scene with cakes, cookies, and cupcakes behind glass.
We tried the following:
Old Fashioned Ice Box — Layers of thin chocolate wafers similar to Oreos with pastry cream and topped with whipped cream. A bit too sweet. Didn’t care for.
Sara’s Famous chocolate Mousse — chocolate cake, whipped cream filling topped with chocolate mousse. Just okay but dry!
Red velvet — red velvet cake, cream cheese icing. Best the three. Moist and not dry.
Cupcakes are $ 3.25 each and the ice box $ 4.50.
There’s a two tables and a couch for sitting close to the storefront. Service here wasn’t friendly at all.
Overall, just okay. Don’t think I’d come back with so many bakeries in LA.

Had a great day with my daughter that ended up here for vegan cupcakes after a morning at the la zoo and lunch at messhall…
VEGAN CUPCAKES
So I totally forgot what flavors they were but the chocolate frosting was great, rich and sweet. The cake was moist and flavorful… hard to believe that these were vegan. My daughter ate ‘em up for the most part.
I was left quite shocked that something vegan tasted halfway decent since I normally prefer my cupcakes topped with bacon… the way god intended.

(Took out 11÷29÷14 SA @ 6:00pm): On a lark, I finally tried this place in my neighborhood on a #shopsmall #smallbizsat promotion by American Express and I wished I’d done so sooner!
I’ve lived in Silver Lake for over two years, had a mouth full of sweet teeth and often got distracted as I passed Lark Cake Shop numerous times on one of my jogs or walks. On this fateful day, I did myself a favor and fed my longing urge to stuff my face with [cup]cake. So the gluttony began!:
Old Fashioned Ice Box Cupcake ($ 4.25) — This decadent creation of six thin chocolate wafer cookies layered with whipped cream a la an Oreo cookie was rich and smooth like butter. Moist and soft, don’t attempt to pick it up; rather, grab a fork or spoon and delicately scoop small bites so it lasted as long as possible.
Chocolate Mocha Cupcake ($ 3.50) — Rich deep dark chocolate cake, filled with whipped cream, topped with iced caramel mocha Italian buttercream and decorated with toffee bits, the buttercream was the winner for me of this beautiful treat.
Red Velvet Cupcake ($ 3.50) — Dark red dense velvet cake, a large swath of cream cheese icing, and a pink fondant petal greeted you as you opened your watering mouth wide and indulged in sheer tantalizing perfection.
Pecan Bar ($ 3.00) — A plethora of sweet nutty goodness with a thick flaky crust bottom all the size of an iPhone 6 Plus; yes, it’s that big and that scrumptious!
Service — A lone cute, friendly young female greeted and assisted me with my first purchase as she offered recommendations… of which I selected the three cupcakes she mentioned. All was packaged nicely in a box and off I went. Easy peasy.
Parking ($ 0.50 per 30 minutes) — Only metered (cash and credit) street parking available on all nearby streets which included the main drag of Sunset Blvd. At this price, I should’ve risked not having paid the meter since it only took me 10 minutes!
Atmosphere, décor, ambience — A somewhat cozy sweet shop with a large front glass window that allowed plenty of natural lighting while several low chandelier-​type electric lights hung from the ceiling. The interior was simple and warm with its cool wall color decorated with a handful of pictures and such, a smattering of tables, soft nicely-​upholstered chairs and a couch in the front window next to a Christmas tree
. There were no TVs, but I believed there was background music.
Attire — Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-​shirt, boardshorts, and flip-​flops.
Overall, my sweet teeth enjoyed Lark Cake Shop. I felt the prices were a tad high (actually, probably on-​par with other cupcake shops which just amazed me) and the cupcakes undersized (pecan bar was large), but each item was very tasty and fresh (again, an ice cold glass of milk for each would’ve been great!). Definitely more of a place where I would treat myself (I’m just not a fancy kind of guy). I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (total paid experience was around $ 14.00 before tip). And, they accepted my credit card of choice… AMEX! 4.0 STARS