Calling all dessert lovers!

Calling all dessert lovers!

For my next Weekend Edition story, I'm investigating the tasty, trendy world of dessert. (Tough gig, huh?) After years of great press, the wildly popular cupcake stands alone at the top of the pile. But there are growing reports that the cupcake bubble may be about to burst. So I want to find out ... what's the next big thing?

I'm busy searching for tasty desserts that have the potential to someday equal, or even end, the cupcake's world domination. We're focusing on baked goods in the piece, but obviously there are a whole of of other (frozen/fried/healthy/magnificently unhealthy) desserts out there in the rest of the world that have the potential to go 'cupcake supernova.'

So that's where I need your help. If you know of a dessert that's popular in your neck of the woods, I want to know about it. Tell me in the comment section below, or if you're the photography type, you can join our Flickr photo pool: Desserts-What's the next cupcake? Post a picture of your nominated dessert, and tell us in the description why you think your nominee can crush the cupcake. If you don't think anything can end the cupcake's reign, feel free to post a picture of the cupcake that proves your point. (Just make sure these are all images that you own yourself, OK?)

When our piece goes live on February 11th, 2011, we'll feature some of the most popular nominations from around the country and the world.

I'm looking forward to hearing from all of you!

— Jim