Taco Bell and Milk Bar Created the Dessert Collab of the 12 months: Birthday Cake Churros

We by no means really want an excuse for a day candy deal with, however a brand-new dessert drop at Taco Bell would possibly simply be that push to hit “cell order.” 

Taco Bell is as soon as once more teaming up with dessert maven Milk Bar for a brand new cake-inspired menu merchandise, the chain revealed to Meals & Wine. The Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churro, a sprinkle-dusted deal with with a gooey core of vanilla frosting, is timed to hit Taco Bell menus nationwide right this moment. This isn’t the one time that Taco Bell has tapped the artistic minds at Milk Bar — nevertheless it would possibly simply be the primary occasion you’ve been in a position to get your arms on one.

For simply $2.99 at your neighborhood Taco Bell, you’ll obtain two icing-filled churros that convey a vanilla spin to this classically deep-fried deal with. (And as anticipated, they’re rolled in a cinnamon-sugar coating with Milk Bar’s distinctive pink sprinkles.) In a press release, Taco Bell describes them as “crispy and heat,” with a “pleasant burst of sweetness and heat, crispy texture in each chew.” They play closely into Milk Bar’s core Birthday Cake, which stands because the New York-based bakery’s bestseller. 

“This second collaboration between Taco Bell and Milk Bar was impressed by the rising demand for distinctive and indulgent ‘little treats’ that convey pleasure to on a regular basis events,” a model consultant tells Meals & Wine. “Taco Bell and Milk Bar followers are at all times excited for one thing candy, new, and sudden. The nostalgia of Milk Bar’s birthday cake taste remixed with crispy, heat Taco Bell churros ship simply that, combining the perfect of each manufacturers.”

Milk Bar is likewise releasing a churro-inspired taste of its award-winning truffles. These Churro Birthday Cake Truffles, which will likely be accessible right this moment on the model’s NYC flagship, function a churro cake base, a decadent frosting middle, and a thick coating of “churro birthday sand” on the skin. 

 Sound acquainted? In 2022, the 2 manufacturers launched a Strawberry Bell Truffle, a candy cake truffle soaked in strawberry milk with a gooey “candy corn fudge” middle. Much like Milk Bar’s iconic cornflake-dusted desserts, this experimental deal with was coated in a sweet-and-salty mixture of strawberry corn cereal. Nonetheless, it did have one disadvantage: this trial dessert was solely accessible at one Taco Bell location in Los Angeles and two Milk Bar flagship shops. The corporate studies that this candy deal with, offered for $2.99 per two-pack, offered out in mere days. 

“This one-of-a-kind truffle is the friendship-fueled fruition of an idea made doable by a mutual dedication to innovation,” Rene Pisciotti, govt chef at Taco Bell, mentioned in a 2022 assertion. “[Milk Bar founder] Christina Tosi and her culinary group labored carefully with specialists inside Taco Bell’s very personal check kitchen on this collaboration, and we couldn’t consider higher companions to be taught from and group up with.”

Milk Bar’s been within the collaboration recreation for some time. From limited-run sneaker drops to head-scratching meals partnerships (slice of a Cheetos layered cake, anybody?), the model’s clearly prepared to suppose exterior of the cake field. As for the Strawberry Bell Truffle, Milk Bar’s James Beard award-winning founder mentioned the model’s partnership was on her wishlist for fairly a while. 

Backside line: Whether or not you’re a Taco Bell purist or somebody who’s thrilled to strive the most recent factor, these churros absolutely gained’t stick round for lengthy.