Do you agree with The Daily Meal’s top 50 cupcakes in the U.S.?

20 Nov

Earlier this month, The Daily Meal published it’s Top 50 Cupcakes in America list. It was brought to my attention this morning on the train into work when one of our local food trucks, Lucky Old Souls, tweeted the following:

Now, I love Sweet Box, so I wanted to see who could have possibly beat out Gretchen and her creative confections.

It’s an interesting list, and it definitely made me aware of a few places I should try when I’m in those areas, but I have to say that I really wish they had skipped the A-listers of the cupcake world. Now, yes, I get it, they wanted the top 50 AND they had a very thorough methodology–which I really appreciate from a scientific standpoint. But I also love the “little guy” and think that a smaller shop would benefit more from this kind of publicity. But that’s my humble opinion!

As a bonus, The Daily Meal included a fantastic slide show that features each bakery and the top cupcake flavor selected from the shop. The photos are lovely and really showcase the variety of confections across the country. I don’t want to give away who No. 1 is, but I will share an alphabetical listing of the 90 contenders and their cupcake flavor below. So go to The Daily Meal, read the article, check out their scoring system, and then drool over the slideshow. Then come back and let me know who YOU think should have been included on the list!

  1. Abby Girl Sweets, OH: Lemon-licious
  2. Cake Studio, AK: Chocolate Merlot
  3. Angel Cups, ND: Honey Pear
  4. AnnOlivia’s, MS: Raspberry Delight
  5. Ava’s Cupcakes, NJ: Chocolate Cannoli
  6. Baked, NY: Caramel Apple Cups
  7. Baked by Melissa, NY: Apple Pie a la Mode
  8. Bee Sweet Cupcakes, LA: I Heart Bananas Foster
  9. Bernice’s Bakery, MT: Chocolate Cherry Coke
  10. Big Sugar Bakeshop, CA: Chococcino
  11. Billy’s Bakery, NY: Banana Nutella
  12. Bleu Squid Bakery, CT: Vanilla Chocolate Malted
  13. Blue Smoke Bake Shop, NY: Banana-Pecan with Caramel Buttercream
  14. Brown Betty Dessert Boutique, PA: Aunt Eva Says
  15. Brown’s Bakery, KY: Bourbon Pecan
  16. Buttercup Bake Shop, NY: Lady Baltimore
  17. Buttercup Happycakes, ID: Salted Caramel Chocolate
  18. Buzz Bakery, VA: Coco Loco
  19. Cake Couture, HI: Red Velvet Cheesecake
  20. Cake Crumbs, CO: Cream Cheese on Chocolate
  21. Cake Dreams, MD: Cannoli
  22. Cake Fetish Cupcakes, NM: Scutterbotch
  23. Cakeology, MA: Boston Cream Pie
  24. Charm City Cupcakes, MD: Vanilla Lemon Ginger
  25. Crave Bakeshop, OR: African Yam
  26. Crumbs Bake Shop, NY: Blackbottom Cheesecake Brownie
  27. Crushcakes Cupcakery, CA: Buttermilk Crumb Cake
  28. Cupcake, MN Chocolate Passion Fruit
  29. Cupcake, SC: Bourbon Pecan Pie
  30. Cupcake Heaven, DE: Overstuffed Cannoli
  31. Cupcake Jones, OR: What’s Up Doc?
  32. Cupcake Royale, WA: Tiramisu, Affogato-ized
  33. Cupcakes-A-Go-Go, WI: Red Velvet Pomegranate
  34. Cupcakes on Kavanaugh, AR: White Chocolate Raspberry
  35. Cupcrazed Cakery, SC: Pumpkin Caramel with Cinnamon Buttercream and Candied Pecans
  36. CutieCakes, WY: Lemon-Limoncello
  37. Dessert Club ChikaLicious, NY: Nutella Nutbomb
  38. Dozen Bake Shop, PA: Pumpkin Chai
  39. Georgetown Cupcake, D.C.: Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl
  40. Happy Cakes Bakeshop, CO: Pumpkin Pie
  41. Hello Cupcake, D.C.: Pumpkin Spice
  42. House of Cupcakes, NJ: Fudge Truffle
  43. Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe, CA: Zucchini Carrot with Cream Cheese Frosting
  44. Ice It! Bakery, ME: Filled Coconut Almond Surprise
  45. Isabelle’s Curly Cakes, MA: Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cup
  46. Jilly’s Cupcake Bar and Cafe, MO: French Silk
  47. Jones Bros. Cupcakes, NE: German Chocolate
  48. Kara’s Cupcakes, CA: Fleur de Sel
  49. Leah’s Sweet Treats, TX: Cranberry Chai
  50. Love at First Bite, CA: Razzle Dazzle
  51. Magnolia Bakery, NY: Hummingbird
  52. Magpies Cakes, TN: Just About Decadent
  53. Mind Over Batter, AZ: Caramel Macchiato
  54. Molly’s Cupcakes, IL: Ron Bennington
  55. My Little Cupcake, VT: Vanilla Peach Honey
  56. Nancy’s Fancies, RI: Wedding Cake
  57. Oh My Cupcakes! Gourmet Cupcakery, SD: Stuffed French Toast
  58. Philly Cupcake, PA: Jewish Apple Strudel
  59. Pinkitzel Cupcakes and Candy, OK: Blueberry Chesecake
  60. Polka Dot Bakeshop, NC: Cranberry Orange
  61. Red Velvet Cupcakery, D.C.: Summertime
  62. Robicelli’s, NY: Bourbon Caramel Apple
  63. Saint Cupcake, OR: Salty Captain
  64. Scratch Cupcakery, IA: Raspberry Love
  65. Sift Cupcakery, CA: Battle Royale
  66. Simply Sweet Cupcake Boutique, AL: Maple Bacon
  67. Smallcakes Cupcakery, KS: Caramel Crunch
  68. Society Bakery, TX: Pecan Praline
  69. Sprinkles, CA: Lemon Coconut
  70. Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery, NY: Sassy Red Velvet
  71. Suite 106 Cupcakery, CA: Chocolate Salted Toffee
  72. SusieCakes, CA: Mocha
  73. Sweet Mandy B’s, IL: Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Frosting
  74. Sweet! By Good Golly Miss Holly, FL: Tiramisu
  75. Sweetness Bakeshop and Cafe, FL: Guayabera
  76. Swirlz Cupcakes, IL: Twixie
  77. The Atlanta Cupcake Factory, GA: Sugar Cookie Cake with Browned Butter, Rosemary and Pine Nut Frosting
  78. The Cupcakerie, WV: Raspberry Kissed Cocoa
  79. The Cupcakery, NV: Kir Royale
  80. The Flying Cupcake, IN: Zucchini Bikini Buster
  81. The Goodie Girls, CA: Scottie
  82. The Perfect Circle Cupcakery, CA: Perfect Pumpkin
  83. The Sweet Lobby, D.C.: Ginger-White Chocolate
  84. The Sweet Tooth Fairy, UT: Fairy Fetti
  85. Trophy Cupcakes and Party, WA: Chocolate Espresso Bean
  86. Two Little Red Hens, NY: Pumpkin Cake with Pumpkin Apricot Cream Cheese Frosting
  87. Union General Store, MI: Delish
  88. Vanilla Bake Shop, CA: Blackberry Passion Fruit (filled)
  89. Violet’s Cakes, CA: South Pacific
  90. White Mountain Cupcakery, NH: Boston Cream

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