Yummy Cupcakes in Encinitas
Before sweet
cupcake treats became the central theme of his life, Renato Cautela, owner of
Yummy Cupcakes in Encinitas, spent over 25 years as a sales manager in the wine
and liquor industry. He spent a lot of time working with chefs doing wine
pairings with dishes and developed a passion for savory cooking. Little did he
know at the time that he would eventually blossom into a cupcake baker.
However, when an opportunity arose for him to open the Encinitas Yummy Cupcakes
store, he jumped on it. And I’m so happy he did because he’s been creating the
most amazing cupcakes in that location since 2013.
Cautela loves the
creative side of life as a sweet chef. “Baking
is a perfect blend of creativity and science. In the savory world, you don’t
always have to follow recipes with such accuracy. You can add a dash of
something here and not worry about it messing up your dish. But baking is much
more precise. You can mess things up pretty easily if you accidentally put in
baking soda instead of baking powder,” says Cautela who feels that many of his
natural traits, including patience and attention to detail, helped him to
embrace the wonderful world of baking.
Yummy Cupcakes
offers more than 20 different flavors daily from a portfolio of over 650
recipes including gluten–less, vegan and sugar-free. Yummy Cupcakes caters to
all of San Diego County and the space can be reserved for private parties as
well. Groups of up to 12 people can learn to build a parfait and decorate
a collection of cupcakes. “We’re not just a cupcake store,” shares Cautela, “we
provide diversity and dimension to dessert tables, weddings and holiday
parties.”
Visitors to the
store can find a variety of delicious cupcake creations including Wedding
Cookie, Chocolately Salty Caramel, Pink Vanilla Happy Day, Chocolate Oreo, and
much more. In order to serve customers following special diets, Cautela created
his own vegan, gluten-less and sugar-free cupcake recipes. “It was a lot of
trial and error with the test batches, but I wanted to make sure that we had a
cupcake for everybody. So many people in our area are on special diets, and I
wanted to be able to serve the unique needs of our market.”
And serve our
community, he does, in many delicious ways! Thanks, Renato, for all that you do
to make our lives so much sweeter!
Location: 1514
Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. Store hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 760-452-8136 or visit YummyCupcakes.com/encinitas-ca.
Delivery service is also available.