Once again, we're on the edge of trendy ;-)

Think you can handle a shot of the hard stuff? Better mosey up to the bar with your toothbrush.

The bake shop boom that has fueled the oh-so-retro love affair with cupcakes has spawned a new — albeit micro — trend that has Saturday-night hipsters doing a style of shot that won't burn your gullet like 150 proof.

Frosting shots. And yes, it's exactly what you think it is.

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Now a staple, BabyCakes' $1.50 frosting shots are served in vintage shot glasses. And with the shop situated in the bar-heavy Lower East Side, nights bring heavy demand. Customers already in a party mood see it as a quirky way to add to the festivities, McKenna says.

At Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Ga., owner Cheryl Day has piped 75-cent frosting sides for her Friday-night "cupcake happy hour" for the past three years. At a happy hour in February, she sold about 100 shots. She thought using a bar conceit would draw locals as well as college students.

Article Credit: St. Paul Pioneer Press

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Larry Crowe