Vanilla Pastry Studio

User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

VPS is AMAZING! I have had their cupcakes at several events & have never been disappointed! I just ordered 3 dozen cupcakes for a Halloween party & drove over an hour to get them from VPS. They are so light & fluffy it is like eating a piece of a cloud! They were the hit of the party! Their attention to detail & creativity is worth every penny. No, these are not your typical cookie-cutter cupcakes, but that is what makes them so special. They are each a work of edible art! I'm shocked at the couple bad reviews on here - and judging from the comments, it makes me wonder if they really even tried anything from VPS. The staff there is VERY helpful & go out of their way to please their customers. And their cupckaes are second-to-none in the city. I would highly recommend them to anyone who wants something creative & different. And soooooo delish!!!!

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User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Folks - Truly these are the BEST cupcakes in the City of Pittsburgh by FAR.... Not sure what happened to the three bad reviews but its sad to see this bakery being slammed by a few unhappy customers... I am a Certified Executive Chef and I can attest these cupcakes are much better than other cupcakeries in the area. I went to both VPS and another cupcakery in the area just today and WOW; VPS are sooo delish... The Red Velvet and PB & J are soooo fabulous (my fav); yes their icing is not "piped" but they are simple but the combination of the rich icing and moist cake they are by far outstanding...

No matter what I would HIGHLY recommend this business. As far as price; its to you on what you think is expensive. Check out other shops on the net and they are up to 4.50ea... VPS in my opinion are in line with their quality...

* * * * * * Six Stars Here

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User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I was married on August 22, 2009 and used Vanilla Pastry Studio cupcakes as my wedding cake and I could not have been more disappointed. I paid more than $1000 dollars for 425 cupcakes that looked like they’d been decorated by a kindergarten class. At my consultation we decided on a variety of flavors and talked about DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I was married on August 22, 2009 and used Vanilla Pastry Studio cupcakes as my wedding cake and I could not have been more disappointed. I paid more than $1000 dollars for 425 cupcakes that looked like they’d been decorated by a kindergarten class. At my consultation we decided on a variety of flavors and talked about bright orange and pink colors to match my wedding flower, Gerber daisies. April assured me that she knew ‘exactly’ the colors I was talking about and all of the sample cupcakes were delicious. I bragged to everyone that the cupcakes were going to be the ‘show piece’ of the wedding – boy did I look like an idiot! When I showed up at my reception I could not believe what I saw a lackluster display of pastel orange, pink and green cupcakes and the sugar gerber daisies that I paid a hefty charge to have on top were marginal at best in appearance. They put the orange flowers on the orange cupcakes and the pink flowers on the pink cupcakes – ZERO CREATIVITY. I asked for lemon cupcakes, raspberry white chocolate cupcakes and chocolate caramel cupcakes. Apparently, someone at VPS decided we got orange, raspberry with plain white cake, and chocolate with flavorless icing. Being inside VPS I can’t believe that someone there does not have at least an ounce of creativity, but apparently my wedding wasn’t worth expending the effort.

In addition, I purchased a 300 dollar birthday cake – they never asked me the inscription or the cake flavors. I had to call and volunteer that information. Is this SOP for a bakery???? I made some loose suggestions of what I wanted on the cake, they put the three things I ‘suggested’ and not one other thing. Again…some creativity?!?!

If you are planning a wedding take your business elsewhere. Do not be fooled by the appearance of the store or the consultation. You will be disappointed. I could have gotten better service and product from Giant Eagle. A wedding cake is a lot of money; don’t gamble with it at VPS.

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