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Cupcake Downsouth is a specialty dessert bakery with locations in Charleston, South Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina that offers wedding cakes and other confections. We offer fresh-baked cupcakes, mega cupcakes, mini cupcakes, wedding cupcakes, cake pops, and cookie sandwiches. We add our own innovations, including alcohol-infused After Dark cupcakes, all in a wide variety of flavors: more than 50! Each one is created with natural ingredients, from fresh fruit to local and organic ingredients. We were also one of the first bakeries to offer gluten-free and vegan cupcakes, and they're in our cupcake cases every day. We specialize in making your vision for your perfect & most delicious day come to life.

Our mouthwatering wedding cupcakes and delectable cake pops are baked fresh with the finest all-natural ingredients. Envision tiers or platters of our regular or mini cupcakes swirls with icing that matches your wedding colors. Your guests are sure to find every bite of fresh, fluffy cake and rich, creamy icing a delight.

If you’d like a wedding cake to cut or a groom's cake, consider one of our mega cupcakes. Mega cupcakes or one of our small, traditional wedding cakes can also be used as the top of a tier.

We offer private tastings to ensure the ideal special confection for your wedding, wedding favors, and tier rentals to display your cupcakes, and we'll deliver and set up your wedding cupcakes within the Charleston metro area.

We've been voted as having the best cupcakes in South Carolina and featured by Cupcake Wars, MTV, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Martha Stewart Radio, The Ellen Show, Southern Living, Budget Travel, and National Geographic Traveler, among many others, as well as twice appearing on the popular TV show Southern Charm. Select us and make your wedding sweet!

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding cakes with buttercream frosting (per slice, without tax)?

$3

What is the starting price for cupcakes (per cupcake, without tax)?

$315

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Cupcakes
Dessert Buffet
Groom's Cake

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What cake items do you provide?

Cake Stands

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Vegan

What special ingredients do you use?

Fresh Fruit
Local
Organic

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of Cupcake Downsouth

Yana
Yana Sent on 10/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Yummy and Original

We are so glad that we decided to go with Cupcake Downsouth for our dessert option at our wedding! Not only were the cupcakes absolutely delicious, but they look amazing as well. Our guests loved them and were still talking about them days later! We ordered 10 dozen mini cupcakes and a single layer cake. All came out beautifully and were displayed perfectly. Kaley was a pleasure to work with and we'll definitely be recommending Cupcake Downsouth to anyone looking for an alternative dessert for their wedding day!
Kimberly
Kimberly Sent on 10/19/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Mini Cupcakes

We absolutely loved working with Cupcake Downsouth for our Wedding. We had a single layer cake and 5 dozen different mini cupcakes! Riann wonderful to work with from start to finish. Our guests are still talking about how great the cupcakes were!!!!
Kathryn
Kathryn Sent on 09/14/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Deliciously perfect!

We ordered mini cupcakes and they were perfect! So easy to have as the dessert for the wedding. Riann and team set them up for us and everything was perfect! Thank you!
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Beth Sent on 11/15/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Cake and Cupcakes

We absolutely loved working with Cupcake Downsouth for our Wedding. We had a breathtaking 2 tier wedding cake and amazing cupcakes!! They were so wonderful to work with from start to finish. Our guests are still talking about how Yummy the cupcakes were!! Thank you so much!!!!
Fahlyn
Fahlyn Sent on 11/13/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

Our entire experience with Cupcake Downsouth was wonderful! We worked with Riann who was so friendly and accomadating right from the start. We were planning our Charleston wedding from Chicago and we decided to add cupcakes to our menu kind of at the last minute. Riann was able to fit us in for a cupcake tasting on Thursday (11/1) and had our wedding cupcakes ready for us on Saturday (11/3). We ended up ordering 15 dozen mini cupcakes for our 60 person wedding (which breaks down to 3 mini cupcakes per person). My husband thought this was too many because we had two other desserts being provided by our caterer. He predicted people would have 1 or 2 cupcakes max, but he was wrong haha. The cupcakes stole the show. I saw several people with 5-6 mini cupcakes on their tiny dessert plates. We ordered the following flavors: death by chocolate, southern red velvet, rise and grind (which our coffee addicts loved), limon blu, spiked apple pie, and vegan salted caramel. All of the flavors were delicious and absolutely adorable. They looked so good on our dessert table. My only regrets were not ordering more of the death by chocolate and vegan salted caramel (which were loved by vegans and non-vegans alike). Also, Riann was kind enough to make cute little "vegan" flags which she placed in each vegan cupcake. So happy with our experience!
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Jamie Sent on 10/28/2018
5 out of 5 rating

To-die-for cake pops

We used this vendor to make cake pops to use for our wedding favors. Riann was friendly & super easy to work with. The cake pops were yum!! We stuck with basic white cake but they were so moist, the best I’ve ever had!!
M
Michelle Sent on 06/08/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Loved these cupcakes!! Our guests loved them too! I loved we were able to get a large variety as well as a "large cupcake" for the cliche cake cutting picture. They were 100% customizable and delivered and set up for us as well.
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Sandra Sent on 04/28/2017
5 out of 5 rating
We ordered cupcakes, cake pops and cookies for a "Welcome to Charleston Porch Party" we hosted for our son an his fiancé (in lieu of a rehearsal dinner). The desserts were wonderful and exactly what we wanted. We even sent photos of the cookies we desired and Cupcake DownSouth replicated them perfectly!
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Amy Sent on 03/26/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Very accommodating. Got all of the details right for us.
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T Sent on 02/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Selecting cupcakes from Cupcake Downsouth was one of the best things we did for our daughter's wedding! Maleia was absolutely fabulous to work with in all of the planning and ordering process. The guests raved about the assorted flavors and the few leftovers we had were easily sent home with the wedding party. The bride and groom chose to cut the mega cupcake instead of a large layered wedding cake. Delivery to the reception location was prompt and courteous. Do not think twice about using them for any of your cupcake needs! They are fantastic!!!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
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