10 Innovative and Brilliant Boozy Desserts

Since Guiness is already a pretty thick beer, it may be the perfect addition to an ice cream-based dessert. The owners of Téo Espresso and Gelato in Austin, TX, think so, and their hoards of fans don't seem to mind, either.

26 Doors Shopping Center, 1206 West 38th St., Austin, TX; caffeeteo.com

Do NOT go to Hill Country unless you are ready to eat! And when we say "eat," we mean figure out how you are going to fit brisket, beef ribs, short ribs, campfire baked beans, mac n' cheese, collard greens, spare ribs, corn pudding, sweet potato bourbon mash, cole slaw, and the like in your stomach, followed by dessert. We reccommend the Maple Whiskey Milkshake, because let's face it, at this point you've already gone a bit over the top. Finish the job, already!

410 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC; 30 W 26th St., New York, NY; hillcountryny.com

Assuming you can get past American Cupcake's PB & J menu, there is plenty of sweet, boozy fun to be had here. From the "Candy Cocktails" menu, one can order the "Drunken Cupcake," a boozy shake with pieces of cupcake mixed in. If you want less texture but still want it boozy, try the vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, gingerbread, espresso, Irish cream, fluffernutter, or chocolate mint milkshakes. Don't forget to tip your bartender!

1919 Union Street San Francisco, CA; americancupcake.com

Cakes and Ale Restaurant, run by husband-and-wife team Billy and Kirsten Allin, follows a cooking philosophy based on high-quality ingredients and simplicity of production. They want their patrons to enjoy food in a comfortable, safe setting. We agree with this philosophy whole-heartedly, though we think we'd probably be able to enjoy their Missisissippi Mud Cake (flourless chocolate pudding and stout whipped cream) in the middle of Times Square during rush hour and be totally zen.

151 Sycamore St., Decatur, GA; cakesandalerestaurant.com

When the folks at David Burke Townhouse do dessert, they do it right. Defying traditional notions of doughnuts, the eatery offer theirs warm and "drunken." Flavors include milk chocolate baileys, strawberry daiquiri, and salted caramel.

133 East 61st St., New York, NY; davidburketownhouse.com

Boozy milkshake with vanilla ice cream, mezcal, lime, and salted caramel sauce, anyone? Head to Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery in Seattle, WA. It doesn't stop there, though. Fourth generation Washingtonian and Hot Cakes founder, Autumn Martin, also has Tequila and Jalapeño, Smoked Chocolate and Scotch, and Extra Dark Caramel, Espresso, and Rye milkshake options on her menu. Yes, she has gone there, and you should, too.

5427 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle, WA; getyourhotcakes.com

Know anyone who considers herself a cupcake curator? We do! At More in Chicago, a "modern art museum-meets-cupcake boutique," they promise that each cupcake is "delightfully decadent and totally transforming." We're in! And we want to start with the tomato cake, filled with vodka buttercream and celery garnish. Does that count as a Bloody Mary and a cupcake in one? We also crave the margarita cake, which certainly won't give you brain freeze.

One East Delaware Place in Chicago, IL; morecupcakes.com

Top Flr and The Sound Table are two peas in a pod, located in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. Known in part for their creative and culturally-influenced cocktails, their foray into boozy desserts is just an extension of their talents. This spring they offered a Bourbon-Ginger ice cream with an Angostura caramel swirl.

483 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta, GA; topflr.com

At Chef Walter Pisano's Seattle restaurant, Tulio, he offers "Dolci per gli Adulti," or sweets for adults. Want to know how he would spice up your banana split request? With a charming and irresistible combination of amaretto, bananas, vanilla gelato, and candied spiced marcona almonds. For something even more fun, try the Sambuca Sundae. We might just skip the meal and go straight for dessert! We are adults, afterall.

1100 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA; tulio.com

Aside from an extensive list of original and seasonal cupcakes, Enjoi also has "Happy Hour Cupcakes." The Rude Rum cupcake is a vanilla cupcake soaked in aged rum with a rum butter cream frosting. Mojito Cupcake is a vanilla cupcake infused with lime, mint, and rum, finished with a lime glaze and a rum and mint butter cream frosting.

enjoicupcakes.com