Sunday, August 14, 2011

The First Month


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~



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~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! ~

Thursday, July 21, 2011

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

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

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The best is yet to come!

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, . . . .

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Oakland Indie Awards

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~


















Monday, May 9, 2011

Cupcakelandia


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