Move Over, 'El Chapo' Shirts! Bakery in Mexico Selling 'El Chapo' Cupcakes

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The Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been heading the headlines for quite some time because of his capture earlier this month. Now, the face of the famous Sinaloa Cartel leader will be heading to the tummies of pastry lovers as a bakery in northern Mexico is offering El Chapo cupcakes, WGN TV reports.

According to the news outlet, the El Chapo cupcakes shows the drug lord's face during the time of his capture while wearing the same soiled T-shirt. The controversial cupcakes of El Chapo is the brainchild of Alfredo Soria, a pastry chef from Hermosillo, who told FOX that upon the release of his creation, social media has been at a "shock" of the pastry goodies. WTOC notes that the El Chapo cupcakes instantly went viral on the internet just hours after uploading it.

This cupcakes comes after Dalton Avalos Ramirez from the famous piñateria in Reynosa, Mexico, released a piñata in the form of El Chapo, New York Post reports. The El Chapo piñata retails from $28 to $56. It shows the drug lord's arrest, wearing a dirty tank top, blue jeans while in handcuffs. To add humor, a thought bubble with a picture of a woman in a bikini floats above his head.

The famous piñateria has also created some quirky piñatas from famous personalities like that of Kate del Castillo. According to The Guardian, the latina actress was the one who made Sean Penn's interview with El Chapo possible. However, over the weekend, Univision reports that del Castilo claims that the Mexican government is trying to "destroy her" because of her said part in the meeting.

“I have no reason to give explanations to the press. If I don’t talk it's because my lawyers told me not to because the government wants to destroy me,” del Castillo said.

The creator of the drug lord piñata, in an interview with Expreso Press via New York Post, says that some customers are not buying the El Chapo piñata for whacking but to keep it as a fun souvenir.

Mail Online reports that El Chapo was captured on Jan. 8 after escaping his maximum security prison through a tunnel. The notorious leader of the drug cartel was captured 1,300 miles away from prison in a motel in Los Mochis, Mexico. During the encounter, El Cholo, the drug lord's right hand, was also captured while six gangsters were arrested while five gangsters were killed.

What do you think of the El Chapo cupcakes and piñata? Will you buy one for yourself?