I adore cupcakes… they’re like a delightful piece of your childhood come back to life!  So I actively seek out cupcakerys with quality fare.  I also adore cupcakes in miniature!  Just as tasty, but less guilt… although I tend to eat three to four mini cupcakes which is the same as one large cupcake….but I digress.

San Diego Style Weddings Photoshoot - Photos by San Diego Wedding Candids

In Los Angeles I have a favorite cupcakery, so I have been in search of a favorite San Diego Cupcakery.  Sweet Cheeks Baking Company is at the top of the list!

I first tried a Sweet Cheeks cupcake at a networking meeting for the San Diego Association of Bridal Consultants… it was a Red Velvet Mini.  I was intrigued by the tasty cupcake made from the BEST ingredients.  When you go to their website this is what you’ll find:

Mom used to make us eat cookies with oats and nuts, wheat germ and whole wheat flour…
We thought she was nuts herself, but as we’ve grown up, we recognize the need to introduce wholesome ingredients in our baked goods.
Using NO transfats or artificial ingredients, we incorporate the best of whole fresh eggs, whole wheat flour, flaxseed & wheat germ, fruits & nuts, and top quality purees & chocolates.

So not only do these sweet treats TASTE good but they are also GOOD for you!  (okay, that may be a stretch….but I’m trying to justify my vice here!)

I actually called up the Sweet Cheeks ladies in July of last year for help with a photoshoot my friend and I were working on.  We were designing a tabletop and wanted to used a boxed cupcake as the favor.  However our color scheme was black and raspberry pinks with a hint of lime green.  Not exactly colors used to entice one to food.  But Sweet Cheeks came through for us beautifully!  They delivered Blackout Chocolate Cupcakes with a perfectly pink frosting which we boxed up in clear boxes with a lime green ribbon.  We could not have been happier!  And it photographed wonderfully!

And recently, at another party I tried their Chewy Chocolate Cheeks which are like fudgey-browine-cakey morsels….YUMMY!!  I think I actually chased the server down to get another one.

The Wedding Luncheon - Photos by Barnett Photo

But, they do more than cupcakes!  For The Special Event’s Wedding Luncheon at the Hard Rock Hotel they did a full wedding cake which was both beautiful and interesting.

And on a recent visit, I walked into their kitchen (which smells like delight and happiness) and they informed me they had been baking banana nut bread and cheesecake that morning!

Elaine (the Right Cheek) and Donna (the Left Cheek) at Sweet Cheeks are such a delight to work with, do such an excellent job, and have such a passion for what they do.  It is quite a treat to work with them.

Sweet Cheeks Baking Company
4564 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Suite A*
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 285-1220
*This is their kitchen and offices…there is no storefront at the moment but we are eagerly awaiting that day!