cupcakes

We’re pretty picky about our cupcakes– we like our cakes moist, fluffy and not too sweet, and we like our frostings light, creamy and not too buttery.  We’ve been fine-tuning our recipes for years to make our little treats just the way we like them, and we hope we can bring some of that yumminess into your life, too.

We bake small batches of cupcakes fresh from scratch each day, using all-natural, high-quality (and local, when possible) ingredients.

If you have a flavor you’ve been daydreaming about, please let us know.  We bake traditional vanillas and chocolates, but we also craft more interesting flavors like chai and coconut lime.  We’ve experimented with everything from peanut butter and jelly cupcakes to bacon spice cupcakes, and we enjoy playing mad scientist, so if you let us know what you’re craving, we’ll try our best to make that happen.

Staying away from dairy products?  We have vegan vanilla, chocolate or pumpkin spice cupcakes for you.  If you’re avoiding gluten, we also have a few gluten-free options.

Looking for something more elaborate or specific?  Whether you’re looking for a dozen fun and whimsical animal cracker cupcakes for a child’s birthday party, something large-scale and sophisticated like strawberry champagne cupcakes for a wedding, or something in between, we’re also happy to create custom orders for you to make your special events more meaningful and personal.

We’re also happy to tailor our cupcakes to your taste.  If you prefer more or less frosting, if you’d like to dial up or down the sweetness, or if you have any other preferences, we’re happy to accommodate any and all requests so that you get your cupcakes just the way you like them.

Here are some cupcake events:

A wedding with “boozy” cupcakes, featuring Bulleit bourbon bacon spice, St. Germain elderflower almond, chocolate raspberry vodka truffle, mimosa (champagne with orange zest), Meyer lemon, and chocolate chip cheesecake:

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, with Meyer lemon, chocolate peanut butter, and chocolate chip cheesecake:

A first birthday party featuring vegan chocolate cupcakes and chocolate chip cheesecake cupcakes:

An autumn wedding with a Mexican fiesta feel, featuring tres leches, strawberry margarita (with and without tequila), salted cajeta, pumpkin white chocolate, chocolate raspberry truffle, chocolate peanut butter, and baby carrot for their cutting cake:

A wedding with Asian fusion cuisine featuring green tea, vanilla strawberry, chocolate cream, and coconut lime:

And here are some close-ups of some of our most popular cupcakes:

Our classic signature Bello Mundo Cafe cupcake, the chocolate chip cheesecake:

The Elvis (banana chocolate chip with peanut butter frosting):

Meyer lemon (with real meyer lemon zest, of course):

Strawberry shortcake (vanilla cake filled with strawberry preserves and topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting):

Chocolate peanut butter:

If you need a larger cake, we can help with that, too.

We like a one-layer 9″ cake surrounded by minis, and we can also help with a 6″ cake for couples tying the knot who would like a traditional cake for cutting.

Lastly, we don’t like to offer a flavor list because it’s limiting, but here’s a starting point:

If you have any questions, suggestions or special requests, please feel free to call us anytime at 805.345.2155, email us at info@bellomundocafe.com, or come visit us in person to discuss your favorite cupcake flavors.