Hip 2 Be Squared Cupcakes

This is a review for the jar cupcakes! I ordered an assortment of flavors, raspberry beret, strawberry shortcake and chocolate chocolate chocolate. I can’t believe I haven’t seen anyone make cupcakes for mason jars! Genius! and Delicious!!! I loved the frostings and cakes… I could eat them separately, but they’re amazing together in each jar! Will definitely be ordering these more often… after creating a cupcake workout routine! ;)

So delicious! I ordered 2 dozen mini cupcakes –1 dozen for my boyfriend’s birthday and the other dozen for my twin sister’s bday. I got my boyfriend ½ lemon tart and ½ peppermint pauly D and my sister got ½ bacon maple bar donut and ½ s’more.
These cupcakes were so moist and so tasty! I don’t like lemon that much but these lemon cupcakes were outstanding. They had a little lemony surprise when you bit into the middle :) My favorite out of all four flavors I tried had to be the s’more cupcake. It had a little marshmallow on top and a piece of graham cracker too :) My sister LOVED the bacon maple bar donut, she ate all of them in one day lol. The mini cupcakes are the perfect size for these flavors, as the bacon maple bar donut’s frosting was so sweet I don’t think I’d be able to finish a regular size cupcake in this flavor.
Only bad part is that there is no storefront, but they deliver and I just ended up picking mine up from them since mine were going to two separate locations. I would definitely recommend Hip 2 Be Squared cupcakes to anyone for special occasions or even if you are having a cupcake craving. They are worth what you pay for them and I can’t wait to try more flavors, I hope a special occasion is coming up soon so I can order some more :)

Wow. Fabulous cupcakes. And can I add fabulous and generous proprietors! Hope they have a long and prosperous baking career. Thanks for the wonderful goodies!

4÷7÷2011 Jason got back to me and really wated to make up for the delayed communication. I am eagerly awaiting a store front so I can go sample everything.

I tried these cupcakes at an event and fell head over heels. I placed an order with Jason a month later for five dozen. Jason was great at first but then never followed through. A week before my event, I could not get in touch with Jason to confirm my order. He NEVER sent me an invoice like he promised multiple times and did NOT return any of my phone calls. The NIGHT before my event, Jason finally emailed me with the invoice and promised they would be delivered on time. The next day the cupcakes were delivered and they were delicious.
I recently placed a second order for a dozen cupcakes as an anniversary gift for my husband. I placed my order 5 weeks in advance. I again was in contact with Jason and everything was going smoothly. Our anniversary day came and I waited patiently for my order to be delivered in the morning (we had plans for the afternoon and evening). After waiting several hours with no cupcakes, I sent Jason an email. He replied and stated that the delivery schedule had changed. That would have been nice to know in advance! Jason offered to deliver half of my order so my husband and I would have something to enjoy before we left. The problem with that was the half he completed was NOT what I ordered! I sent Jason two additional emails in which he never responded. Good thing I didn’t pay in advance!
These cupcakes are delicious but the headache involved with placing my order, having it confirmed and waiting for their delivery is NOT worth it!

I think my brain is hard wired to procrastinate when it comes to special dates. This time, it was our anniversary. Jason did it again, though. He was able to get cupcakes within hours to my partner. ½ dozen Bacon Maple Bar Donut and the other half S’more.
I took a *huge* leap of faith here. Some of her favorite foods include bacon and marshmallows, but in cupcakes? She absolutely loved them. Her e-​mail started off with «OMG.» She ate 3 cupcakes that afternoon. This is a girl who will take a tiny bite of a dessert and push the whole plate away if she doesn’t like it.
You have impressed a dessert snob. Now *that* is impressive.

We got to taste some of Hip 2 Be Squared cupcakes at the Unilocal Elite Event at Eleve and I haven’t stopped thinking about the maple bacon cupcake since. The frosting on the cupcake was sooo good! My husband, who usually doesn’t eat sweets licked every last part of the frosting clean. The cake of that particular cupcake was a vanilla bean cupcake too, so it was extra flavorful. All of the cupcakes are moist and the fruits on the Strawberry Shortcake and Rasperry Chocolate ones were fresh.

Raspberry Beret,
The kind you find at Hip 2 Be Squared.
Raspberry Beret,
Since it’s tasty, you will always want more.
Raspberry Beret,
I KNOW I loooovvvvve her.
Raspberry Beret:
Chocolate cake filled with fresh raspberries and topped with a chocolate butter cream.
Get one NOW!

TOO DIE FOR!
I was glad that I got to snag a few samples on a recent Unilocal Event. These cupcakes are a perfect dessert after a long day. I opted to try a few of their cupcakes that I would not find normally anywhere else.
Bacon Maple Bar Donut: Yummy moist vanilla bean cupcake topped with a maple buttercream and a slice of applewood bacon. Maple buttercream is sweet but the bacon really offsets the sweetness. A mini is perfect bite, I could barely finish the standard size.
Strawberry Shortcake: Ok. Vanilla bean cake filled with a chocolate covered strawberry frosted with vanilla bean whipped cream. The cake seem a little underbaked in the center. But the vanilla bean whipped cream is so light and not overly sweet. I would choose this over buttercream any day!
Death by Chocolate: Chocolate, upon chocolate, upon chocolate. Talk about chocolate wasted! If you got a sweet tooth for chocolate, this cupcake will not dissapoint you!
Overall, The sampling was very good! I would like to order and sample other cupcakes they have to offer. Plus they deliver, at the convience that I do not have to travel to get some dessert!

I tried a few flavors yesterday, which were all very tasty. The mini maple bacon cupcake tasted like a doughnut, and I really liked that the bacon was thick and crunchy, this cupcake is probably best at mini size because at full size the maple frosting would have been to sweet. The mini s’more was good, but I think the flavor of the «s’more» graham cracker and marshmallow was hard to taste in the mini flavor, and would taste much better as a full size cupcake. I also had the banana walnut cupcake with chocolate frosting. I was impressed that the cupcake did not taste like a muffin, because I have had that experience before at other cupcake places for nontraditional flavors. My friend had the had the strawberry shortcake, and it looked really good, I was jealous that I didn’t get to try it. Since I did not pay for the cupcakes, I don’t know how the prices compare to other places.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE???
I met Michelle at a Unilocal Elite Event where she introduced her signature trademark… CUPCAKES!!!
First of all, I’m not a fan of cakes, especially cupcakes! But her STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE had me flippin my wig! I love, love the vanilla bean whipped cream on top! I love, love the little surprise center in the middle! I love, love how the cake has the right amount of sweetness!
After gobbling up my cake, I made my way to the table to meet the genius behind the goodies! Michelle… IS JUST AS SWEET AS HER CUPCAKES!!! And full of goodness! To top it off, this little gem lives near me!!! I could have her cupcakes ANYTIME! That 5^th star goes to CONVENIENCE FACTOR!!!
You have got to try her cakes!!! They are worth every penny!

omg im so lag’n on this review. i ordered some cupcakes from H2BSC on august. i wanted to try different cupcakes for my baby shower before the day of the shower. so tried them n found them on Unilocal… tthe reason why i didnt give them a 5 star was because, he was kinda late & some of the cupcakes were very dry & way too sweet…
2 star — they delievered all the way to san leandro to my house
2 star — the fact that they are original… i love how they put chocolate dipped strawberry in my cupcake. luv it.
some of the cupcakes were a bit dry and way too sweet for me.
i tried 5 – 6 flavors from them, and they were,
1. strawberry shortcake — my fave
2. red velvet — my fave
3. s’mores — too sweet & dry
4. peanut butter cup — too sweet & dry
5. wedding cake — too sweet & dry
6. (i forgot which one) sorry!!!
…2 of the BEST and my most favorite are,
* Strawberry Shortcake — Vanilla bean cake filled with a chocolate-​covered strawberry and topped with a vanilla bean whipped cream.
(very delish… i would order them again next time, im so in love with this one)
*Red Velvet — Buttermilk-​based cake filled with chocolate chips topped with a cream cheese frosting.
(the best red velvet cupcakes ive ever tasted)
i would recommend them to my friends and fam. they are just a bit pricey but i guess for them to deliver to the house, makes up for it.

L was craving cupcakes and found this online and so we had 8 of them (7 different flavors) delivered today.
Flavors:
Red velvet (2)
Maple with bacon
Death by chocolate
Strawberry shortcake
Gone bananas
Chocolate covered strawberry
Lemon Bar
The delivery was a bit late but the owner Jason was very nice.
P: The red velvet, strawberry shortcake, and maple with bacon cupcakes are a must try! The other cupcake flavors are also good but they don’t live up to the three I’ve mentioned. The cake was very moist and the frosting was light and creamy.
L: Red velvet: very moist! The chocolate embedded in the cake helped the flavor and the frosting was good. I liked this one.
Maple with bacon: again moist… good flavor… needs more bacon!:) like!
Death by chocolate: This was just so so. Very chocolatey but didn’t give me anything to wow about. It reminded me of a brownie.
Strawberry shortcake: WOW! This one I really like. It really captured the flavors of what a good strawberry shortcake should be! I REALLY like this one!
Gone bananas: was just okay. The strawberry shortcake was a hard act to follow.
Chocolate covered strawberry: It was good. Moist and quite flavorful.
Lemon bar: I’m not a big fan. I didn’t like how the flavor tasted quite artificial… almost like a lemon drop candy…
Overall: We like this cupcake place… will be ordering more.

I’ll start out by saying this: People, keep ordering from this establishment so they get enough money to open up their own cupcake café!
First off, Jason was a delight to speak with. I had never ordered from Hip 2 Be Squared before and had a lot of questions. He graciously answered them and even gave some tips on what to order. I took his word for it and grabbed some from his short list of most well-​known flavors.
Now it’s important to note that the reason I chose Hip 2 Be Squared was because I was going out to lunch with a friend who was very much into baking cupcakes. I figured it would be fun to have some of Jason’s cupcakes for dessert as opposed to more ordinary fare like The Cheesecake Factory or other places that offer desserts. I’m happy to say my friend LOVED them.
We took the box of treats to a local Starbucks and sipped on coffee while having the cupcakes. We had Maple Bacon, Vanilla Butterscotch, Chocolate S’more; two of each, and Jason even gave us a sample of a blueberry pancake cupcake he was working on. I’ll say it again: ALL DELICIOUS. Maple Bacon was admittedly more of a breakfast cupcake though, but tasted amazing nonetheless.
Delivery was not a problem at all and went smoothly. I appreciate Jason making a special consideration for me since I had requested for him to deliver the cupcakes to a local restaurant instead of my home since I wanted them fresh for dessert right after lunch. Without a hitch, Jason was right where we planned to meet, exact to the minute. Great service.
All in all, I’d give Hip 2 Be Squared Cupcakes another go, if only I weren’t trying to cut weight for some upcoming sports events. I’m pretty sure that after all that’s said and done, however, I’ll be contacting Jason for more orders– whether for special occasions, or just to munch on on my own. The place delivers food so good, it even single-​handedly resparked my interest in culinary skills.

Wow-​ee-​wow!!!
I desperately needed a bit of indulgence after a rough couple of weeks between working full time, taking care of a feisty toddler, Hubby traveling back & forth on business, and the kitchen faucet busting on Sunday night (and the previous weekend… cleaning up a barfy dog & getting a crash course on fixing the washing machine. Of course every time there was a mess to clean up, Hubby was already gone. Murphy’s Law does exist). So I started Unilocaling to see if there were places around the Tri-​Valley for cupcakes where I could get my fix instead of going down to Santana Row to Kara’s. I stumbled upon this place, and placed an order this morning.
I got a little of everything: a maple bar donut with bacon, strawberry shortcake, orange creamsicle, carrot cake, lemon bar, & blueberry pancakes. I was anxiously waiting for it the whole day, but due to a bit of miscommunication, it didn’t come until the end of the day, instead of the scheduled time slot. (I have to admit that I was a bit annoyed, because with delivery & tax, the price/​cupcake was expensive. HOWEVER, it does beat having to load up a toddler into the car and go hunting for some.)
So what happened? Jason, the owner, gave it to me on the house! WOW! If that is not customer service, and doing right by your customers, then I don’t know what is. That in and of itself has made a loyal fan, knowing that there are business owners out there that are not thinking about the bottom line. I am just so impressed & blown away.
Well, I’ve only had the maple bar donut with bacon, and it is true what they say — that anything with bacon in it is good. Delicious! It’ll take a few days to devour the box, but it’s going to be a welcome treat at the end of the day. I’m excited.

Simply. .. to die for!
I have to admit that I have never been a huge fan of cupcakes, until now. The owners of Hip 2 Be Squared Cupcakes really go out of their way to make their cupcakes unique and delicious. I mean, who makes a Maple Beacon cupcake with real beacon that freakin rocks? Strawberry Shortcake with a chocolate covered strawberry in the middle? S’mores cupcake with real gram cracker, marshmallow and chocolate? Holy smokes! I can’t get enough of these cupcakes! YUM!
The really dangerous part of it all, here in SF FiDi, they have a monthly delivery service featuring their new creation delivered right to your office once a week. DANGEROUS!
Try them, you’ll love them!

I love cupcakes. I love to get things delivered — now I think I want to marry the cupcake man (don’t tell our respective spouses!)
He is super responsive — got back to me RIGHT away every time I called/​texted/​whatever — his cupcakes are divine, particularly:
* Red Velvet
* Strawberry Shortcake
* Creamsicle
* Lemon
His cupcakes are not over-​sized — which is great because you don’t get that whole «Did I really eat all that AND suck the wrapper» kinda feeling that you get with the big fatty cupcakes. Yum, they were a hit with all of my guests, young and old and in between!

I ordered 3 dozen for my son’s birthday party. These cupcakes were absolutely divine! I oredered the red velvet, smores, strawberry shortcake, orange creamsicle, maple bar, and the turtles. Omg, I tasted them all and the orange creamsicle just hit my palette like no other! They were super moist and I would def order more!!! The kids favorite were the smores. They are constantly begging me to get more cupcakes. haa.
overall, an excellent choice for my son’s birthday!

Jason makes the most delicious cupcakes I’ve ever had — and believe me, I’ve had plenty.
Our firm usually orders Sprinkles cupcakes for our afternoon socials but Jason’s cupcakes blow them out of the water.
He comes up with his on recipe for each cupcake — he has an idea and just goes with it and no matter what — it always comes out mouth watering good!
My fave is the Maple Bar Donut with Bacon Sprinkles — now I know what you must be thinking — bacon doesn’t make everything better, and certainly not with desserts. I was thinking this too, but I have to tell you, the combination is a total surprise and the taste is divine — a total hit with all my friends. :)
I’ve also had the Chocolate S’more which comes in a close second for the best — but they’re all very very good. I’ve had the Cherry Cobbler, Rocky Road (also a surprise with the marshmellows inside!), and Orange Creamsicle.
My mouth is watering just thinkning of these cupcakes. Seriously the best, without a doubt.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…
i love cupcakes. i love making cupcakes. i love eating cupcakes. i love admiring cupcakes. basically i love cupcakes.
So, I’d like to think I know my cupcakes. and one thing i have to say is…
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Hip 2 Be Square Cupcakes!!!
Although when you hear some of the flavors that he has, such as the Maple Bacon Cupcake, you might think «what the heck was the cupcake man thinking?» however, when you bite into it, you realize you just reached cupcake heaven. I mean literally heaven.
No matter what flavor he has brought me… I have loved it.
My favorite though, honestly, has been the S’mores. It is a chocolate flavored cupcake, with whipped marshmallow and a grahm cracker on top. Now you would think…“grahm cracker on top? that’s gonna get messy. what was the cupcake man thinking?’ Once again though, cupcake man delivered. The cracker broke evenly so that with each bite of the cupcake you really got the essence and deliciousness of a S’more!
H2BS has the most ingenious flavors I have EVER heard of such as Strawberry Shortcake – (you wuld never imagine the deliciousness of this one), S’more, Chocolate Orange, Rootbeer Float, Cotton Candy, etc.
AND here is the best part of it all, THEY DELIVER direct to your doorstep with the cost of delivery included in the price of your cupcakes!!! You must buy in minimum of 6 ($ 20) cupcakes which makes them about $ 3 a piece (VERY GOOD) or you can get a dozen for $ 36 which is still an amazing deal.
So my take on this all??? ONE CUPCAKE COMPANY YOU CAN’T REFUSE!!!