| Fat Cupcake | |
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 Exterior of the shop insoutheast Portland, Oregon, 2025 | |
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| Established | 2014 (2014) |
| Owner | Anjelica Hayes |
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| Coordinates | 45°28′45″N122°34′22″W / 45.4792°N 122.5728°W /45.4792; -122.5728 |
| Website | fatcupcake |
Fat Cupcake is acupcake shop in thePortland metropolitan area, in theU.S. state ofOregon.[1] The business originated inOregon City in 2014 and has also operated inHappy Valley andsoutheast Portland.[2]
Fat Cupcake is aBlack-owned cupcake business in thePortland metropolitan area.[3] Fat Cupcake operates a shop on Woodstock Boulevard between 87th Avenue and 88th Avenue insoutheast Portland'sLents neighborhood. The business also operates inHappy Valley andOregon City.[4][5]
Fat Cupcake offers various cakes and cupcakes with names like the Good Gracious, the Mona Lisa, and the Suit & Tie.[6] The Breakup is achocolate cake with chocolateganache andmousse.[7] The Charlie Brown is a chocolate cake with aReese's Peanut Butter Cup baked into the center and peanut butter buttercream frosting.[8] The Twinkle Sprinkle is a white cake with raspberry filling and sprinkle vanillabuttercream. Cake options include one shaped like allama and another with ombre rosettes.[5] Other varieties have included chocolate withespresso mousse and pink champagne with vanilla buttercream. Fat Cupcake also haswheat-free andvegan options.[9]
Fat Cupcake is owned by Anjelica Hayes. The business started in Oregon City in 2014.[2]
The business began operating in Lents in 2016. Previously, the business operated at a different location.[3] In September 2016, Fat Cupcake received some criticism for offering the Mr. President, described as an "Oreo () Cookie baked inside white cake, cookies n' cream buttercream". The cupcake was renamed The Professional and is among the shop's most popular varieties, according to Hayes.[3][4][10][11][12]
Customers can get a free cupcake on their birthday.[9][13] Fat Cupcake's Peace of Cake program donates cupcakes to people experiencing homelessness.[14] In 2023, the business participated in the Foodie Passport program launched by the Black Business Association of Oregon and thefood delivery companyDoorDash.[15]
In 2020,USA Today included Fat Cupcake for Oregon in a list of "highly-rated" Black-owned restaurants in each U.S. state, based onYelp reviews.[16] Kate Patterson included Fat Cupcake inThe Franklin Post's 2021 overview of Portland's best cupcakes.[17]
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