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.

At Frosted Betty Bakeshop in Houston, owner Nicole Mora bakes unique cupcakes that made her a worthy opponent on Cupcake Wars. While they do offer classics like vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, they also have distinct specialties, like Almond Ricotta Raspberry and Pistachio Cardamom.

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.

At The Luscious Crumb Bakery in Mineola, Texas, you savor every bite down to the last crumb. Cake flavors run in the hundreds, the brownies and cookies are Texas-size, and designer cakes are freshly baked and custom-decorated. Unwrap favorite cupcakes like Death by Chocolate and Orange Crush.

Cupcake Wars contestant RGV Cupcake Factory creates cupcakes inspired by pop culture, such as the Yoda, a pistachio cupcake with green buttercream and white chocolate shavings, and the Berry White, a vanilla cupcake with strawberry buttercream and white chocolate shavings.

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.

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.

Rise and shine to Rise Cupcakes, where owner Brittany Todd rotates her cupcake flavors, ensuring you'll have plenty to choose from each time. Sample tried-and-true regulars like vanilla buttercream, or be fancy with the Ch Ch Churro cupcake capped with cinnamon buttercream and chocolate drizzle.

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."

Everything at Richmond's The Cake Bar Café is homemade and based on family recipes. Cupcakes, cookies, brownies and whoopie pies disappear by the dozen, and custom "cake couture" is available for every occasion. Customer favorites include German Chocolate and Basket-Case Coconut.

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.

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.

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."