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How Many Cupcakes for a Baby Shower
Cupcake numbers for baby showers, choosing pink, blue or neutral, and when to order for a weekend shower in Melbourne.
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The Cupcake Desire
Sweet moments that delight.
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that delight.
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Corporate cupcakes
Edible logos on standard boxes — Vanilla, Chocolate or Mix of Both. The range Melbourne offices come back to.
From $66 · box of 12
Corporate cupcakes
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Occasions
Cupcakes for every occasion
Themed boxes of 12, baked to order in Narre Warren and delivered on weekdays across Melbourne.
- Birthday cupcakes
- Wedding cupcakes
- Anniversary cupcakes
- Gender reveal cupcakes
- Baby girl cupcakes
- Baby boy cupcakes
- Baby shower cupcakes
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- I love you cupcakes
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- Father's Day cupcakes
- Christmas cupcakes
- Easter cupcakes
- Diwali cupcakes
- Australia Day cupcakes
- Sorry cupcakes
- Thank you cupcakes
Customer favourites
The boxes everyone reorders.
The classics our regulars come back for — vanilla bean, red velvet, salted caramel, and a few more we’ve fought to keep on the menu.
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Curated for the days that matter.
Birthdays, weddings, office gifts, or a Tuesday-afternoon pick-me-up — we’ve curated edits for every moment worth marking.
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Flash deals.
Same morning butter, same vanilla bean — at a friendlier price. Only a handful of boxes per flavour while they last.
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Fresh from the kitchen
New arrivals.
Seasonal experiments we’re testing — pistachio rose, salted miso caramel, lemon olive oil, and a couple of recipes we’re still perfecting.
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Why people love us
A small bakery,
made with intention.
We started in a 200 sq.ft. kitchen behind an old bookshop. We’ve never wanted to be a factory — just the bakery your friend recommends. Six years on, that’s still the only brief.
“We’re not trying to scale — we’re trying to be the bakery your friend recommends.”
The Cupcake Desire promise
Four things we won’t compromise on, ever.
Baked Fresh Daily
Every cupcake leaves our kitchen within four hours of being frosted. No freezer, no day-olds.
Honest Ingredients
Madagascar vanilla, Belgian chocolate, farm butter, free-range eggs — sourced thoughtfully.
Baked to Order
Every box is frosted with soft buttercream — at least 24 hours’ notice. Custom event orders take a little longer.
Crafted For Gifting
Ribbon-wrapped kraft boxes, hand-written notes, sustainable packaging — gift-ready always.
50,000+
Happy customers
42k
Boxes baked / year
4.9 / 5
Google rating
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Certified kitchen
Baked to orderHand-crafted with carePremium ingredients48-hour lead timeEggless & vegan optionsCustom event cupcakesMade in small batchesDelivered with loveBaked to orderHand-crafted with carePremium ingredients48-hour lead timeEggless & vegan optionsCustom event cupcakesMade in small batchesDelivered with loveBaked to orderHand-crafted with carePremium ingredients48-hour lead timeEggless & vegan optionsCustom event cupcakesMade in small batchesDelivered with love
Trending in the city
What everyone is ordering.
The flavours your neighbours have been picking up on their way home this week.
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What customers are saying
Real cupcakes, real reactions.
“I ordered the box of twenty-four for my mum’s 60th. The pistachio rose disappeared in twenty minutes. The packaging looked like jewellery.
Aanya M.
Birthday box · Narre Warren
“I ordered as a one-off and now Wednesdays are my favourite day of the week. The matcha cloud is dangerous.
Rohan K.
Regular · Narre Warren
“They customised the boxes with our initials and delivered on time across three venues. Every guest asked where they were from.
Priya & Sameer
Wedding · 200 boxes
“Finally an eggless cupcake that doesn’t taste like it’s missing something. The cream cheese frosting is unreal.
Devika R.
Eggless red velvet
4.9 / 5
Average rating
2,800+
Verified reviews
42,000
Boxes baked last year
Stories from the kitchen
Notes, recipes & behind-the-scenes.
Recipe stories, flavour experiments, gift-planning guides, and the small things we learn from running a tiny bakery in Melbourne.
guides
guides17 October 20266 min read
How Many Cupcakes for a Kids Birthday Party
Work out cupcake numbers for your child's party (kids, adults and extras) plus when to order for a weekend party in Melbourne.
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The Cupcake Desire
guides17 October 20267 min read
How Many Cupcakes Per Person for an Office Event
A simple guide to cupcake quantities for Melbourne office morning teas, launches and staff events: standard vs mini, dietary mix and when to order.
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