Cupcakes, BOOM!

It depends on what cupcakes you order. Some are really good and some aren’t. The lilikoi chiffon was not worth the price. Bought 4 only 2 were eaten because my daughters didn’t like it.

Surprisingly bad for looking so good. Every flavor tastes the same — way too much and way sweet frosting with an greasy (not buttery) «sticks to your mouth» aftertaste. The cake is dry, uninteresting and tastes for all the world like a bad cake mix from a package! At $ 2.50 each I expected a LOT more. After having spectacular cupcakes at several other cupcake shops in other cities this one is a real disappointment. Might be liked by little children who just want ultra sweet?

Awesome cupcakes! Stopped here while waiting for our dinner reservation. I had the li hing mui lemon cupcake and it was perfect. The cupcake was moist despite it being the end of the day and the icing was the perfect sweetness, without being super oily. We also ordered a pumpkin cupcake, cherry cheesecake and salted caramel. All were great.

This place is über cute! Just a little shop with «boom“ing cupcakes! The owner is extremely creative with the variety they make. I like the mini-​packs (2 of each flavor) available because it allows me to try multiple flavors without overloading too much on sweets. The mini’s are a great size for me though, because the cupcakes can be very rich.
I’ve enjoyed the fruity pebbles, cinnamon toast crunch, strawberry lemonade, pineberry, and vanilla chai. They don’t serve all flavors every day, so follow them on IG for their daily flavor postings.
They also have other goodies: Cupcakes, BOOM! merch like tanks, customized ceramic mugs and bowls, as well as pre-​made cookie ingredient jars for gift giving (just need to add wet ingredients).

Cupcake Boom just amazes me with the great quality and creativity that they deliver. It’s so much more than just cupcakes. Everyday is fun. A different theme. I love Mini Monday, Two dollar Tuesdays… I love her specialty cakes. I follow her designs on Instagram. Here’s her latest. insta​gram​.com/​p​/​9​P​q​c​b​A​hvz3/

Went here a few times with a sweet tooth that I was hoping to crave. The cupcakes look beautiful, the shop is very cute and bright and the staff is very friendly. However, the cupcakes taste like boxed cupcakes that are dyed different colors to match a certain presentation. Also the buttercream tastes too sweet and fake. It does not have any flavor, just sweet, too sweet, and there are tiny sugar granules that should not be in buttercream.
I will not be coming back especially for the price. I’d rather get my sweet fix somewhere else with better quality desserts.

First time going to Cupcakes Boom today! I live so far away and had the chance to go today and get my favorite flavor, Chantilly! I love Chantilly and a total critic. I had to try it and satisfy my sweet tooth. The store was very cute but seem a little bare. Needed more character inside. I would just suggest that the cake itself be more moist. The décor and flavor ideas are addicting. Also, please remember to switch the open and close sign. But everyone needs to give this place a chance and follow them on Instagram.

I remember when Cupcakes Boom first opened. Almost everyone on Instagram, those in Hilo, were posting pictures of the cupcakes. Everyone in Hilo wanted to get their hands on those pretty cupcakes, haha.
Hilo lacks a lot of things, a cupcake shop was one of them until Cupcakes Boom filled the void. They are open from Monday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 to 3 pm. They are also located in the same business complex as Hawaiian Style Café, Miyo’s and Takenoko.
Cupcakes Boom is a cute and pretty shop. It’s pretty from the color scheme to the cupcakes and all the way down to the labels. They have different flavors available everyday, which is good! That keeps things interesting which in turn builds up curiosity.
Service is nice and friendly and the shop in general is clean. After getting your grub on at Miyo’s or Hawaiian Style Café, walk on over to Cupcakes Boom and try their flavors of the day. If you can’t decide on one… get’em all!

I am happy Hilo finally has a cupcake shop. The shop itself is really cute, the cupcakes are creative and the customer service is great but the cupcakes don’t really «do it» for me. The lilikoi was really dry and the accompanying frosting just didn’t work which is a shame because I love lilikoi anything. The mint was piled way too high with frosting and the flavor was overpowering– I ended up scraping off ²⁄₃ of it. The sundae had a tiny cake and a huge amount of frosting. I did enjoy the vanilla and red velvet though. Maybe I am a cupcake snob because I live in the mainland next to bakeries featured on cupcake wars. Would I go back? Most definitely, especially because there aren’t much options to satisfy a cupcake craving in Hilo!

Stopped by with a friend and we each got one. I was very disappointed with it.
If I’m paying $ 2.50 for a cupcake I don’t want box cake. You could easily go to the store and make your own for around the same price and get more out of it. They were also not very flavorful. The lime cupcake was a white box cake with food coloring and as far as we could taste had no lime flavoring. The buttercream frosting had some lime flavoring but was extremely sweet and had crunchy sugar granules that don’t belong in a proper buttercream. The white chocolate strawberry had more flavor but still overly sweet and had that box cake flavor. The only good thing about them is the presentation. They look awesome but a complete let down when you eat them.
If she switches to making her cake from scratch I would consider trying them again.

cupcakes made with box cake mix which is cool and all, but it’s super inconsistent considering. they also use A LOT of buttercream, so much that even my kid niece had to scrape off most of the frosting.
idk what it is, everything is just REALLY sweet. I understand that cupcakes are sweet, but it’s kinda crazy how sweet.
creative flavor ideas and presentation, but diabetics and sweets foodies.beware.

I have family in Hilo (but live on the mainland) and came across Cupcakes BOOM! on Instagram. They post what the available flavors are going to be for the day and have only a limited quantity available.
A few months after I started following them, I visited the Big Island and got a chance to try Cupcakes BOOM! The cupcakes are cute, creative and very yummy.
What I really need to rave about at this place is the macaroons. I had the Ube and Lilikoi macaroons and they were to die for! Best macaroons I have ever had!
Now that I am back on the mainland I had to stop following them because it was torture seeing them post their daily goodies that I am a whole ocean away from. I can’t wait until I go back and try more stuff.

Nice to see a cup cake shop in town. The staff is very friendly and was in a nice shopping center. The cup cake we got was decent, however I wasn’t a fan of the buttercream frosting. I feel that generic buttercream knocks down the quality a lot. This reminded me of a store bought cupcake, as the buttercream did not allow it to stand out. Now, if they knock the buttercream frosting to the curb and try some other frostings this would make things pretty awesome.

Wonderful product. affordable prices and the staff is always so helpful. cute store front and location is easy to get to. plenty parking and good hours.
They do custom cupcakes for any kind event.

I was so excited to have a cupcake shop open in Hilo!
The shop is adorable, the staff is awesome, and they get 5 stars for creativity. The cupcakes are beautiful and they always come up with really neat flavors, ones I would never think to make into a cupcake.
I deducted two stars because although their cupcakes look amazing the taste is far off. I have tried several different flavors and quite honestly they all taste the same to me. They are on the drier side and taste super sugary!
Whenever I’m craving a cupcake I’ll still stop by but I wish the flavors packed more of a punch. I’m comparing the taste to Bleu Cupcakery in Kona. At Bleu the moment you bite into the cupcake there is an explosion of flavor. I’m hoping with time Cupcakes Boom will improve and step it up a notch.

I love going to this cupcake shop!
The thing I love most about her cupcakes is the ever-​changing variety of flavors she puts out 6 days a week!!! It’s great that she always takes the chance of trying new flavors! You’re not stuck ordering from the same old, same old, week after week. The variety of flavors makes you want to go in daily to try them all out!!!
The cupcakes & other goodies she sells always looks great and taste yummy too! There have been a couple of times that I did unfortunately get 1 or 2 slightly overcooked cupcakes, it wasn’t by any means burnt, just a tad on the dry side, but it still looked & tasted yummy. Definitely not a deal breaker, and I’ll definitely be going back for more!
The only cupcake that Id like to see improved a little would be the green tea cupcake. It would be awesome if they used real matcha powder in the frosting or cake batter to give it that traditional green tea taste & look (almost like the green tea ice cream)!
You’re always greeted with a smile when you walk in and the shop is always immaculate. Wish they opened a little earlier so you can grab some cupcakes on your way to work!
This is a great little sweets shop that has definitely carved its niche into Hilo! Can’t wait to go back again!!!

My wife bought some for me for Valentines Day and they were great! I went back and bought a dozen and shared with my coworkers and they were a huge hit! Cookies and cream are «slap yo mama good»!! Keep up the good work ladies!

Mmmm… Cupcakes…
Hubby made a stop here and picked up some cupcakes for us. He said service was good, and that they were busy.
These cupcakes are the bomb. Most flavors are fantastic. The cake is fluffy and the frosting is flavorful without being cloyingly sweet. I’ve had the lilikoi, pb&j, cookies and cream, and cookie dough flavors and daaaaaang they were good!
I did knock off one star because the frosting on one of the flavors (lilikoi) didn’t quite hold up and slid off the cupcake in the box. It was quite a messy endeavor to get the cupcake out because of the frosting mess.
Tip — they offer mini cupcakes by the dozen — perfect for sharing a sweet bite with family, friends, coworkers, etc.
Tip — it helps to phone ahead. Flavors sell out quickly. While hubby was there, a phone order for 4 dozen of one flavor came in and pretty much depleted that flavor for the day.

Cupcakes, BOOM is the cutest thing to happen to Hilo.
From the moment you step inside, you’re assaulted with hot pink everything. After your eyes get adjusted, you finally zero in on the two large cases filled with the daily cupcake flavors. Each cupcake is only $ 2.50, and they don’t skimp on the frosting.
My boyfriend Jake and I got three cupcakes: Cookies & Cream, Nutella, and White Chocolate Strawberry. To fill out a box of four, we threw in a Caramel Apple Cheesecake ($ 3) that comes in its own mini tin.
Two thumbs way up for the White Chocolate Strawberry — a moist strawberry cake topped with frosting, white chocolate chips, and a dash of strawberry sauce. It’s refreshing with just the right amount of sweetness. However, while I fell in love with the Nutella frosting — so rich and decadent! — I was disappointed by the chocolate cake underneath — it wasn’t very moist and tasted kind of ordinary.
Jake bit into his Cookies & Cream cupcake and was surprised to find a soft Oreo in the center. It’s garnished with one on top as well.
Other flavors available during our visit were Pina Colada and Li Hing Mui, so there’s definitely something for everyone. Whether you’re getting one cupcake or four, service is great and they provide you with an appropriately sized box to transport your precious cargo.
There are also a few tables and chairs outside along the sidewalk if you plan to savor your treats right then and there! I’m looking forward to trying more of their unique flavors.
PARKING: Free! It’s never too crowded, so parking isn’t a problem. They share a lot with Hawaiian Style Café along with some other restaurants and businesses.

Cupcake looked mouthwatering but the taste was far from it. The shop is beautiful and the service was amazing. I just wish the cupcakes get better in time. The frosting held firm but when you bit into it it had a watery texture. The cupcake was salty and very dense and dry. The best part was the white chocolate crumbles on top. My score would have been lower if it wasn’t for the wonderful workers and environment. I would be willing to try it again in hopes for a better tasting flavor.