Pickle cupcakes have been a big “dill” at the largest fair in New England for a couple of years. But now, the bakery that made them famous is doubling down on its success and expanding its pickle menu.
LuAnn’s Bakery and Cafe in Ellington, Connecticut first made the pickle cupcake for the Super Bowl about six years ago. The bakery continued to offer it during the Super Bowl for “something weird.”
The bakery then brought it to a local farmers’ market’s pickle festival. They sold out.
They decided to perfect their recipe and try it at The Big E in 2023.
Overall, the bakery sold about 10,000 cupcakes during the fair’s 17-day run. And the bakery brought it back for the 2024 fair.
In July, the bakery is diving deeper into its “dill-icious” options — serving up even more pickle-packed treats at the Connecticut Pickle Festival at Mohegan Sun from July 25-27.
The event is calling itself “New England’s largest pickle event of the year.”
The bakery plans to bring pickle focaccia, pickle cupcakes, pickle bagels, dill pickle cream cheese and dill pickle cheesecake fudge.
The options will also be offered at the Ellington farmers’ market on Saturday with two farmers’ market exclusives — the pickle cookies and pickle picnic bread.
Other festival options will include fried pickles, pickle pizza, dill pickle kettle corn, pickle shaved ice and pickle-topped ice cream. Attendees over the age of 21 can double down with pickle shots or pickle martinis.
A pickle eating contest is listed as a “fan favorite” part of the schedule.
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