Cupcakes
Custom Cupcakes in San Rafael and Marin
Hand-piped in small batches for weddings, parties, and dessert tables. Fillings available as an upgrade.
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Why cupcakes
Small format, full design
A cupcake is a small format, not a lesser one. The design work is the same as a cake — it just arrives one serving at a time.
Cocktail hour, a corporate event, a child's birthday, a dessert table that needs to feed a room standing up. We treat a cupcake order the same way we treat a cake order: you tell us the occasion and the theme, and the design is built from that.
What sets these cupcakes apart
Not made in bulk
Cupcakes from a production bakery are made in bulk, topped with the same piped swirl, and served without much thought. The difference here is design and hand work.
Flavors that vary
Cake flavors vary to your preference, so an order can run several at once rather than committing the whole room to one.
One finish across the order
Every cupcake is finished with our signature buttercream, which is what keeps a mixed order reading as one set instead of six different desserts.
Cake-level design
Designs go as far as you want them to: soft florals, clean patterns, bold color, metallic accents, themed detail. The same people decorating the cakes decorate these.
Easier to serve
The format also solves real problems. Serving 150 guests from a tiered cake gets unwieldy. Cupcakes portion themselves, need no cutting moment, and work when guests are standing. Plenty of events now run cupcakes as the main dessert with a small cake kept back for the cut.
Dietary variety
Dietary needs are easier in this format too. Gluten-free or vegan cupcakes can sit alongside the standard ones in the same order, so a guest with a restriction gets the same dessert as everyone else rather than a separate plate.
About our cupcakes
Cupcakes for Every Occasion
Wedding Cupcakes for a cocktail hour, or as the main dessert with a small cutting cake alongside. The designs are built to match the rest of the day, from soft florals to something much plainer.
Event Cupcakes for meetings and conferences, with a branded topper if you want one.
Birthday Cupcakes for any age, and an easy way to serve a bigger room. Many clients pair a custom cake with coordinating cupcakes so the design holds together and more people get fed.
Everyday Cupcakes in a small box, for no occasion at all.
Party Cupcakes where the visual matters — playful designs, character toppers, themed detail.
Holiday Cupcakes with seasonal designs.
Cupcake Flavors and Fillings
The smaller format changes the ratio of cake to frosting, which is why some flavors read better as a cupcake than they do as a slice.
The flavor range is deliberately broad — classics plus specialty options — and it is built to suit everything from a wedding to a hundred-person birthday.
Fillings can be added as an upgrade. A filled cupcake adds a layer of texture and a bit of surprise, and it costs more. Note it in your inquiry and we will come back with options and pricing.
Gluten-free and vegan cupcakes are available. Include any dietary needs in your inquiry so we can confirm what is possible for your date.
Custom Cupcake Design Options
The design can be as simple or as involved as the occasion calls for.
Simple Elegance is a smooth frosting dome and one deliberate detail — pearl dust, a fresh flower, a single piped line.
Hand-Painted Details on the frosting or on a topper: watercolor florals, geometric patterns, seasonal work.
Custom Toppers that are themed, monogrammed, or made specifically for your event.
Color Coordination so the cupcakes sit inside your palette rather than beside it — blush and gold, botanical green, black and white, seasonal jewel tones.
Premium Decoration where it earns its place: edible gold leaf, hand-spun sugar, fresh flowers, fine piping.
Variety Within Unity lets you run several flavors under one design, so a wedding can offer five options that still read as one dessert table.
Frequently asked
How many cupcakes do I need for my event?
Marin Cake Studio suggests 1.5 to 2 cupcakes per guest when cupcakes are the main dessert, and 1 per guest for a cocktail hour or an event with other desserts alongside. Cupcakes are sold by the dozen per flavor, with a minimum order of one dozen.
How ordering works
The practical part, up front
Lead time
2 weeks typical
To reserve
50% deposit holds your date
Pickup
1545 4th Street, Suite C · San Rafael
Serving
Marin County · San Francisco · Napa · Sonoma
Most orders are booked about two weeks out. If your date is sooner than that, get in touch anyway — we sometimes have room.