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"Swing by the Lincoln Park spot and sample the award-winning red velvet cupcake, or create a treat of your own by mixing and matching cake and frosting flavors."

Chris Cockren

"The cupcakes always taste super-fresh, are made with high-quality ingredients, and the flavor combinations are exciting, whimsical, and fun."

Amy Cavanaugh

"There are plenty of fancy cupcakes, like a cookies and cream version, but it's the simplest ones that you build yourself—vanilla cake with chocolate frosting, brown butter icing atop banana cake—that have us returning again and again."

Mason Johnson

"For those of you who had a cupcake, congratulations, you just had heaven in your mouth. Molly’s does good by the classics, while excelling at the center-filled cupcake."

Jessie Oleson Moore

"It was a solid little brick of cream-filled magic, a respectable buttery vanilla cake beautifully complemented by a turn-your-teeth-chocolatey rich ganache and a vanilla bean-flecked custard."

Lauren Gordon

"101 Best Cupcakes in America: Molly's Cupcakes - Molly’s Cupcakes in Chicago has sweets that really pack a flavorful punch. To customize your own, simply pick a cake flavor, choose a frosting, and then make it yourself with an array of tasty toppings."

Chelsia Lai

"The cupcakes at Molly’s are always perfectly cooked and moist… perfect to dig into with a fork or your teeth. What really sets Molly’s apart is the frosting because it is not too sweet or overwhelming."

Judy Marcus

"The tiramisu cupcake at Molly's is rich and has that great airiness, specific to tiramisu. The tiramisu cupcake is filled in the center with sweetened mascarpone cheese."

Lauren Goldstein

"This bakery is famous for its center-filled cupcakes and custom sprinkle station, and its popular Ron Bennington flavor is like nothing we’ve ever tasted."

Elena Zhang

"What truly sets Molly’s cupcakes apart are their fillings, which complement the flavors of the cake and frosting perfectly and are often made with fresh fruit ingredients."