Cupcakes in Denver: Happy Cakes and Yum Yums Delights

The Rocky Mountain News has an article about Daddy Cakes and a new bakery to us, one that opened in October, Yum Yums Delights.

"People come into our store and, seriously, stand in front of our display cabinet jumping up and down," Maiurro said. "We smile and know we did the right thing."

Both Yum Yums and Happy Cakes think there's enough room in Denver's waistline to accommodate more than one cupcake shop, and a bake sale held earlier this month appears to buttress that view.

Marketing firm Amelie Co. set out 1,500 cupcakes on Dec. 13 for its first-ever "Trendy Cupcake Sale for Charity." Within less than two hours, all the cupcakes were sold out - ending the sale three hours earlier than planned, said Annie Coghill, Amelie's media director. The event raised $2,700 for Operation Frontline.

Happy Cakes' Reynolds chalks up cupcakes' popularity to childhood nostalgia and their simple democratic appeal.

"Everyone gets their own," she said. "And you don't have to share."


Look for interviews here with both bakeries soon!

Comments

Anonymous said…
yum yum's cupcakes are not too good. the cake part is ok-the frosting is tasteless. I would rather have Happy Cakes or drive to Boulder to tee and cakes, which rocks.
Anonymous said…
Did you notice that neither of those bakeries acctually won the contest? Denver has a lot of cupcake shops cropping up, but none of them are really doing anything to set themselves apart. It's the tried and true bakeries like Gateaux who will outlast these flash in the pan shops.
303DenverMom said…
When I buy a cupcake, I'd like it to be a luxurious dessert that I can't make easily at home. Happy Cakes are boring cupcakes that you can find at any grade school birthday party. You can easily duplicate the flavor from any store bought box of mix and canister of frosting. The Shoppe on Colfax, on the other hand, is pure heaven! Rich flavor and amazing frosting! I have a feeling they will be around for a while!
Anonymous said…
I love the name of Yum Yum Delight's store, and wanted to love the cupcakes . . . but I didn't. I bought four different kinds of cupcakes, and none of them rose above the level of ok. I also tried a chocolate chip cookies, which was on the raw side, but not in a good way. The only flavors they had were Chai, chocolate, vanilla and red velvet. They offer other flavors on other days, maybe those are better.