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Ava’s Cupcakes has so many dessert options to help make your graduation party extra special and sweet! If on the hunt for graduation desserts, then look no further than Ava’s Cupcakes! Our latest blog covers all the amazing options we offer for honoring your graduate at a memorable party. Already know what you want or inspired by this blog? Place any graduation orders by calling our Clemmons store at (336) 283-9021.

So Many Sweet Ideas to Celebrate your Graduate!

At Ava’s we offer so much more than just cupcakes, we are truly your dessert one-stop-shop. This is especially true for major celebrations and holidays, such as, graduations. We know this is an important time not only for the graduate but their loved ones as well since it’s a major accomplishment! Our staff places all the love and care into every graduation order as if it were our very own graduate we were celebrating.

Below are some popular graduation desserts. Each is customizable for colors to match your graduate’s school colors.

Cupcakes

Obviously, cupcakes are often a must in our shop for so many occasions! Therefore, we often get custom orders for cupcakes.

Some ideas on what to do for graduation cupcakes are:

Cupcakes in graduate’s school colors
Adding a graduate flag into cupcakes (you can purchase these online or in-store)
Graduation cap on top of cupcake (we can do this and even put different colored tassels)

Below is a quick photo gallery of some graduation cupcake options.

Cookies

Our namesake might be all about cupcakes, but we also make and sell custom sugar cookies. These are perfect for any graduation party. The graduation cap picture below shows the perfect graduation cookie for your graduate. Like our cupcakes, we can customize these tassels with different colors too.

Graduation Desserts - Cookies

Cake

Next, a traditional cake is always a great option for any party or celebration. We can create any custom cake you desire for a graduation party. Pictured below is one for Ava’s Cupcake’s owner’s son Isaiah!

Graduation Desserts - Cake

Dessert Bar

Can’t decide between the three amazing desserts listed above? Never fear, that is what dessert bars are for! A dessert bar incorporates numerous types of desserts and provides a wonderful, sweet mix for party guests. Everyone loves that there is something for all tastes on a dessert bar.

Order Your Graduation Desserts Today!

Are you ready to celebrate your graduate with some amazing, sweet treats? Call our Clemmons location today at (336) 283-9021 to discuss your ideas and place your orders.

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Meet Michelle – the owner of Ava’s Cupcakes and past winner of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. In our latest blog she discusses all things Ava’s and even talks about being on Cupcake Wars. Read on to learn a little more.

Meet Michelle – Q&A with Owner of Ava’s Cupcakes

Why did you decide to open Ava’s Cupcakes?

There were many varying factors in making the decision to open Ava’s Cupcakes; however, the ultimate decision was made from the overwhelming response from the community. Orders just could not be fulfilled from home any longer because a strong and viable business had clearly been born.

NJ Opening

What is your favorite part about owning Ava’s?

I am not sure I can say that there is one favorite part but currently, my favorite part is watching my children take an active role.

Spell Family

Which is your favorite cupcake at Ava’s?

I love the Salted Caramel Mocha, Banana Guava, and the Lime & Basil. How can I choose just one?!

What is your most memorable baking moment?

I’ll never forget baking for days when our episode on Cupcakes Wars aired. We pumped out 1000’s of cupcakes and cookies to the hundreds of guests lined up for hours outside our tiny kitchen in NJ.

What was it like to be on, and win, Cupcake Wars?

Cupcake Wars was a dream for us. We worked very hard to compete and winning made all the difference. It changed the trajectory of Ava’s forever and we will never forget where we started.

Learn More About This Amazing Business Owner

Want to learn more about Michelle and what it’s like to own Ava’s Cupcakes? Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and tune in for our monthly Meet Michelle posts! In our January one, Michelle shared about family traditions to start the new year, such as making bread.

Our name, Ava’s Cupcakes, might indicate we only sell cupcakes but that is far from the truth. We also have beautiful cakes, delicious pastries & confections, tasty macarons, and mouthwatering cookies! Today, we want to share a little more about that last item… cookies. Our latest blog takes a closer look at our cookie menu.

Signature Cookies

We started our cookie line with eight flavors. Today, we still sell every single one of these original flavors every day in our Clemmons and Winston-Salem stores for 3.29 each.

These eight flavors are now known as our Signature Cookies. The flavors are:

Ava’s Sandwich Cookie with Chocolate
Classic Chocolate Chip
Ava’s Sandwich Cookie with Vanilla
Oatmeal Raisin
Ava’s Sprinkle Cookie
Strawberry Chip Cookie
The Invisible Cookie
Triple Chocolate Chip

A Sneak Peek Inside our Invisible Cookie

Steve, Michelle Spell’s husband, is the sole creator and inventor of Ava’s Invisible Cookie (pictured below)! It is a perfectly baked cookie with brown sugar and cream, with a fudgy inside, and crisp and chewy on the outside! Ava’s Invisible Cookie is a secret recipe and only two employees, including Michelle are privy to Steve’s masterpiece.

Invisible Cookie

Select Cookies Available Online & Shipping Nationwide

Did you know you can purchase cookie boxes online that will ship nationwide? We sell four of our signature flavors online, which are:

Ava’s Sprinkle Cookie
Classic Chocolate Chip
Strawberry Chip Cookie
The Invisible Cookie

Every cookie box has a dozen in your selected flavor. You can also purchase a Sampler Set, which has 3 of each of the four flavors listed above.

Ready to purchase these delicious colossal cookies and have them shipped right to your door? Click here to buy them today!!

Cookies Shipped Nationwide

Deluxe Cookies

Last fall we announced our deluxe cookie line. Our deluxe cookie:

Lemon Drop – Bright, sweet and zesty lemon cookie with a sweet lemon glaze.
Cinnamon Bun – Soft, chewy cinnamon chip cookie with a cream cheese icing.
Birthday Cake – Funfetti chips baked throughout our signature cookie dough, topped with a vanilla buttercream and funfetti sprinkles!
Ava’s Deluxe Chocolate Chip – Our signature chocolate chip cookie rolled and baked with colorful chocolate candies throughout!
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie – Chocolate fudge cookie with chocolate mint chips baked throughout.

Our deluxe cookies costs $3.49 each.

Sugar Cookies

Last, but certainly not least, are our sugar cookies. Every month we have different designs to reflect that month’s holidays, season, or happenings. In January, we have a snowflake to honor winter and a football to celebrate football season and the upcoming big game!

Snowflake Sugar Cookie

Treat Yourself with One – or More – of Ava’s Amazing Cookies!

Cookies are the perfect treat for a hard day, reward, or just because. Click here to see all our in-stock cookies and the ones available for special order. Better yet, stop in at our Clemmons or Winston-Salem store to buy any of these warm, freshly-baked desserts.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates on our cookies, contests, promotions, and much more!

It’s like people LOVE us or something ;)

Zackary P.

Ava's Cupcakes is founded by Michelle Spell, the winner of the 4th season of the popular Food Network show, "Cupcake Wars". Winston-Salem is extremely fortunate to be the location she chose to open her cupcake shop. I've tried about 8 different cupcakes so far, and each one is packed with their own unique flavor, including creme brulee, apple pie, and s'mores. Contrary to other cupcake shops around WS, the sweetness... more

Ava’s Cupcakes is founded by Michelle Spell, the winner of the 4th season of the popular Food Network show, “Cupcake Wars”. Winston-Salem is extremely fortunate to be the location she chose to open her cupcake shop. I’ve tried about 8 different cupcakes so far, and each one is packed with their own unique flavor, including creme brulee, apple pie, and s’mores. Contrary to other cupcake shops around WS, the sweetness level of these cupcakes are within an acceptable range and will not make you frantically grab the closest glass of water to wash down the sugar. Although the sweetness can be slightly underwhelming at times and the fluffiness of the cupcake itself can be a bit too much, their cupcakes are still worth trying out!

WORTH IT? YES, they are the BEST cupcake shop in Winston-Salem and the greater Triad area (Overall 8/10)

Brooklyn White

Went into Ava’s and was greeted very pleasantly! The women working was very nice, I went in to try and get a cake because I had waited till last minute to get one for a birthday party, I got a strawberry’s and cream cake and mini cupcakes. They were a huge hit and so delicious!!!

Anthony C.

I had just come out of paradise nails and was craving something sweet so I decided to check out Ava's cupcake. Upon arrival, I was greeted and asked if I had been in their store before. Then I was explained which cupcakes were seasonal, regular, and cream cheese frosted. I tried the seminal cinnamon pumpkin first which was AMAZING. The cake was spongy, flavorful, and moist. The frosting was good... more

I had just come out of paradise nails and was craving something sweet so I decided to check out Ava’s cupcake. Upon arrival, I was greeted and asked if I had been in their store before. Then I was explained which cupcakes were seasonal, regular, and cream cheese frosted.

I tried the seminal cinnamon pumpkin first which was AMAZING. The cake was spongy, flavorful, and moist. The frosting was good because it was not overly sweet. For me, it’s a 10/10.

I saved the red velvet for the next day. My expectations were high since I tried the cinnamon pumpkin prior. I was a little disappointed, it was good but it was not spongy or moist as the cinnamon pumpkin. This could be because it needs to remain cold because of the crème cheese frosting. For me, it’s a 8/10.

Overall this place is good I’ll definitely be back to try more of their seasonal cupcakes.

Jenny N.

All their cupcakes are at least 8/10, apple pie is 10/10! Amazing cupcake place that won on an episode of Food Network's cupcake wars with their apple pie and banana guava flavored cupcakes. The quality of their cupcakes are INSANE and they have a plethora of flavors. Love that they have seasonal cupcakes during holidays or as the season change. I've shown multiple friends Ava's cupcakes and they are blown... more

All their cupcakes are at least 8/10, apple pie is 10/10!

Amazing cupcake place that won on an episode of Food Network’s cupcake wars with their apple pie and banana guava flavored cupcakes. The quality of their cupcakes are INSANE and they have a plethora of flavors. Love that they have seasonal cupcakes during holidays or as the season change. I’ve shown multiple friends Ava’s cupcakes and they are blown away every time even if they don’t have a sweet tooth.

I’ve tried basically all of their flavors, my favorites include apple pie, caramel apple, oreo, and creme brûlée. Most of the cupcakes have filling, a great frosting to cake ratio, and a very fluffy cupcake base. I find the frosting very sweet and often do not eat all of it but is a great occasional drink. Always great service as well and clean store interior.

Erik S.

Nothing has changed about my original review for Ava's. They continue to be the absolute best place around to get some treats and cupcakes, not once have they failed to impress or have I received anything that might have tasted less than fresh. This is my go to place to get cupcakes for any occasion, and they should be yours too. My favorite recent discovery from their wide flavor selection... more

Nothing has changed about my original review for Ava’s. They continue to be the absolute best place around to get some treats and cupcakes, not once have they failed to impress or have I received anything that might have tasted less than fresh. This is my go to place to get cupcakes for any occasion, and they should be yours too.

My favorite recent discovery from their wide flavor selection is their key lime flavor. Banana guava is still my absolute favorite, but the flavor pop of the lime in this cupcake was so zesty and balanced with the sweetness of the cupcake, perfect for a warm day!

Go to Ava’s, you won’t regret it!

Alyson Dietze

We ordered a vegan cake for my daughter’s first birthday since she has a cow milk protein allergy. It was not only beautiful but everyone at the party loved it, especially my daughter who smashed up and ate her own big piece! You would have never guessed it was vegan and the strawberry filling was wonderful. Thanks for making our celebration special!!

Chip R.

The Deets:On the occasion of finally getting to see my parents (we are all fully COVID-19 vaccinated now!), they brought me a couple of red velvet cupcakes from Ava's Cupcakes near where they are from. As red velvet is one of my favorite cake types, I was excited to give these a try. In having my first bite, I was pleasantly greeted with great taste...a classic red velvet taste but... more

The Deets:
On the occasion of finally getting to see my parents (we are all fully COVID-19 vaccinated now!), they brought me a couple of red velvet cupcakes from Ava’s Cupcakes near where they are from. As red velvet is one of my favorite cake types, I was excited to give these a try. In having my first bite, I was pleasantly greeted with great taste…a classic red velvet taste but not overpowering, nice and balanced. I like that the cupcake itself was sweet without being overly sweetened, again a good balance. It was a moist cupcake (was it the moistest cupcake ever for me, no, but certainly good and not dry and crumbly for sure). The cream cheese icing was tasty, a very good portion of it but just avoids being too massively overloaded. Overall, the red velvet cupcakes were delicious from Ava’s and I would definitely visit this shoppe if I had an opportunity when in that area.

Jeanine K.

A friend dropped these off for us and they are officially my favorite cupcake in the Winston/Clemmons area! The cupcake itself is moist and has great flavor and the icing is the perfect amount of sweet. I also LOVE that these all had a filling of some sort, it really gave the cupcake that extra depth in flavor.The 4 flavors we got were strawberry champagne, margarita, cookie dough and banana... more

A friend dropped these off for us and they are officially my favorite cupcake in the Winston/Clemmons area! The cupcake itself is moist and has great flavor and the icing is the perfect amount of sweet. I also LOVE that these all had a filling of some sort, it really gave the cupcake that extra depth in flavor.
The 4 flavors we got were strawberry champagne, margarita, cookie dough and banana guava.
My two favorites were the strawberry and the cookie dough (which are the ones I got a picture of the inside of).

We will DEFINITELY be stopping by to get more ASAP!

Helen Robinson

the cupcakes are amazing & the staff are always very friendly and helpful!Edit: if you haven’t tried the mini chocolate chip cookies, you’re seriously missing out! They’re amazing, I ended up buying three dozen within a week. I would be lying if I said I didn’t eat all of them by myself!

the cupcakes are amazing & the staff are always very friendly and helpful!
Edit: if you haven’t tried the mini chocolate chip cookies, you’re seriously missing out! They’re amazing, I ended up buying three dozen within a week. I would be lying if I said I didn’t eat all of them by myself!

So Many Sweet Ideas to Celebrate your Graduate!

Cupcakes

Cookies

Cake

Dessert Bar

Order Your Graduation Desserts Today!

Meet Michelle – Q&A with Owner of Ava’s Cupcakes

Why did you decide to open Ava’s Cupcakes?

What is your favorite part about owning Ava’s?

Which is your favorite cupcake at Ava’s?

What is your most memorable baking moment?

What was it like to be on, and win, Cupcake Wars?

Learn More About This Amazing Business Owner

Signature Cookies

A Sneak Peek Inside our Invisible Cookie

Select Cookies Available Online & Shipping Nationwide

Deluxe Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Treat Yourself with One – or More – of Ava’s Amazing Cookies!

It’s like people LOVE us or something ;)

Zackary P.

Brooklyn White

Anthony C.

Jenny N.

Erik S.

Alyson Dietze

Chip R.

Jeanine K.

Helen Robinson

Weddings

Obsessing over the most important cake of your life is what we do best.

Corporate Events

It’s your job to arrange sweets for the meeting?
We’ll make you look good!

So Many Sweet Ideas to Celebrate your Graduate!

Cupcakes

Cookies

Cake

Dessert Bar

Order Your Graduation Desserts Today!

Meet Michelle – Q&A with Owner of Ava’s Cupcakes

Why did you decide to open Ava’s Cupcakes?

What is your favorite part about owning Ava’s?

Which is your favorite cupcake at Ava’s?

What is your most memorable baking moment?

What was it like to be on, and win, Cupcake Wars?

Learn More About This Amazing Business Owner

Signature Cookies

A Sneak Peek Inside our Invisible Cookie

Select Cookies Available Online & Shipping Nationwide

Deluxe Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Treat Yourself with One – or More – of Ava’s Amazing Cookies!

It’s like people LOVE us or something ;)

Zackary P.

Brooklyn White

Anthony C.

Jenny N.

Erik S.

Alyson Dietze

Chip R.

Jeanine K.

Helen Robinson

Weddings

Obsessing over the most important cake of your life is what we do best.

Corporate Events

It’s your job to arrange sweets for the meeting? We’ll make you look good!

It’s your job to arrange sweets for the meeting?
We’ll make you look good!