09/20/08

A LITTLE TASTE OF HEAVEN

by jyj98

WOW-Leda's has some of the best cupcakes EVER!!!! I have tried almost every flavor they have, and I must say that it is hard to pick a favorite. I love the fact that Leda's is as close to homemade as you can get.

03/27/08

Great cupcakes

by mocupcakes

I am an avid baker and have gone to all the bakeries in LA. I am always impressed by the consistency of Leda's Bakeshop. They cupcakes rock!

01/28/08

Mini cupcakes and vegan options

by tarametblog

This shop has been open for over two and half years now and offers vegan cupcakes, which I thought I'd surely detest, but the Red Velvet vegan mini cupcake was surprisingly, sweet, moist and delicious. They do not use artificial red dye though, so although it tasted like red velvet, it didn't look red but brown.

I also sampled their yummy lime coconut, which had a layer of lime curd underneath the icing and bits of coconut inside the cake. I tried their passion fruit cupcake too, which tasted like a tropical drink. Another one that I ate was the chocolate raspberry, which although I normally like in a chocolate bar, I found it to be just OK in cupcake form. The designs on the mini cupcakes are so pretty that you hate to eat them.

• Pros: Vegan options and mini sizes
• Cons: Not the typical comfort food cupcake that you might be used to

10/11/07

Sadly underwhelmed. :(

by tiffinykaye

I hate giving this place only three stars, because I was so hyped up to go from the reviews on this site. As adorable as the little cupcakes are, I have to say that I was really underwhelmed. They had some free samples of their cookies out--which, sadly, were BETTER than their cupcakes. The frostings are okay, but the cake itself isn't all that great. And the passion fruit cupcake--which was the primary reason I went to the shop in the first place--was NOT as good as it could have been.

I would like to go back...but I likely won't...(sadly!)

• Pros: Great service, very cute
• Cons: Costs way more than it's worth. WAY more. Not that great tasting either.

09/22/07

Not impressed

by chocoempress

Again with all the hype. For what amounts to a sampler size cupcake of all of two bites ( and I'm being generous), they'll charge $1.50 for a mini cupcake. If you must sample, just go for a regular cupcake and feel better about your purchase. And yet, the cupcakes were a tad dry, the frosting almost bland. They are pretty, to be sure, but even the edible small circle designs had an almost cardboard taste. They all look pretty..in all those magazine articles...and the designs are dainty and cute, but there was no flavor to back it up. Sorry, I cannot recommend. I prefer Yummys Cupcakes with the generous buttercream frosting and moist cupcakes, or Sprinkles.

• Pros: pretty cupcakes
• Cons: but without the flavor

07/18/07

delicious and beautiful

by nezkat

By far the most tasty cupcakes! My daughters and I devoured them because they melt in your mouth. I don't mind the cost when its worth it. Service,presentation and taste you get what you pay for. My girls asked to go there more often. We tried my little cupcake which was not as good. Tastey but more on the dry side. I will defintely become a regular at Leda's. I probably will use them for my daughter's Birthday coming up. Try it or miss out! My friend recommended me and I'm so happy she did.

• Pros: yummy,friendly,easy parking
• Cons: may need to exercise more

05/17/07

Beautiful, beautiful delicious cupcakes!!!

by debaser583

Super tasty cupcakes.. not too dense like some other cupcakes in LA. Good frosting:cupcake ratio. The buttercream totally melts in your mouth and the presentation is amazing. I love the sugar decorations (butterflies, stars, etc) on top and the way they present them in the box is just lovely. (Affixed to a round cake board with white chocolate.) $1.50 for a mini is a bargain! The lemon is amazing as is the passionfruit. They also make really yummy cookies that come in both mini and jumbo sizes. The woman who helped me was extremely helpful and nice. I love "My Little Cupcake" but the presentation, more unique flavors and tasty buttercream at Leda's is to die for!

• Pros: Beautiful, fun presentation. Delicious product. Friendly staff.
• Cons: Even at only $1.50/$3 for a cupcake and $2.50/$4.50dz for cookies... it adds up.

04/11/07

amazing cupcakes

by prettyinpink86

Leda's is a few blocks away from work so I stop by often. Her cupcakes are amazing, the frosting isn't too heavy and the cake itself has always been moist. I've been there well over 50 times and have NEVER had a problem with customer service. Theres hardly ever a wait, the most I've ever waited has been maybe 5 minutes. the cupcakes are very alice in wonderlandish, almost too cute to eat

I just wish the speciality cupcakes were bigger, the small ones are perfect for trying the flavors, but i have my favorites and just wish i could get one giant passionfruit cupcake. I asked her once and she said its because the cream would be too dense (I have NO idea how thats possible). I eat about 6 or 7 by myself so thats about $10 on my cupcake addiction. The passionfruit, coconut lemon, and dulce de leche are to die for. MUCH MUCH MUCH better than my little cupcake.

11/22/06

Best bakery

by 1966

All I can say is you must visit Leda's bakery it's second to none.Sherman oaks is lucky to have the top barery in it's nieghborhood. Be jealous other neighborhoods leda's is here to stay.

• Pros: It's in our neighborhood
• Cons: You can't live on cupcake's

08/03/06

My favorite L.A. bakery

by eave32

The passion fruit and lemon cupcakes here are spectacular, and the more "common" flavors -- chocolate and vanilla, are definitely worth a taste, too. My favorite thing about Leda's is the frosting -- I'm not sure how they do it, but the frosting is smooth and light, not like the heavy, gloppy frosting you get on most cupcakes. I've never ordered a cake here (although I did get an assortment of cupcakes for my birthday), but I have admired the cake designs I see in the book -- perfect for a little girl's (or bigger girl's!) birthday party.

I've never encountered anything but great service here -- maybe the previous reviewer caught them on a bad day.

• Pros: Delicious -- try the lemon and passion fruit cupcakes
• Cons: None