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Laid Off Attorney Starts 'Manly' Cupcake Bakery

NEW YORK (CBS 2) -- The recession wiped out millions of jobs in this country, and for some of the unemployed, the crisis brought out an entrepreneurial flair they never knew they had. Alexis Christoforous met up with a laid-off attorney who cooked up a gender revolution with cupcakes.

David Arrick started the Butch Bakery to make cupcakes for men. You won't find pastel frosting or sprinkles. Think camoflage, herringbone and a shot of booze.

Flavors like rum and coke or beer with peanuts are making headlines and selling through his web site by the thousands.

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