Online Mail Order Cupcakes – very few have it right!
May 4th, 2010 by food411
We are always looking to improve the Food411 directory and we get many request from readers to find various items that can be ordered online. Several readers requested a resource to purchase online cupcakes – while we had many bakeries included on Food411, none had tackled the task of shipping cupcakes. Cupcakes are fun and they make people smile, so they are perfect to send as a gift to someone, we knew that they must be included in the Food411 directory!! Our work was cut out for us – Food411 was challenged: we must meet the challenge! 
Mission: Find resources to include in Food411 that create and deliver nationwide (in beautiful condition) a quality cupcake. Finding sources that can bake a superior cupcake and also be able to have it delivered to your door is still a rare find.Many of the cupcakes arrived smashed, stale, etc!
We persevered and continue to research, and taste & taste! We are proud to have found a handful of resources that deliver to your door (that is the tricky part) a delicious cupcake (both cake and frosting). Our hunt is still on to find additional resources ( we just found out NYC’s Cupcake Stop – a mobil cupcake truck – will soon be shipping nationwide – we will be sure to track this!) , so if you are aware of a company that can deliver the goods – please share with us. There are a few “big name” catalogs that offer excellent cupcakes mail order but the prices with shipping caused them not to make the cut for our Food411 directory.
Visit the Baked Goods section of Food411 and see the cupcake resources we have uncovered! One of them will even customize a message on the cupcakes!
thanks much for this list…i sent some cupcakes as a “get well” gift …really made my friend smile, she said they arrived perfect and were great! you pick really good resources -thanks/
Thanks a bunch for posting this list !
I follow food411 on twitter and saw your post on NYC cupcake truck that is now delivering mailorder….thanks for this great news. I really look forward to when the truck is in my area and now I have a great gift to send friends. Twitter is so great for the latest news.
Last I checked, there were a few bakers selling cup cakes on Etsy.com – just do a search for ‘cup cake’ and check the sellers ratings for the best ones.
I’m not a cup cake fan, so can’t recommend anyone in particular.
I found a fantastic bakery in Los Angeles that currently sells cupcakes at local area farmers markets. I asked the owner, and they said they were currently testing shipping methods and planned to ship nationwide soon. I also checked out their site and you can Order Cupcakes Online.
First, I love this site. Second, I have been trying to find someone that does a good cupcake AND delivers for when I have parties and don’t feel like making every food item. Thanks for the list of tried and true.