Cakes from Sinsational Cakes can be customized for any occasion. Be it a birthday, baby shower or graduation, Sinsational brings out all the stops for customized cakes and cupcakes, including fun cakes shaped like a Nintendo Xbox, football helmets or baby carriages.

Sometimes the cutest treats come in the most unlikely places. In a derailed train boxcar, you'll find One Cute Cupcake Boutique, a San Antonio sweet shop. Baking gourmet cupcakes from its once-mobile digs, this cupcakery is all about customizing to the customer's needs and occasions.

Velvet Bake Shop is committed to small-batch baking for fresh flavors and food all day long. This "Cupcake Wars" veteran bakery utilizes traditional techniques for the innovative flavors and modern designs integral to the shop's carefully crafted cupcakes, dessert bars, cakes, pies, and cake balls.

Frostings Cupcakes produces seven cupcake flavors daily, two of them gluten free. Owner Matt Fraker learned to bake from his mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, all of whom taught him to "rely on intuition and skills" — tips that proved helpful during his appearance on "Cupcake Wars."

Some would say this delivery-only cupcake shop is heaven-sent. Since 2010, Erik Lars Larsen has been baking fresh cupcakes daily, with more than 10,000 cupcakes to date -- and growing. As seen on Cupcake Wars, its signature fried cupcakes can come in any flavor, like Cinnamon and Cherry Limeade.

On Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," the owner of Red Jett Sweets Cupcake Truck competed to win $10,000 and have her cupcakes featured at an exclusive party for the Los Angeles opening of the hit Broadway musical "Wicked."

At Lou's Guiltless Goodies, you can "have your cupcake and eat it too." Lindy Caudle not only bakes delicious cupcakes but oil- and butter-free cupcakes, too. Health-conscious eaters will appreciate the cupcakes' Weight Watchers point values, as well as Lindy's ability to customize cupcake orders.

Whether you're plucking a cupcake from a festive tower or simply savoring a snack, NV Cupcakes ensures that each one is memorable. All cupcakes are home-baked in small batches and decorated by hand with freshly whipped icing. Marshmallow fondant art makes custom cupcakes extra inventive.

A small-town Texan bakery, Buffy's Cupcakes have plenty of neighborly charm with their Southern-style cupcakes like Dr. Pepper and Maple Bacon. On Cupcake Wars, owner Buffy Hanson displayed a mix of Southern charm with her Texas Chocolate Soda Cupcake made with the legendary space drink: Tang.

Rumor has it that Utah's One Sweet Slice can make just about anything. In addition to a lineup of brownies, French macarons and cake pops, its custom cake and cupcake creations are downright works of art. Intricate floral tiers, witty shapes and everything in between are delicious possibilities.

A vintage-inspired cupcake bakery and boutique, Vintage Cupcake boasts more than 100 flavors of cupcakes that Ogden, Utah, locals love. The menu changes weekly, with gluten-free options available every Friday. Facebook fans can also suggest a favorite flavor for a shot at free cupcakes.

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With 10 locations in Utah and Arizona, this bake shop uses original family recipes to create brownies, cookies and cupcakes daily. Order a baker's dozen of your favorite cupcake flavors, including Double Fudge, Toasted Coconut or Cookies and Cream, or try the signature cake bites.

The dynamic twin duo of Alisha and Angie Nuttall returned to Cupcake Wars for a very sweet redemption win. Their motto is "You imagine it — we'll create it." But imagination is rarely necessary, as the flavors at Alisha's range from Vegan Pumpkin to Lemon Raspberry to Coconut Tres Leches.

Leslie Fiet's mini cupcakes may be small, but they're not short on flavor. Customers love her Smore Please cupcake and The Audrey made with baby blue cream cheese frosting. It took Leslie dozens of recipes to get her cupcakes just right, but hard work paid off, as she's now a Cupcake Wars winner.