Best Cupcakes in America!

I logged onto my AOL account this morning, and wouldn't you know it? One of the healine stories was about the Best Cupcakes in America. Now, if you've read some of my previous posts, you know what a cupcake fiend I am, and how much I absolutely love Trophy cupcakes in Seattle.

Well. Guess who made the list of the best cupcakes in America?

That's right, Trophy cupcakes and their Hummingbird cupcake (trust me, it's amazing). Another Seattle cupcakery (Cupcake Royale) also made the list, which makes me really, really happy. For an addict like me, I have access to two of the top places. Yippie! For those of you in other cities, here's the list (article by Dulcy Israel):

Red Velvet Cupcake
Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker St. New York, NY 10014-2452
(212) 462-2572
(made famous by Sex in the City)

Vanilla Cupcake
Sprinkles
Plaza at Preston Center
4020 Villanova Drive Dallas, Texas 75225
214-369-0004
(one of Oprah's favorite cupcakeries!)

Peppermint Party Cupcake
Cupcake Royale
2052 Market St. Seattle, Wash. 98107
206-782-9557
(one of the first cupcake places in Seattle)

Hummingbird Cupcake
Trophy Cupcakes
1815 N. 45th St. Suite 209 Seattle, Wash. 98103
206-632-7235
(the Hummingbird is a pineapple, banana, coconut piece of heaven with cream cheese frosting)

Chocolate and Vanilla Old Fashioned Cupcakes
Back in the Day Bakery
2403 Bull Street Savannah, Ga. 3140
912-495-9292
(Paula Dean loves this place)

Good Morning Cupcake
The Cupcakery
9680 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 207-2253
(This confection is made of yellow cake with a cinnamon swirl- yum!)

Vegan Chocolate Cupcake
Babycakes NYC
248 Broome St. New York, N.Y.
212-677-5047
(instead of wheat, gluten, dairy and sugar, this place manages to make a fabulous cupcake with fun ingredients like coconut oil and agave nectar)

Milk Chocolate Ganache Cupcake
Franklin Street Bakery
1020 East Franklin Ave. Minneapolis, Minn. 55404
612-879-5730
(with a chocolate ganache center, you can't go wrong with this one)

Spice Cupcake
Society Bakery
3426 B Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas 75206
214-827-1411
(fun fact: 10% of all profits go to charities like the Red Cross and the SPCA)

Bittersweet Symphony
Sticky Fingers
811 NE 79th St. Miami, FL 33138
(for many musically inspired cupcakes, this is your place)

Corn-based Cupcake
Cupcakes
613 W. Briar Place Chicago, Ill. 60657
(866) 525-0817
(This one has a roasted vegetable cream cheese frosting. Sounds weird, but apparently it's great.)

The Fleur De Sel Cupcake
Kara's Cupcakes
249 Scott St. San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: (415) 563-2253
(yummy organic cupcakes with unexpected toppings)

The Rocky Road Cupcake
Cupcake
433 King Street Charleston, SC
Phone: (843) 853-8181
(this cupcake is touted as "the sweetest taste in Charleston")

Carmel Apple Cupcake
Lilly Jane's Cupcakes
664 S. River Shore Suite 164 Eagle, Idaho
Phone: 208-938-3408
(fun fact: this place was named after the owner's grandmothers, Lilly and Jane)

The MSC Mojito Cupcake
Main Street Cupcakes
238 North Main Street Hudson, Ohio
Phone: 330-342-0833
(you can eat a dozen and still drive home. Can't say that about the real thing!)

Vegan Cupcakes
Knit Knight Cupcakes
Everywhere, U.S.A.
(some of the most creatively decorated cupcakes you'll ever see. Plus, they're vegan!)