How to play Papa's Cupcakeria HD on Mac

Game summary

Bake and decorate delicious cupcakes through all of the fun holidays in Papa's Cupcakeria HD! -- ABOUT THE GAME -- Papa's Cupcakeria has opened in the picturesque town of Frostfield, and you're in charge of baking and decorating cupcakes in the shop! Work your way through all of the holidays of the year, and master all four stations of the restaurant to become a cupcake crafting master. You'll need to multitask to handle all of the separate areas of the restaurant, and each step is a hands-on process. Choose the correct pan liners and pour just the right amount of gooey batter into each. Slide the pan into the oven and bake them to perfection. Twist and swirl frosting onto the cupcakes, and carefully shake and drizzle the correct toppings onto each. Add festive decorations on top, and serve the delicious cupcakes to your hungry customers! -- GAME FEATURES -- Holidays have arrived on your tablet! As you level up and build a loyal customer fan base, you'll notice the seasons changing all around you, bringing exciting new holidays on a regular basis. You'll unlock a variety of batters, drizzles, shakers, and toppers for each holiday of the year, including some brand-new holidays that weren't included in the classic game! Each customer has a favorite holiday, and will visit the shop to order something special with these holiday ingredients during their favorite season. Play as James or Willow, or create your own custom character to work in the Cupcakeria! Visit the Shop to find an extensive wardrobe of clothing and accessories for your workers, which you can buy with your hard-earned tips. In this new version of Papa's Cupcakeria, there is also a wide selection of holiday-themed clothing that you can wear to get in the holiday spirit. If your worker is wearing clothing that matches the current holiday, your customers will give you even more tips! The restaurant also includes a Dining Room where customers can sit and enjoy their freshly-baked cupcakes, and you can
First released: Nov 2015

Play Papa's Cupcakeria HD on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Papa's Cupcakeria HD on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Papa's Cupcakeria HD installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Papa's Cupcakeria HD like you would on any PC.
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