Cake Couture

Cute cupcakes! I like that they have a good amount of frosting on them. I want to go back and try a whoopie pie. My favorite flavor was the «feauxtess» even though I’ve never actually had a real hostess cake before– oops! Everyone was very friendly and inside was cute and clean!

Delicious and creative cakes and cupcakes, with season specials as well. Strictly takeout, but there’s seating nearby, if you want to eat it, here.

YUMMM!!!
I always try the chocolate and vanilla cupcake, wherever I go. If you do a good chocolate and vanilla cupcake, the rest are sure to follow.
There was also this pumpkin cake that was amazing!!!
I’m not in Aina Haina too much, but when I am, I am definitely stopping here!!!

Cupcakes are kind of dry. Good flavors. Service is just ok. This shopping center can get kind of crazy. Cupcakes are not as good as Sugarlina.

Every flavor I’ve had so far is totally awesome!!! Ahhhh!!! I have only loved one other cupcake and that was my wedding cupcake from sugar coated hawaii. Their pumpkin spice cupcake is BOMB! Uggghhh! The frosting is perfect sweet but not a cheap sweet, has a nice richness to it. Also got their pecan pie pocket… omg. Soooo good!!! And their chocolate dipped haupia cupcake blew me away!!! Seriously how do hey do it!!! All the cakes were moist and perfect, even after a few days in the fridge! I am in love… and I am not a crazy cake person!

Who doesn’t enjoy beautifully made, delicious cupcakes? They have many different flavors and changes often. They make great gifts! $ 1.50 for the individual gift boxes.

The cupcakes here are still delicious, so much so that they sell out before 3:00.
Today at 11:00am I called to ask what their special flavors were and if they would hold 6 cupcakes until 3:00. (I have done this before). I was asked to leave my name and number so that they could call me back, they were with customers. No one called back. At 3:00 when I arrived, they were sold out except for one cupcake :(

A friend of ours surprised us at the beach with some desert. You can’t go wrong with a cupcake or two.

Best cupcakes always! Great taste (that is not too overpowering/​sweet), moist, and cute presentation! So basically perfection in my book. My two favorites have always been the popular red velvet and sundae! So many unique cupcake flavor combinations, you will be overwhelmed with their heavenly selection. I go at least once a month to satisfy my cupcake sugar cravings and if it’s wasn’t for me holding myself back from temptation, I’d probably be here everyday.

Hands down, the best cupcakes on the island. So far no other cupcake company has been able to beat the texture and flavors from Cake Couture. This is my go to place when I feel like I deserve a special treat.

I love this place. Loved it since forever. Great cupcakes.
They have different flavored for different days. I am determined to make it here on the days they have pumpkin.
I’m a huge fan and always have been. I don’t eat or buy cupcakes anywhere else. (:

I just tried a 4-​pack of the classic cupcakes at Cake Couture… (my neighbor brought me some awhile back and they were spot on finger lickin’ good) …these ones not so much.
My mom & I split all 4 of them. Black & White, Creamsicle, Vanilla, & Peanut Butter Chocolate. The Black & White was amazing, very moist! The two white cakes (Creamsicle & Vanilla) were both quite dry. Disappointing. The Peanut Butter Chocolate was more moist then the white cakes but not nearly as fresh tasting as the Black & White. I love Peanut Butter but the frosting was a bit too sweet to both of us.
At $ 2.75 +tax a piece I think I’ll just experiment in my own kitchen for a while. I might try them again, but not anytime soon.

One thing I dislike about Cake Couture: it is so popular that if you don’t get there early, the shelves will be cleaned out by the time you get in!
In my opinion, their cupcakes are better by far than Hokulani or Sugarlina, and I think they are slightly less expensive.
The location is easily accessible and has parking. The store is clean and pleasant, and the employees are always welcoming and professional.

I can’t believe I’ve never written a review for cake couture.
I have dreams about their cupcakes. I love love love every single cupcake they make. Even the weird ones like gingerbread, or key lime. The cupcakes are very fluffy and not too sweet. The mocha cupcakes are one of my favorites!
Parking is easy, staff is always friendly. My only complaint is that they close on Sundays!!!

Easily the best cupcakes I ever had and that says a lot. Being from Los Angeles, there are so many so called «best cupcakes» in town but none compared to cake couture.
It was around 5:30pm on a Tuesday on our way from Kaiona beach and needed to make a quick bathroom break. The cashier and one other employee greeted me warmly and I quickly made a go for their Cinnamon Toast and Banana Salted Caramel cupcakes.
Verdict: ORGASMIC!!!
Their Banana Salted Caramel cupcake was just sinfully delicious. I’m not much of a sweet tooth person, but let me tell you, it is perfection! The drizzle of that salty caramel balance out the sweetness of the white frosting nicely. To top that off, the banana cake was super moist and good! Indescribable.
Toasted cinnamon cupcake tasted just like the cereal, but much better! Again, the cake was baked with cinnamon and super moist as well.
If you’re ever in the Aina Haina area, look this place up and you’ll be in for a treat!

After experiencing cupcakes at the renowned Sprinkles Cupcakes, I was determined to find the bakery’s equivalent when I went back to O’ahu.
… it’s definitely a challenge to find a cupcake on the island that’s equivalent of the Sprinkles-​esque taste, texture and moisture. But I would have to say that the cupcakes from Cake Couture are the best I’ve had on the island, and if you’ve ever had a Sprinkles cupcake and are dying to find something like it, this small Aina Haina bakery provides the perfect solution. Of course, you’ll have to travel a ways to get it, but order a bunch to make the trip worth it.
Cake Couture is located in a small plaza out in Aina Haina. The parking lot is small, as there are other businesses (Genki Sushi, etc.) that share the space, but you’ll be able to find parking if you don’t go at a super crowded time.
Similar to Sprinkles Cupcakes, Cake Couture features different cupcake flavors on different days, and some of the flavors are similar. Whenever I need to get my cupcake fix on O’ahu, here are some of the flavors I often choose from Cake Couture.
«Black and White»: This cupcake features a chocolate cake with creamy vanilla frosting. Reminiscent of an Oreo cookie, this flavor features a good mixture of both chocolate and vanilla flavors. It’s on the sweeter side, but it’s a good traditional favorite of mine.
«Chocolate»: A classic flavor, «Chocolate» is a staple for a no-​fuss, no-​frills, delicious, simple cupcake. This flavor features a chocolate cupcake and fudgy chocolate frosting, and in my opinion, the frosting is the crowning glory of this cupcake. I love its fudginess (reminds me of a brownie), and its thicker consistency. For all you chocoholics out there … this one’s for you.
«Chocolate Peanut Butter»: Being the chocolate peanut butter fanatic that I am, of course I have to get the «Chocolate Peanut Butter» cupcake from this bakery. This treat features a chocolate cake topped with creamy peanut butter frosting. It’s a nice mix of both chocolate and peanut butter – of course, I wouldn’t mind an even stronger peanut butter flavor – and the chocolate cake balances the frosting’s flavor.
«Cookies and Cream»: This flavor will literally remind you of an Oreo cookie because there are crushed Oreos in the frosting. Featuring a chocolate cake and topped with frosting infused with crushed cookie bits, you’ll think of your favorite «Cookies ‘N Cream» ice cream flavor when indulging in this cupcake.
«Peanut Butter»: This cupcake is the ultimate peanut butter lover’s dream and is one of my favorites. Consisting of a peanut butter cake topped with creamy peanut butter frosting, this cupcake is to die for. I’ve only had it once, but every bite was filled with heavenly, peanut buttery goodness.
«Peanut Butter & Jelly»: This cupcake is my boyfriend’s favorite. I’m not a huge fan of jelly, but this flavor’s the perfect choice for all you pb&j fanatics. It consists of a vanilla butter cake filled with strawberry jam and topped with peanut butter frosting. When you cut into the cupcake, the jam simply oozes out … they definitely don’t skimp on the jam, so the bread-​jam-​peanut butter frosting mix is delightfully proportional. This flavor is one of the bakery’s unique ones (and super popular), so I would recommend trying it if you haven’t before.
«Red Velvet»: I’m a sucker for red velvet, but I know that all red velvets are not created equal so I don’t always get it wherever I go. The «Red Velvet» cupcake flavor from Cake Couture is delicious, though (not as good as Sprinkles, but probably one of the better ones I could find on O’ahu). It features a signature, light cocoa cake tinted red and covered with cream cheese frosting. To me, red velvet is not authentic unless it has that signature cream cheese frosting (versus vanilla bean), so Cake Couture does it right by my standards!

I researched cupcakes prior to my visit to Hawaii specifically to use them as props for my engagement shoot. I landed on cupcake couture because of their design and pictures. I wasn’t a huge fan of their Friday flavors since that was the day my shoot was scheduled but because I love red velvet and their red velvet was very pretty, it made my top list. I called ahead of time and had asked if they could custom make the hostess cupcake to say love and they were able to which was very accommodating and sweet of them to do since their bakers are only there in the morning.
By the time we arrived at 4pm, most of their cupcakes were already gone but luckily we were able to get chocolate with sprinkles, red velvet, our customized hostess and strawberry flavored cupcakes. We used them all in our photo shoot.
We loved the red velvet and chocolate. The cupcakes were so moist and the frosting, amazing. It was very sweet but good! I wasn’t a huge fan of the hostess though. The strawberry was also a nice surprise and moist as well.
We do think $ 12+ for 4 cupcakes is pricey but it was worth it for our photoshoot as they were used as perfect props.

I have purchase cupcakes at Cake Couture at Aina Haina SC today, and look at this horribly deformed cupcake!!! It is unforgivable and unacceptable to sell such an imperfect product!
I wanted inform this incident to the owner, but they don’t even put an email address on their web site! So I decided to up load the picture as proof, and let all the Unilocal users know that this owner does NOT care about the details of their product.
What if the cupcakes I bought were gift for VIP from Japan (as you know ALL Japanese in Japan are perfectionist)? Do you think I would leave great impression by giving them Deformed cupcake? Just unacceptable!!!
*P.S. I found the email address of the owner on Facebook, so I sent an email to him. I’ll let you know later how he would handle this situation.
*Update: Just 1 hour after I emailed the owner, he replied to my email. He apologized and said he will investigate it. I initially gave only 1 star, but changed to 2 stars since his apology was sincere and his response was very quick.
As I wrote him on the email, 2 people missed the Deformed product;
#1: A person who baked the cupcake and put icing on it.
#2: A person at the store who put the cupcake in the bag.
How could 2 people miss such a big Deformed one? They just don’t care!
I know how hard it is to find employee in Hawaii who care about details. All they think about is «Where should I go after work? «or «What should I eat after work?».
I can see the owner of Cake Couture put so much effort, for the beautiful interior décor and cupcakes that are so much better than any other store in Hawaii. However people who work for him don’t care about his business. It’ so sad that they can’t see the whole picture as a business owner.
And if you think «It’s just a cupcake, it’s not a big deal.», then you can’t be successful in any business. In order to excel in business world, you should know that «God is in details». And If you lose a trust from just one customer, you will lose a thousand customers.

NOM — actual nutella inside the hazelnut cupcake! And the red velvet is just as good as I remember.
Pumpkin was a bit too sweet for me, but everything is good it just depends on your preference.

I originally found about this place via one of the members, who lives in Hawaii Kai, of my alumni association. On special gatherings she picks up cupcakes from this place for us to eat. I have been fortunate to eat their cupcakes for several years now. One word to describe them: YUMMY.
After our Board lunch meeting today, it was time for dessert. And on the table there were 2 boxes of cupcakes from Aina Haina’s Cake Couture and I had a huge smile on my face!
We usually have 2 flavors of your standard vanilla and chocolate decorated with yellow and green sprinkles of our alma mater (GO DUCKS!!!). BOTH are good but I tend to favor the vanilla one. The cake is very moist and tasty. Not to mention, a healthy dollop of the frosting!!!
I’m curious to try other flavors. One day I’ll make it to this store to check it out.