2048 Cupcakes List: All 12 Cupcakes in Order, with Kcal Values
There are 12 cupcakes in 2048 Cupcakes, from the Vanilla Birthday on tile 2 to the Crown Master on tile 4096. This page lists every one in order, shows what each looks like, tells you how many Kcal it scores, and explains which two cupcakes you merge to make it.
The names and Kcal values below are the ones used in this version of the game. Other versions of 2048 with a cupcake theme can use different names and calorie values.
12 Cupcakes
From tile 2 up to tile 4096
First: Vanilla Birthday
Tile 2, spawns on its own
To Win: Rainbow Cupcake
Tile 2048, worth 5,000 Kcal
Highest: Crown Master
Tile 4096, worth 10,000 Kcal
Table of Contents
All 2048 Cupcakes in Order, Smallest to Largest
The order never changes. Two matching cupcakes merge into the next one on the list, exactly like the numbered tiles in the classic 2048. New cupcakes that appear on the board are almost always Vanilla Birthday, with a Bubblegum Pink about one time in ten. If you know other 2048-style puzzles, our page on games like 2048 Cupcakes shows how they compare.
| Tile Value | Cupcake Name | Kcal Scored | Made By Merging |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tile 2 | Vanilla Birthday | Free spawn | Made by merging: Spawns on its own |
| Tile 4 | Bubblegum Pink | 250 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Vanilla Birthday |
| Tile 8 | Sunshine Vanilla | 320 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Bubblegum Pink |
| Tile 16 | Valrhona Blond | 400 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Sunshine Vanilla |
| Tile 32 | Chocolate PB | 500 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Valrhona Blond |
| Tile 64 | Chocolate Mint | 650 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Chocolate PB |
| Tile 128 | Spider Web | 820 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Chocolate Mint |
| Tile 256 | Toasted Marshmallow | 1,000 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Spider Web |
| Tile 512 | Cookies & Cream | 1,200 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Toasted Marshmallow |
| Tile 1024 | Confetti Sundae | 3,000 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Cookies & Cream |
| Tile 2048 | Rainbow Cupcake | 5,000 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Confetti Sundae |
| Tile 4096 | Crown Master | 10,000 Kcal | Made by merging: Two Rainbow Cupcake |
What Each 2048 Cupcake Looks Like
Each cupcake has its own liner color, frosting and topper, which makes it easy to tell them apart at a glance once you know them. Here is every one, with how to get it and what to remember about it.
Vanilla Birthday
Free spawnWhat it looks like: A golden-yellow liner topped with a tall white vanilla swirl and a scatter of pink, cyan, yellow, green and purple sprinkles.
How to get it: It needs no merge: a new Vanilla Birthday spawns at the start of the game and after almost every move. It scores nothing, because it is never created by a merge.
Good to know: This is the cupcake the game hands you most of the time, so a tidy board is mostly about where the 2s end up. Keep loose Vanilla Birthdays away from your anchor corner.
Bubblegum Pink
250 KcalWhat it looks like: A purple liner with a hot-pink cream swirl and small white candy pearls, finished with one larger pearl on top.
How to get it: Merge two Vanilla Birthday cupcakes, or wait for one to spawn on its own. Creating it scores 250 Kcal. One is worth 2 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: About one new cupcake in ten spawns as a Bubblegum Pink, so you will sometimes get one without merging anything.
Sunshine Vanilla
320 KcalWhat it looks like: A sky-blue liner under a bright yellow swirl, with a golden star charm on top and a few sugar crystals.
How to get it: Merge two Bubblegum Pink cupcakes (tile 4). Creating it scores 320 Kcal. One is worth 4 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: From here on, start lining your cupcakes up in order along one edge of the board.
Valrhona Blond
400 KcalWhat it looks like: A brown liner holding a pale blond-chocolate ganache swirl, laced with dark chocolate drizzle and topped with a fleck of gold leaf.
How to get it: Merge two Sunshine Vanilla cupcakes (tile 8). Creating it scores 400 Kcal. One is worth 8 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: Two of these make Chocolate PB, the peanut butter cupcake.
Chocolate PB
500 KcalWhat it looks like: A dark chocolate liner under an amber peanut butter swirl, topped with two peanuts and a sprinkle of nut crumbs.
How to get it: Merge two Valrhona Blond cupcakes (tile 16). Creating it scores 500 Kcal. One is worth 16 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: This is the peanut butter cupcake many players search for. The cupcake that comes after it is Chocolate Mint.
Chocolate Mint
650 KcalWhat it looks like: A dark chocolate liner under a cool teal mint swirl, with two mint leaves on top and chocolate chips pressed into the frosting.
How to get it: Merge two Chocolate PB cupcakes (tile 32). Creating it scores 650 Kcal. One is worth 32 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: At this size a scattered board gets expensive, so check that your biggest cupcakes still sit together.
Spider Web
820 KcalWhat it looks like: A deep purple liner under dark charcoal frosting, with a white web piped across the swirl and a small purple spider on top.
How to get it: Merge two Chocolate Mint cupcakes (tile 64). Creating it scores 820 Kcal. One is worth 64 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: Spider Web is the first cupcake worth more than 800 Kcal.
Toasted Marshmallow
1,000 KcalWhat it looks like: A taupe liner under a tall white marshmallow swirl, browned on top as if it had just been toasted.
How to get it: Merge two Spider Web cupcakes (tile 128). Creating it scores 1,000 Kcal. One is worth 128 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: It scores exactly 1,000 Kcal, the first four-figure merge.
Cookies & Cream
1,200 KcalWhat it looks like: A black liner under a white vanilla cream swirl flecked with cookie crumbs, topped with a black-and-white sandwich cookie.
How to get it: Merge two Toasted Marshmallow cupcakes (tile 256). Creating it scores 1,200 Kcal. One is worth 256 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: Two Cookies & Cream make the Confetti Sundae, so this is the last stop before the 3,000 Kcal merge.
Confetti Sundae
3,000 KcalWhat it looks like: A pink liner under a tall white and pale-pink swirl, striped with chocolate fudge and colored confetti, with a red cherry and green stem on top.
How to get it: Merge two Cookies & Cream cupcakes (tile 512). Creating it scores 3,000 Kcal. One is worth 512 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: Making two of these is the hardest part of the game. Once a pair sits side by side, the Rainbow Cupcake is one merge away.
Rainbow Cupcake
5,000 KcalWhat it looks like: A rainbow-striped liner edged in gold, with stacked swirls that shade from red through yellow and green to blue, purple and pink, a golden star on top and small sparkles around it.
How to get it: Merge two Confetti Sundae cupcakes (tile 1024). Creating it scores 5,000 Kcal. One is worth 1,024 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: The winning cupcake. Creating it wins the game, and you can press Keep Going to continue. To win, you need this one. See why the Rainbow Cupcake is the cupcake that wins the game.
Crown Master
10,000 KcalWhat it looks like: A dark slate liner rimmed in gold, gold-leaf frosting with a pale cream center, and a golden crown set with pink, blue and green gems.
How to get it: Merge two Rainbow Cupcakes (tile 2048). Creating it scores 10,000 Kcal. One is worth 2,048 Vanilla Birthday cupcakes in total.
Good to know: The highest named cupcake. It only appears in endless mode, after you have won. Read how to unlock the Crown Master in endless mode.
How Many Kcal Is Each Cupcake Worth?
Your score goes up by the Kcal of every cupcake you create. Merging two Vanilla Birthdays makes a Bubblegum Pink and adds 250 Kcal. Merging two Confetti Sundaes makes the Rainbow Cupcake and adds 5,000 Kcal. The second table shows the Kcal per merge, and the total Kcal you earn along the way to build one of each cupcake from scratch.
| Tile Value | Cupcake Name | Kcal Per Merge | Total Kcal To Build One |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tile 2 | Vanilla Birthday | Free spawn | Total to build one from scratch: 0 Kcal (spawns free) |
| Tile 4 | Bubblegum Pink | 250 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 250 Kcal |
| Tile 8 | Sunshine Vanilla | 320 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 820 Kcal |
| Tile 16 | Valrhona Blond | 400 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 2,040 Kcal |
| Tile 32 | Chocolate PB | 500 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 4,580 Kcal |
| Tile 64 | Chocolate Mint | 650 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 9,810 Kcal |
| Tile 128 | Spider Web | 820 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 20,440 Kcal |
| Tile 256 | Toasted Marshmallow | 1,000 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 41,880 Kcal |
| Tile 512 | Cookies & Cream | 1,200 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 84,960 Kcal |
| Tile 1024 | Confetti Sundae | 3,000 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 172,920 Kcal |
| Tile 2048 | Rainbow Cupcake | 5,000 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 350,840 Kcal |
| Tile 4096 | Crown Master | 10,000 Kcal | Total to build one from scratch: 711,680 Kcal |
What the Numbers Tell You
- Small merges add up: Building one Rainbow Cupcake takes 512 merges of Vanilla Birthdays into Bubblegum Pinks alone. Those 512 merges are worth 128,000 Kcal, about 36% of the 350,840 Kcal total.
- Big merges are rare: The Rainbow Cupcake itself is only one merge, worth 5,000 Kcal, or about 1.4% of the total.
- Endless mode doubles the score: Building a Crown Master takes 711,680 Kcal in total, roughly twice as much as the 350,840 Kcal for a Rainbow Cupcake.
These totals assume every new cupcake spawns as a Vanilla Birthday. Real games run slightly lower, because about one new cupcake in ten spawns as a Bubblegum Pink and skips a merge. For ways to raise your score, see the high score tips on the homepage. To see how these numbers add up in a real game, read the highest score in 2048 Cupcakes.
2048 Cupcakes List: Frequently Asked Questions
There are 12 cupcakes: Vanilla Birthday, Bubblegum Pink, Sunshine Vanilla, Valrhona Blond, Chocolate PB, Chocolate Mint, Spider Web, Toasted Marshmallow, Cookies & Cream, Confetti Sundae, Rainbow Cupcake and the Crown Master.
The first cupcake is the Vanilla Birthday (tile 2). It spawns on its own at the start of every game. Bubblegum Pink (tile 4) also spawns now and then, roughly one new cupcake in ten.
The Rainbow Cupcake (tile 2048, 5,000 Kcal) is the one you need to win. The highest named cupcake is the Crown Master (tile 4096, 10,000 Kcal), which you can only reach in endless mode after winning.
The peanut butter cupcake is Chocolate PB (tile 32). Merge two of them to make Chocolate Mint (tile 64, 650 Kcal).
Your score goes up by the Kcal of every cupcake you create. Bubblegum Pink is worth 250 Kcal, Chocolate PB 500, Cookies & Cream 1,200, the Confetti Sundae 3,000, the Rainbow Cupcake 5,000 and the Crown Master 10,000. The full table is on this page.
It has a rainbow-striped liner edged in gold, stacked swirls that shade from red through yellow and green to blue, purple and pink, and a golden star on top.
Yes. Vanilla Birthday is the 2 tile, Bubblegum Pink is 4, and so on up to the Rainbow Cupcake on 2048. Two matching cupcakes merge into the next one, exactly like the numbered tiles.
Not always. This page lists the cupcakes, names and Kcal values used in this version of the game. Other versions of 2048 with a cupcake theme can use different names and calorie values.
Ready to Bake Them All?
Now that you know the whole chain, put it to use. Start a game, pick a corner, and see how far up the list you can get. If you want a plan, read the step-by-step winning guide.
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