Kingdom Cake

Hands down the Queen of Cupcakes… She offered some unusual flavors and the usual suspects… ALL were enjoyed but the tall and the small!

Such delicious and moist mini-​cupcakes! The fact that they were mini-​cupcakes made me feel less guilty about eating more than one.
Kingdom Cake delivered the cupcakes that are ordered for our company’s monthly birthday/​work anniversary celebration. We had 8 different flavors to choose from, and I personally sampled the toffee nut espresso, the basil lemon blueberry and the mint chip flavors.
My favorite, by far is the basil lemon blueberry. A different flavor from what you would normally encounter in a cupcake, but so tasty! A refreshing sort of cupcake, as opposed to the heavy chocolate or vanilla you might expect. The cake was moist and flavorful for all of the cupcakes, though I had to say that I couldn’t finish the toffee nut espresso one since I was so full off the other two sweets.
I wouldn’t hesitate to place an order with them for more of their cupcakes!

BEST CUPCAKES!!! Kingdom Cake made amazing cupcakes (including some vegan selections) for my wedding in 2012. We also got a small cake for my husband & I to cut. We asked for a fondant bride & groom on top (not a fan of most cake toppers), and it was perfect! People STILL tell me how much they loved the cupcakes at my wedding.
Working with Chelsea was a dream. She was very easy to get a hold of, the cupcakes & cake were amazing, there are so many wonderful flavors, and it was set up beautifully at our reception. Sometimes we go down to the San Mateo farmer’s market just to get some cupcakes and say hello. We love Chelsea!
If you want cupcakes at your wedding reception, you should order from Kingdom Cake!

GENIUS. Best looking and tasting cake ever! (according to my guests) Thank you so much for being so creative and making my vision come to life. And of course for accommodating the groom’s dairy allergy!

I can’t say enough great things about Chelsea and her team! I met her a year ago when I needed her to make some cupcakes to give to my son’s daycare as a ‘thank you’ gift, so even though I didn’t get to try the cupcakes then, they were delivered on time and I heard rave reviews.
A few months later I placed an order for my son’s birthday cake — Mario themed, and Kingdom Cake rose to the occasion. My son’s cake was visually stunning and also tasted really good. A lot of our birthday party guests commented on how moist and delicious the cake was, and I was pretty impressed that my fussy 8 year old loved it.
Anyway, fast forward and Kingdom Cake has since made 2 birthday cupcake orders for me — each to the high standard I have come to expect from them. For San Francisco, I think their prices are reasonable, and I have never been disappointed in what we receive from them. Always tasty, always themed to my satisfaction.
Chelsea is responsive and I have been lucky enough to always receive a finished product that exceeds my expectations.
Be sure to check out their Facebook and Instagram accounts!

Forgot the name of the flavor the cupcake I ate and it was amazing I loved it so much it was chocolate with something like caramel omg best cupcakes ever !!!

Bride here. Placed and order for a cake and cupcakes and Chelsea no-​showed on my wedding day. No cake or cupcakes for my husband and I to cut or share with our guests. If I could have given her zero stars, I would have.
Most of her reviews are from local stands that she sets up. I failed to notice that when I placed my order. She may have outstanding cupcakes but she is undependable.
To this day I have yet to receive a personal telephone call with an apology, only an email.

On my lunch break from work, I started walking home and passed by the Farmer’s Market on (SFSU) campus. That was when I noticed a new stand of what looked like mini cupcakes. I told myself I would check it out on my way back.
Walking up to the stand, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The cupcakes were very cute to look at but I worried about the quality. The process to get a spot to sell on campus is pretty complicated so I told myself that the stand wouldn’t be there if someone didn’t think it was worth it.
The owner is very sweet and lively. After chatting for a while, I chose to get the flavors she claimed to be her favorite. The first one I tried ever was pumpkin with fig jam.
Very good. Yummy little bite. I’ve made cupcakes before and I’ve tried cupcakes from a ton of different places. This is probably the best mini cupcake I’ve had from a place. A little expensive for one ($ 1.75) but I can’t bring myself to not get one or a few.
Since then, I’ve visited her little stand every week and I’ve loved every flavor I’ve tried. Pumpkin with fig jam, banana with chocolate peanut butter frosting, lemon basil with vanilla frosting topped with pomegranate seeds, butternut squash with fig jam, butternut squash with persimmon chutney, red velvet… all really good and unique flavors.
Worth checking out for sure. I’m really glad she started selling on campus.

Miniature cupcakes! These are so cute — you could probably fit two or three just in the palm of your hand. Even though they’re small, they definitely pack a big punch. Each one is bursting with flavor and moistness. The best part is you can enjoy all of it in one bite. No need to have one mouthful of cake or one mouthful of frosting. You can now have the perfect ratio of both in your mouth at the same time!
The out-​of-​this-​world deliciousness comes at a price though. These tiny cupcakes don’t taste like they’re small, and they don’t cost like they’re small either. It’s $ 20 per dozen, making it cost over $ 1.50 per cupcake. Let me tell you, it’s soooo worth it though.
You won’t find these flavors anywhere else. None of that red velvet here. It’s all about the basil lemon blueberry, the banana chocolate peanut butter, or the key lime pie. All of which taste amazing. They’re decorated with extreme attention to detail as well, some with sparkles sprinkled on top!
Kingdom Cake is like a secret kingdom though, tucked away in North Beach, so you probably wouldn’t see it if you weren’t looking for it. But trust me, it’s not something you wanna miss out on!

The cupcakes are pretty pricey for the amount they give you, although I like the small size of the cupcakes. It’s just enough to satisfy a sweet tooth craving. I just wish they gave you a couple more cupcakes with their deals. This is why we usually just get the $ 10 day old dozen deal. You can’t really tell the difference between the fresh ones and the day old ones.
I am not too big of a fan of the icing. Like what other reviewers mentioned, it is pretty waxy. I’m used to cream cheese frosting that doesn’t have that waxy sheen and texture to it. Although I must say my cat really liked the frosting. She had a piece of the gingerbread cupcake and kept begging for more. (Pictures to follow). The cupcakes are moist and a bit oily but they have just the perfect amount of sweetness. My BF and his friend killed an entire box of red velvet because they are so damned tasty. I really like the glittery decorations too. It makes me feel like a kid again.
Cat approved. Human approved. What more can you ask for?

I love sweets so much that I bought a LivingSocial coupon for this place when I saw it in my inbox…2 months before I moved here from Atlanta.
Per their instructions, I called 48 hours in advance to place my order. I called twice and got transfered to voicemail twice so I decided to try email instead. Within 3 hours, I heard back from Chelsea, who confirmed my order for pickup on Friday afternoon. She also nicely explained that the LS coupon will allow me to order a dozen «bakers choice assortment» (which includes 6 – 8 flavors), meaning I have no say in what flavors I want. That was fine with me though because their cupcake menu is so massive that, if I were actually allowed to order the flavors I wanted, I would end up with at least 3 dozen cupcakes!
On Friday afternoon, I got a nice voicemail from a gentleman reminding that I should pick up my order before they close at 6. I thought this reminder call was a nice touch. +1 star.
When I stopped by at a quarter after 5, the guy at the window said they ran out of boxes to hold a dozen so they had to squeeze mine into a slightly smaller box. Because of that tiny inconvenience (and in case any of my cupcakes got smooshed), he threw in 4 mini cupcakes for free! Sweeet. +1 star.
Once I got back in my car, I eagerly opened the box to see how «smooshed» my cupcakes were… but they weren’t at all! And these were the most happy looking cupcakes I have ever seen, with rainbow colored icing and even edible glitter all over! Glittery cupcakes that are uniformly sized with the perfect amount of icing? +1 star.
Courteous staff, beautiful cakes, and nice packaging for easy transportation… the only test left was taste. I decided to go for a mini Blueberry Basil and it was SO moist and delicious! I couldn’t believe it. Not only have the cupcakes been sitting around all day with plenty of chances to get stale and dry, but mini cupcakes are known for being over-​baked and dry on their own. A friend of mine (who just graduated culinary school as a pastry chef) tried the Banana something and was equally blown away by how moist and flavorful these cakes were. +1 star.
The reason why I’m leaving off the 5^th star is because not all of the flavors were as good as the first few we had. I obviously didn’t get to try every flavor because I brought these to a party so I can’t comment on them, but in particular, I thought both the Oreo and the Chocolate cupcakes were dry and not chocolate-​y at all. Red Velvet (that’s always a safe bet at any bakery) was freaking delicious but if you touch the cake, it leaves oily red food dye on your fingers! I also wish they would have included more «specialty» flavors for me to try. The only one that sounded remotely different than your everyday cupcake was the Blueberry Basil — the cake part tastes just like a super-​moist blueberry muffin and the basil icing was to. die. for.
I will be back next time I have an occasion to bring cupcakes to an event. Hopefully I can figure out the best way (if there is a way) to get as many non-​traditional flavors as possible by then.

VERY MOIST. I agree. That part is delicious. But then again with that much oil of course it’ll be moist.
PREPACKAGED. BOO. You can’t choose which 4 minicupcakes you buy. They are preboxed and you must choose one magical box to take home after giving them $ 8. (yay they take amex)
NAH.
Cookies and Cream– I liked that there was a mini oreo on top, but unless an oreo is dunked in milk, I like them crispy. They were soo soft =(. The frosting had a weird texture, wax like. I swear there’s wax in there…
NAH.
Peanut Butter– Same thing as above,. I swear there’s wax…
EH.
Chocolate– Pretty good. I love dark chocolate though, so I wanted a little more cocoa flavor and less milk chocolate flavor.
YAY.
Mint chocolate chip– Because the frosting is pretty sweet on all of them, it was nice to have the slight minty-​ness to put a depth to it. The frosting was not wax-​y at all! Too bad I can’t just buy one of these…
What’s up with all the glittter on the cupcake? I know they’re edible but I can’t stop thinking about all that glitter that must be going on in my tummy.
I will go back tho, since it’s so close to my house, because I’d like to try more flavors, and because their kingdom cake sticker makes for a mighty nice tag on my husband as we walk home and I devour all the cake and he gets stuck with the frosting.

Cupcake quality is not as good as Sprinkles, being priced about the same. 1 dozen for $ 20 or $ 24 bucks for MINI cupcakes is kinda much if you don’t get the groupon or livingsocial deals.
Unfortunately I got the Grouopon deal which only allowed traditional flavors to be ordered. Then I skipped the livingsocial one and realize later on that they got to order the Blueberry basil Lemon flavor (Tough luck for me)
So I tried all the traditional flavors and thought:
Carrot Cupcake = OK –not as strong of a carrot taste as carrot cakes
Chocolate = NO good, the icing tasted very fluffy cream-​like (Gross)
Vanilla = OK –I don’t really taste the vanilla flavor though.
Red Velvet = Good but NOT tasty like Sprinkles
Lemon= My favorite of all the traditional selections. (a bit soury –I like it)
Overall: everything was a bit TOO sweet for my taste, it didn’t taste like flavorful sweet but just straight up SLAM sweet sweet. (I had higher expectations from all the good ratings :()

Got some mini-​cupcakes for a dinner with some friends. I ordered a dozen mini’s and got a variety of flavors — strawberry n cream, red velvet, basil lemon blueberry, ubon, peanut butter something, and some others I can’t recall.
We brought the cupcakes to dinner and did not tell our friends the flavor until we all bit into and guessed. It was actually fun and all of them were very flavorful and yummy. My favs were basil lemon blueberry and the strawberries n cream. Very good mini’s! Much, much better than Mission Mini’s.
They only sell mini’s at the counter and you have to pre-​order regular and king size cupcakes. The price is alittle high for minis but gotta indulge once in awhile, right?
One day, I hope to pre-​order their regular and king-​size cupcakes.

I was walking down Union street and spotted this little hole in the wall. Literally. It’s a big window with just enough room for the guy standing there next to a bunch of boxes.
Anyway, the guy sensed my interest when I paused to peek at the menu (I believe in cupcake tasting, not wine tasting). He ushered me over and asked if I wanted to buy and I was hesitant, thinking that business was slow and that he just wanted to get rid of the last day-​old boxes he had left. Prices were a bit steep. $ 2 for a mini cupcake? I pay $ 3.25 at any other cupcakery and get a ginormous one. But then he sold me with the line «You won’t regret it.»
At that point I couldn’t resist. I bought a box of 4 mini ones (No individual cupcakes here, you gotta buy at least 4 or more). I got the red velvet, coconut, lemon, and I can’t remember the last. I think I have found my new favorite cupcake place. For red velvet at least. The cake was soo moist and so good but not overly sweet. Which I love since the frosting is supposed to balance it out. And it did. Very, very well.
The fourth one that I can’t remember was equally delicious. If I ever come across the name, I’ll be sure to update this. The coconut was fairly good, light and not super coconutty. To all you other bakeries, tagging a baked good with a flavor doesn’t always mean overloading it to make your point.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the lemon, hence the 4 rather than 5 stars. It was a little too sour for my taste. I’m all for a bit of tart, since I know the frosting gets sweet, but I think this went a little overboard.
However, their menu selection is quite big and there are lots of unique flavors I haven’t heard of before. If I’m in the area again, I’ll do my best to go back, try some other samplers, and possibly raise my review to 5 stars.

After reading some reviews here, I guess like a lot of cupcakes places, it’s either you love it or not. I did love the cakes. I got a Groupon for a dozen mini cakes and heck I ordered every flavor that they could offer.
Red Velvet: Not too sweet, perfect chocolate to cream cheese frosting ratio. Just to die for.
Lemon Blueberry: The cake itself was a little too mushy like it hasn’t been cooked enough. But still good. Nice blueberry topper.
Carrot Cake: Again, not too sweet which is great cause a lot of carrot cake out there are over spiced and over sugary. A welcomed surprise in the lot I had of cupcakes.
Chocolate: I tend not to get just chocolate chocolate cupcakes since I like red velvet so much, but this one just hit it out of the park. If you like chocolate, then this is the cupcake for you.
I haven’t had a chance to eat the Vanilla, but from what my boyfriend said, it had the same kind of mushy consistency of the Lemon. All cupcakes were dusted with sprinkles. They were so pretty and in a see through container. Very well presented and tugs at my girl side.
The people at the shop were extremely nice. The only thing I didn’t like was the parking in the area… there wasn’t any. Took forever to find something decent since it’s around a pretty busy area of the city. I don’t know if I can buy these cupcakes at $ 2 each. Thank goodness I got a Groupon and was able to try out such great cupcakes. Maybe if I’m in the area and need something tiny for a snack, I could trek here. Good for a try if you’re curious.

Read all the good reviews and was so excited to use my groupon for 2 dozen minis.
First, I was constantly playing phone tag with the person who takes the orders. I must have called them 5 times at various times during the wk and ALWAYS got an answering machine. They did call and left me a message that they received my order and thank goodness it was simple– just a dozen red velvet and vanilla minis. So if you have something very complicated and need to talk to someone please use another baker.
Picked up my order at a window in North Beach. Yes, a girl slides open a screen and hands you cupcakes.
Not sure why all the great reviews. These cupcakes were just not for me.

In my last review I forgot to mention something so I figured I had to write an update. Here’s what I forgot: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE KINGDOM CAKE :)
There are so many flavors it’s ridiculous! I feel like every time I come I know there is going to be a cupcake I haven’t tried yet and I love that feeling — variety is the spice of life.
Cookie’s and cream is still my favorite, they are delicious. I always save my cookies and cream for last because I’m sad to see my half of the dozen cupcakes have all been devoured but happy to end it on a good note ;D

4 ½.
You really know how to suck the ladies. Cupcakes + glitter. DAM. It’s like instant recipe for success y’know?
Anyhow, i’ve only had the basil lemon blueberry cupcake but geez, you have got that on spot.
First I couldn’t believe I was seeing glitter all over those beautiful little suckers. Then, I take a bite into this basil lemon blueberry concoction (I know, everyone is like what the hell? BASIL? yes, BASIL) and immediately I thought of breakfast. It felt like I was eating a sweet lemon blueberry pancake then all of a sudden a different layer of sweetness envelopes my tongue. The slight hint of basil finishes off the cupcake leaving a sweet, clean taste on your tongue. along with glitter =P

I was shocked that I loved the lemon blueberry cupcakes. They are not too sweet, just perfectly tart. The next morning I woke up craving lemon blueberry pancakes. I KID YOU NOT.
The red velvet is also in my top, and despite my finickiness, I liked the chocolate too.
If you are visiting their store front, cupcakes are sold in sets of 4 and 8, and are pre-​selected sets due to health laws in SF, so you can’t pick your flavors exactly. But no worries because I have faith that the other flavors are just as good!
Note: They have a 2 dozen minimum for delivery (2-​day notice required), but go everywhere in the city. They also deliver outside of SF depending on their schedule, preferably Mon-​Thurs when they are not slammed.
Tip: Get the day old cupcakes for a discount!