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Taco Bell · Cake Empanada
A Milk Bar collaboration transforming the bakery's Birthday Cake flavor into a crispy, golden Taco Bell empanada topped with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
Every birthday cake menu item, by chain and by year
Which US restaurant chains put birthday cake on the menu, when each launch ran, and who got there first.
Key data
MenuLaunches has tracked 9 birthday cake menu launches across 2 US restaurant chains between 2026 and 2026, peaking in 2026-09. The chains that use it most are Taco Bell, Crumbl.
- Launches
- 9
- Chains
- 2
- Years covered
- 2026–2026
- Peak month
- 2026-09
Launches by month
When chains actually put this on the menu.
- 626-09
- 326-10
Who launched birthday cake first in 2026
Ordered by announce date.
| # | Chain | Item | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crumbl | Ice Cream Cake Sandwich Cookie | September 14, 2026 |
| 2 | Crumbl | Birthday Cake Cookie featuring Oreo | September 21, 2026 |
| 3 | Crumbl | Cake Batter Blondie Cookie | September 21, 2026 |
| 4 | Crumbl | Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Cookie | September 21, 2026 |
| 5 | Crumbl | Pink Sugar Cookie Cake | September 21, 2026 |
| 6 | Crumbl | Birthday Cake Cookie ft. OREO | September 21, 2026 |
| 7 | Taco Bell | Birthday Cake Empanada | October 8, 2026 |
| 8 | Taco Bell | Milk Bar Birthday Cake Empanada | October 8, 2026 |
| 9 | Taco Bell | Cake Empanada | October 15, 2026 |
All launches
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Taco Bell · Milk Bar Birthday Cake Empanada
A crispy, golden Taco Bell empanada filled with cake batter-flavored filling, topped with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles, based on Milk Bar's Birthday Cake flavor.
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Taco Bell · Birthday Cake Empanada
An empanada filled with Milk Bar's Birthday Cake flavor and topped with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles, a collaboration between Taco Bell and Milk Bar.
Limited-time offerWhile supplies last
Crumbl · Birthday Cake Cookie ft. OREO
A thick cookie made with actual Oreo pieces, topped with cake batter cream cheese frosting, sprinkles, and Oreo crumbs.
Limited-time offerEnded Sep 26
Crumbl · Pink Sugar Cookie Cake
A layered miniature cake with sugar cookie flavored cake layers and pale pink almond buttercream frosting between and on top of the layers.
Limited-time offerEnded Sep 26
Crumbl · Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Cookie
A brown sugar skillet cookie packed with milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chunks, topped with swirls of fudge frosting and confetti sprinkles.
Limited-time offerEnded Sep 26
Crumbl · Cake Batter Blondie Cookie
A cake batter dough cookie mixed with sprinkles and white drops, rolled in rainbow sprinkles before baking.
Limited-time offerEnded Sep 26
Crumbl · Birthday Cake Cookie featuring Oreo
A thick cookie made with OREO Cookie pieces, covered in cake batter cream cheese frosting, topped with more OREO pieces and rainbow sprinkles.
Limited-time offerEnded Sep 19
Crumbl · Ice Cream Cake Sandwich Cookie
Two plain sugar cookies stacked with pink vanilla buttercream between them, topped with pink ice cream-inspired frosting, piped and garnished with rainbow sprinkles.