Buckle up, Dorothy, it's time to head home. For sweet treats in Kansas, check out Billy Vanilly Bakeshops. Unplug and indulge with their sinful chocolate cupcakes topped with peppermint. Need more bite? Lemon curd cupcakes with lemon buttercream are the double-down best-sellers.
The next time you're in New Orleans, stop by CupCake Fairies for whimsical, sassy and delightful baked goods. Some local favorites include the Bourbon and the Cookie Monster. When the Fairies aren't competing on Cupcake Wars, they're catering parties and making specialty cakes.
These two Emporia, Kan., sisters (sisters-in-law, that is) really know what's cooking in the cupcake kitchen. Those looking for inventive flavors should look no further. As they say here, "The sky's the limit," and with more than 120 flavors, from Key lime to bacon French toast, it truly is.
On this episode of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, the owner of Sweet Ride competes to win $10,000 and have her cupcakes featured at a party celebrating the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Charlene Simon, owner of Fat Bottomed Girl's Cupcake Shoppe, aptly described "Cupcake Wars" as "the World Series of our industry." The bakery menu has classic but dynamic flavors such as Salted Caramel, Mint Chocolate and Lemon Lavender. Simon says she's proud to offer decadent cupcakes made daily.
Sweet Daddy has a little something for everyone. Kids go wild over the rainbow Doodah sprinkles cupcake, and the classic Red Velvet is the number one best seller. Visit one of Sweet Daddy Cupcakes' three Arizona stores, or track down its roaming cupcake van for a taste on the go.
On this episode of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, the owner of Cup-n-Cakes Bakery competes to win $10,000 and have her cupcakes featured at a party celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Locals line up in the cold to order from Kastle Sorensen's mobile cupcake truck traveling all across Eagle River, Alaska. With more than 80 different flavors from Sparkling Apple Cider to White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia, it's tough deciding on only one cupcake.
Don't let the run-of-the-mill name fool you. The Coffee Shop is anything but. It's an oasis in the Arizona desert packed with baker Jessica Cuff's mom-inspired sweets. Homerun creations like Boston Cream Donut and Chocolate-Marshmallow cupcakes earned her a triple-play appearance on Cupcake Wars.
"Cupcake Wars" contender Bliss Cupcake Cafe has a menu of 9 to 12 cupcake flavors that changes every day, except for shop staples Red Velvet and Chocolate Milkshake, with two possible two gluten-free options. Owner Lacey Carney describes her bakery as, "a mouth full of happy."
Cake Creations AK goes wherever the Air Force takes them, meaning this home-based business has an Alaskan reindeer sausage cupcake, a Southern-style pink velvet cupcake plus another 80 flavors! Cupcake Wars judges loved their creativity, calling their spiced peach bourbon cake absolutely delicious.
Prepare to send the most delicious email you've ever penned. Let's Kiss and Cake Up! is a homegrown baking operation that sells sassy sweet treats out of Peoria, Ariz. Try out favorites like the Super Chocolate, Caremelloooo and Bananas Foster cupcakes, and you'll want to kiss the cook.
The "Kreative" in Kreative Kupcakes means baking nearly 25 kinds of gourmet cupcakes every day. Kreative's bright-green storefront isn't hard to miss, but regardless, its variety definitely has customers coming back. How about a Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla cupcake or Girl Scout favorite: The Samoa.
Skip the flowers: The cupcakes at Mia Bella Cupcakes come prearranged for you in custom cupcake bouquets. They look like flowers, but they taste twice as sweet. Try your hand at a dozen cupcakes with flavors like lemon blueberry, available in a style of hydrangeas or even daisies.
Stephanie and Lindsay Esparza started CupCakes in Scottsdale, Ariz., after graduating from college. In just three years, they've expanded to a second location, in Tucson, and earned national acclaim on Cupcake Wars. A CupCakes must-try: the vegan Skinny Mini, a lemon cupcake with gold luster dust.
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