Hapa Cupcakes @ Anaheim – Media Tasting

I always knew ‘Hapa’ meant half Asian.  When I first heard about Hapa Cupcakes, I naturally thought it must have been created by people of mixed racial heritage.  I was sort of right but not quite.  The pair of best friends, Akemi and Hanayo, grew up in a bi-racial family.  They fully embrace the two different cultures and took it further and developed their cupcake recipe by incorporate traditional ingredients mixed with alcohol.  Yes, alcohol infused cupcakes, first of its kind in Southern California.

You might think cupcakes are cute.  But cuteness is not what they or their cupcakes are about.  These two ladies have spent countless hours crafting and designing cupcakes that are fun, sexy and delicious for all to enjoy in any event or party.  Although it’s alcohol infused, it’s safe for children because it’s baked out.

I got a box of 4 cupcakes to sample.  I was really impressed at how moist the cupcakes were.  I cut them into halves.  Allen and I ate half of each and put the other halves in the frig.  The next day, they were still just as moist!  So if you ever buy them, don’t worry about buying too many.  You don’t have to finish them all at once.  You can enjoy them for a couple of days.  😉

Blow My Birthday Candle Signature Cupcake (above left) – Madagascar vanilla cupcake topped with cream cheese frosting and finished with colorful rainbow sprinkles.  This is the basic vanilla white cake.  I appreciate that the frosting is not overly sweet.

Will You Remember Me in the Morning? (above right) – Madagascar Vanilla & Kahlua batter with surprise bits of cinnamon streusel, topped with Hapa’s famous cream cheese frosting.  The alcohol is very mild but enough to give it a little pizzazz.

Red Velvet Stiletto (Above left) – Classic red velvet cupcake topped with cream cheese frosting, finished with a red candy heart.  I know everyone makes a big fuss about Red Velvet and this one really deserves the praise.  The color is lighter than most but the flavor much richer than most.

Nuts About You (Above right)- Signature Valrhona Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.  This cupcake takes home the crown.  I love chocolate cake and the peanut butter cream cheese just takes it over the top.  It is not just good.  It is amazingly good.  Unless you are allergic to peanuts, this is a must try.

All of the alcohol-infused cupcakes can be made non-alcoholic.  I don’t drink and I find the alcohol very mild and pleasant.

We also got to try The Hot Cupcake Sundae (above left) – Valrhona Chocolate Jameson cupcake topped with vanilla ice cream, vanilla bean whipped cream and Oreo cookie crumbs.  I was too busy talking to Akemi and the ice cream slowly melted away.  Nevertheless, it was still delicious.  Make sure you get one when you go pick up your order of cupcakes.

Hapa Cupcakes makes custom cupcakes for any special occasion.  Whether it’s birthday, baby shower, bridal shower, wedding or anniversary, their cupcakes will make it extra special.  After all, who doesn’t like a little fun and sexiness in their cupcakes?  😉

Hapa Cupcakes
1210 North Jefferson St
Anaheim, CA 92807