Fat Cupcake

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Fat Cupcake
Fat Cupcake logo.svg
Portland, Oregon, September 2025 - 002.jpg
Exterior of the shop in southeast Portland, Oregon, 2025
Restaurant information
Established2014 (2014)
Owner(s)Anjelica Hayes
City
  • Happy Valley
  • Oregon City
  • Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Website fatcupcake.com

Fat Cupcake is a cupcake shop in the Portland metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] The business originated in Oregon City in 2014 and has also operated in Happy Valley and southeast Portland. [2]

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Description

Fat Cupcake is a Black-owned cupcake business in the Portland metropolitan area. [3] Fat Cupcake operates a shop on Woodstock Boulevard between 87th Avenue and 88th Avenue in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. The business also operates in Happy Valley and Oregon 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 a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and mousse. [7] The Charlie Brown is a chocolate cake with a Reese'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 vanilla buttercream. Cake options include one shaped like a llama and another with ombre rosettes. [5] Other varieties have included chocolate with espresso mousse and pink champagne with vanilla buttercream. Fat Cupcake also has wheat-free and vegan options. [9]

History

Interior of the shop in southeast Portland, Oregon in 2025 Portland, Oregon, September 2025 - 005.jpg
Interior of the shop in southeast Portland, Oregon in 2025

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 the food delivery company DoorDash. [15]

Reception

In 2020, USA Today included Fat Cupcake for Oregon in a list of "highly-rated" Black-owned restaurants in each U.S. state, based on Yelp reviews. [16] Kate Patterson included Fat Cupcake in The Franklin Post's 2021 overview of Portland's best cupcakes. [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dispatches from Portland's Sweet Zone". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Cupcake baker thrives in Mt Scott-Arleta neighborhood". The Bee. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  3. 1 2 3 Acker, Lizzy (2016-10-11). "Black-owned Portland cupcake shop accused of racism". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  4. 1 2 Puglise, Nicole (2016-10-12). "Cupcake shop owner defends Oreo cake that triggered claim of 'implied racism'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  5. 1 2 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-04-03). "Where to Order a Birthday Cake in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. ↑ "What to eat in Portland today: FAT Cupcake and the giant dessert | Food & Drink". Daily Hive . 2020-06-06. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ↑ Patterson, Kate. "Best Cupcake in Portland". The Franklin Post. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  8. ↑ McCoy, Megan (2015-04-29). "Battle of the cupcakes". The Clackamas Print. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  9. 1 2 "Where to Find Birthday Freebies in Portland". Eater Portland. 2022-01-10. Archived from the original on 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  10. ↑ "Oregon bakery shop accused of racism over Oreo cupcake named 'Mr. President'". FOX 29 Philadelphia. 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  11. ↑ Devaney, Tim (2016-10-12). "Oreo cupcake named for Obama 'troubling' to critics". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  12. ↑ "Oregon Bakery Accused of Racism for Oreo Pastry". Food Manufacturing. 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Free Stuff You Can Get on Your Birthday in Portland". Willamette Week. 2025-07-25. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Portland Bakery Gets National Attention After Report of Racist Cupcake". Willamette Week. 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  15. ↑ Shippy, James (2023-04-28). "Black Business Association of Oregon Launches a Foodie Passport". KXL. Archived from the original on 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  16. ↑ Moniuszko, Sara M. "Yelp: Highly-rated Black-owned restaurants in each state". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  17. ↑ Patterson, Kate. "Best Cupcake in Portland". The Franklin Post. Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-09-16.

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