We just had a 2 yr birthday party for my son and bought Ralphs cupcakes as well as Costco cupcakes. I wanted the Ralphs cupcakes because they were the only bakery that had train theme (in this case, "Thomas") decorations. I usually really like Costco sheet cakes, but the Ralphs cupcakes were actually much tastier than the Costco cupcakes and were a more manageable size for children. Kids don't eat much except the icing, and the Ralphs icing was really tasty and not overly sweet (we bought 1 doz each of chocolate (with cookies n cream icing), vanilla (cookies n cream icing) and red velvet (cream cheese icing) cupcakes at $7.99 each). We had several parents ask afterward where we bought the cupcakes. Not sure if all Ralphs use the same bakery recipes, but the one in El Segundo did a great job.