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The Top 50 Cupcakes in America
From Georgetown Cupcake in Washington, D.C., to Crumbs Bake Shop in New York City and even the year-old shop around the corner, find out which cupcakery is home to the number one cupcake in America
Huckleberry Bakery and Café
A plate of cupcakes from Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe in California.
Keywords Cupcakes, Top 50 Cupcakes In America
Check out an alphabetical list of all the cupcake contenders' ratings, and their to-die-for cupcakes. All categories are out of 10 points.
| Bakery | Must-Try Cupcake | Menu | Cupcake Design | Frosting-to-Cake Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Girl Sweets – OH | Lemon-licious | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Cake Studio – AK | Chocolate Merlot | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Angel Cups – ND | Honey Pear | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| AnnOlivia's – MS | Raspberry Delight | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Ava's Cupcakes –NJ | Chocolate Cannoli | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Baked – NY | Caramel Apple Cups | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Baked by Melissa – NY | Apple Pie a la Mode | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Bee Sweet Cupcakes – LA | I Heart Bananas Foster | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Bernice's Bakery – MT | Chocolate Cherry Coke | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Big Sugar Bakeshop – CA | Chococcino | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Billy's Bakery – NY | Banana Nutella | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Bleu Squid Bakery – CT | Vanilla Chocolate Malted | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Blue Smoke Bake Shop – NY | Banana-Pecan with Caramel Buttercream | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Brown Betty Dessert Boutique – PA | Aunt Eva Says | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Brown's Bakery – KY | Bourbon Pecan | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Buttercup Bake Shop – NY | Lady Baltimore | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Buttercup Happycakes – ID | Salted Caramel Chocolate | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Buzz Bakery – VA | Coco Loco | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Cake Couture – HI | Red Velvet Cheesecake | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Cake Crumbs – CO | Cream Cheese on Chocolate | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Cake Dreams – MD | Cannoli | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cake Fetish Cupcakes – NM | Scutterbotch | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Cakeology –MA | Boston Cream Pie | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Charm City Cupcakes – MD | Vanilla Lemon Ginger | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Crave Bakeshop – OR | African Yam | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Crumbs Bake Shop – NY | Blackbottom Cheesecake Brownie | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Crushcakes Cupcakery – CA | Buttermilk Crumb Cake | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Cupcake – MN | Chocolate Passion Fruit | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Cupcake – SC | Bourbon Pecan Pie | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Cupcake Heaven – DE | Overstuffed Cannoli | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Cupcake Jones – OR | What's Up Doc? | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Cupcake Royale – WA | Tiramisu, Affogato-ized | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Cupcakes-A-Go-Go – WI | Red Velvet Pomegranate | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cupcakes on Kavanaugh – AR | White Chocolate Raspberry | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Cupcrazed Cakery – SC | Pumpkin Caramel with Cinnamon Buttercream and Candied Pecans | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| CutieCakes – WY | Lemon-Limoncello | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Dessert Club ChikaLicious – NY | Nutella Nutbomb | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Dozen Bake Shop – PA | Pumpkin Chai | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Georgetown Cupcake – D.C. | Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Happy Cakes Bakeshop – CO | Pumpkin Pie | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Hello Cupcake – D.C. | Pumpkin Spice | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| House of Cupcakes – NJ | Fudge Truffle | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe – CA | Zucchini Carrot with Cream Cheese Frosting | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Ice It! Bakery – ME | Filled Coconut Almond Surprise | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Isabelle's Curly Cakes – MA | Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cup | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Jilly's Cupcake Bar and Cafe – MO | French Silk | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Jones Bros. Cupcakes – NE | German Chocolate | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Kara's Cupcakes – CA | Fleur de Sel | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Leah's Sweet Treats – TX | Cranberry Chai | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Love at First Bite – CA | Razzle Dazzle | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Magnolia Bakery – NY | Hummingbird | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Magpies Cakes –TN | Just About Decadent | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Mind Over Batter – AZ | Caramel Macchiato | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Molly's Cupcakes – IL | Ron Bennington | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| My Little Cupcake – VT | Vanilla Peach Honey | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Nancy's Fancies – RI | Wedding Cake | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Oh My Cupcakes! Gourmet Cupcakery – SD | Stuffed French Toast | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Philly Cupcake – PA | Jewish Apple Strudel | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Pinkitzel Cupcakes and Candy – OK | Blueberry Chesecake | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Polka Dot Bakeshop – NC | Cranberry Orange | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Red Velvet Cupcakery – D.C. | Summertime | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Robicelli's – NY | Bourbon Caramel Apple | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Saint Cupcake – OR | Salty Captain | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Scratch Cupcakery – IA | Raspberry Love | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Sift Cupcakery –CA | Battle Royale | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Simply Sweet Cupcake Boutique – AL | Maple Bacon | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Smallcakes Cupcakery – KS | Caramel Crunch | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Society Bakery – TX | Pecan Praline | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Sprinkles – CA | Lemon Coconut | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery – NY | Sassy Red Velvet | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Suite 106 Cupcakery –CA | Chocolate Salted Toffee | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| SusieCakes – CA | Mocha | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Sweet Mandy B's – IL | Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Frosting | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Sweet! By Good Golly Miss Holly – FL | Tiramisu | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Sweetness Bakeshop and Cafe – FL | Guayabera | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Swirlz Cupcakes – IL | Twixie | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| The Atlanta Cupcake Factory – GA | Sugar Cookie Cake with Browned Butter, Rosemary and Pine Nut Frosting | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| The Cupcakerie – WV | Raspberry Kissed Cocoa | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| The Cupcakery – NV | Kir Royale | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| The Flying Cupcake – IN | Zucchini Bikini Buster | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| The Goodie Girls – CA | Scottie | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| The Perfect Circle Cupcakery – CA | Perfect Pumpkin | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| The Sweet Lobby – D.C. | Ginger-White Chocolate | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| The Sweet Tooth Fairy – UT | Fairy Fetti | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Trophy Cupcakes and Party – WA | Chocolate Espresso Bean | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Two Little Red Hens – NY | Pumpkin Cake with Pumpkin Apricot Cream Cheese Frosting | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Union General Store – MI | Delish | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Vanilla Bake Shop – CA | Blackberry Passion Fruit (filled) | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Violet's Cakes – CA | South Pacific | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| White Mountain Cupcakery – NH | Boston Cream | 8 | 7 | 4 |
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