If you want mathematical proof of your cupcake's scrumptiousness, Yummers 2 the 3rd Power is your best bet. This Tacoma shop is known for bold flavors that come in cute packages. The signature Blue Coconut is spiked with blue coconut buttercream frosting and coconut chips.

unknown

Dawn Eskins's favorite kitchen tool is a drill. (Don't worry - there's a whisk on the end.) This over-the-top attitude fuels the 200-plus flavors at her two Carolina Cupcakery locations, in Virginia and North Carolina. Don't miss the "Pie Oh My" - a whopping classic butter cake filled with fruit.

Known to her customers as "The Cake Lady," Lynnette of Lynnette's Cakes and Catering offers wholesale cakes and cupcakes, specialty cakes, event catering, cooking classes and more in Annandale, Virginia. Locals love her signature Pink Velvet and Sweet Potato and Blueberry Cheesecake cupcakes.

There are too many sweet reasons for visiting Sweet Reasons. Owner Lenny Schafer adds a twist to traditional cupcake flavors. How about a goat cheese strawberry cupcake or rose petal tea cupcake? They also have the classics covered with a Velvety Red cupcake topped in tangy cream cheese frosting.

The name for Ksquared Cupcakes came from owner Winter Arif's two daughters: Kennedi and Kameryn. Her "love at first bite" cupcakes include flavors like Mocha Frappe and Tamarind & Blood Orange. As seen on Cupcake Wars, she's no stranger to flavor, having baked a sweet potato and chestnut cupcake.

On Cupcake Wars' military holiday episode, Muffy Patterson brought her true Texas spirit with a creative spiced wine cupcake. Judges said her orange buttercream was delicious and that she "brought the party to the party." Note, this bakery rotates its locale with their latest Army deployment.

On Cupcake Wars, baker Carla Peay Hesseltine of Just Cupcakes made sure her sweet treats were "baked with love." Judges took note, calling them perfection. Meanwhile, Just Cupcakes can be found in two permanent locations and one van, which all serve the signature red velvet, Frankly Scarlett.

unknown

The Sweet Lobby is a serious cupcake contender in a big cupcake town. Owned by a chemical engineer from Trinidad and Tobago, this Washington, D.C., shop is, she says, the "ultimate advocate for your sweet tooth," with globally inspired cupcakes, French Macaron, Madeleines and other lovely morsels.

On Food Network's Cupcake Wars, the owner of TamiCakes competes for the chance to win $10,000 and have her cupcakes featured at an exclusive party for the Hollywood Black Film Festival.

Using no animal products of any kind, Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers has crafted a solid following to her delectable vegan cupcakes. Cupcake Wars judges took note of her light fluffy cakes, but D.C. locals flock to her store for everything from peanut butter fudge cupcakes to vegan chili dogs.

Katie's Cupcakes in Bellingham, Wash., serves delightful flavors like Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie and Strawbery Shortcake in adorable packages. And, as if Katie's Cupcakes weren't cute enough on their own, they even have a children's book series that tells the tale of a cupcake village.

Named after owner Rachel Young's great-grandmother Rachel Moffett, Miss Moffett's Mystical Cupcakes is a celiac-safe and peanut-free baking that offers grab & go cakes, cupcakes, macarons, pastries and more! They have gluten-free, vegan and keto offerings everyday. Try The Fool, topped with toasted coconut.

Twisted Sisters Cupcakes really turns heads with flavors like Cherry Coke Float and its super chocolatey brownies. To add to the twistedness, these Cupcake War bakers drive around Virginia Beach, Va., in a big, pink "diva" van that reads, "Move over ice cream man, we have BIG GIRL treats!"