Mini’s Cupcakes

Cutest little cupcakes this side of the Mississippi! I have ordered mini cupcakes here for the past 3 years for my daughters birthday! They are always fresh, cute and unbelievably delicious! this year, I called less than 12 hours before I needed them and she was so happy to help with my last minute order. She even put a little extra cupcake love with butterflies, flowers and sprinkles, everything my daughter loves!
We had banana cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. The cupcakes were so flavorful and moist and the frosting was to die for! I cannot wait for another birthday for I can order more! YUMMY!!!

This bakery is super confusing. They have three names, Mini’s Cupcakes, Ambrosia of Tucson and something else that is actually the sign outside on the door. My friend had Ambrosia of Tucson make dessert cups for her wedding. They were $ 1.75 for each glass cup. They made a chocolate cake/​mousse one, a carrot cake, and a key lime pie one. The presentation was beautiful! I only tried the chocolate one and thought it was yummy! However a friend did mention the cake was a little dry.
The reason I am giving them 3 stars instead of 4 is that I also had a red velvet cupcake at the storefront when we ordered the dessert cups and it was bad. The cake was dry and stale and the frosting was hard and cracking. I def think they were 2 day old cupcakes!!!

There is only one place I’ve yet to see a Prickly Pear cupcake and that is at Mini’s Cupcakes in Tucson. Their chocolate cupcakes are VERY chocolatey and can help end a craving for chocolate… but my favorites are the Coconut Rum, Red Velvet and Prickly Pear. The only downside is they are a little expensive but when wanting 1 cupcake there are not many places you can get only 1 from. When going to visit them at the Casas Adobes Plaza they are next to Loop Jeans and Blue Fin (in the middle of the plaza).

So Minis Cupcakes is also Ambrosia of Tucson. Two business names, one bakery — DELICIOUS CAKES!
I love their cupcakes so much I had Ambrosia make my wedding cake and it was just perfect. The design, the taste, the service — just delightful. Everyone loved the cake, seriously. See photo :)

You take a brick, attach it to a string, attach the other side of the string to the ceiling. Then you pull the brick back and wait until someone comes walking through the door.
When I walked through the door of Mini’s Cupcakes, that is how the aroma of baking cakes and cupcakes hit me.
…And once you get hit by that brick there is not much you can do, you gotta try one, and that is what I did. I got the coconut rum cupcake and it was pretty spectacular. Sure, it set me back $ 3.25 for a cupcake, and yes it was a little small, but put those minor details aside, It was probably one of the best cupcakes that I have ever eaten.

Part of what made my experience in the shop was the kindness of management. I had some concerns related to using a Livingsocial deal that had been put out. Cupcakes haven’t seems so large to me here as they had in the location I last lived so I was excited to find cupcakes. They don’t use as much frosting as some of the places I’ve been in the past and this was actually to my benefit. I was able to eat the cupcake rather than stop after a bite or two because the frosting was overwhelming. The red velvet and the death by chocolate… so good!
They’re worth the try — and it doesn’t matter your business… you can’t beat good customer service! They are very nice, respectful, and helpful.

Seriously, I am starting to think the people in Tucson don’t know good food? Absolutely the worst cupcakes I’ve ever had in my life!!! You could get better out of a box mix. The reason I was so dissapointed is because you can’t take the same batter and use it for every type of white cake, same goes for the chocolate batter, and same goes for the frosting. If you are offering different cupcakes make unique batters and unique frosting for each type.
What we took home
Orange Dream — white cake, buttercream frosting with nasty orange flavor
Vanilla Almond — same white cake, same buttercream frosting different flavoring
Double Chocolate — dry chocolate cake with chocolate chips in it, chocolate frosting
Chocolate– same dry chocolate cake with same plain white buttercream as above
Red Velvet– flavorless red cake with cream cheese frosting
Pineapple upside down– vanilla cake with canned pineapple on the bottom and same white buttercream as the other 4 cupcakes
Be original, be unique and most of all be good. I can’t believe they are still in biz! I wouldn’t waste my money and if I could complain to living social and get a refund I would take it. I’m just glad I didn’t spend full price bec. I would have been so mad!

This is probably the best cupcakes I have had in Tucson! The cream cheese frosting is amazing. Yes they are expensive no you can’t afford them except for a special event but seriously cupcakes shouldnt be an everyday thing. The cupcakes are super moist! Soooo good enjoy!

I have been to all the cupcake places in town. I love their strawberry champagne cupcakes, but they aren’t always there since they rotate the flavors. Part of the reason I like them is that their icing isn’t so heavy, you’d end up with a tummy ache after two bites. The cakes are always moist. The only sad thing is it’s sort of hidden next to Bluefin across the courtyard from the Frogs French Bistro. If you are in the Casas Adobles shopping center having Wildflower, Blue Fin or Sauce, head over and get a little something to end the meal just right. The top seller is their red velvet cupcake; very light moist cake and not too sweet or too rich… just right for me! They have two sizes options, so there is a «mini» size and a standard size, so I think anyone can get just the right amount.
Plus, if you are walking your dog in the area, they sell peanut butter dog treats.

In 2011, Mini’s quickly became a favorite. It started when I uncovered the best tasting cupcake in Tucson, continued when they participated in Unilocal’s Sugar High and took a step towards perfection today when I tried an unusual spongy almond cake that’s unlike anything I’ve ever had. It’s light, airy, not too sweet and so moist you can leave the milk in the fridge. I should tell you that I was actually here to pick up gifts which they beautifully packed up, but when I saw a cake I’ve never tried, call me sELFish, I decided a gift for me was a must. Glad they made me leave with it… it was early and I wasn’t certain that a cupcake at 10 would do a body good, but that sucker was staring at me in the front seat, I had to dive in.

OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!
I took my daughter here the other day for a special treat, she got a red velvet cupcake.
Positive: This has got to be the best cream cheese frosting I have ever tasted, the red velvet was SO moist it melted in my mouth, the woman behind the counter was so helpful and very pleasant, the shop is perfect size for a little cupcake shop, I love how you can see into the kitchen and see where they make all their product
Negative: none really, maybe wish it wasnt $ 3.50 a cupcake but I think that it is okay for the best cupcake I have ever tried and good for a special treat
The only reason I didnt give this place 5 stars is because we only tried 1 cupcake and I would really like to try more to make sure this was a super great place like I think it was.

$ 3.50. They did mention that if you buy 5, the 6^th is free.
So I wanted to try this place because of the reviews and I was fairly close.
They have unique flavors 3 of which came home with me: strawberry champagne, pineapple upside down and red velvet.
The frosting: the proportion is good. Just enough. The frosting seemed to be the same on all cupcakes. Kinda thought they would switch it up a bit. It’s pretty sweet too.
The cakes:
Red velvet — no complaints. Good.
Pineapple upside down — doesn’t really work in a cupcake. The pineapple concoction gets stuck to the liner and you hardly get any on your cake. Good flavor though and moist. My cousin hates cake, but loved this.
Strawberry champagne — whoa! An explosion in my mouth and not a good one. Had I know paid $ 3.50, it wouldn’t been trash bound.
Overall this place is just average. I’ve never paid $ 3.50 for a standard cupcake, but I knew what I was getting into. Can’t really recommend it, but hey.

I wish I was able to give half stars because I really think that Mini’s would be a 3 ½ but unfortunately not quite a 4 star place. I completed Sugar High week with a stop at a place right down the street from me. This is not the first time I have stopped by BUT the first time I was able to buy a cupcake. The other 2x’s I have stopped by I was turned away by the sign on the door that told me there were no more cupcakes. On this particular day I came early enough that that didn’t happen although selection seemed thin. I decided to splurge and get a box of 6 (although I did have to mention sugar high week to get the discount which I didn’t have to at the other places I frequented). The gentleman behind the counter was friendly and informative when asked.
Now on to the important part, how are the cupcakes. Good, I have been enjoying them for several days and they are still moist (I did buck the suggestion of leaving them at rm temperature and put them in the refrigerator in an air tight container). I am however not a big fan of the frosting. I do love frosting but this is a bit too sweet for me.
So far I have had the lemon with strawberry topping, champagne with strawberry, double choc with raspberry topping and choc with cream cheese in the middle. I will be back to Mini’s because some of the other flavor do sound very appealing to me (hopefully they will be open). I especially what to try the «Hostess» cupcake recommended to me by a fellow Unilocaler. I will just have to be in the mood for a very sweet treat.

Their Red Velvet sample drew us in! The Black bottom sold us. Cake texture was awesome, and the icing was very tasty. Only thing I didn’t enjoy too much was the amount of icing artfully piled on top. I had to level out the icing to not get a mouth full of just that. We also got a Banana cream and Orange cream… SOOOOO good!

I was pleased with my Mini’s cupcake experience. My friend and I stopped in to get some cupcakes for another friend’s engagement party. We both had groupons bought a few months back. We decided to get 6 different types of cupcakes, 2 of each flavor (because we didn’t want any cupcake brawls.) We got red velvet, mocha, double chocolate, german chocolate, carrot cake, and vanilla almond. The cupcakes were very cute, and added the perfect touch to the party. We split them in half, so that we could sample more flavors. I tried the mocha and the carrot cake and I was happy, the cupcakes were very moist and the frosting complimented the cake. Carrot cake is my favorite and I have to say that their cream cheese frosting was perfect. All of my friends enjoyed the cupcakes they tried as well. And we even had seconds at the end of the party.
I’ve seen complaints that the cupcakes are a little on the small size, but I thought they were perfect. We got to indulge, without feeling disgusting afterward. The reason they only get four stars is because I felt the cupcake selection was kind of limiting. If I’m going to pay for specialty cupcakes, I want to see fun, interesting flavors, not something I could make myself. I’m not sure if I’ll be a repeat customer at this point, without the groupon these cupcakes are too expensive for my budget.

Well my wife and daughter is really into this new cupcake phenom.
So I bought the groupon coupon for 6 cupcakes for $ 10, regularly $ 21.
My daughter lives in Phoenix and she brought cupcakes from Let Them Eat Cake. Well the cupcakes from Phoenix were twice the size and had a filling, and a real buttery cream icing .They were about the same price as Mini’s regular price. The cake at Mini’s was very small and is pretty good, no fillings and the icing was hardly a step up from a grocery cakes. They are in a new location at Casas Adobes on Oracle and Ina but won’t be back soon.

I’m giving them four stars because they are great cupcakes. However, they are really expensive. I can afford to shop here but even so, this is pricey. I paid $ 5 but a cupcake and drink special.
I wish they weren’t so expensive but everyone’s gotta pay the bills, right???

Great location and concept. Product could be a little more moist… and a little better value for the price.
I like espresso, and this place only has pump coffee.
Website and store design are cute and well put together.

STAY AWAY!!! SUCKY CUPCAKES… why do these cupcake places even bother…

This place is a must for anyone who is a cupcake fanatic. The location alone tells you that it is not a cheap place though. La Encantada is known for high-​end and high-​class. Each regular sized cupcake will run around $ 3.75. The flavor variety is evolving as time accumulates. They have been open less then a month. So far the flavors are: Upside Down Pineapple, Coconut, Almond, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Strawberries and Champagne, Carrot Cake and the best I have ever had Red Velvet. Each cupcake is generous in the frosting arena. They frost the cupcakes in cream cheese, butter cream and chocolate ganache. The latest addition is the Dark Chocolate which has a dark chocolate ganache topping that is super thick. The cake is moist and never dry. They are simply decorated just like the location itself. The color theme of tomato orange and light blue give it a contemporary feel without scaring those of us who just want a simply good dessert indulgence. If the portions were bigger it would be harder to consume on the go, the size is perfect for a quick pit stop between stores.
They also sell coffee by the pound (which is local), tea and coffee by the cup as well as bottled drinks like juice and water. If you want to eat in, the place has several tables and a long bar along a wall. I loved the little flower vase they have on each table. All in all I hope Mini’s Cupcakes is around for a long time.