Cannibal Cupcake is a fan-created character, internet meme, or horror-comedy entity that appears in various user-generated stories, digital artworks, and indie horror games. The concept typically blends the cute, innocent aesthetic of a anthropomorphic cupcake with grotesque or cannibalistic behavior—such as consuming other baked goods or human-like characters. Origins The exact origin of the Cannibal Cupcake is unclear. The earliest known references appeared on imageboards and creepypasta forums around the early 2010s, often as part of “cursed image” threads or short horror vignettes. Some sources attribute its rise to indie game jams, where developers created twisted versions of food items for humor and shock value.