Yesterday I popped in and grabbed 2 dozen cupcakes for probably the 30th+ time at this location. They are always friendly and no matter what time of day I have stopped by, the cupcakes are always fresh and delicious. Decorating is consistent and these cupcakes always look their best too!The cake at Crave is always light and moist. Their cupcakes are never oily because they use butter in the perfect ratio! Their buttercream and cream cheese icings are the perfect fluffy-ness and sweetness.My absolute favourite cupcake flavour is Dark Angel. It's a chocolate cake with cream cheese icing, topped with chocolate shavings.I also appreciate that Crave is a female-founded Calgary business success. It is a pleasure to support in a business that has so much heart and soul.
Crave is by far my favourite cup cake place in Calgary. Having grown up in here, they hold a special place in my heart. Whenever I am away from home for awhile, one of the first stops when I come back to town is Crave to get the original crave-o-licious cupcake! After coming here for years I am leaving this review now because I googled them to check what I could order for my sisters bridal shower, and wanted to leave this review for anyone looking for an unforgettable cupcake in Calgary. They are rich, delicious, and the perfect treat!
Favorite cupcake shop. They offer a whole size cake as well. However I love mini cupcake size for sharing with family and friends. l tried all flavor they had. My picks are crave-o-licious and mint chocolate. Icing is not too sweet and not too much. So perfect for me. ??
I’ve been a long time customer of this location but started coming here more frequently the last few months. I’m honestly surprised by all the negative reviews and will just say that I’ve recently visited a few times on a whim and also pre-ordered cupcakes, and all times I’ve have been happy with the product.The 4-star rating is because while Crave is probably THE original cupcake place in Calgary, it’s not my favourite. I love their red velvet, dark angel, and I enjoy their seasonal cupcakes like the recent Viva Puff cupcake, but I find the icing to cake balance a bit off (a bit too much icing), and so the cupcake is a bit too sweet.Cupcakes, and most other baking, dry out in Calgary very quickly, unfortuantely. I’ve left Crave ones out overnight in the box (which you’re not supposed to), and while they were a bit crusty, they were still very good. I don’t fault the business for this and blame our climate as I have the same issue with my own baking.I think this is a good solid choice if you need a dozen mini or regular sized cupcakes. They also do a gender reveal cupcake which I think is actually my favourite - somehow, the icing is much less sweet and overall much tastier. I also enjoy their seasonal carrot cake cupcake and wish that were a permanent item.
I love Craves and enjoy their cupcakes, but this location was disappointing. I brought the cupcakes home I pre-ordered online, opened the box and the cupcakes were all over the place. The girl at the front was quite rude as well. She needs to learn some customer service skills. There are several other locations in Calgary I’ll go to, I definitely won’t be back to this one.
I was very disappointed with the quality of the cupcakes I bought on my way home from work today as a special treat for dessert. The frosting was exceptionally firm and the cupcakes were very dry - in fact hard on the top edges. Certainly not what i would expect for a $4.50 cupcake. Im surprised that they were sold to a customer - i should have been advised they were not fresh an would i like other selections that are. Can't say i will be back.
My family loves cupcakes. However my experience is at craves cupcakes in aspen always falls short of my expectations. The people there are not polite and they ask like they are doing us a favour. Do better.
My family loves cupcakes. However my experience is at craves cupcakes in aspen always falls short of my expectations. The people there are not polite and they ask like they are doing us a favour. Do better.
A Crave cupcake in our home is a well deserved dessert that we look forward to on many occasions. Over the Christmas holidays, I once again decided to indulge and purchased a dozen of the mini’s to have on hand. Unfortunately I was very surprised at the dryness and how hard the cupcake was. Had it not been for the icing it would not have been edible. I threw out one half of them because of the dryness. I went to tell the outlet of my ordeal and the indifference was quite shocking. The staff both stated that the cupcake is made fresh daily, and I believe them, but the experience I had suggested that they might have been left out too long as they were not the moist cupcakes I have always had at Crave. To say we are Crave groupies is an understatement. We still ended up getting six large ones hoping that this was a one of experience.
Extremely rude staff. In today's time, kindness goes so far! Won't be giving them my $ going forward.