Hey there, Cupcake!

Art. Simply said– our cake was art.
I booked Stevi early and off the bat because I fell in LOVE with her cakes. It was a double treat that my husband and I are sweet tooths (teeth?) and the cakes were delicious!
Their booking process was easy and flexible. They gave me quotes for multiple options and were willing to work with us which was very, very nice. We enjoyed the tasting and appreciated being able to bounce ideas off her staff for what’s best and practical. I wanted our cake to be a decorative highlight piece for our reception in the Crown Room of the Hotel Del and it complimented everything wonderfully.
Will definitely use her services in the future! We have our cake top frozen and can’t wait to enjoy it again! Check out her Instagram for examples.

Cheesecake bites!!! I am dreaming about these since I had them this weekend at a fundraiser for pediatric cancer. So delish! And cheesecake is hard to get right. but they do.

Amazing!!! Hey there cupcake went above and beyond for our event. Everyone raved about every single piece. The cupcakes, brownies, cream puffs and cheesecake… oh my, it was all so delicious. Great service, excellent presentation. Everything was labeled which was so appreciated and order was ready to go! Thank you hey there cupcake, fabulous job!

Where do I begin?
I imagine if I had the chance to take a peek inside Stevi’s bakery it would be similar to that scene in Sleeping Beauty where the fairy godmothers keep changing the color’s of the princess’ dress as she’s dancing with the prince — just magic wands and pixie dust flying around everywhere, only this time it’s Stevi and her team with their magical whisks because yes, her cakes are THAT magical. I know what you’re thinking, «now but do they taste as good as they look?» — my answer HELL yes.
Before we met with Stevi I remember looking through the pictures on her website and thinking to myself «wow, no two cakes look alike, how the heck does she do it». And then we met with her and I understood why. Stevi is a kind and gentle soul who’s extremely modest about her talent. When you sit and talk with her there’s a sincerity to her, she really wants you to enjoy what she’s creating for you and wants to be sure your cake is everything you could possibly imagine and more. Rather than ask for a couple pics of things you’ve seen online, Stevi wants to learn about you and your general likes and dislikes. She considers patterns and different color palettes that you’d never even think of when you’re dreaming up your cake (uh hello, like the magic she works with black fondant — and don’t even get me started about how great her fondant tastes, there’s no scraping this stuff off). And her flowers… swoon…people gawked at our cake and were trying to figure out if her magical paper wafer flowers were real or fake. I don’t know she does it, oh wait yes I do she has magic in her fingers tips.
Business wise Stevi is very responsive, understanding, and goes above and beyond when working with you to get that unique design. Our family is still talking about our cake. It had the magic to pull them off the dance floor to eat it — and if you’ve been to weddings you know that’s no small feat. The best piece of advice I could give a bride working with Stevi; show her your design boards and then just let go of control and let her work her magic. Trust me, you won’t be sorry.

My favorite vendor from our wedding! The cake and cupcakes Stevi created for our special day were beautiful and delicious. The cake was the part I was most looking forward to while planning, and Stevi did not dissapoint!
The first draft of the design that Stevi sent blew me away! I could not believe how well she captured what we had discussed at the tasting. I loved it so much, did not want to change a thing! When I saw the cake the day of, O.M.G. it was one of the most stunning things I had ever seen! We did a small 2 tier cutting cake and 75 mini cupcakes. The topper she created was made from sugar… SUGAR! And it looked like real flowers and branches.
We went with the Faire Food option for the cutting cake. I wish I had more than one piece at my wedding. We are already planning to order a small cake or batch of cupcakes for our 1 year anniversary. Stevi told us at the tasting that this cake option is not the most popular (probably because it has no chocolate). I knew as soon as I read the description I was going to LOVE this cake. If you like apples and carmel, this cake is for you!
For the cupcakes, we had the Raspberry Lemonade, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and then reqested choco-​salted carmel (not on the standard menu). All flavors were fabulous (from what I heard, wish I had one of each!). They looked gorgeous.
Stevi is a true artist and will bring a unique touch to your event! Cannot thank her enough!!!

How do we give Stevi 10 stars? Because she is awesome.
Her work takes my breath away. She is a truly a creative and a talented artist to watch.
We were so delighted to get to work with Hey There, Cupcake! for our wedding cake on 7÷17÷14! The result was everything I dreamt of and so much more. SO unique, with textured gold, modern, clean lines, minimal, gorgeous wafer paper florals… the 3 tiered cake looked so beautiful all night long– especially with the ocean and sun setting behind it. So magical. And SO delicious! I look through our wedding photos all the time and that cake still stuns me each time. So so happy.
Thank you very much, Hey There, Cupcake!

Overall my experience with Stevi was great. I tried getting my cake made by Stevi in July 2013 but booking her one month in advance is out of the question. Learning from my mistake, I gave Stevi a $ 50 deposit in Oct 2013 to guarantee my birthday cake for July 2014.
Leading up to my birthday it was a bit difficult getting in contact with Stevi. She explained the summer months are busy with weddings. On June 25, 2014, Stevi called me to discuss design, colors, and flavors. I received a mock-​up of how the cake would look and an invoice from Stevi on June 30, 2014. Once Stevi sent the mock-​up, correspondences were responded to quickly and promptly. I would recommend having a very clear idea of how you want your cake to look as early as possible. The time between my first consultation call with Stevi (⁶⁄₂₅) and my birthday (⁷⁄₅), was only 10 days. There wasn’t much time to change my mind on design or flavors.
The cake itself was delicious! Very soft and moist which was surprising. To be honest, I only expected the cake to look good. The frosting was flavorful and rich but light at the same time. The layers of my cake were carrot, cinnamon bun (Stevi discontinued this flavor but fulfilled my request anyway) and banana walnut. I do not recommend banana walnut and carrot was my favorite.
My only small complaint was there were a few places where you could see flaws in the cake decorations. These imperfections were only visible up close however, do not expect absolute perfection. After all, it is a cake. Lastly, I wasn’t given a cake tasting. To be fair to Stevi, I didn’t ask for one either. Had I completed a tasting I would have known I wasn’t a fan of the banana walnut cake (which ended up being the bottom tier of the cake).
Unilocalers: Feel free to message me if you have any questions about my review.

PLEASE NOTE this review is for customer service ONLY and not a testament to the product or reliability the day of an event.
However, I was very disappointed in the customer service. I am getting married later this year. We scheduled a tasting about a month ago, and paid promptly for it online. It was canceled the day of, apparently due to a power outage. Then we didn’t hear from this place for weeks. Finally we rescheduled. Then again the day of our tasting, we were told the lady is out of the country the day of our wedding… Are you kidding? Why wasn’t this confirmed beforehand? You would think a professional would check the schedule before asking us to schlep up to Escondido from central San Diego during rush hour. They did refund our tasting fee promptly, though, which I appreciated.
Whomever we ultimately choose should treat us with as much care as their cake.

I happened to meet Stevi last year while shooting an inspiration shoot for work. Ever since then, I have been a fan of her cakes! I first ordered a cake (non-​work related) for my daughter’s 6^th grade promotion party. I sent her a copy of the invitation and she designed the cake to match — lovely! For the flavor, I ordered the chocolate with salted caramel buttercream.
The second time I ordered from her was for my youngest daughter’s «Brave» inspired birthday party. I ordered a dozen cupcakes & a mini cake. For the cupcakes, I had the vanilla cake with strawberry buttercream & the mini cake was chocolate with salted caramel buttercream.
I love Stevi’s attention to detail and creativity. The cakes are so delicious, my guests raved about them and they are even yummy the next day. I must admit that the prices are probably a little more than other bakeries/​bakers, but well worth the price. Again, you are investing in Stevi’s creativity, attention to detail and flavorful cakes!
Will always be a fan and I know I will be ordering from her again! :)

Stevi is an extremely talented cake designer and a warm and thoughtful person. She did a terrific job on our wedding cake. We appreciated how she listened to and respected our design preferences and how she created a beautiful cake that complemented our style. Stevi helped us select delicious cake and icing combinations during a fun and easy tasting.
Stevi has a great sense of style, and the possibilities are endless. We received many compliments on our wedding cake, both for the design and for the taste. Stevi made our charming wedding cake a wonderful focal point for our celebration!

The spread that Stevi helped me and my wedding planners at Amorology create for my big day was outrageously good.
From someone who detests sweets, I went into our cupcake consultation as a side-​car to my (now) husband, thinking that I would nibble a crumb or two. After one good whiff of the cupcakes sitting in front of me, I just had to try. We had coconut cake with coconut buttercream, almond cake with almond buttercream, and chocolate cake with salted carmel buttercream. I have literally never been so obsessed with a dessert in my life — I actually crave Stevi’s cupcakes now! These treats are very light and aren’t like those store-​bought, ultra-​sugary, pasty frostings/​cakes. The flavors are just the right kind of intense, and they have the absolute best aroma.
Stevi created three kinds of cupcakes, a two-​tier cake, and a faux three-​tier cake for our dessert table, all with the coolest designs. She literally used the PDF files of the patterns on our invitations to wrap our cake with edible matching patterns — chevron, ikat, and gold buffalos! We used tumbleweeds as a running theme throughout our reception décor, and Stevi created spun sugar tumbleweeds for the salted carmel and chocolate cupcakes.
Our guests had never seen anything like it. I am so very impressed and will forever be heading to Stevi for future cupcake/​cake needs.

Hands down the best cupcake place EVER! I’ve used her several times for events/​parties, etc. and she has NEVER FAILED ME!
Creativity A+
Execution A+
Taste A+

My husband hates cake. Really hates cake. So, for our wedding this past July we decided to do lots and lots of brownies for our guests. Our wedding coordinator suggested we do a tasting at Hey There Cupcake and we are so glad that we did. The brownies Stevi made for the tasting were spectacular and they were as wonderful on the day of our wedding. She made three different types of brownies for us: peppermint patty, dark chocolate fudge, and salted caramel. Holy mother. They were the best brownies we’ve ever had and we were so proud to share them with our guests! The guests were dying from chocolate happiness. Stevi also crafted a mini cake made out of even more brownies for us to cut and decorated it with a beautiful sugar succulent that looked real. We were completely blown away by the quality of the product Stevi created for us. Gorgeous and amazingly delicious. Thanks, Hey There Cupcake!

After sampling a few of her cupcakes I knew she was the one for all my cake needs! She made my daughter’s birthday cake and was a doll to work with. Even though she was going out of town, tending to her sister as she was about to have a baby, she still found time to make me an amazing cake. The details were perfect, and the work impeccable. As for the taste?!? The best I’ve ever had. I was SO MAD when my husband took a bite of my piece.
I’ve seen her wedding cakes as well, and all I can say is if you want the best, book now with her because she fills up fast.

She did my son’s cupcakes and cake and the flavors were good except the chocolate, it was dry. I decided to go with her for my wedding cake, but she is so flakey. She kept emailing me (via phone would have been much easier than a million emails back and forth) asking to reschedule. I finally gave up on the tasting and went with Sumi’s Oven. Sumi is FAST and responsive and let me tell ya her cake tasting was so yummy and her prices are so affordable. HTC needs better customer service.

Can’t say enough great things about Hey, There Cupcake! Stevi is not only INSANELY TALENTED, she’s very sweet! Great gal with great baking skills!
Stevi made my 30^th Birthday cake! It was so delicious and my guests couldn’t believe that the cake was real! It was so gorgeous that I actually didn’t allow anyone to eat it! LOL! Eventually I let my friends and family have a slice, and they were in love! I had the chocolate salted caramel cake, and it was so darn good!!!
I also had an assortment of her cupcakes, but the raspberry cupcakes (can’t remember the specific name) were out-​of-​this-​world!!!
Presentation, quality, and flavor was all beautiful and top notch! I’m definitely going back to Hey There, Cupcake! I’m definitely looking an excuse to order some cake! :o)

Holy amazing cupcakes, Batman! My daughter’s first birthday party will probably go down in history among our friends and family as «the one with the amazing cupcakes.»
From the moment I contacted Stevi at Hey There, Cupcake! with my idea for a Dia de los Muertos birthday fiesta for my little girl, I knew this would be an epic cupcake event. I told her to run with the theme and that I trusted her expertise.
Stevi recommended we have 150 mini cupcakes rather than the full size cupcakes, because the minis are about two bites each and therefore guests could try more than one flavor if they wanted. She emailed and called a few times in the weeks before the party to ensure the flavors, colors and her general design ideas were on track with mine, then she teased me with a texted photo the night before the party with a tiny glimpse of the edge of the main cake that she called a «preview» — I almost passed out because it was INCREDIBLE!
She decided on bright Dia de los Muertos colors and three classic flavor combinations: red velvet with cream cheese frosting, chocolate with white chocolate buttercream and vanilla with fresh raspberry buttercream. My simple palate was beyond pleased with her choices… they were not too fancy, but clearly not «grocery store bakery combinations,» either!
The day of the party, Stevi arrived right on time and displayed her work without any direction from me. She had her own unique cake stands (including a riser that I thought worked really well on the banquet table) and I have to say, 150 mini cupcakes and one baby’s first birthday smash cake have never looked so good!
Each mini cupcake had a handmade (delicious!) fondant flower or disc with a «1» on it, or a fresh raspberry or swirl of sprinkles. They were breathtaking! And the smash cake? A to-​scale sized sugar skull made of vanilla cake covered in fondant and hand painted and decorated with literally hundreds of tiny details — the photos do not do it justice! It was an absolute work of art.
Every guest at the party was wowed by the cupcake display and kids were begging for a mini cupcake from the moment they walked in. We said, «sure» and before we knew it, half of the table had been cleared by kids and adults licking frosting off their fingers and smiling.
We had about fifty guests and not a single cupcake was left over… I would say that speaks for itself. They were SO GOOD!
I have had Stevi’s cupcakes several times at different events, but this one was just about the best thing ever in my book. We will be calling Hey There, Cupcake again and again for all our baked needs… although I don’t know if I can wait for another party to order some more!

I couldn’t eat anymore sweets that day, but didn’t want to get the cupcake messed up so I just ate it while I was walking downtown. The cupcak was simply amazing and so beautiful– almost fake looking. lol. You can tell they put a lot of thought into their decorations. It was the first time I tried something sweet, but salty at the same time– what a great combination…

Hey there, Cupcakes has to be the best cake designer in southern California. Stevi made my husbands groomsman cake last month for our wedding and OH MY GOD! That cake was soo amazing! The cake itself was delicious. I got cinnamon bun. yum! The cake was in the shape of a pink 1959 Cadillac 4 door convertable. Probably that hardest car ever to make. I got it as a surprise for my husband and he was soooo excited! I can’t wait to get another cake from her again! worth every penny! This woman is soo talanted!

Ordered 2 dozen customized cupcakes for a 25^th birthday. I sent Stevi some day of the dead images and asked her to incorporate them into the cupcakes… and she did these awesome hand painted skulls (literally sugar skulls!) on some of the cupcakes, and decorated the rest beautifully.
The faire food flavor was definitely my favorite, the chunks of apple were soooo yummy! The black and tan was also a really good flavor. My least favorite was the vanilla bean, it was just too plain for my taste, but a lot of other people liked the simpleness of this flavor.
The only thing I would suggest if you live in southern San Diego is to go with the delivery option. I figured I would save a little money by picking up the cupcakes myself, but the bakery is definitely farrrrrrr up in Escondido.