Brothers Brad and Bill Jones, with their parents, Jerry and Elizabeth, run this superpopular dessert restaurant, the first of its kind in Omaha. The family serves terrific cupcakes like the new Ice Cream Sundae (ganache-filled chocolate cake iced with vanilla buttercream, drizzled with chocolate and topped with crushed peanuts and a maraschino cherry). Their Sweet and Salty cupcake (a caramel-and-sea-salt-filled chocolate cake topped with chocolate buttercream and caramel drizzle) is the shop's top best-seller and a favorite of F&W's editors. jonesbroscupcakes.com
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