On the run originally to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for my morning coffee fix, I came across a quaint, American-Style bakery with clean, modern white decor and pretty aqua accents labeled ‘Susie Cakes.’ I walked in, smelled the irresistable aroma of fresh, buttery frosting and looked at the display of cute cupcakes and other treats.
The cupcakes are delicious, especially the Red Velvet.

The people behind the counter are eager to get you your sweet tooth fix, kind and caring. I loved the service. Never a line, always one or two people.

I give it four stars though because its a bit much. When Sprinkles Bakery focuses on just cupcakes, they get it right and all of their work goes into fabulous cupcakes. But at Susie Cakes, they make numerous other products and the quality and taste goes down, rather if they would’ve focused only on Cookies and Cupcakes or something and perfected the recipe.

Also, there isn’t much of a selection, I do like vareity. Chocolate cupcakes, red velvet, strawberry, lemon, coconut, lemon…..Sprinkles has Chai Latte, pumpkin, banana, and cinnamon and sugar. I loved oohing and ahhing over the strange flavors.

Back to Susie Cakes, overall I feel four stars is appropriate. Conviently located between Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Subway, a bank, and across from a cutsey upscale shopping place, you can get your cupcakes, lunch, and maybe shop around. Nice location.

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i’ve frequented susie cakes several times now for their cupcakes, and have purchased mostly moist, sweet cupcakes that aren’t overly frostified as some stores can offer. (although i did have one very dry cupcake dud). their cupcakes look & taste more homemade-lovin’ than gourmet (a la sprinkles), which i kind of prefer some days. they have a tantalizing classic clean white bakery-style window display of their delicious pint-size treats, but also serve other sweets such as cookies, cakes, and brownies. on weekends, it can get fairly busy but nothing close to the lines i’ve seen at the sprinkles in beverly hills. the service has always been friendly and very cheery.

I was never a huge fan of the cupcake craze. The ones I had before were just topped with a bunch of nasty frosting. But after trying Sprinkles and Susies, I think I’m a convert now. A good cupcake basically taste like a mini-wedding cake. The cake is moist and the frosting is just the right balance of extra sweetness. Sprinkles might still be the best I’ve had, but the inconvenience of driving to Bev Hills and waiting in those crazy lines make it hard to justify. Susie Cakes is a 5 min walk from my place and there’s never any lines. Plus it feels a bit less pretentious.