Banana Rum, Nutella.... AND

STRAWBERRY FILLING!!!! Light banana cake made with real bananas and banana rum. Not dense or heavy like banana bread, yet still moist and full of flavor. Nutella was piped into and baked with the cupcake, then filled with homemade strawberry cream for a sweetened tartness. YUMMY!!!

Too Hot for Hot Chocolate?

The temperature in Orange County these past couple days have been rising and I wonder if it is too hot for some hot chocolate? Featured below are hot chocolate cupcakes. Rich and moist with a marshmallow like topping. This will give you the chocolate fix you need without overheating your taste buds. Enjoy!

Hot Chocolate cupcakes

Hot Chocolate to-go!

AUTOBOTS ROLL OUT!!

Transformer cupcakes!!! These were especially made for opening night of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I call these the "Bumble Bee" for its obvious yellow and black color scheme. Featured below are mango flavored cupcakes baked with fresh mango bits, then covered with a creamy mango frosting. The flavor is fruitfully humble and the cake is soft & moist! ENJOY the movie!!

the "Bumble Bee" cupcake

Boxed and ready to roll out to the movies!!

Hello Strawberry Cheesecake!

Strawberry Cream Cheese cupcakes available this weekend at Genki Living. I swear it tastes just like Strawberry Cheesecake! Creamy cupcakes baked with fresh strawberry bits, then blanketed with a silky strawberry cream cheese frosting. Try this new flavor and our best selling Red Velvets today!

Strawberry Cream Cheese

Hello Kitty cupcakes

Grape Wine Cupcakes!

These cupcakes are a special requested flavor for a Wine themed Birthday Party. The cupcakes were made with White Merlot, Pink Lady apples and red grapes. It is light in sweetness with a subtle taste of Merlot. The frosting was made with Mascarpone cheese and garnished with more grapes. I'm really excited to hear how it turns out with the guests. Thanks Janelle for your order!

Grape Wine Cupcakes
40th Birthday Grape Wine Cupcakes
Hand made cupcake toppers by Animated Cupcakes
Happy 40th birthday cupcake toppers

Grape Wine Cupcakes boxed & ready to go
Grape Wine Cupcake

Strawberry Cookies 'N Cream

Limited Edition Flavor!! This is a must try cupcake! Creamy soft strawberry cake baked with crushed Oreo cookies (Strawberry Milkshake Creme). Topped with a creamy light strawberry flavored frosting and garnished with more cookie crumbs. A piece of cookie in every bite!

Limited Edition Oreo Strawberry Milkshake Creme

Strawberry Cookies 'N Cream

Strawberry Cookies N' Cream

*Available as Limited Edition Oreo cookies are available

Pretty in pink

The Imperial cupcake was sent back to the kitchen to get re-dressed. I decided to keep the cute pink frosting but updated the look with a cute yellow flower and new wrapper. The original Imperial Cupcake* were just a slight bit more contrasting but I wanted to bring a more softer look to the cupcake.

Lychee flavored. The cake is made using apple sauce with chopped bits of lychee baked right in. The cake is tender, sweet and topped with whipped frosting.

The Imperial Cupcake - Lychee Flavor

The Imperial Cupcake - Lychee Flavored

*Seasonal. Available as Lychee is available.

The New Look of Very Cherry

Very Cherry just got a face lift! It's been 1 year since I've made these beauties. The original Very Cherry was simple and very pink. Now that Rainer cherries are semi "in-season" at $8 per pound, I'd thought I might give the cupcake a new spring look.

Cherry flavor cupcakes! A piece of cherry in every bite! These are made with fresh Rainer cherries, fresh Bing Cherries & maraschino cherries with homemade apple sauce (Pink Lady). Topped with Mascarpone cheese frosting. Enjoy!

Very Cherry

Very Cherry

Very Cherry

*This is a seasonal flavor. It is available as Rainer cherries are available.

I Heart Dessert Crepes!

These cupcakes were inspired by the dessert crepes served at Genki Living. The crepes are made fresh to order with many combinations. My favorite style is a crispy crepe spread generously with nutella, vanilla ice cream & strawberries. Then topped with whip cream & chocolate syrup. I simply could not resist mimicking such a delicious treat.

Nutella Tart Cupcake - Vanilla almond cupcakes filled with nutella, topped with strawberry, kiwi, whip cream & chocolate shavings.

Nutella Tart Cupcake

Vanilla Almond cupcakes w/ nutella filling.

Topped with strawberry, kiwi, whip cream & chocolate shavings.

To Mom with Love...

Each delicious cupcake is crafted by an ever meticulous pair of hands to insure tender taste and unique presentation. This Mother's Day, give Mom a gift as sweet as her.

Featured below is a cotton soft coffee cupcake with creamy Mascarpone whip frosting, decorated with colorful marshmallow lollipops. The cupcake is nestled in a hand crafted wrapper with a cheerful floral embossed design.

Hand crafted wrappers by Animated Cupcakes

Marshmallow lollipops

Coffee Cupcakes w/Mascarpone Whip Frosting

Hand crafted wrappers in Purple & Yellow colorway

Mother's Day Cupcakes

Mother's Day cupcakes will be available at Genki Living May 8-10th for in-store sales. Each cupcake will have it's own gift box. Variety may vary and limited while supplies last. For orders and inquiries, please email by Tuesday May 5th. Different color wrappers are possible.

In-store prices:
$5.00 for 1 cupcake
$8.50 for 2 cupakes.

Special Orders:
minimum 1 dozen $46.50

The Black Pearl

Has a little Pirates of the Caribbean ring, doesn't it? The blackberry is known as the "cabernet" of berries for its earthy, wine-like taste. I found it over all to be subtle and humble in taste but beautiful in color. The cupcake below features a rich chocolate cupcake topped with blackberry buttercream, garnished with edible white pearls and a blackberry.

The Black Pearl

*Available as Blackberry as available

Lemon Cream Pie Look-A-Like

Lemon Drop - Fluffy lemon cupcakes with a creamy filling, light lemon zing and softly
sweetened. Whip cream topping.

Try it out this weekend at Genki Living in Garden Grove.

Hot Chocolate Re-Vamped!

I decided to take hot chocolate cupcakes up a notch. Check it out!

Hot Chocolate! - The hotter chocolate cake! It is made with Ghirardelli Cocoa, white chocolate and a touch of cinnamon. The cupcake is topped with fluffy toasted meringue! Stay warm and cozy this holiday season with a cup of hot chocolate cupcakes!

Custom cup design & hand made by Animated Cupcakes.

CAUTION! This cup is HOT!!!

Hot Chocolate! - This is not your typical chocolate cupcake! It is made with Ghirardelli Cocoa, condensed milk and a kiss of cinnamon. Then topped with fluffy oversized marshmallow! Warm up this winter season with a cup of Hot Chocolate cupcakes.

Custom cup design & hand made by Animated Cupcakes.

PomTastic!

Green Pom - Deliciously moist cupcakes! This flavor will melt in your mouth. It is made with green tea & whole pomegranate seeds. Topped with a whipped green tea or pomegranate frosting! Don't worry about the pomegranate seeds! They're actually quite crunchy after baking, which gives the cupcake it's most interesting characteristic. (Seasonal flavor).

*Inspired by Pomegranate Green Tea! =)

For the Momint...

Grasshoppers - Chocolate Mint flavor cupcakes! After dinner mints are the thing of the past! Finish off a meal or complete the course with a cupcake. These are chocolate cupcakes with a gentle touch of mint, baked with crushed chocolate mint cookies. Minty whipped frosting topped with mini marshmallow and cookie crumbs.....yummy!

Mini Grasshoppers

Standard Size Grasshoppers

*Inspired from Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

Asian Persuasion!

The Imperial Cupcake - Lychee flavored. The cake is made using homemade Pink Lady apple sauce with chopped bits of lychee baked right in. The cake is tender, sweet and has slight tartness to it. Pink lychee whipped frosting is used to complete the taste and to top it of, a green tea wafer.

(Seasonal: market price applied, final price may vary).

*Inspiration derived from the history of Lychee.

Supercherryfragilistic!

Very Cherry - Cherry flavor cupcakes! A piece of cherry in every bite! These are made with fresh cherries, maraschino cherries, and homemade apple sauce (Pink Lady). Cherry whipped frosting and topped with one fresh cherry. (Seasonal flavor).

The cupcakes below are made with Rainer Cherries, which are sunny yellow cherries and red on one side. These are seasonal.

*Inspired for my friend Cherri.
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Yo Remy!

Yo Remy! - Chocolate Cherry flavor cupcakes! A piece of cherry in every bite! These are made with fresh cherries, maraschino cherries, and homemade pear sauce (alternatively apple sauce). Chocolate Cherry whipped frosting, sprinkled with cherry chocolate bits (optional), and topped with one fresh cherry. (Seasonal flavor).

Good Humors - Strawberry Shortcake flavor, made with fresh strawberries. These are Almond Vanilla cupcakes with strawberry cream filling. Vanilla thin icing is used and the top is dipped right into a mixture of strawberry shortbread cookie crumbs. I make the strawberry cream and cookie crumb mixture myself. It's a special recipe that brings out the tangy tartness in this cupcake's flavor.

*Inspired by the Good Humor's Ice Cream Bar