Kara’s Cupcakes Karavan

Hired Kara’s Cupcakes Karavan to provide sweet treats for an event I was hosting at Mercedes-​Benz of Fairfield. Securing the reservation and order was flawless with the help of Alfredo Garcia, their marketing and events coordinator. I placed the order and even upgraded with a custom Mercedes-​Benz Star logo on top of each cupcake — well worth the price. Our guests were blown away by the cupcakes that night and our employees enjoyed the few that were left over the next day. Savanah, the young lady from Kara’s that served everyone, was wonderful and very helpful making the event a huge success.
The Karavan will be a regular at all of our events from now on — Thanks Kara!

I first tasted their cupcakes last Thanks Giving, they had their truck parked at Macy’s Union Square SF. It’s a little more pricey than other cupcakes, but it was worth it. It was moist and yummy!

I am so happy that Kara’s Cupcakes opened a new location near me. As their cupcakes are among my choice of treats that I get for my daughter when she is making me particularly proud, their choice to open shop across from my office is a blessing.
The cupcakes are as decadent and delicious as ever. Seriously, the only cupcake I will not eat is their vanilla coconut, and only because I do not like coconut if it is not fresh. The ladies who work here are very pleasant and did not seem to be having the same service hiccups I normally associate with shops that just opened. Also, their patience is very appreciated as it really is difficult for me to narrow down my choices.
If you have a hankering for something sweet, come visit Kara’s!

I’m so glad the Karavan comes near work! My favorite flavor is s’mores and my least has to be passion fruit. Decorations are cute and simple. I prefer their cupcakes over Cako.

Id say 3.25 stars for a 3.25 dollar cupcake. In SF, cupcakes better be amazing. The frosting to cake ratio is good. The frosting was sweet enough to complement the less sweet cake. However, the cake itself was dry! Blasphemy. Moist cake is what makes a cupcake magical.

The KaraVan is awesome.
We hired The KaraVan for an employee event. It’s a good value. Price is right.
The van arrived in advance to the appointed time to set up. By the time it was Kara’s Cupcake Time, everything was all set and ready to go!
Our employees were very surprised and happy for this yummy dessert.
You can not go wrong with Kara’s Cupcakes!

Kara’s cupcakes never fails. I absolutely love their cupcakes especially the lemon meyer, fleur de sel, and raspberry cupcakes (basically all the filled ones). It’s awesome that they show up at all the SF festivals, and we’ve had them come onsite at work a couple times. An SF staple.

Thank goodness I can get to the van only once a week… but I dream about that icing for the next six days!
Simply the best — Thanks Kara’s!

Still one of the most delicious cupcake companies I have tried. I was excited to see them at the OTG in Berkley and knew I had to get a few for the family. We ordered different flavors and I got to try a few different flavors and all were equally delicious. Moist and not too frosty… perfect.

I finally got to try a Kara’s Cupcakes courtesy of the Kara’s Cupcakes Karavan. I have been meaning to try a Kara’s cupcake after viewing the wares at their Ghiradelli Square location in December 2011 while accompanying The Nephew in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. The staff there kind of gave off a bad vibe, so I decided to try again another time.
Until then, there was the Karavan! Oh good, I finally get to sample one! I had finished eating at Sushi Fantastic and was walking towards the Contemporary Jewish Museum when I encountered the Karavan. I was so happy and figured I had enough room in the stomach for one cupcake. There was a very nice gent manning the truck and he was quite kind. Especially when I asked for extra napkins, the Kara’s Cupcakes logo was so cute. I had to have two more napkins as souvenirs.
I had a hard time trying to decide between vanilla or chocolate cupcake. I decided to go for the Chocolate Velvet. The Chocolate Velvet is a standard sized chocolate cupcake with the equivalent of a half ice cream scoop of chocolate frosting covered with chocolate frosting dot sprinkles. The chocolate cake was so moist and crumbly, I lost a miniscule amount of cake that fell to the ground. I saved the frosting for last. I should have inquired about getting a small plate and fork. I quite liked the chocolate flavor of this cupcake.
Well, if I am near either a brick and mortar Kara’s Cupcake boutique or near the Karavan, I will definitely try the one of the vanilla variations (sweet vanilla or vanilla chocolate), one of the gluten-​free variations (chocolate velvet or sweet vanilla), Kara’s karrot, or red velvet.
Fresh Review #12 of 100 Unilocal!for 2013.

I don’t know what the huge hype about this place is. We stopped by during the Eat Real Festival and got a Fleur de Sel cupcake.
The ganache in the middle is a nice touch, but the consistency of the frosting wasn’t to my taste, and I wanted a better balance of sel in my fleur de sel.
Sigh, I’m still on my trek for the best cupcakes ever.

Kara’s was near my workplace today, so I decided to try their Kara’s Carrot and Strawberry Cream with a coworker.
First off, there’s a big chunk of frosting on top. The Carrot was way too sweet, even without eating the frosting. Strawberry Cream on the other hand, was much better. The cake and cream in the middle with the frosting had just the right amount of sweetness.

I had my wedding two days ago and hired the Karavan for after-​ceremony deliciousness.
The Karavan was there at the site and ready to go way before the scheduled time — putting me at ease! They had delicious cupcakes and water bottles for my guests and everybody was raving about how great the cupcakes were and how awesome of an idea it was to have cupcakes after a ceremony (especially when the reception is a few hours later).
I didn’t get a chance to have a cupcake as I had to take pictures, but I was very much impressed with the professionalism and deliciousness of the cupcakes. I would hire again and definitely recommend to others!

A couple weeks ago, my firm held their annual Staff Appreciation Week (which in my opinion should really be every week, am I right or am I right? ;)) and one of the days we were treated to Kara’s Cupcakes.
I’ve tried SusieCakes and Cako, and I must say that Kara’s Cupcakes is a close second to SusieCakes, which is my favorite. Of the flavors they were offering (red velvet, lemon cake, chocolate, and white cake), I decided on the red velvet. The cake itself was very moist and fluffy. The frosting was very sweet and creamy. I absolutely loved it!
If you are in the Marina and a fan of cupcakes, stop by Kara’s or just be lucky enough to stumble upon their Cupcake Karavan! Highly recommend :)

This truck was conveniently parked on Mission st when I was going on a walk during lunch. Nothing like a cupcake to cancel out a nice walk, yea? I have an uncontrollable sweet tooth so I could not resist.
I got the Sweet Vanilla. The vanilla cake was moist and decadent. The frosting was AMAZING! there was a little more frosting than I usually prefer but scraping a little of the top was no problem. The frosting was also vanilla and had somewhat of a pudding consistency. Wasn’t too sweet and married beautifully with the flavor of the cake. The frosting also had cute decorations of white sprinkles. great presentation.
$ 3 for a cupcake? eh im used to it by now. I’ll stop by their truck for a cupcake if their in the area but I won’t actively seek them

I love a unique and tasty gourmet cupcake every now and then, so when I found out Kara’s Cupcakes was going to be at our off-​site for work, I HAD to give it a try!
I tried a bite of the Meyer Lemon and a bite of the Sweet Vanilla cupcake. I absolutely LOVED the Meyer Lemon cupcake because although it was a white cupcake with a slight hint of lemon, there was a burst of lemon filling just below that swirl of frosting! The presentation was perfection and the taste was superb! (I tend to be a fan of citrus flavors in cupcakes)
The Sweet Vanilla cupcake was just okay and left something to be desired. Overall it was a good cupcake, but I wasn’t really impressed with it. A little too plain to be a gourmet cupcake (I felt like it needed some sort of twist).
There was only one lady inside the truck, so I’m sure she had her work cut out for her as they catered our picnic. Since people were taking them to bring home, she was putting them in boxes, but started running out towards the end! Even still, though, it was nice that they had boxes to do so for us!
Since cupcakes are so common place, I mostly like just to try a bite or two of one to see how it tastes and to get ideas for what I want to bake at home (I love baking new creations!). I wonder what other flavors they have…

Is it me or did Kara’s raise their prices? I thought it was $ 3 per cupcake, but it was really $ 4. Does that stop me? No.
–meyer lemon cupcake tastes ever so slightly lemony, but boy, that frosting is heavenly. i feel like i’m eating whipped butter.
–carrot cake and its cream cheese frosting closely convinces me because i am no fan of cream cheese frosting, but even i can’t deny that this one is good.
The truck is cute, recognizable, and snobby. Those multicolored stripes could easily be argyle for all I could remember. The window is small and up high. Perhaps some remodeling is in order. Also, cash only. Come on, invest in an iPad or iPod.

So I’m at Moveable Feast and I can’t decide which one to get my BF. So I get him the chocolate, vanilla and smores while I get myself the carrot cake. He figured that 3 was too much so he handed one to his roommate and all we hear from him is just this constant stream of raving about the smores cupcake.
I later try my carrot cupcake and it was SO delicious. My BF opts for the vanilla and he has the same reaction. Definitely worth it, they are so good.

OMG the chocolate velvet cupcake is the best hands down! It just melts in your mouth. The cake is very moist. Loved the chocolate frosting. It’s not the usual buttercream. It tastes very light.
My friend had the meyer lemon and said it was great! There’s lemon filling in the center. Waay better than Cupcake Cove’s.
Kara’s is on the weekly rotation at Truck Stop. Too bad they can’t come every day!

The World According to Noelle
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Our home is currently being remodeled and I was on my way to pick up some lunch for our general contractors when I spotted the KaraVan in SOUTH SAN JOSE! I immediately ditched my route to pick up lunch and followed the KaraVan to an old car dealership parking lot. They parked near Sam’s Chowder Food Truck. I was the third person in line :) I purchased 28 cupcakes for family & our general contractors.
The flavors today were: peanut butter, coconut, meyer lemon, pumpkin, chocolate velvet, sweet vanilla, fleur de sel, kara’s carrot.
Taylor provided great customer service!
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I had the pumpkin cupcake which was out of this world delicious– the cupcake was moist and had the most wonderful pumpkin and spice smell, the cream cheese frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness. Overall, their cupcakes are super moist and super delicious. My favorite being– the Fleur de Sel !
Noelle’s Notes
Follow them on twitter @Karascupcakes
They accept debit/​credit cards & cash :)