Thursday is food truck day downtown. On this fine Thursday, I walked by and noticed this adorable food truck. The tiny truck is aqua, with a little window showcasing the assortment of beautiful cupcakes. There is an adorable girl swiftly managing the long line of people. She even matched the adorable theme! She was wearing cute little overalls, with perfect eyeliner and a little bandana in her high ponytail. The whole thing just looked like a movie. Some of the cupcake flavors are: Rocky Road, Strawberry Sweetheart, Tres Leches, Birthday Cake, Banana Cream Pie, Snickerdoodle, Red Velvet.... The frosting is stacked high and each cupcake is decorated so sweet. After my lunch (from Tako BBQ), I ordered 2 cupcakes. I could not decide which two to pick, so at the last second I went with the strawberry sweetheart and the rocky road. I take my first bite of the rocky road. The frosting is high so I have to open my mouth super wide in order to get the perfect bite. The frosting is not mega sweet (yay), but it is super soft and creamy. It is surrounded by marshmallows and slivers of nuts. The chocolate cake is super soft, and is absolutely not dry inside. Next I tried the strawberry one. It is white cake, with strawberry mousse inside topped with whipped cream and a homemade candy heart. The candy heart is a bit too sweet for me, but the whipped cream on top was yummy!!! The mousse inside was pink and very rich, but still, not incredibly sugary, it was delicious. read more

The Cupcake Route - Strawberry Mousse and Rocky Road - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

Generally I find cupcakes to be dry, overly sweet, and boring. The cupcakes at this truck were ok. They were too sweet for me, but they were creative and there was a nice variety. There were twelve different cupcakes when we walked up. Strangely, none of them were labeled. I just didn't get that. We tried three different cupcakes: peanut butter chocolate, candy corn, and something like a vanilla-caramel-cream cheese. They were all fine. The consensus was that they weren't necessarily better than homemade from a box. The odd part of the experience was that, when it was time to pay, after presenting their credit cards, customers were told, "You have the option of giving a 15% tip or a 20% tip." Both customers I observed seemed taken aback at this, as was I. read more

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We visited the storefront in the mall and got 6 different flavors to try: Red Velvet, Oreo Explosion, Banana Cream Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, Tres Leches, and Chocolate Peanut Butter They were all so delicious that it's hard to pick a favorite. Also snagged a couple pup-cakes that our girl gives two paws up! Can't wait to try more! read more

The Cupcake Route - a variety of pastries - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

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These cupcakes were dry, not cooked and rubbery. I asked for strawberry and got some rubbery, no flavor cupcake! It was made for my daughter birthday and every kid spit it out and was upset because they wanted cake! I was so upset. When I went to let them know, the "OWNER" got upset with me, blamed me and said cake isn't meant for everyone! Also, felt disrespected because I told them how they tasted to children. I don't eat cake, but my child only eats strawberry cake and that is what I asked for, and she spoke about children that way! If I could give a negative star I would. Don't waste your money on them! I am reporting them to the food safety board Monday morning! read more

The Cupcake Route - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

Really great little cupcake boutique! Nice service! Everything looked amazingly delicious! They have a lot of different cupcake choices. My mother picked the banana and I picked the most popular one. Strawberry shortcake. They were actually sold out of them until the worker made new ones. You can follow them on Instagram or Facebook and they will let you know where the truck is going or what they made for the day! Omg! Amazingly delicious! Loved how they both had strawberry or banana filling and it was oh so good! Great frosting and cupcake! Highly recommended! They deserve every star! read more

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Not bad but not the best either. I feel as though the cupcakes are just very average. So far I've only had the white chocolate raspberry and wasn't the biggest fan. I didn't not like it but it was kind of just whatever...I wasn't expecting the raspberry filling but also didn't mind it. My favorite bite was the very top just frosting and the raspberry it's self. For the price ($2.75) I would try again but a new flavor! read more

The Cupcake Route - White chocolate raspberry - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

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Very disappointing went to the truck today in Porterville at serranos furniture. Pretty much all of the cupcakes lacked flavor and were dry. The strawberry shortcake cupcake was the worst thing I've ever put in my mouth. Tasted like a tough sponge with soap... spit it out soon after. read more

The Cupcake Route - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

Very unsatisfied. Purchased today from the truck. All the cupcakes had the same bland frosting. Except the strawberry shortcake, it was disgusting. Tasted like my childhood of a bar of soap in my mouth. Genuinely concerned on the safety of eating these cupcakes. read more

The Cupcake Route - Unsatisfied cupcakes purchased today - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

As ALWAYS service is GREAT employees just AWESOME and their cupcakes DELICIOUS! Will definitely make this business a frequent stop!

Strawberry shortcake frosting genuinely tasted like soap. Might have been an accident on their part for not properly washing dishes before placing ingredients in. read more

I love love love their cupcakes!! Not only are delicious, the employees are very nice & welcoming! To say they are awesome is an understatement!! I will be using cupcake route for everytime i'm needing sweets Strawberry shortcake is the best one next to everyone one of them 10/10 read more

We were in a time crunch and not only were they able to meet our need but truly went above and beyond for us. Made a beautiful and delicious 2 tier cake and 150 cupcakes of 5 different types and delivered on time and was extremely flexible with our schedules and ready to answer any questions. read more

The Cupcake Route - a variety of cupcakes on a table - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

I Placed an order through their form on the website. Got a response a few hours later asking a question. I answered and never heard back. I emailed a few more times and never heard back again. I had no idea if the order was actually placed because I didn't pay. I Texted the number the day I need the cake and got a response 7 hours later with sorry did you need the cake this weekend. I said I filled out the form to order a cake online 5 days ago and I needed it today. They never responded after that. Therefore I never got the cake I wanted for my husbands birthday. Horrible communication. read more

strawberry short cake taste like soap i don't think they washed there dishes or something,vary disappointed i wouldn't recommend this store for anyone i've have issues with this place before too and one time they left a piece of an egg shell in my cupcake. read more

The Cupcake Route - Cupcakes Near Me - Hanford, California

Thanks for the delicious Birthday cupcakes. If your looking for flavored, moist cupcakes this is your place. Flavors are amazing and taste just as they look. Fabulous read more

I hired The Cupcake Route to cater the dessert for my wedding. It was awesome! The owner was wonderful and made sure we had everything we wanted. She even made me a keto cupcake so that I could enjoy dessert at my own wedding. All my guests absolutely loved it and thought it was such a cool idea. I absolutely recommend hiring them for your next event! read more

Customer service is lacking. I called the cupcake Route on Thursday to put in a simple custom order but there wasn't an answer but then I got an automated text message stating I could text the number my questions so I proceed to explain what I was looking for and I got a reply back right away asking about servings sizes and I told them what I wanted along with a photo for reference. I never got a confirmation or anything so I waited a few days and texted back asking for a confirmation. They replied that they were sorry and asked me some more questions about flavors and what time I was going to pick it up. I told them what time I needed the cake and then they told me oh sorry we need three days advance notice and they will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. So basically my complaint is if you're going to have an option to take text orders at least reply in a timely manner and actually follow through with the order. I now have to figure out how to get my baby his first birthday cake somewhere else last minute. read more

DUDE! DUDE! DUDE! Absolutely the best cupcakes. Seriously. Order the Banana Cream Pie or the Carrot Cake. Oh, the customer service is great too. Made me feel nice and made my day... after a frustrating day at work. It was nice to end it with a great tasting cupcake. read more