Cupcakes on Pitt - Parramatta

I confess I've always remained at arms length with the cupcake, never quite embracing the chic retail trend that has spawned out of it. My theory was always why buy it when you can make it…cheaper and usually better?

I thought the whole cupcake fad was dying a slow death, but it seems Cupcakes on Pitt just keeps branching out. This time they've intercepted the suburbs with a store in Parramatta Westfied. I’ve never tried it before (as with many other retail cupcakeries) mainly because I don’t exactly live next door to Sydney CBD but with the migration over to the ‘burbs, what better time to start?

And in case you were wondering, yes the bad photos were taken with my old point-and-shoot camera. This post was long overdue and please know, that I'm not proud of my tardiness.


It lies on the bottom level between Parramatta Westfield and the train station. There are no signage out front and you wouldn't know it was the store itself unless you were standing in front of it. There are only a few lonely bar stools and no tables so takeaway is the way to go here. No doubt this will prove popular with scurrying suits and students.

Being the end of the day, there was a limited choice in flavours. The cupcakes were perfectly sized at a reasonable $2 each - perfect for mass flavour consumption! I purchased half a dozen, all of which sat very snugly in the cute-as-pie carry box that received a bit of attention from curious shoppers as I was gallivanting through Westfield.


Unfortunately the girl who served me walked into the counter and sandwiched my box between her and the hard surface, resulting in a little carnage and some cross transference of frosting between cupcakes.



Vanilla Sundae

A vanilla cupcake topped with butter icing and strawberry frosting. A good vanilla cupcake is the heart of any cupcake bakery – and Cupcakes on Pitt failed on this account with a bland and dry cake. My tips for delectable store-bought vanilla cupcakes? Check out My Little Cupcake in Neutral Bay or The Biscuit Tree at Epping Twilight Markets.


Blueberry Cupcake

Unfortunately my hopes for blueberry goodness were dashed. I suspect the use of fake flavouring as this cupcake tasted strongly like strange bubblegum. One bite was enough for me to pass it off to Mr S.


Passionfruit Cupcake

Pretty but with no hint of passionfruit flavour in the cake or icing. At this stage my sugar craving remained unsatiated and my mood was getting crabbier by the minute.

Dark Chocolate Cupcake

The best one out of the lot mainly because it was actually chocolate! The flavour was great but again the cake was dry and every bite disintegrated in my mouth like sand. To give them the benefit of the doubt, I’ll have to try these again in the morning when they’re more freshly baked.


Peanut Butter Cupcake

Essentially these were the exact same chocolate cupcake and chocolate frosting except for two small dollops of peanut butter icing, which was complete goodness. I don't get it: why not just cover the entire cupcake with peanut butter icing?


Jaffa Cupcake

Unfortunately the namesake only applies to the Jaffa candies on the cupcake, that was neither remotely chocolate or orange.


A bland vanilla cupcake was probably an ominous sign for my Cupcakes on Pitt experience. A passionfruit cupcake that doesn't taste anything like passionfruit was well, the coup de grâce on my disappointing cupcake afternoon.

Of course I'd love to be proven wrong so if anybody know of any cupcake bakeries in Sydney that do it much better than Cupcakes On Pitt (other than My Little Cupcake) tell me, tell me! Also, since this visit was a while ago, if things have improved then let me know and I'd be happy to revisit and re-review.


Cupcakes on Pitt
Shop 1163, Westfield Parramatta
Parramatta, NSW 2150
02 9633 4343

Mon-Wed and Fri 8am - 6pm
Thur 8am - 9pm
Sat 9am - 6pm
Sun 10am - 5pm