Cupcake Sweeties is a bakery on Trafalgar Square in Waterloo, Lower Hutt, selling cupcakes, macarons, cookies and brownies alongside a range of cake decorating supplies, and holding a 4.8-star Google rating.
A bakery that doubles as a decorating shop serves two crowds at once: shoppers after something sweet, and home bakers after colourings, piping tips and the rest of the kit. When buying the treats themselves, freshness is the thing to judge — macarons are at their best within a day or two of being filled, and buttercream-topped cupcakes are made for eating soon rather than keeping. For celebration cakes, good decorating takes time, so a few days' notice usually gets you a better result than a same-day ask. Regulars at shops like this tend to learn which days fresh batches land and plan their visits around them.
Treat hunters and home decorators in Lower Hutt both have a reason to call in at Trafalgar Square.