Hey Cupcake! — Restaurant in Austin

It was a dark and stormy night. No, really it was. My lady and I were walking back to the car from dinner, and she said "Hey Cupcake!" To which I stared at her puzzled to why I was being called cupcake. She then pointed to the food truck across the street and said it again. I sheepishly said "Oh," followed by an easy "Well, now we have to go try it."

Since it was pretty rainy weather outside there already wasn't a whole lot of people out and about so we had no wait, but were quickly greeted by the friendly gal at the window who started a conversation while I looked over the menu. Asked us a few questions if we had been there before and we mentioned we were just visiting from Colorado. She was happy to help make some recommendations and fan favorites.

Being full from dinner we ended up getting only the Sweetberry cupcake, but on the first bite, we immediately wanted more. I was expecting a very dense cupcake with a overpowering sugary frosting, but the cupcake was very light and fluffy, but not falling apart. It actually reminded me of that $10,000 wedding cake you sometimes get to sample in its texture and consistency. The frosting too was actually really not all that sweet in that it was complemented by the strawberry cream cheese frosting which has its own sweetness, so the flavor of the strawberries really came through.

We ended up going back the next day and got the Unicorn and Red Velvet cupcakes which were both as equally awesome as the Sweetberry. I am not all that versed in Cupcake prices as I don't really eat desserts all that much if at all, but for a cupcake I think the price was a tad bit too high for what I was expecting, but given it being a food truck and a small business I didn't really mind all that much. They have to pay the bills and the time to sit in that little trailer all day.

Overall for me my experience was very good as were the cupcakes, and when I go back to hit up Home Slice, I will certainly end my night across the street at...

The place is nice and quirky but I don't get how these cupcakes are loved by so many people. They are really dry and expensive. I don't mind paying money for a good pastry but I've tried better ones in grocery stores.

They have some interesting flavors, none of which I liked except for the traditional cupcake. They are large cupcakes so if you want something sweet these will knock that sweet tooth right out and make you feel like you should walk back home instead of taking the car. They are worth trying to see what the buzz is about but, if you already have a cupcake you love then odds are that these...

Has Hey Cupcake lost their Hay Day? I think so. My recollection from a few years ago was very creamy and yummy cupcakes, definitely one of the better premier cupcakes in the Austin area. However, I ordered 4 mini dozen cupcakes for my son’s birthday yesterday, and disappointment was an understatement. The frosting was dry and hard, the cakes were stale. It seemed like they gathered left over cupcakes from a few weeks back for my order. The overall quality was less than HEB cupcakes which would have cost a lot less, and minus the long drive. Safe to say I will never come back or recommend Hey...