Sweet moments that delight.
that delight.
The Cupcake Desire is an online cupcake shop and bakery for Melbourne. We bake standard, mini and giant cupcakes, cakes, slices and macarons to order in our Narre Warren kitchen, then hand-deliver them across Melbourne Metro on weekdays, with no walk-in store. Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery. Deliveries generally arrive between 9am and 3pm. Metro Melbourne delivery $0 to $20 by suburb, free over $100. Outside Metro by quote.
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Four branded ranges: hover the stack, tap a card to shop.
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Edible logos on standard boxes: Vanilla, Chocolate or Mix of Both. The range Melbourne offices come back to.
From $66 · box of 12
Corporate cupcakes
Corporate minis
Corporate cake slices
Corporate logo cakes
Nothing here comes out of a display case. Every box is baked for your order. Made from scratch with no added preservatives. Pick from themed birthday cupcakes and other occasion boxes of 12, mini cupcake boxes of 24, or build your own box. Every flavour also comes in an eggless version, our vegan range covers chocolate and vanilla, and gluten-free cupcakes come in red velvet and chocolate. Everything is made in a shared kitchen that also handles nuts, gluten, dairy, eggs, soy and sesame, so it is not suitable for severe allergies or coeliac disease. We don't offer a nut-free range.
Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery. We deliver on weekdays, so for weekend occasions choose Friday delivery, and there is no public-holiday delivery. Cakes need 3 days' notice. Delivery areas, fees and timing are on our cupcake delivery Melbourne page.
Because we are an online shop with no counter, there is nothing to queue for and no display cabinet. Check your suburb and fee on the cupcake delivery Melbourne page before you order.
Ordering for an office or event? We print your logo on edible discs. Upload up to 4 logos, choose Vanilla, Chocolate or Mix of Both, and order boxes from 12, from $66 a box. Custom logos and edible prints on other designs are on request. See corporate cupcakes or logo cupcakes, or call us on 03 9705 0051. For a personal box, custom cupcakes let you pick every flavour, add a message or print a photo. For a whole cake, see Custom cakes.
Occasions
Themed boxes of 12, baked to order in Narre Warren and delivered on weekdays across Melbourne. Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery.
Customer favourites
The classics our regulars come back for: vanilla bean, red velvet, salted caramel, and a few more we’ve fought to keep on the menu.
Shop by occasion
Birthdays, weddings, office gifts, or a Tuesday-afternoon pick-me-up. We’ve curated edits for every moment worth marking.
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Limited time
Same morning butter, same vanilla bean, at a friendlier price. Only a handful of boxes per flavour while they last.
Fresh from the kitchen
Seasonal experiments we’re testing: pistachio rose, salted miso caramel, lemon olive oil, and a couple of recipes we’re still perfecting.
Why people love us
We started in a 200 sq.ft. kitchen behind an old bookshop. We’ve never wanted to be a factory. Just the bakery your friend recommends. Six years on, that’s still the only brief.
“We’re not trying to scale. We’re trying to be the bakery your friend recommends.”
The Cupcake Desire promise
Every cupcake leaves our kitchen fresh. No freezer, no day-olds.
Every box is frosted with soft buttercream. Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery, generally 9am to 3pm. Larger or custom orders need longer notice.
Ribbon-wrapped kraft boxes with hand-written notes and sustainable packaging, gift-ready always.
Baked
To order for weekdays
Metro
Melbourne delivery
Fresh
Melbourne kitchen
Trending in the city
The flavours your neighbours have been picking up on their way home this week.
Stories from the kitchen
Recipe stories, flavour experiments, gift-planning guides, and the small things we learn from running a tiny bakery in Melbourne.
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Frequently asked
Can’t find what you need? Write to info@thecupcakedesire.com.au. A human reads every email.
Cupcakes need ordering by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery, and cakes need 3 days’ notice. For large or corporate orders, contact us and we’ll confirm what’s possible for your date.
Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery, generally 9am to 3pm. Cakes need 3 days’ notice. We deliver on weekdays, so for weekend occasions choose Friday delivery. There’s no public-holiday delivery. We hand-deliver across Melbourne Metro.
Yes. Our eggless recipes replace egg with oil and water, and our vegan range covers chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. See our vegan cupcakes page for what’s available.
Every product page lists the full allergens. Our kitchen handles eggs, dairy, gluten, soy, and nuts, so cross-contact is possible. If you have a severe allergy, drop us a note before ordering.
We're a cloud kitchen in Narre Warren, so there's no shop to walk into. We hand-deliver across Melbourne Metro on weekdays. Order by 12 noon for next-weekday delivery. Deliveries generally arrive between 9am and 3pm, and there is no weekend or public-holiday delivery, so choose Friday for a weekend event.
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