James and The Giant Cupcake

Friday the 13th

2012-01-22T22:39:00.000-08:00

Watch out! Jason's back on Friday April 13th.....

Best of 2011 in Cupcakes Take The Cake

2012-01-05T19:47:00.000-08:00

It's so great to discover that your cupcake shop is one of the top 11 picks from one of the most visited cupcake websites on the web :)

~Quite possibly one of the best compliments of 20112~ Thank you Cupcakes Take the Cake, we hope to see you in 2012!

~Check the link here~

A look back.......

2011-12-30T22:32:00.000-08:00

A little reflection on 2011.......
This was a major year for James and The Giant Cupcake. So many wonderful changes for the company, we moved into our very own cupcake shop and have shared so many wonderful experiences with customers, old and new. We couldn't be any happier and there are so many exciting things to look forward to in 2012. Here are a few great memories from our last month of 2011 at the shop~

One of our top selling cupcakes, 'Molly Ringwald'. Strawberry cupcakes topped with vanilla bean buttercream frosting and dipped in hot pink sprinkles....it's amazing, trust me I've devoured plenty of these babies, mmmmm!

We created a winter cupcake called ' Jack Frost' which literally flew off the cupcake stands in December so we're keeping it around all winter long. What is in this scrumptous cupcake? Chocolate cupcake filled with mini chocolate chips and cream cheese, topped with sky blue cream cheese frosting and snowflake sprinkles~

~Holiday decor~

~Thanks for a great year! We'll see you at the shop in 2012~

DJ YAO presentsFantastic `

2011-11-29T22:28:00.000-08:00

Check out the most awesome mix for 2011!
Brought to you all the way from Hong Kong, this mix titled "Fantastic" is bound to get your head bobbin and your hips moving while you enjoy a cupcake, cruise around town or get your own party started. Created by the one and only DJ Yao, a native Bay Arean, pop in the shop and get your copy for only $5!

RAW Awards in San Francisco

2011-11-25T21:25:00.000-08:00

These pictures are from the RAW Awards we catered at 111 Minna street art gallery. The art was absolutely amazing and jam packed with seriously fabulous fashionistas , alluring belly dancers to giant copper horses. I had a blast, it's always fun to bring some Oakland cupcake love to the city.

~Chocolate Chili~

~Vegan Sweet Potato~
~Sea Salt Caramel~
~Red Velvet~
~Peanut butter & Jelly~

A Spooktacular Halloween

2011-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:00

Come get a spooky cupcake on Halloween at James And The Giant Cupcake.
We will be open on Halloween ( Monday, October 31st) from 10am-3pm.
Cupcakes are a great addition to kick off a smashing Halloween and we've got some cool new flavors below~

~ Candy Corn- Chocolate cupcakes topped with vanilla bean buttercream, orange sprinkles and a candy corn~

~Haunted Boardwalk- Chocolate or Vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla bean buttercream and dipped in orange and black eerie sprinkles~

~The Mummy- A chocolate cupcake mummy topped with peanut butter frosting bandages ~

~October 31st Halloween Flavors~

The Mummy
Haunted Boardwalk ( available in chocolate & vanilla)
Candy Corn
Pumpkin
Red Velvet

We recommend placing your order as soon as possible to ensure your desired date and time. To place an order visit our website jamesandthegiantcupcake.com or call your order in at 510.596-8834

See you soon, Bugs & Hisses!

Shark Week

2011-08-22T22:07:00.000-07:00

Introducing the newest cupcake.....

~Oh yeah, we took it there. 'Jaws' is the name of this latest
cupcake creation- Chocolate cupcake
with vanilla bean buttercream, dipped in blue sprinkles
and topped with a mint Milano
cookie fin. Watch out!!!

The First Month

2011-08-14T20:12:00.000-07:00

I'm so jazzed to tell you that we've been open for a month. Time has flown by and so many
great experiences have happened in the shop. We've met so many new people and
I must say the Golden Gate district is hands down the coolest neighborhood that
I was lucky enough to call home. I tried my best to capture some of the
best moments of the month, but alas as I am also baking, baking, baking I was limited to
my photography skills but here are some really good ones~

~ We finally introduced the giant cupcake to the family. I know, it's ridiculous
that we did not offer it before but it felt like the perfect moment once they reached
the cupcake stands. This is Jonathan, one of our first customers and also the first
to devour a giant cupcake ( he was so excited!). A classic moment~

~There's nothing better than children's art~

~This is quite the amazing cupcake in our shop. Peter Pan is a chocolate cupcake
topped with chocolate and green sprinkles. We also just added a
pretzel stick to top of the frosting
(hey, he needed a feather,we were going nuts over this!) and voila!
I also wanted folks to know that the peanut butter inspiration
for this cupcake actually stems from a childhood memory ~

~A going away present to our wonderful and talented neighbors,
The Sustainable Living Roadshow. Here's a short video
of the amazing things they do

~Our first Happy Birthday Song~

~Summer camp treasure hunt. If only I could have ended up
at a cupcake shop when I was in summer camp! ~

Extra! Extra! James And The Giant Cupcake opens a store!

2011-07-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

Helloooo!! I'm so happy to be back, how I missed my blog. So what had been the reason for the 2 month gap is what you'll see below. It was work, the most fun work at that, bringing the place together, but when I see the pictures I'm reminded of how amazing the whole experience was. We are now located in the Golden Gate district, right near the corner of San Pablo and Alcatraz and we love our new neighborhood!! There are so many new things we'll be doing after we get settled in our new home so look out for updates. Until then, come enjoy a cupcake in our lovely new spot~

~James And The Giant Cupcake~
6326 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA. 94608

The best is yet to come!

2011-06-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hello out there in cupcakeland! It has been a while since our last post, and I'm sure some of you were wondering where we'd gone. I promise, we have such a good excuse, all will be forgiven. It is our pleasure to announce that James and his Giant Cupcake have found a home! We will be opening up our storefront at 6326 San Pablo (at Alcatraz) early next month! Keep a look out and spread the word, your favorite cupcakes in your favorite city are about to get even better! Details and exact opening date to come. We hope you are as excited as we are!

With that being said, there are a few changes to come along with this opportunity. Most importantly, we will no longer be delivering all over Oakland and Berkeley most days of the week. Delivery will be on Thursdays only. The best part is, now you can come to us at your convenience, check out our storefront, have a cup of coffee or tea, and enjoy a single,delicious cupcake (or two or three). We look forward to meeting some of you in person and sharing our excitement. Ready, set, . . . .

Oakland Indie Awards

2011-05-14T07:03:00.000-07:00

This past Friday was spent at the 5th annual Oakland Indie Awards. It was so much fun and wonderful to be surrounded by so many other awesome Oakland businesses. There were hundreds of folks, delicious food....... my goodness, vegan tamales, pupusas, Ethiopian food, many talented artists ( I wish I could list them all but they were brilliant!) and my new favorite coffee company, Bicycle Coffee, which I have been dreaming about ever since. The event ended with the famous DJ Platurn spinning Oakland's best hits, MC Hammer included of course! Definitely my kind of event ~

~Cupcake flavors~
~ Uptown~
~ 'A Riesling to Live ( special event flavor)~
~ Hostess with the Mostess~

Cupcakelandia

2011-05-09T01:59:00.000-07:00

~For all the folks that dreamed of a world of cupcakes, this one's for you ( and me!)~

What's in your Easter basket?

2011-04-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!
Hope you all are enjoying yourselves and your cupcakes

~Don't they look adorable? The flavors you see are Bunny Hop & Funny Bunny. Frosting buttercream grass and putting the chocolate eggs on top is really as fun as it looks :)

Easter Bunny

2011-04-23T02:54:00.000-07:00

~A little sneak preview before the Easter bunny comes tomorrow!

Spring Break!

2011-04-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

~Spring break is almost here. Although I don't really get an official Spring break in cupcakelandia I do enjoy helping with the festivities ( see below) :) ~

Best of The Bay

2011-04-11T07:32:00.000-07:00

Click here to see us on Best of The Bay TV!

Home on the Range

2011-04-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

American Cupcakes!

2011-04-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Yelp hosted 'All American' event at the Missouri Lounge and we provided the sweets. It was a blast! The people were great ( flannel shirts & trucker hats galore!) awesome drinks, delicious tacos, Guinness & Bailey's and our white Russian 'The Dude' cupcakes ( to be added to the menu soon ;) Can't wait for the next event!~

Mazel Tov!

2011-04-04T22:19:00.000-07:00

These little cupcakes were for a Bat Mitvah we catered last week~just a couple pictures before the party got started~

~ Sea Salt Caramel, Boardwalk, Peppermint Patty, Coconut~

April Daily Flavors

2011-03-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

Yay, it's a sunny day today! I love the rain and we've had a healthy season this year, but don't you love that first day of sunshine! I can't wait for more to come. This video is my favorite new find,
I just love stick figure drawings ~

Welcome to the April daily flavors. To place your order, visit jamesandthegiantcupcake.com
or email us at
jamesandthegiantcupcake@gmail.com

Friday, April 1st
Sea Salt Caramel
Red Velvet
Chocolate

Saturday, April 2nd
Cinnamon Bun
Peanut Butter & Jelly

Sunday, April 3rd
Guinness & Bailey's
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, April 6th
Red Velvet
Hostess With The Mostess
Mocha

Thursday, April 7th
Uptown
Sea Salt Caramel
Coconut (chocolate)

Friday, April 8th
Jem
Vanilla
Carrot

Saturday, April 9th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Birthday!!!

Sunday, April 10th
Peppermint Patty
Cocoa Crazy!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, April 13th
Sea Salt Caramel
Chocolate Chili
Cookies n' Cream

Thursday, April 14th
Guinness & Bailey's
Bubblegum
Vanilla

Friday, April 15th
Uptown
Red Velvet
Mocha

Saturday, April 16th
Jem
Birthday!!!

Sunday, April 17th
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Sea Salt Caramel

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, April 20th
Carrot
Coconut (buttermilk)
Cinnamon Bun

Thursday, April 21st
Uptown
Sea Salt Caramel
Red Velvet

Friday, April 22nd
Chocolate
Hostess with the Mostess
Boardwalk(chocolate)

Saturday, April 23rd
Red Velvet
Jem

Sunday, April 24th
Easter Bunny Special
~~~>*special flavors only, no custom orders

Bunny Hop
Chocolate cupcakes covered with green buttercream 'grass' and topped with chocolate candy eggs

What's Up Doc?
Carrot cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting, a dash of cinnamon and topped with bunny sprinkles

Funny Bunny
Vanilla cupcakes topped with pink vanilla buttercream covered with bunny & Easter egg sprinkles

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, April 27th
Birthday!!!
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Peanut butter & Jelly

Thursday, April 28th
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha
Chocolate

Friday, April 29th
Uptown
Jem
Vanilla

Saturday, April 30th
Red Velvet
Carrot

Checkerboard

2011-03-22T20:30:00.000-07:00

~Red Velvet & Sea Salt Caramel~

Yummy

2011-03-15T19:13:00.000-07:00

~Peanut Butter & Jelly, French Toast & Maple Bacon, Birthday!~

SF Cupcake Challenge

2011-03-12T00:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from the San Francisco cupcake challenge. The challenge was to bake 1,000 mini cupcakes! I decided on some of my personal favorites, Sea Salt Caramel and Peanut Butter & Jelly. With that being said, our crew had a little too much fun choosing a theme to go with our flavors. As you can see below we went with a circus- barn animal- dinosaur and overall fun disco party theme. The event was a blast ( a cupcake lovers fantasy) and it was great meeting all of the great cupcakeries in the Bay Area. Although we did not come in 1st place this year, we did gain some great fans and I can't wait until next year!

March Daily Flavors

2011-02-23T05:59:00.000-08:00

~March Daily Flavors~
So what do you typically think of as March rolls by? For me (after trying to remember my friends birthday's) it's Saint Patrick's Day. We're brewing up the very best Guinness & Bailey's cupcakes for you and some other flavor surprises as well. Place your order at
jamesandthegiantcupcake.com

and before I go here is one my favorite Irish songs

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, March 2nd
Sea Salt Caramel
Chocolate

Thursday, March 3rd
Cocoa Crazy!
Peppermint Patty

Closed Friday March 4th- March 6th

We're headed to the Cupcake Challenge in
San Francisco- Wish Us Luck!!!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, March 9th
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

Thursday, March 10th
Guinness & Bailey's
Hostess with the Mostess

Friday, March 11th
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Birthday!!!!

Saturday, March 12th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Cinnamon Bun

Sunday, March 13th
Sea Salt Caramel
Cookies n' Cream

Closed Monday & Tuesday

+HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!+
Wednesday March 16th & Thursday, March 17th
Guinness & Bailey's
Peppermint Patty
Sea Green Salt Caramel
*Shamrock City
*emerald green vanilla cake topped with
bright green buttercream frosting
and topped with bright green shamrock sprinkles~

Friday, March 18th
Sea Salt Caramel
Cocoa Crazy!

Saturday, March 19th
Red Velvet
Carrot

Sunday, March 20th
Mocha
Boardwalk (chocolate)

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, March 23rd
Smurf
Cookies n' Cream

Thursday, March 24th
Sea Salt Caramel
Hostess with the Mostess

Friday, March 25th
Red Velvet
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Saturday, March 26th
Bubblegum
Boardwalk(vanilla)

Sunday, March 27th
Carrot
Lemon!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, March 30th
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha

Thursday, March 31st
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Birthday!!!!

Valentine's Update

2011-02-13T17:52:00.000-08:00

--->As of 6pm on Sunday, February 13th we are
Booked for Valentine's Day orders!!!

Thanks!!
James And The Giant Cupcake
xoxo

Eat Cupcakes & Listen to Music

2011-02-13T17:02:00.001-08:00

My dad loves the Jets. By default I do too. Instant smiles here.

----->A recent discovery, this song is so lovely~
ListenHere---->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Umv6xrTh8

Okay, this video is technically not a music video ( although is does have music in it and it and if you like that music then...) but it's super sweet ~

Nice Mention

2011-02-13T14:33:00.000-08:00

This is awesome! 'Cupcakes Take The Cake', one of the most visited cupcakes websites in the lands recently ordered from us while on tour in the Bay Area.
Check out what they say about us here :)

Happy Birthday Michaela!

2011-02-13T07:57:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I got to have some fun in between baking for one of our busiest weekends. I love daytime parties with friends, especially when I get the honor of baking them birthday cupcakes. These cupcakes were a bit of half birthday/half Valentine's day , with an additional request for our 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!' cupcakes for Michaela (the birthday girl and a friend of mine). I must say that we had a little more fun with the cupcakes than I imagined, but I guess that's what makes cupcakes so special!

~The birthday girl enjoying a mini 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!' cupcake~

~Caleigh loves our Sea Salt Caramel cupcake ( it's her favorite!)~

~ Rare moments when I'm not taking pictures and eating cupcakes~

V-Day delivery

2011-02-13T07:49:00.000-08:00

~Just a reminder that we are open Monday, February 14th~Valentine's Day~
We will be extending our delivery hours to 6pm too :)

~Full size dozen~Be Mine Red Velvet & Hostess with a Heart~

Valentine's Day Flavors

2011-02-13T07:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to -----> you! Giving love is a part of my everyday ritual, whether it''s to my family, friends, the coffee barista's that help keep me going with lovely lattes at 6am... and so many others. I plan on sprinkling love around this weekend too, especially with cupcakes and you can too! Below are the special flavors that we are offering this weekend~ to order visit jamesandthegiantcupcake.com
~Have a lovely weekend~
xoxoxo

Lake Merrit Wedding

2011-02-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

January was wedding month! I do love doing weddings, especially
when we we get to stand back and look at the cupcakes on the tiers (they're so pretty on there!). This wedding reception in particular was at the Lake Merrit Sailboat House, a lovely venue for a wedding reception I must say. The flavors choices were so awesome, check it out: Sea Salt Caramel, Carrot, French Toast & Maple Bacon and Peanut Butter & Jelly-doesn't that sound like fun already? ~

February Daily Flavors

2011-01-25T13:09:00.000-08:00

February Daily Flavors

Happy February! Love is in the air and what better way to give some love, cupcake love that is! We had fun planning these flavors for the sweeties out there, be sure to check out our flavors for Valentine's weekend ( note that we will be open on Monday, Febraury 14th :) You can place your order at jamesandthegiantcupcake.com or email us at jamesandthegiantcupcake@gmail.com. February is quite a busy month so we do suggest getting your Valentine's cupcake orders in early xoxo

Wednesday, February 2nd
Boardwalk (Chocolate)

Cookies n' Cream

Thursday, February 3rd
Carrot

Vanilla

Friday, February 4th
Be Mine Red Velvet

Chocolate

Saturday, February 5th
French Toast & Maple Bacon

Cinnamon Bun

Sunday, February 6th
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha

Closed Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday, February 9th

Boardwalk (Vanilla)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Thursday, February 10th

Cocoa Crazy!

Sea Salt Caramel

~Valentine Special~

February 11th- February 14th. As Valentine's day is one of our busiest days, we will not be offering custom orders from February 11th-14th. We will accept Groupon coupons for February 11th- 13th only. See our Valentine weekend menu below~

Friday, February 11th-Monday, February 14th

~Be Mine Red Velvet~
Our Red Velvet cupcakes topped with pink cream cheese frosting, red sprinkles and a white chocolate heart

~Hostess with a Heart~
Chocolate cupcakes topped with a rich chocolate ganache and swirled with a vanilla buttercream heart

~Ruby Red Sea Salt Caramel~

Our Sea Salt Caramel cupcakes topped with a special red colored Salt de Fleur

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Thursday, February 17th

Smurf

Friday, February 18th
French Toast & Maple Bacon

birthday!!

Saturday, February 19th
Red Velvet

Vanilla

Sunday, February 20th
Sea Salt Caramel
Guinness & Bailey's

Closed Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday, February 23rd
Carrot
Cinnamon Bun

Thursday, February 24th
Hostess with the Mostess

Chocolate Chili

Friday, February 25th
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Red Velvet

Saturday, February 26th
Sea Salt Caramel

Mocha

Sunday, February 27th
Guinness & Bailey's
Peppermint Patty

Keep an eye out for pictures of our special Valentine's Day Flavors, coming soon!

View our gallery and place your order at http://www.jamesandthegiantcupcake.com/.

Cupcakes at Ozumo's

2011-01-25T04:51:00.000-08:00

Just a couple of pictures from a wedding reception at the lovely sushi restaurant Ozumo's in downtown Oakland. How cool to have a wedding reception with all finger foods. Doesn't that sound perfect? Sushi and cupcakes is an automatic party!

~The flavors were fun too! ~
~Red Velvet, Sea Salt Caramel, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!~

January Daily Flavors

2010-12-28T05:41:00.000-08:00

January Daily Flavors

Happy New Year! Below is the list of flavors that we offer. All other flavor requests are custom order requests. If you are interested in placing an order please visit our website at jamesandthegiantcupcake.com and go the the order request page. Thanks and have fun!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

ATTENTION!! Wednesday, January 5th- Wednesday, January 12th
------>CLOSED FOR CUPCAKE CONSTRUCTION<-----

We will be closed to make our business more awesome than than ever. We appreciate your patience and we we'll see you on the 13th!

Thursday, January 13th
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

Friday, January 14th
*Matcha Green Tea
(*seasonal special)
Boardwalk(vanilla)

Saturday, January 15th
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha

Sunday, January 16th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Cinnamon Bun

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, January 19th
Cookies n' Cream
Cocoa Crazy

Thursday, January 20th
Lemon!
Coconut ( Vanilla)

Friday, January 21st
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Chocolate

Saturday, January 22nd
Booked!!

Sunday, January 23rd
BOOKED!!

*Matcha Green Tea
(*seasonal special)
Bubblegum

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, January 26th
BOOKED!!

Sea Salt Caramel
Hostess with the Mostess

Thursday, January 27th
Cinnamon Bun
Mocha

Friday, January 28th
Red Velvet
Chocolate

Saturday, January 29th
Booked!!

Sunday, January 30th
Carrot
Vanilla

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Tastes just like...............

2010-12-27T22:15:00.000-08:00

I'm finally learning that I should show you pictures of our seasonal specials before we end the season :) Here are the lovely 'Candycane' cupcakes that flew right out the door as soon as they were frosted. These cupcakes were the perfect addition to the Holiday festivities- I personally love being able to enjoy the best parts of eating a candycane without having to pick all the gooey pieces of sticky candy from your teeth or flossing for 2 hours. And of course you gotta love the frosting that turned out just the way I hoped- Red & White and pepperminty! I hope you enjoy the rest of 2010 and of course, we have a lot of fun filled surprises for all you cupcake connoisseurs out there... Thanks for a great 2010 and stay tuned for 2011!

Sweet 18

2010-11-25T02:10:00.000-08:00

Who says 16 is sweeter than 18? This picture was sent from a customer on her daughter's 18th birthday. Looking at her made me want to redo my 18th birthday ( how cool would it be to have a tower full of cupcakes?!!). And the long candles are the perfect touch~

Oakland Sailboat House

2010-11-22T10:56:00.000-08:00

Last week we catered a birthday party at the Lake Merritt Sail Boat House.

It's so awesome to deliver our cupcakes to locations that have always struck my curiosity.
I only remember seeing the outside of this building while in route to rent a paddle boat. The view from the inside was amazing and perfect for celebrating big birthday's, this one being a special 70th birthday bash~

Childhood Memories

2010-11-06T09:19:00.000-07:00

~Fairyland~

~these 3 Z's~

~The Lake Merritt Rose Garden~

Until Next Year......(boo!)

2010-11-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

We were so nuts that I totally forgot to show you what our Halloween edition actually looks like. The theme was totally cooler than I expected ( considering this was the first year doing a Halloween theme). I really got into the spirit while decorating all the dozens of orange & black goodies. Of course now that Halloween is already over I'm already thinking of next year's theme!

~Haunted Boardwalk, Candycorn, Pumpkin~

December Daily Flavors

2010-10-26T00:03:00.001-07:00

Wow! The end of the year is almost here!! Below are the daily flavors we will offer in December. If you are interested in placing a custom order ( flavors not included on your requested order date) please see our menu. To place your order visit jamesandthegiantcupcake.com
Season's Greetings!!

BOOKED!
December 1st
Guinness & Bailey's
Bubblegum

BOOKED!
December 2nd
Sea Salt Caramel
Hostess with the Mostess

December 3rd
Pumpkin
French Toast & Maple Bacon

December 4th
Red Velvet
Gingerbread

December 5th
Cookies n' Cream
Sea Salt Caramel

Closed Monday & Tuesday

December 8th
Pumpkin
Smurf

December 9th
Red Velvet
Hostess with the Mostess

December 10th
Gingerbread
Candycane

December 11th
Cocoa Crazy!
Sea Salt Caramel

December 12th
Cinnamon Bun
Birthday!!!!!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

December 15th
Mocha
Sea Salt Caramel

December 16th
Pumpkin
Candycane

December 17th
Guinness & Bailey's
Gingerbread

December 18th
Hostess with the Mostess
Red Velvet

December 19th
Pumpkin
Cinnamon Bun

Closed Monday & Tuesday

~Special Holiday Flavors~
(no custom orders)
December 22nd-24th

~Gingerbread~
Gingerbread cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and red sprinkles

~Pumpkin~
Pumpkin cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting with a touch of pumpkin spices and orange sprinkles

~Candycane~
Chocolate cupcakes topped with red & white peppermint buttercream and topped with chocolate sprinkles

Closed December 25th & 26th

Closed Monday & Tuesday

December 29th
Birthday!!!!!
French Toast & Maple Bacon

December 30th
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

December 31st
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Guinness & Bailey's

Closed New Year's Day

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Our website is here!!

2010-10-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

We have some brand new things to share with you! Our website is now totally complete and we will be moving on from taking orders through our blog. We will continue to put our daily flavors for the month on our blog, but orders will be placed through our website. Thanks so much for your patience and a big thank you to all of our customers for getting us this far!!

Check out our brand new website: jamesandthegiantcupcake.com

She's having a baby!

2010-10-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

~A 'Congratulations!' from a friend to the mommy-to-be~

Lake Merritt Wedding

2010-10-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

We catered a wedding at the Lake Merritt Hotel last weekend. Let me tell you, it's just gorgeous! It's been wonderful catering weddings in lovely places like this that I have never previously come across. I like the simplicity and elegance of the room that the cupcakes were served. A very classic touch~

~Flavors: Red Velvet, Vanilla, Sea Salt Caramel~

November Availability

2010-09-19T00:38:00.000-07:00

~ November Availability is here. The flavors below are the daily flavors only. If you would like to place an order for a custom order please see our full menu. Although we are in the process of expanding our cupcake task force to accommodate more orders, we do recommend placing your order early. Please check the availability of your desired date before ordering. To place an order please email us at jamesandthegiantcupcake@gmail.com
~Thank You! ~

BOOKED!!
November 3rd
Pumpkin
Red Velvet

BOOKED!!
November 4th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Carrot

Closed November 5th- November 10th

BOOKED!!
November 11th
Cinnamon Bun
biRtHdAy!!!!!

BOOKED!!
November 12th
Vegan Carrot
Mocha

BOOKED!!
November 13th
Red Velvet
Hostess with the Mostess

BOOKED!!
November 14th
Pumpkin
Sea Salt Caramel

Closed Monday & Tuesday

BOOKED!!
November 17th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Boardwalk
(chocolate)

BOOKED!!
November 18th
Red Velvet
Vegan Carrot

BOOKED!!
November 19th
Pumpkin
Sea Salt Caramel

BOOKED!!
November 20th
Pumpkin
Red Velvet

November 21st
Carrot
French Toast & Maple Bacon

Closed Monday & Tuesday

BOOKED!!
November 24th
Guinness & Bailey's
Pumpkin

Closed for Thanksgiving

November 26th
Vanilla
French Toast & Maple Bacon

BOOKED!!
November 27th
Sea Salt Caramel
*Chocolate Chili
(*spicy)

November 28th
Carrot
Red Velvet

Closed Monday & Tuesday

October Avilability

2010-09-13T14:42:00.000-07:00

~Happy Autumn. Here is our October Availability . We are completely sold out for October. We cannot take anymore daily or custom orders during this time. The flavors listed below are our daily flavors. We do recommend placing your order early as we tend to get booked. Please email us at jamesandthegiantcupcake@gmail.com to place an order. Also, please remember to check the availability of your desired date before ordering~

October 1st
Booked!

French Toast & Maple Bacon
biRtHdAy!!!!!

October 2nd
Booked!
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

October 3rd
Closed for Private Event!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

October 6th
Booked!
Lemon!
Vanilla

October 7th
Booked!
Sea Salt Caramel
Vegan Carrot

October 8th
Booked!

Red Velvet

Peppermint Patty

October 9th
Booked!
Pumpkin
Guinness & Bailey's

October 10th
Booked!
Red Velvet
Mocha

Closed Monday & Tuesday

October 13th
Booked!
Smurf
Red Velvet

October 14th
Booked!
Peanut butter & Jelly
biRtHdAy!!!!!

October 15th
Booked!
Cocoa Crazy!
Cookies n' Cream

October 16th
Booked!
Guinness & Bailey's
Sea Salt Caramel

~October 17th
Booked!
Mocha
Pumpkin

Closed Monday & Tuesday

~Special Halloween Edition~
( no custom flavors)
October 20th-October 31st
BOOKED!!!

~Pumpkin~
Pumpkin cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and topped with cinnamon & orange sprinkles

~Candy Corn ~
Chocolate cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream and topped with a candycorn

'Haunted' Boardwalk
Vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream frosting and dipped in orange & black sprinkles

DATES NOT AVAILABLE: Oct. 20th- 31st

Cupcakes at the Duinsmur

2010-09-07T07:35:00.000-07:00

We catered an event at the Dunsmuir Estate over Labor day weekend. This place is truly a hidden jewel, definitely not your average mansion. Of course I could not really capture how lush and gorgeous it was as I was working. As I was setting up I realized this was my last strawberry cupcake order of the year- but no tears, I know those berries were the perfect touch. But the season is changing. That means pumpkins will soon be entering my kitchen again, yummy. Stay tuned for our fall seasonal specials and enjoy these last beautiful sunny days of summer~

~Strawberry & Sea Salt Caramel~

Kaleidescope Eyes

2010-09-06T20:34:00.000-07:00

~I love the effects of this photo. I also love The Beatles. Enjoy them both~

September Order Availability

2010-08-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

We are completely sold out for September. We cannot take anymore daily or custom orders for this month. We will have our October availability updated this week. If you have questions or would like to place an order please email us at jamesandthegiantcupcake@gmail.com
thanks!

September 1st
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

September 2nd
Booked!

September 3rd*
Booked for Custom Orders
Mocha
Red Velvet

September 4th
Booked!

September 5th
Booked!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

September 8th
Lemon!
Chocolate

September 9th
Sea Salt Caramel
Red Velvet

September 10th
Cookies n' Cream
biRtHdAy!!!!!

September 11th
Booked!

September 12th
Booked for custom orders!
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha

Closed Monday & Tuesday

September 15th
Booked!
Hostess with the Mostess
Peppermint Patty

September 16th
Booked!
Red Velvet
Chocolate

September 17th
Booked!
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel

September 18th
Booked!
Boardwalk
Sea Salt Caramel

September 19th
Booked!
Carrot
Red Velvet

Closed Monday & Tuesday

September 22nd
Booked!
Smurf
Lemon!

September 23rd
Booked!
Hostess with the Mostess
Sea Salt Caramel

September 24th
Booked !
Red Velvet

September 25th
Closed for Private Event!

September 26th
Closed for Private Event!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

September 29th
Booked!
biRtHdAy!!!!!
Peanut butter & Jelly

September 30th
Booked!
Cocoa Crazy!
Sea Salt Caramel

Pre-Party

2010-08-22T01:39:00.000-07:00

~Boardwalk & Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! ~

Bar Food

2010-08-22T01:33:00.000-07:00

~Guinness & Bailey's , Sea Salt Caramel~

August 2010- Order Availability

2010-08-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

August 2010 Order Availability
*please note flavors option listed are the daily flavors, however we do recommend ordering early as we tend to get booked. To place a custom order order be sure to check the availability of desired date.

Sunday, August 1st Booked!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 4th
Red Velvet
Vanilla
Coconut

Thursday, August 5th
Lemon!
Mocha
Peppermint Patty
Boardwalk

Friday, August 6th
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel
Cookies n' Cream
Chocolate

Saturday, August 7th Booked!

Sunday, August 8th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Cinnamon Bun

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 11th
Booked!

Thursday, August 12th
Booked!

Friday, August 13th- * Booked for Custom Orders

Red Velvet
Carrot
Lemon!

Saturday, August 14th
Booked!

Sunday, August 15th
Booked!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 18th
Vanilla
Mocha
Cookies n' Cream

Thursday, August 19th
Chocolate
Peppermint Patty
Red Velvet

Friday, August 20th
Red Velvet
Cocoa Crazy!
Sea Salt Caramel

Saturday, August 21st
Booked!

Sunday, August 22nd
Chocolate Chili
French Toast & Maple Bacon

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 25th
Booked!

Thursday, August 26th*Booked For Custom Orders
Sea Salt Caramel
Red Velvet
Carrot

Friday, August 27th
Booked!

Saturday, August 28th
Booked!

Sunday, August 29th
Booked!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Who takes the cake?

2010-08-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

If you like cupcakes, and I mean really like cupcakes enough to read about them, become fans of cupcakeries nationwide, then you must know about 'Cupcakes Take the Cake'. Why, this is literally the online encyclopedia for cupcake businesses. Well, I was sipping my coffee on morning and clicked on their site to find yours truly, an article on James and The Giant Cupcake.
~Take a look here~
I'm super happy to be represented on this site that I love so much!

Wedding at Muir Beach

2010-08-03T20:03:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was spent catering a wedding at the Pelican Inn, which is located at Muir Beach. Anybody who's been there knows that it's absolutely charming. And you cant beat being 10 minutes away from one of the many gorgeous beaches in Northern California. The bride and groom chose Sea Salt Caramel, Red Velvet and Strawberry as their flavors. If you're wondering what the lavender cupcakes are- just our traditionalRed Velvet cupcakes with the requested lavender frosting, a lovely touch~

Marry Me!

2010-08-02T23:21:00.000-07:00

Y is for..........

2010-08-02T23:14:00.000-07:00

Yes! I will marry you! Actually, 'Y' is actually the first initial of the bride-to-be and her wonderful soon to be sister-in-law ordered these mini cupcakes for her bridal shower~

Boardwalk by the dozens

2010-08-02T22:36:00.000-07:00

Vanilla Wedding

2010-07-23T02:43:00.001-07:00

Cupcake Flavors: August 8th- 14th

2010-07-20T11:40:00.000-07:00

This Weeks Cupcake Flavors
August 8th-August 14th

Sunday, August 8th*Booked for Custom Orders
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Cinnamon Bun

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 11th*Booked for Custom Orders
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Sea Salt Caramel
Boardwalk

Thursday, August 12th
Sea Salt Caramel
Mocha
Smurf
Chocolate

Friday, August 13th- * Booked for Custom Orders

Red Velvet
Carrot
Lemon!

Saturday, August 14th*Booked for Custom Orders
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel
Cookies n' Cream
Boardwalk

Wonderful Cupcake News!

2010-07-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

Introducing our weekly flavors. We will offer assorted mini cupcake dozens Thursday-Sunday. You may reserve your dozen up to 4 days in advance.
We do recommend ordering early as we make a limited amount of cupcakes and sell quickly :) Custom orders are available and must be ordered 3-4 days in advance.
Large orders (6 dozen or more) must be placed at least week in advance.

Here is the lineup for August 1st- August 8th

Thursday, July 29th

birthday!!!

Peanut butter & Jelly

Hostess with the Mostess

Chocolate

Friday, July 30th*Booked for Custom Orders
Red Velvet
Hostess with the Mostess
Sea Salt Caramel

Saturday July 31st* Booked for Custom Orders
Red Velvet
Hostess with the Mostess

Sunday, August 1st Booked!

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday, August 4th
Red Velvet
Vanilla
Coconut

Thursday, August 5th
Lemon!
Mocha
Peppermint Patty
Boardwalk

Friday, August 6th
Red Velvet
Sea Salt Caramel
Cookies n' Cream
Chocolate

Saturday, August 7th Booked!

Sunday, August 8th
French Toast & Maple Bacon
Cinnamon Bun

Language School

2010-07-20T00:08:00.000-07:00

This was a fun order. A happy birthday message in Arabic.

Wedding in the Sequoias

2010-07-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

We recently catered a wedding at the Sequoia Lodge in the Oakland hills.
It was a lovely reception and so nice to be surrounded by nature.
The bride & groom requested Sea Salt Caramel and Red Velvet as their flavors,
our most popular picks. They look so beautiful next to the candlelight.

A Dream Come True

2010-07-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

Intermission for Cupcakes

2010-07-17T01:27:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple shots at the musical 'Hairspray' .
The musical was fantastic, and for the folks who are strictly John Waters fans,
you would have been proud. And the cupcake flavors were seemed to fit right in,
as we offered Bubblegum, Cookies n' Cream and Chocolate for the show.

Starry Chocolate Delights

2010-07-17T01:23:00.000-07:00

We're Booked!!

2010-06-30T13:20:00.001-07:00

Please be sure to check the dates before ordering. If you don't see the date below then the date is open to place an order. We recommend placing your order early :)

We are booked the following dates:

Saturday July 3rd

Sunday July 4th- Closed. Happy 4thof July!

July 6th

July 9th-11th ---> We will be selling cupcakes for the musical " Hairspray" at Woodminster Theatre in Oakland. It's gonna be a lot of fun! Come out and support!

Friday, July16th-Sunday, July 18th

Saturday, July 24th

Sunday July 25th- Call for availability

Tuesday, July 27th-Sunday, August 1st

Saturday, August 7th & 8th

Thanks a lot to our customers!

The best way to say "Thank you!"

2010-06-24T01:36:00.000-07:00

~I don't think there's a yummier way to send a "Thank You"~

Stay Tuned........

2010-06-24T01:34:00.000-07:00

Coming Fall-----> We will offer daily flavors in addition to special orders..Yippee!

Recent Wedding Sample

2010-06-24T01:32:00.000-07:00

~Flavors~
Lemon!
Red Velvet
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Chocolate
Vanilla

Just a little extra.......

2010-06-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

............pictures from the Yelp East Prom~

**************

We're Booked!

2010-06-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

We are full for the following dates: June 18th-June 24th.
Apologies for the inconvenience,
and a big 'THANK YOU' to our customers!

A little taste........

2010-06-05T01:30:00.000-07:00

I snapped some shots over the past week of orders, including a couple wedding samples ( top and bottom pics)...... I love the bright colors!

Yelp East Bay Prom Party

2010-05-31T12:48:00.000-07:00

Last week James and The Giant Cupcake was invited to the 'Yelp 2nd annual Ol' Skool Prom'. There were about 7 different vendors there (including myself), an 80's hair station, a prom photo shoot, a burlesque show( yes, that's right!) and an awesome dance floor. My lovely friends/ assistants Alexandria & Vicente were by my side as we passed cupcakes left and right. It was an awesome event, enjoy the pictures :)

~xoxo Eurydice, Vince, Alex~

Sneak Preview

2010-05-16T23:39:00.000-07:00

~ just a little snippet of what's to come. The website is approaching, I'm so excited!~

2010-05-16T23:35:00.000-07:00

Ever wondered what it would feel like to get a pie smashed in your face? Well this video takes it to another level. And this time it's not pie. A friend sent me this video and now I'm sharing it with you. Enjoy!

Pink & Purple Baby Shower

2010-05-16T23:15:00.001-07:00

~ Mom-to-be requested her mini red velvet cupcakes to have pink and purple frosting~

Mmmm, bacon tastes good

2010-05-09T22:09:00.000-07:00

Look closely, yes, mini French toast & maple bacon cupcakes. They may seem strange to some at first, but trust me if you like to dip your bacon in maple syrup during breakfast then this is your cupcake. Also, folks have asked whether the bacon is pork and it is, it's applewood bacon. Turkey bacon is available upon request and I'm looking into a nice beef and vegan bacon(ooh?!). So if your gut instincts tell you to go for this flavor, then do it! You'll be pleasantly surprised~

This is a classic scene from 'Pulp Fiction'. I appreciate the ending

Shades of Chocolate

2010-05-09T22:00:00.000-07:00

~ Mocha & Hostess with the Mostess~

We're booked May 23rd- May 30th!!

2010-05-07T11:38:00.001-07:00

We are full for the week of Sunday May 23rd- Sunday May 30th. Things are really picking up so my advice is to order a week in advance of your special event. A big thanks to all our customers!!!

Artists and Astronauts

2010-05-02T23:15:00.000-07:00

Serena Cole is the next big thing. As I've mentioned before, she truly is an amazing artist, you really must check out her art! I'll help you out. Here's a glimpse of her talent:

Whoa, right! So, what I wanted to tell you is she now has a blog, Artists and Astronauts. After I'm done reading the NY Times, the Chronicle and my other baking and fashion fetish sites, I love checking out her blog.

Thanks for the love!!

2010-04-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

sfhappenings

Hooray! SF happenings gave an awesome shout about our seasonal special, 'Love Potion'. Check it out!

http://twitter.com/sfhappenings

Happy 5oth!

2010-04-26T13:44:00.000-07:00

I recently did an order for The College Preparatory School. For the 'Class of 2010' a 50 day countdown before graduation celebration! Sorry I don't have any pictures of the cupcakes ( it was a large order and I was on super bake mode), but they were the school colors which I thought was awesome. The order was vanilla cupcakes with sky blue frosting and chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. I'd never been on the campus and I must say that this school was so cool! A friend put it best who attended high school there, " ..it's like a ski lodge", which is exactly what I thought as well. Just snapped a couple shots as I delivered the cupcakes.

~ See I told you, totally like a ski lodge.
Can you believe that this is a high school? I love it!

~ The setup: inside the vanilla and chocolate cupcakes await~

Love Potion Mini dozen

2010-04-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

Super Vegan Carrot

2010-04-16T00:20:00.000-07:00

This may sound odd, but these cupcakes are more than a desert for me. I must admit they take on personalities after I frost them. Almost like superhero cupcakes that are set free to make people happy. I totally imagined this vegan cupcake as a healthy superhero... and I even imagined it wearing a cape, haha.

Love Potion

2010-04-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Introducing our new seasonal special, 'Love Potion'. Chocolate, champagne and strawberries all in a cupcake.... need I say more?

Little delights

2010-04-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

This was just one of those orders I had to just had to snap some shots for.
I especially love the springtime colors of the vanilla cupcakes~

~Vanilla~

~Vegan carrot~

~Hostess with the Mostess~

We're at Top Dog

2010-04-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

James and The Giant Cupcake
is proud to announce that we will be selling at Top Dog everyday!
Come and get a cupcake at the Top Dog in Rockridge/Oakland
( located inside the CVS at 5100 Broadway).
This week we are selling chocolate Cookie Monster & vanilla Elmo cupcakes~

~ Cookies n' Cream Cupcakes~

~Vanilla Cupcakes~

C is for Cookie

2010-04-04T14:17:00.000-07:00

New to the menu.... CoOkie mOnSter! Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with bright blue vanilla butttercream and a Oreo cookie...." me want COOKIES!"

Champagne wishes

2010-04-04T13:57:00.000-07:00

A customer had a special request for mini chocolate cupcakes with champagne frosting.
I saved some for myself... oh my gosh. Absolutely delicious!
I just might add it to the menu~

It's a girl!

2010-04-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

Here are some quick shots before I was out the door for a delivery.
Chocolate, Vanilla and Red velvet cupcakes for a baby shower.
The theme: pretty in pink~

Just the right size

2010-04-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken at a bridal shower a couple weeks ago.
The girls are eating mini hostess with the mostess and lemon-poppy cupcakes..I just love how perfect the mini cupcakes are for kids!

If you're Lucky............

2010-03-17T18:11:00.000-07:00

Guinness & Bailey's cupcakes are available year round, but I start to really crave them around St Patrick's Day. I did a little experimenting and filled the Chocolate Guinness cupcakes with a chocolate ganache flavored with Jameson's whiskey. The result was amazing. To make it perfect- a pint of Guinenss Draught or a hot Irish coffee.

1st Birthday

2010-03-02T08:43:00.000-08:00

A couple from Oakland ordered cupcakes for their son's 1st birthday.
It was fun to make these cupcakes, given some the flavor choices were Birthday and Bubblegum. The cake featured in the photo is homemade, provided by the couple, looks amazing. I think they look great together!

What great photos!! But I can't take credit for them. They were taken by the father of the birthday boy. His name is Gani Pinero and he's an amazing photographer.
----------> See for yourself ~

Classic Size Sea Salt Caramel

2010-03-02T08:39:00.000-08:00

Mrs. Frost

2010-03-02T08:18:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet my new frosting assistant Parisa. Not only does she love cupcakes just as much as I do, but she can frost them beautifully as well!

Cupcake Close Up

2010-03-01T03:30:00.000-08:00

~Red Velvet~

~ Sea Salt Caramel~

The best part........

2010-02-26T00:46:00.000-08:00

.......... besides eating tons of cupcakes is decorating them ! I still get a bit of a thrill when I finish baking the cupcakes and making the frosting, because then comes the art. How to design all these little mini cakes? I love choosing which color and flavor will end up on each cupcake. This is a little snippet of how it all goes down~

~ from a distance it almost looks like mint ice cream- up close-->it's mint frosting
that will end up on ........

.....this classic size cupcake.~

.....topped with mini chocolate chips and a candy pine tree and garden knome. I couldn't resist buying these candy shaped knomes. They're so cute. (Any 'Amelie' lovers?)

~ Swan Lake ~
(above)

~Mocha Cupcakes~

~ Forrest of Mint Chocolate Knomes~

~ ballerinas on bubblegum frosted cupcakes~

Birthday at the Uptown

2010-02-19T14:04:00.000-08:00

These pictures were taken at the Uptown for my friend Jessica's Birthday!
I made chocolate raspberry cupcakes & a new flavor- "birthday cupcakes" (buttermilk cake w/ fudgy chocolate frosting). The guys in the photos started attacking the cupcakes- no joke. It was hilarious! I took that as a good sign.

~ 5-4-3-2-1 :9 ~

Dinner & Dessert

2010-01-28T13:12:00.000-08:00

I had the best dinner last week. Potluck style, my favorite (takes so much pressure off!) and I was in charge of the dessert ( what do you think I brought?). We were all so impressed with dinner that by the time it was ready all we wanted to do was snap pictures of our wonderful presentation.

I love this picture~ sometimes we need to be one with our wine~

~ My best friend Alex hooking it up (above)~ Her younger sister Quia ( :p below)~

~ Alex loves cupcakes so she couldn't wait to open up the box right after dinner~

~ Assorted Chocolate Cupcakes~
~Hostess with the Mostess~
~Mocha~
~ Fresh Blueberry~
~ Spicy Chocolate Ganache~
~ Jamaican Rum with chocolate sprinkles~

Make a wish

2010-01-24T23:49:00.000-08:00

My good friend Ben just had a birthday, he's 12! ha, 12 x 2 + 4~
I surprised him during breakfast with mini mocha cupcakes topped with chocolate covered espresso beans and edible dinosaurs.......the perfect birthday jolt!

A day in the life

2010-01-09T12:26:00.000-08:00

Here's an inside look into the start of the day for James and The Giant Cupcake. These pictures are taken in the huge commercial kitchen that I bake in. This order was for 4 dozen mini Hostess with the Mostess cupcakes.

~Hostess with the Mostess chocolate & orange creamsicle cupcakes~