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Cups and Cakes Bakery

5 star rating
based on 57 reviews

Categories: Bakeries, Desserts, Caterers  [Edit]

San Francisco, CA 94112
(408) 406-0826
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57 Reviews for Cups and Cakes Bakery

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Kathryn E.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
08/20/2008

My fellow brethren, stand up and cheer, for Jesus has returned! - in the form of a Maple Bacon fucking Cupcake... roughly the size of a half dollar.

Can I get an Amen up in here for the glory that is the perfect trinity of sweet (but not saccharine, for that is the devil), savory, and texturally-pleasing cupcake salvation! Strawberry blonde salvation!

The time has come to cast out the demons of low-grade cool-whip substitute frosting and  sheet cake! Come into the light and accept chocolate cherry cupcakes into your palate and savor the bliss of true culinary salvation!

Hot damn, there's no way a cupcake this good can come from anywhere but heaven. Eating only the best may be my cross to bear, but at least I know I will always have the sweet promised land of Cups and Cakes to save my foodie soul.

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Miss Brenna T.

Hayward, CA

5 star rating
09/30/2008

I just got married, and we spent more on cupcakes than anything else for the wedding.  Jennifer did 2 kinds of stacked cupcakes for us (dark chocolate mini on top of full-sized red velvet, and spice mini on full-sized pumpkin) and a few dozen maple-bacon mini's.  MMM.  I'll never forget giving several dozen people simultaneous O faces at my wedding, and I may have converted a pie fanatic or two.  I realized another perk of polyamory, too: someday I might have a second or third wedding, and I'll get to buy 12 dozen cupcakes all over again.  In the meantime, thankfully I'm able to buy single boxes because I don't think I could wait another 4 years to eat one of Jen's cupcakes.  (And I don't have to, because my mom squirreled a couple away in my freezer.  I'm just not sure they'll make it to my first anniversary!)

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Tasha F.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating
09/29/2008

I ordered a box of margarita flavored cupcakes (with actual tequilla) for my husband's birthday gathering, and everyone loved them very much.

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Diana R.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
10/06/2008

I just turned 30 and the theme of my party was Bubbly and Berries...

I ordered 4 boxes, each with 24 mini cupcakes. All were absolutely DIVINE:

1 box BB Red Velvet - (no comment, you have to order them)
1 box BB Deep Dark Chocolate (1/2 with Chocolate/ 1/2 with Raspberry buttercream- yes with choc. chips too)
1 box Lost in Paradise: banana cake topped with strawberry buttercream- exotic and delicious
1 box - lemon cake topped with blackberry buttercream... custom combination i picked for my party.

It was my Sweet Thirty for God's sake... we had to have cupcakes... 100 of them little mini 2-bite cupcakes, except most people put the whole thing in their mouths :)

From the moment I placed my order Jennifer was quick to respond and answered all my questions, as everyone else has pointed out, she's a pleasure to work with, professional and SWEET.

I wouldn't change anything about this + with an on-time order delivery at 8:30pm for only $10 -- I would do it all over again without hesitation.

Actually, now I kinda understand what the whole crazy with cupcakes is all about... i want more and more and more and more....for me, for my friends, for me, for my family, for me, for my colleagues, for me, me, me...

btw: No single cupcake was left standing, i mean, on the stand.

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Troy V.

San Jose, CA

5 star rating
10/05/2008

We got married last weekend and Jen made cupcakes and an 8" cake for us. We ordered Red Velvet, Pumpkin, Ginger Beet and Vanilla, all with cream cheeses frosting. The cake was 4 layers, one of each flavor (Jen's excellent idea). Her fees are competetive and her cupcakes are unbeatable. All of our guests loved them.

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Juliane N.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
09/19/2008

MmMmM.. Had my first ones at the RF80 Elite event and this was definitely the highlight of my night... besides drinking 10 soju cocktails before feeling it....

Tried the red velvet, grasshopper, and peanut butter one.

Red Velvet was my favorite! The cake was just super moist, super tasty, and the cream cheese frosting was just bomb. I wish I had the chance to eat more then drink.

I hope they open a bakery in SF cuz I would be there everyday that I'm not on a diet.... Which is EVERYDAY.

Grasshopper had a good mint flavor to it and I think was my first grasshopper anything I've had.

Peanut Butter one reminded me of my favorite chocolate, Reese's PB cups!!!! I cold eat like 10 of these and 20 of those red velvets in one sitting.... But then again, I didn't wanna have a pouch hanging out my dress =l...

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Tracy a.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
09/18/2008

I haven't been here yet but I did try some when we were at the RF80 Yelp Event. And O-M-G.......RED VELVET CUPCAKES!!! *DROOLLLLLLLLLL*

It was stacked up into tiers and they were presented in mini sizes. MMM cute and tasty. What more can you ask for?

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steven t.

Berkeley, CA

5 star rating
09/19/2008

I feel that I've had enough of the mini cupcakes at the Yelp RF80 event to warrant a review of the place. I probably had the most cupcakes that night and she, Jennifer, can attest to that. It had gotten to the point where I was embarrassed to grab some more cupcakes in the event that she would have told me I could not have anymore. The only thing that stopped me from grabbing more cupcakes was the fact that she ran out!!! AHHHH!!!!

Let me see.....
Red velvet = drool
root beer float = say whaaaaa, tastes like root beer float!!! who woulda known.
peanut butter = drool x 2 and it even had a miniature size pb cup on it
chocolate mint = refreshing
strawberry banana = ran out before I got a chance to snatch one up

Did I mention the red velvet was the bomb?

I definitely would not hesitate to cross the bay or order some from her for a special occasion. I could have stood at the cupcake tier all night and would have been a happy camper.

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5 star rating
09/15/2008

Delicious!  

There was the most decadent showing at the Yelp Masquerade Ball - Jennifer was ready to accommodate all of our antics and serve us up some of her scrumptious mini cuppies!  

My fave of the night was the peppermint chocolate - goodness to all ... heaven!

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Lauren C.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating
09/15/2008

Mmmmmm, these cupcakes were so rich and delicious!

Not only were they tasty but they were beautifully decorated & presented.

I have a plan:
Grab a big glass of milk
Sit down a box full of peanut butter and red velvet cupcakes
Devour every last bite!

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Felicia C.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
09/14/2008

I've had Cups & Cakes on two occasions, both in the past two weeks, and I am in looove. Really. I love that the cupcakes are mini and bite-sized, just perfect!

The Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting is heaven. In a cup.

Gimme gimme more.

I also got a chance to try the Banana cupcake with Chocolate Frosting and surprisingly liked it as well. All the flavors on their website sound amazing.

Bring me a box (or two) of mini Cups & Cakes and I am ALL YOURSSS, baby.

P.S. My Birthday is November 30th.

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Ligaya T.

Berkeley, CA

5 star rating
09/09/2008

Open wide, swallow a red velvet bite cream cheese frosting side down. Be prepared for an overwhelming visceral reaction. Eyes will go wide, eyebrows raise, tongues peek out searching for the last bits of frosting to have grazed your lips. It's the CCB effect. And comes with a Ligaya slap-your-forehead guarantee.

In organizing the man's 30th (that's right, dirty thirty. Boy no more!) I had planned for a cake, but the DAY BEFORE I realized that it ain't no party without cupcakes. So who did I call? Why Jennifer at CCB, of course!

24 hours later she delivered five fuchsia boxes of four flavors of moist, delectable baby bites with a smile. This woman is magic!

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Lauren S.

Berkeley, CA

5 star rating
09/15/2008

AHHHHH!!! I want MOOOORE!

Mint and chocolate, chocolate chocolate, peanut butter, banana cream cheese, and the best of all --- ROOTBEER FLOAT!

Thank goddess for such delightful treats in a bakery near me.

Thanks for coming out to the Yelp elite event last Friday at RF80 in the design district of SOMA... your lil' peices of heaven really sweetened the deal!!

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Erica F.

Orinda, CA

5 star rating
09/25/2008

Wow, I've had many cupcakes, and I have to say that these are really the most delicious in San Francisco.  Fortunately for me and the 500 people we were serving cupcakes to, we had a wide variety of mini cupcake flavors to choose from as we devoured 2,3,4 or more.  Jennifer prepared 10+ flavors - all super-moist and full of flavor.  We gave them out at a tradeshow, and it was a total boost to the traffic to our booth.  The entire process -- from ordering, to delivery, to enjoying - was very easy.  Yum!

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Gracie B.

Oakland, CA

5 star rating
09/15/2008

I only got to try one at the Masquerade ball - but I think I may be in love.  If, like me, you think that bananas + chocolate = love...then you'll be in love too.  Unfortunately I was too slow to get to that corner, and missed the root beer float, but I heard good things.  Plus Jennifer was super nice.

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Lana M.

Daly City, CA

5 star rating
09/23/2008

Words cannot describe how amazing this woman's cupcakes are.

I've never been a cupcake fan. Large amounts of frosting have always made me gag. Until today I never understood the public's newfound love and obsession with cupcakes. To me it was just some weird trend that would follow the same death trail as legwarmers and fluorescents (oh yeah, crap, they're back aren't they?)

Anyhow, I digress. Today I am a changed woman. I decided to order cupcakes for some of my co-workers. I found Cups and Cakes online and ordered due to the stunning pictures and finger-lickin' reviews. How convenient is it that Jennifer delivers? She saved me dragging my mangled butt out of bed early and suffering through traffic just to get a bunch of cupcakes!

But enough about the ordering, it's the experience of obtaining and eating these cupcakes that should take center stage. They arrived in a cute pink box with a window in the middle to showcase the visual perfection of the cupcakes. Each cupcake is held separate from the others so that they won't become warped in any way.

Upon obtaining the box and saying goodbye to Jennifer, I ran excited back inside barely containing my enthusiasm. I peeled back the top...inhaled the aroma of sweet, sweet, sugar with the slightest hint of fluffy cream cheese. I reached inside and picked up one delicate red-caked perfection and gently touched the frosting. It swirled up into a white cloudy mountain on top of the most, ruby-red cake. Gently it gave under my finger. I could tell this frosting wouldn't make me gag. It was light and silky and begging to be tasted.

It was the best cupcake I've ever tasted. And like I said, I hate cupcakes.

Everyone at my work fell in love with the Red Velvets with Cream Cheese frosting. Don't worry Jennifer! I told them all about you!

If you love cupcakes you have to try these, because like I said, I hate cupcakes and am obsessed with these. I'm already thinking of future parties and obligations that I could use as an excuse to purchase more.

Fantastic.

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Dan W.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
09/09/2008

Can I just say Jennifer is a complete sweetheart?

I had all kinds of crazy demands and despite the fact that she had her wedding tasting the following day, she pulled through with a smile.
Root Beer Float Cupcake? Maple Bacon?
Like she said, "I mean, they're cupcakes! They're supposed to be fun!"
I couldn't agree more.
Way better than Kara's Cupcakes. WAAAAAY better.

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Queen B.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating
09/11/2008

so its trivia night at broken record. this nice lady comes up to our table and offers us a free mini-cupcake. the cupcakes were so cute! she had a rootbeer float one, a strawberry cupcake w/ cream cheese, and a white cake w/ strawberry frosting. those were the only ones i remembered.  i tried  the strawberry cupcake w/ cream cheese. it was actually pretty good. but the frosting was a little too sweet for me. but i still enjoyed it since it was free. oh, where art thou cupcake lady? come back to trivia night.

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Valerie L.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
08/22/2008

I made a custom order for a company celebration based on all of these great Yelp reviews.  Jennifer was quick to respond, and was so easy to work with.  All was pretty much set in just a few emails!  I think she is a one-woman-show, and I feel good about supporting a small local business... but what I *really* feel good about were those totally kick ass cup cakes.  

Based on her recommendation I went with the red velvet, and they were out of this world.  Everyone raved about them and most of us had more than one.  I confess, they sat in my office for a few hours before our party and I just couldn't resist and had one (ok, two) of the mini cakes before anyone else. They were moist, fluffy, creamy, and heavenly.

Thank you Jennifer!!!

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Stacy N.

Orlando, FL

5 star rating
09/15/2008

Amazing!!! My wife and I had Jennifer make cupcakes for our wedding reception. They were so perfect that I am not even going to waste my time talking about it. It is just a given when you buy her cupcakes!!! What I am going to talk about is to convince others to try some of her "crazy" flavors. We had originally planned on Vanilla and German Chocolate. However, during the tasting we were blown over by the Rootbeer float and the Strawberry Blonde.  Our guests loved them and I had to fight them off of the last cupcake. Which we are of course going to save for our one year anniversary!  LOVE THEM!!!!

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jen v.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
07/28/2008

OMG - these were so damn good! We got the ginger carrot cake mini cupcakes for my friends birthday and they were delicious!

I highly recommend Jennifer's cupcakes! She has unique flavors and I can't wait for another reason to try them!

and she delivers!

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Kelly N.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
09/11/2008

Wow, wow, and wow.

I called Jennifer about 36 hours ago with a big last-minute corporate cupcake order (involving logos intricately painted on top and everything) that I needed this morning: at 5:45 IN THE MORNING. Not only did I reach her on the first ring, but she was a complete sweetheart, totally professional and entirely unfazed by my crazy rush order. Our transaction was completed in about two minutes and I was left with no doubt that this woman would come through. My gut was right.

One look at her online menu and I knew I was in expert hands. Only problem was which fantasy flavors to go with. For my morning meeting, I chose Pancake Breakfast and Orange Juice baby bite cupcakes. And this morning, like clockwork, I rang her bell and was handed two safe-for-transport pink boxes of fragrant goodness. Yes, at 5:45 AM.

Fast-forward to the meeting: with all the bustling activity there, it was still the cupcakes everyone was talking about. You were a hit, Jennifer! And you will definitely be seeing a lot more of me in the future. Hopefully at a more decent hour.

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Joyce L.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
07/12/2008

WHOO HOO for Jennifer!

My sister is pregnant and of course, I was so excited!  So, I wanted to buy some cupcakes so that my sister can use them to tell our parents during a dinner.  So, I contacted Jennifer and she was very prompt in replying my emails!  

I ordered two dozen mini cupcakes since my parents and my sister don't usually have sweet tooth.  (You have to order the mini cupcakes in two dozens..)  So, I got a dozen of red velvet with chocolate cream and a dozen of red velvet with raspberry cream.  And I wanted to have a special message on just 12 of them -- "we're having a baby".  

And the day I was supposed to pick the cupcakes up, my sister said that she wasn't ready to tell my parents!  OI!  So, I called Jennifer and told her what happened and she was so accomodating.  She said, I can take out the toppers for you.  She was very accomodating!  She said that she can just save the toppers and use it the next time I order from her.  I told her that I wanted to talk to my sister first and will get back to her, but no matter what, I was going to pick those cupcakes up since I heard so much good things about them.  Thank goodness my sister changed her mind again and decided to tell my parents.  

And we were able to pick up these cupcakes from her.  Her place is near Geneva and Mission, which was easy for us to get to.  And when I saw these cupcakes, I was like...oh my goodness!  SOOOO PRETTY!!!  

And when we got to my parents, I gave them to my sister and brother in law.  They were like, "oohhhh..can we have one now?"  Mind you, my sister never really eat a lot of sweets and she was wanting one!  And then after they told my parents (BTW, they didn't use the cupcakes to tell my parents), everyone (including my cousins and aunt) was all over the cupcakes.  They were wanting to take some home!  

Okay..now the cupcakes itself!  They were GOODDDDDDD!!!  YUM-O!  The frosting was perfect -- moist and delish!  It wasn't too sweet at all!

Man..I can't wait to have a baby so that I can order some cupcakes for myself.  Well, okay..I guess I don't have to have a baby to buy those cupcakes.  ha ha.  And next time, I'll do the regular size ones cuz one of those mini ones are just too small for my big tummy!

Did I say that these cupcakes were YUMMY yet?  =)

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Jessica S.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
06/19/2008

There's a reason that Jennifer, who owns and runs Cups and Cakes Bakery, comes up as 5 stars across the board, along with being the 1st search hit in Yelp.

Simply put, she's fabulous. She has an easy to navigate website, she always picks up her phone or returns emails promptly, and is as timely as Financial District traffic will allow for delivery.

My first order with her was for 6 dozen cupcakes for our CEO's birthday. I called her 2 days in advance, we talked about flavors, and she delivered. Which reminds me; she charges $10 for delivery. I don't know where she is, or how she gets here, but it's rediculously cheap. And cheap = awesome in my book.

Her cupcakes are moist and flavorful, with just the right ratio of frosting to cupcake. This is both for the regular size and the mini bites ones as well. She's gotten her recipies pretty much perfected, though the Margarita cupcakes could pack a bit more of a punch. I have ordered the Red Velvet (which seem to be the office favorite), the vanilla with lemon, the Chocolate Coffee ones, the Pink Lemonade ones, the Megan's Margarita ones, and a couple of other flavors.

You really can't go wrong. I'll probably order from her again. And our CFO likes them - and since he signs the checks...can't complain.

Five Stars. Cash or Check only.

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Laura C.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
07/03/2008

Jennifer is responsive and friendly, she delivers cupcakes for a minimal charge and her cupcakes come fresh, fancy looking and absolutely yummy.  She has alot of options on flavors to get you thinking and your belly grumbling, but in the end will make up the batch any way you like, adding sprinkles here and there and presenting them in such a pretty way.

Thanks to cups and cakes who took my order at 7pm on a monday night and delivered fresh yummy cup cakes by 11am the next morning.

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Carolyn F.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
06/20/2008

For most of my adult life, I've shied away from cupcakes, remembering the dry, suffocating, caked-on frosting cupcakes of my childhood.

But with the new cupcake craze, I suddenly found myself surrounded by cupcakes everywhere I went - weddings, the office, parties. I'd pretend I didn't like sweets when offered one, only to be dealt looks of suspicion by wolfing down fistfuls of cookies, jellybeans, and slabs of cake immediately following my answer.

Finally, I ventured beyond my prejudice and tried Sibby's cupcakes (snickerdoodle & red velvet). They were good, but didn't blow me over. But now I was curious. I found Cups and Cakes on Yelp and decided to order 12 red velvet cupcakes with a mix of cream cheese and cinnamon cream cheese frosting for a party.

First of all, they deliver. So, I'm not sure why I dragged myself out of bed at 9 am on a Saturday to drive from Nob Hill to GENEVA/OCEAN. It's the boonies, man! But it was cool meeting Jennifer and seeing her kitchen, along with all the other cupcakes waiting to be picked up. They all looked so freaking good, but not as good as mine.

My cupcakes were beautifully packaged with a cardboard insert that kept them from moving around. Jennifer even gave me tips for keeping them fresh for a few days (turns out this advice was unnecessary due to the speed of cupcake consumption).

The cupcakes were a big hit at the party, especially the ones with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. They were SO moist and the frosting light, yet thick and gooey. I am so impressed! And I know my friends were too (i.e. Miss Heidi Y.'s review).

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Elizabeth J.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
06/23/2008

I got 3 dozen cupcakes from Jennifer for a party this past weekend, and they were a huge hit!  We had pink lemonade, German chocolate cake and maple/bacon. All were delish, but the maple/bacon were show stoppers.

Jennifer was really great too - made flavor suggestions, added sprinkles by special request, and delivered on a Saturday morning for a measly $10.

My only complaint is that I did not order more.

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N K.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
08/21/2008

OMG OMG Yummyness.  I got vanilla with vanilla frosting and chocolate frosting.  Deliciosity (if that's a word).  Owner is very professional and seems to really love the whole cupcake baking process.  (I would be tired of baking cupcakes all the time if if was me!)

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sophia m.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
05/02/2008

The fat girl in me would've loved to eat 48 red velvet cupcakes, but alas, the cupcakes had to be shared with everyone else.  A friend bought 3 different flavors - red velet (the BEST), pink lemonade, and vanilla (the "nilla" cookie on top is SUCH a cute idea!) - for a bday party.  I tried all 3, but I'm a sucker for traditional flavors so the chocolate and vanilla stood out the most to me.  I used to work at a bakery (Sweet Things) so I'm picky about quality and freshness.  These cupcakes were so moist and the denseness and taste of the cupcakes were perfect.  I'm bookmarking their website in case I ever need lots of yummy cupcakes!

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heidi y.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
06/16/2008

FINALLY! a cupcake worthy of 5 stars. I love sibby's too, but im giving Cups & Cakes 5 stars for their extra moist cake and sweet but not crusty-sugary sweet frosting. I've only had the red velvet but WILL be back for more.

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brendan h.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
04/24/2008

One word: bacon.  Yeah, I said bacon, and this is a cupcake review.  The bacon was IN the cupcakes!  And ON the cupcake!  It was a sweet maple sugar kind of flavor, with yummy chunks of real bacon.  We're not talkin bacon bits here.  

You can't go wrong, cause they're all just so good!!

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Shane P.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
05/02/2008

So many flavors, which one shall I choose?!

I didn't really have a choice in the flavor department, as the BF had ordered these delicious treats for my birthday and delivered to 2223.  He had ordered the orange juice and chocolate cakes and OMG, the were fuc*ing unbelievable.  The orange juice cakes came with a orange slice gummy on top that made the whole dessert.  Not only does Jen make these with love, they are also very decadent and moist.  I'll be ordering some bacon cup cakes here soon for my co-workers.  I'm already salivating at the thought.

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jason k.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
03/24/2008

Mmmmmmm cupcakes...   So I work at the Broken Record and Jen (the owner of Cups and Cakes) decided to try out all her new recipes at my place.  I can't tell you how nice it is to work in a place where the customers bring in cupcakes (well I could but you would just feel bad about your job) but let me just say it rules.   My favorites so far are the maple bacon (Ya, Bacon.  Fuck off hippy.) and the pumpkin with cream cheese.  Got an event?  Buy your cupcakes here or be disapointed somewhere else.

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Michelle B.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
05/27/2008

At 8:30 a.m. on a weekday morning I needed to find at least 80 mini-cupcakes for delivery to an event venue by 6:30 p.m. that night. Jennifer was calm, cool and collected from the minute I rang. Said it was no problem, she could even deliver for a nominal fee. She was helpful and easy to work with. And then here's the kicker - the cupcakes were the best d*mned cupcakes any of us had EVER tasted. Vanilla = nostalgic and yummy;  Chocolate = chunks of chocolate in batter, eyes-roll-to-the-back-of-your-head good; red velvet = best I've ever had and suddenly I understand the red velvet craze. Everything about the experience from price to customer service to taste was 5 stars. Highly, highly recommend.

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Courtney M.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating
08/08/2008

I called up Jennifer from Brooklyn with an odd request for chocolate bacon cupcakes to send to my boyfriend who was visiting SF.

He has been singing their praises nonstop since he ate his first of them, and has given me a laundry list of methods he's considering so that I can partake of the goodness when I see him again.

We haven't seen each other in over a month (he's been traveling) and even once he returns from your lovely city, we'll still be in a long distance relationship (NY to VA), and I knew I had to do something for his birthday and to let him know he was on my mind.

The cupcakes got my message through loud and clear.

I'm planning on coming out to San Francisco in January, and look forward to the opportunity to thank Jennifer in person.  (And boyfriend in tow or not, picking up some more of those cupcakes.)

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Stephanie E.

Los Angeles, CA

5 star rating
07/23/2008

I don't know what that crank down below is writing about since he never even tried the cupcakes, but these are PHENOMENAL!!   I have been a cupcake lover my whole life and the cupcakes from Cups and Cakes Bakery are not only delicious, but the flavors are really unique.  Jennifer's response time with me has been lightning fast, and no, I'm not one of her friends... but with these cupcakes, I'd sure like to be!!  I've ordered from her several times and she's always made cupcakes that really hit the spot.  Red velvet is fantastic, but my favorite might be pumpkin perfection.   As far as I'm concerned, these are the best cupcakes in San Francisco.

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Rob L.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating
04/27/2008

I came across Jen and her Cup Cakes on Yelp and decided to give her a shot for the BF's bday dinner, and all I have to say is that she and them cakes ROCK!!! I ordered 2 dozen; one was of Chocolate cakes w/ halh having Chocolate frosting & the other with Vanilla, OMG SO DAMN GOOD! Then the other dozen were the Orange Juice cakes and those were AMAZING! The delivery service is AWESOME! The cakes are even MORE amazing as well! Will definitely call her up again!

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heather s.

Emeryville, CA

5 star rating
03/31/2008

Sweet and succulent, and deliciously sinful, without being so rich that you cannot finish the piece.
Great balances of cupcake and topping to achieve delightfully delicious flavors. My personal favorite of hers so far has been the classic red velvet flavor.
I love the mini bite sized cupcakes for parties and other occasions.
Jennifer is a joy to work with, and will even make deliveries!

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Chey T.

Daly City, CA

5 star rating
03/06/2008

Well, I'm a total sucker for sugar and cake in general- but these cupcakes are truly exceptional!  So many tasty and unexpected flavors.  She has served them at a couple parties I've hosted and they are always a hit!  :-)

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Amanda R.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating
03/07/2008

Yum, yum, yum!

We recently had a delivery of Cups and Cakes cupcakes at my office, and they disappeared almost immediately. Red Velvet, Pink Lemonade, German Chocolate, and Apple Pie... they were all delicious. The sounds around the office were "Oh god, these are good!" "That's the best cupcake I've ever had!" and 'Are there any more??"

I'm not going to be able to wait for a special occasion to order more, I want them now!

UPDATE: I've now also had the Vanilla and the Boston Creams, and both were super yummy. Cups and Cakes does not disappoint, and I look forward to becoming an afficionado of all their flavors.

UPDATE#2: Raspberry Pear: OMG! So moist and yummy! The pear and raspberry were perfectly balanced and the cream cheese icing on top was almost better than the cupcake itself.
Mango: Very mild, tropical flavor. Tasty tasty.
Root beer float: SO adorable. She uses chopped up marshmallows on the top to give them a foamy/bubbly look, just like a real root beer float. Though I'd rather have that cupcake than a real rootbeer float. It was THAT good.

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