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Chicken and Waffles, Funnel Cake and 14 More Bonkers Cupcakes That Are Actually Real

chicken and waffle cupcake from brooklyn sweet spot
Brooklyn Sweet Spot/Facebook

We love a red velvet cupcake (with cream cheese frosting, of course) as much as the next gal, but sometimes we want to get outside of our comfort zone and challenge our taste buds. Here, 16 weird but wonderful cupcakes you can actually buy in the U.S.

blt cupcake more bakery
Amiee L./Yelp   

1.

BLT Cupcake (More Bakery, IL)

Your favorite sandwich in dessert form, made with Ranch frosting, bacon and, yep, a cherry tomato.

morecupcakes.com

funnel cake cupcake
MyDelightTruck/Instagram

2.

Funnel Cake Cupcake (My Delight Cupcakery, CA)

Every day is a carnival with this fried-dough-topped treat.

mydelightcupcakery.com

chicken and waffle cupcake from brooklyn sweet spot
Brooklyn Sweet Spot/Facebook     

3.

Chicken and Waffle Cupcake (Brooklyn Sweet Spot, NY)

We give you full permission to eat this buttermilk waffle, maple syrup and pan-fried chicken combo for dinner.

brooklynsweetspot.com

chocolate curry caramel cupcake from krya s bakeshop
Kyra’s Bakeshop

4.

Chocolate Curry Caramel Crush (Kyra’s Bakeshop, OR)

A four-time Cupcake Wars winner whips up this chocolate curry and ginger mascarpone treat.

kyrasbakeshop.com

cotton candy cupakes from ultimate bake shoppe
Ultimate Bake Shoppe Wayne

5.

Cotton Candy Cupcake (Ultimate Bake Shoppe of Wayne, PA)

Topped with unicorn sprinkles, natch.

ultimatebakeshoppewayne.com

avas cupcakes beer and pretzels
Ava’s Cupcakes

6.

Beer and Pretzel Cupcake (Ava’s Cupcakes, NJ)

Guinness cake, salted vanilla buttercream, pretzels and chocolate—what’s not to like?

avascupcakes.myshopify.com

baklava cupcakes sugar mama bakery austin
S B./Yelp

7.

Baklava Cupcake (Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, TX)

This Cupcake Wars champion features buttermilk honey cake, baklava filling, cinnamon buttercream and a phyllo topping. 

sugarmamasbakeshop.com

pistachio port wine cupcakes from lulus sweet shoppe in ma
Cathy C./Yelp 

8.

Pistachio Port Wine Cupcakes (Lulu’s Sweet Shoppe, MA)

Nuts + wine = a combo we definitely don’t hate.

lulussweetshoppeboston.com

buffalo wing cupcake from lakes region cupcakes
Lakes Region Cupcakes

9.

Buffalo Wing Cupcake (Lakes Region Cupcakes, NH)

Nope, your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed a chicken wing sitting on top of a cupcake. 

lakesregioncupcakes.com

hot thang cupcake
Julieicescream/Instagram 

10.

Hot Thang Cupcake (Pearl’s Bake Shoppe, VA)

A cornmeal cake topped with ranch Gorgonzola mascarpone whip, hot sauce and a celery stick.

pearlsbakeshoppe.com

sweet by holly dirt cupcake
Sweet By Holly

11.

Dirt Cupcake (Sweet by Holly, FL)

Chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with more chocolate, Oreos and gummy worms. (Basically the cupcake of your childhood dreams.)

sweetbyholly.com

dew rito cupcake
Nadia Cakes

12.

Dew-Rito Cupcake (Nadia Cakes, MN)

Dubbed the most controversial bake, this Mountain Dew cake is topped with soda frosting and Doritos crumbs.

nadiacakes.com

ultimate brownie sundae cupcake
The Sugar Bakery

13.

Ultimate Brownie Sundae Cupcake (The Sugar Bakery, CT)

Oh hey, brownies, chocolate-chip cookie dough, vanilla buttercream and chocolate ganache.

thesugarbakery.com

lemon rosemary smoked salmon cupcake
Kastle’s Kreations

14.

Lemon Rosemary Smoked Salmon Cupcake (Kastle’s Kreations, AK)

You know what? We’re kind of into it.

kastleskreations.net

unicorn cupcake from the cake mamas
The Cake Mamas 

15.

Unicorn Cupcake (The Cake Mamas, CA)

Possibly the happiest cupcake in existence.

thecakemamas.com

captain crunch donut cupcake
Cupcrazed Cakery/Facebook   

16.

Captain Crunch Sprinkled Donut (Cupcrazed Cakery, SC)

Don-ut mind if we do.

cupcrazed.com


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