Erieka Pimentel (aka Bubba) has been
making her family’s 1967 blue ribbon cake recipe for family and friends for
years. In September 2011, Erieka and her husband, James, opened up Bubba Sweets
to show off her unique spin on cupcakes and other sweets. Her sultry red hair,
spunky style, and big smile invite you in. The walls are adorned with a yummy
pink color, reminding you of cake frosting. All of their flavors of the day are
displayed on silver cake stands and made fresh daily.
Salted Caramel (formerly PMS Cure) is Hershey’s
chocolate cake, caramel buttercream, filled and topped with sea salt caramel.
The chocolate cake was moist and the scent of chocolate will fill your senses.
The caramel buttercream was creamy with a subtle caramel flavor. The star of
the cupcake was the homemade caramel. It’s gooey like it just came out of the
vat and just before it hits the candy stage. It was velvety and sensual. Don’t
forget the middle. Inside you’ll find salted caramel for that sweet and salty
balance. Thumbs up, way up!
Nutty Professor is Peanut butter cake, peanut butter filling, peanut butter Swiss
buttercream, and topped with mini peanut buttercup. The cupcake was moist and
had a slight peanut butter flavor. The
frosting is out of this world! It’s creamy and light as a cloud and infused with
the essence of peanut butter. The chopped peanuts and sugar crystals added a
crunchy texture you don’t expect in a cupcake. The mini peanut butter cup on
the top seals the deal! Thumbs up, way up!
Willy Wonka is Hershey’s chocolate chip
cake, chocolate cream cheese frosting, and topped with chocolate chips. This is
a chocoholic’s dream cupcake. The chocolate chips are everywhere – evenly
dispersed inside the cupcake as well as on top of the frosting. The chocolate
cream cheese frosting is very different than what you’re probably used to. It’s
a little heavier than the buttercream and almost tastes like a dollop of
chocolate cheesecake on top of the cupcake. Thumbs up, way up!
Banana Split is banana cake, strawberry
puree filling, chocolate-vanilla cream cheese swirled frosting, and a cherry on
top. This tastes just like a banana split in cupcake form. You have the banana
flavor from the cupcake, the creamy flavor from the chocolate and vanilla
frosting, the strawberry flavor from the puree, and top it all off with a
cherry. The only thing you’re missing is the cold feeling, but this is a good
option if you’re feeling like a banana split and it’s cold outside. Eat it with
a hot cup of café au lait and you’re good to go! Thumbs up!
Red Velvet is red velvet cake and
vanilla cream cheese frosting. The red velvet cake was good, but not as moist
as the chocolate cake. What makes this cupcake is the cream cheese frosting –
creamy and decadent just like you would imagine with red velvet cake. Thumbs
up!
Strawberry Lemonade is lemon cake,
strawberry filling, strawberry Swiss buttercream, and a strawberry on top. The
lemon cake was not as moist as the chocolate cake, but had a nice lemon,
vanilla flavor. The strawberry filling combined with the lemon flavor, just
like strawberry lemonade should. The strawberry buttercream was just to die for
– like a fluffy strawberry cloud. It added a rich creaminess like a strawberry
lemonade float. Thumbs up!
Oreo is Oreo chocolate cake, Oreo
buttercream, and topped with Oreos. This is exactly like an Oreo cookie in
cupcake form. If you can’t tell already, I love their chocolate cake! What
could be better than mixing Oreos in the batter? The Oreo buttercream frosting
had the taste of Oreo cream, but light and fluffy instead of thick and pasty.
Thumbs up!
Strawberry Cheesecake is graham cracker
crust, vanilla cake, cheesecake filling, strawberry Swiss buttercream, and
topped with a strawberry. The vanilla cake was moist, but used more like a
vehicle to showcase the other flavors in this cupcake. The strawberry buttercream
was heavenly like the Strawberry Lemonade. The cheesecake filling just jumped
out at you with that cheesecake flavor you know and love. Combined with the
buttercream, it was fantastic dairy delight. Thumbs up, way up!
Some More is the Hershey’s chocolate cake,
topped with marshmallow buttercream, dipped in chocolate, and topped with
graham cracker crumbs. OMG – this is deliciously orgasmic! One of my favorite
combinations is chocolate and marshmallow. I love that it looks like a
chocolate dipped ice cream cone. It all works together and reminds you of
s’mores but in a fluffy cupcake form. Thumbs up, way up!
Katy Perry is chocolate strawberry cake,
strawberry filling, Swiss strawberry buttercream, and topped with a chocolate
covered strawberry. “I ate a cupcake and I liked it, the taste of strawberry
fantasy…” You get my drift. The cupcake was even decorated in colors you could
totally see Katy Perry wearing. If you like strawberries and chocolate, this is
the cupcake for you. Thumbs up, way up!
German Chocolate is chocolate cake, chocolate cream
cheese frosting, German coconut-walnut filling and topping. It’s a miniature
German Chocolate Cake. The cake was so moist and I just love the chocolate and
coconut flavor. Thumbs up!
Bubba Sweets is more than just cupcakes.
They also do custom cakes and birthday parties (learn how to frost a cupcake
and make cake pops). Stop in and get your “sweets” on!
Atmosphere: 5 out of 5 stars
Service: 5
out of 5 stars
Décor: 5 out
of 5 stars
Food: 5 out
of 5 stars
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
714.840.8200
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 11:00am to 6:00pm, Friday and Saturday from 10:00am-7:00pm
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