questions & answers

lots of people have lots of questions about saint cupcake. we’ll try to answer some of them here:

i am planning a party/baby shower/bridal shower/special lunch/dinner date/oscar party/superbowl extravaganza/office party and i REALLY want to have cupcakes. should i just come in to saint cupcake to get my special cupcakes, or can i call someone to place an order?

we want your party cupcakes to be as special as the party you’re having. that’s why we have a team of celebration and event managers waiting to take your special orders. please call Jennifer M. @ 503.997.3674 or Jessica @ 503.916.9835 at least 72 hours in advance, and we’ll get your order in our books! but, if you just want 24 or so regular cupcakes without special decorations, you certainly may just come pick them out of our case...they’ll be just as delicious as cupcakes you’d get if you placed an order.

i want to order many, many cupcakes. is that possible?

with enough time, anything is indeed possible. just call our office of celebration and events, and they can help you out: 503.997.3674 or 503.916.9835.

do you deliver?

yes! saint cupcake delivers! prices start at $10 per delivery. check out more information on our special orders page.

do you sell gift certificates?

we do! just stop by and pick one up. you will make someone SO happy!

will saint cupcake donate cupcakes or a gift certificate to my worthy cause?

saint cupcake loves to donate. especially to worthy causes. since we opened our doors, we have been donating upwards of 1,000 cupcakes a month to organizations who really need them. we’re not bragging but, dang! that’s a lot of cupcakes! we receive multiple donation requests daily and, except for a rare occasional conflict or if our donation quota is met, we are eager to oblige. in order to streamline the donation process, we have a
donation request form that must be filled out before a donation can be considered.

here are some other things to consider:

*we will need 3 weeks advance notice to process your request

*we will joyfully consider donations to organizations with 501(c)(3) status

*all donations can be picked up from our NW location

*we are closed mondays

*preference is given to fundraising efforts. and puppies. saint cupcake loves puppies.

so, with all these rules and regs, if you are still interested in requesting a donation, please fill out the donation request form and mail it to: Saint Cupcake 407 nw 17th Ave suite 4 portland oregon 97209.

you can also return the donation request form via email to

can I sell your cupcakes at my coffee shop or restaurant?

to make a long answer shorter: probably. but we need to talk about some details first like minimum orders, delivery requirements and forms of payment accepted. if you feel like discussing it, please do contact jen @ 503-943-9053 or via the

is saint cupcake a chain? will you sell me a franchise?

of course saint cupcake isn’t a chain, silly!
as for a franchise: we really have no intention of selling our dream to anyone. we’re happy where we are, thank you very much. but it’s nice you asked!

what are your hours at the nw store?

tuesday - thursday: 9am - 8pm
friday: 9am - 10pm
saturday: 10am - 10pm
sunday: 10am - 6pm

closed mondays.

how about your hours at the belmont store?

tuesday-saturday: 10am - 7pm
sunday: 12pm - 5pm

closed mondays.

what’s in your cupcakes? magic?

we get asked all the time what we put in our cupcakes. some want specific recipes, and we tell those people “sorry, but if we told you, we’d have to marry you and you would be committed to us for llfe.” can you support all 19 of us? well then we can’t tell you our recipes but, there are some things that we can and will tell you. we think that you should know that our cupcakes are all natural, with the exception of a certain kind of sprinkle known as the “jimmie” but our vanilla is 100% real vanilla. some bakeries refer to it as “pure madagasgar bourbon vanilla” like they’ve hired a dude in a pith helmet to travel the world in search of this rare and exotic elixir. we do use pure madagascar bourbon vanilla, but it’s nothing to brag about because who in their right mind would use the fake stuff?

see? here’s our vanilla now. is that the september issue of SUNSET?

we never really thought to brag that we use REAL pumpkin in our pumpkin spice or real lemon in our lemon cupcakes. our hot fudge and caramel topping is made from scratch with things like real heavy cream, brown sugar and butter that is real buttery. they don’t come from a jar, in fact jami spent an entire summer perfecting the recipes for both. pistachio buttercream is made with a real gelato base. fat elvis requires real bananas taken from monkeys. elvis wouldn’t have it any other way and neither would we. we don’t use stabilizers like shortening to keep our icing tall and rigid in any of our cupcakes. it didn’t even cross our minds to use “flavoring” so we didn’t. and don’t. and won’t.

so next time you see something that lists an ingredient from a far off distant land, please know that we could just as easily list our lead-free sugar and dolphin-safe peanut butter to impress you, but we won’t. what should impress you is this picture of jami enjoying pure madagasgar vanilla bourbon. after she polished off the bottle, she agreed to give a hint about the secret ingredient in our cupcakes: it’s all natural and sometimes you put it in burritos. for real.

do you happen to make vegan cupcakes?

vegans rejoice! we do indeed make vegan cupcakes. and we even use the non-animal related type of sugar. we’re talking Vegan with a capital V!
check out the menu for daily vegan flavors, or call our office of celebration and events to order some for your next peaceful vegan party: 503.997.3674 or 503.916.9835.

what kinds of stuff does saint cupcake love?

saint cupcake’s jami and matt swear by jeni’s splendid ice creams from ohio. try the salty caramel! you won’t be sorry!

saint cupcake loves this lady (and her little boy.)

saint cupcake loves honeysuckle photography

saint cupcake loves pizza

saint cupcake loves rolly the milkman

saint cupcake loves disasters

saint cupcake loves real vanilla

saint cupcake loves rock & roll

saint cupcake loves eskimos

saint cupcake loves all things pink

saint cupcake loves a good a*& kicking

saint cupcake loves the postcard machine

saint cupcake loves this guy

saint cupcake loves shopping

saint cupcake loves to play

saint cupcake loves muffins

is there a song about saint cupcake?

yes. thanks to alsoran, a horse of unknown origin, a true story involving jami, grandma dot and a weiner dog can be heard through the interpretive music stylings of alsoran, a horse of unknown origin. click here and it will blow your mind.

is saint cupcake real?

first, saint cupcake is indeed a real, true bakery. if you’re wondering whether or not there’s an actual SAINT cupcake...well, that’s a lot like asking whether or not there’s a santa claus. first, it’s important to point out that jami still believes in santa and the magic that he brings to her life once a year. next, it’s important to point out that sometimes in life you need to realize that just because something isn’t ACTUALLY real doesn’t mean it’s not real. magic and imagination people. that’s what makes it all happen.
the story of saint cupcake is a great one...we have it painted on the wall of saint cupcake the bakery if you care to stop by and read it...you should have a cupcake while you’re here. and say hi to rachel.