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Courageous Bakery First there was the Green Machine cupcake truck and then came our bakeries! Kathryn was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins T-cell Lymphoma in May of 2010.

Cupcakes for Courage is the brain child of Kathryn and Laura Pekarik, two sisters that share the same passion for baking and want to share that passion with the world one cupcake at a time. Later that year, a benefit was held in her honor to help defray the costs of her medical care. To contribute, Laura baked 250 cupcakes to host a bake sale at the event. There were four unique and delicious flavors to choose from; all of which were personally created. The cupcakes received such rave reviews that friends and family were requesting them by the dozen! As a result, Cupcakes for Courage was born to provide our community with delectable little cakes while raising money for our cause. We also bake with care for the environment to protect it for generations to come. We pride ourselves in our delicious flavors and are committed to providing the finest cupcakes with the highest quality of ingredients. We deliver a cupcake we stand behind while raising money for cancer research and the ‘Ride Janie Ride’ foundation; we strive to support many organizations in our community and beyond. So when you bite into a cupcake for courage you know that it’s a cupcake dedicated to changing the world in small and BIG ways.

Your afternoon snack situation just improved.$3 cupcakes$4 Chicken Verde tacos$4 Iced Horchata Loca$4 home fries$3 drip ...
10/05/2026

Your afternoon snack situation just improved.

$3 cupcakes

$4 Chicken Verde tacos
$4 Iced Horchata Loca
$4 home fries
$3 drip coffee
$2 Bowl O’ Holes

Elmhurst 1–3 PM
Oak Park 2–4 PM
Monday–Friday

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Starting Monday: weekday snacks, sips + treats for $2–$4.There is a very specific kind of hunger that happens somewhere ...
10/02/2026

Starting Monday:

weekday snacks, sips + treats for $2–$4.

There is a very specific kind of hunger that happens
somewhere between lunch and dinner.

Too late for breakfast.
Too early for dinner.
Somehow exactly the right time for a cupcake.

So we made Courageous Happy Hour.

Monday through Friday, we’re putting some of our most-loved Courageous staples on special — plus a new savory snack for when frosting is not technically lunch.

ELMHURST • 1–3 PM
OAK PARK • 2–4 PM
MONDAY–FRIDAY

$3 Classic Cupcakes
Pink Velvet, Vanilla Bean + Double Chocolate

$4 Chicken Verde Taco
Our pulled chicken tossed with salsa verde and tucked into a corn tortilla with all the good stuff.

$4 Herbed Home Fries
Our addictive seasoned potatoes.

$2 Bowl O’ Holes
Four donut holes. A tiny bowl of happiness.

$4 Iced Horchata Loca
One of our most popular drinks, because obviously she had to be invited.

$3 Drip Coffee
No complicated coupon.
No secret password.
Just come hungry during Happy Hour.

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$1 OFF NEW FALL CONESTHROUGH SUNDAY OCT. 11Two new fall cones, extended fall hours, and a little reason to come try them...
09/29/2026

$1 OFF NEW FALL CONES
THROUGH SUNDAY OCT. 11

Two new fall cones, extended fall hours,
and a little reason to come try them this week.

HAND-CUT • ROASTED • FROZEN • BLENDED TO ORDER

We start with real apples and sweet potatoes, roast them in-house with brown sugar and fall spices, freeze them, then blend them right into your choice of vanilla, coconut or chocolate ice cream.

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🍎 APPLE CINNAMON CRUMBLE 🍎
Roasted spiced apples blended into your ice cream and finished with our homemade buttery oat crumble.
Basically, apple crisp meets an ice cream cone.
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🍠 SWEET POTATO PECAN 🍠
Roasted spiced sweet potato blended into your ice cream and topped with our house-made candied caramel pecans.
Sweet potato pie. In cone form.

No canned filling. No flavored syrups.
Just the good stuff we make ourselves.

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09/20/2026

Come to Courageous to fill your cup, your plate, your tummy…your EVERYTHING 💖

The pastry case is showing off today 💕🍰And she’s looking extra cute.📍Courageous Bakery •
09/17/2026

The pastry case is showing off today 💕🍰

And she’s looking extra cute.

📍Courageous Bakery •

Cinnamon sugar or glazed?
09/15/2026

Cinnamon sugar or glazed?

A little Courageous traditionIf you’ve ever ordered breakfast or lunch with us, you probably know the drill.While you wa...
09/15/2026

A little Courageous tradition

If you’ve ever ordered breakfast or lunch with us, you probably know the drill.

While you wait, we fry up our little donut holes, toss them in cinnamon sugar and pass a few across the counter — on us.

We’ve been doing it since our very first year of brunch. No coupon. No catch. Just a little something sweet while you wait. 🤎

Want more? We thought you might.

Donut holes aren't just for waiting.

Grab them from the bakery case for 75¢ each in:

Cinnamon Sugar • Vanilla Glazed • Chocolate with Vanilla Glaze

Or bring a whole box. 🍩🍩🍩

Our donut holes are available by the box for catering, too — an easy little addition for office breakfasts, meetings, parties, showers or anywhere that could use something sweet.

Breakfast + lunch + free donut holes?

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Address

736 Lake St
Oak Park, IL
60301

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6am - 4pm
Wednesday 6am - 4pm
Thursday 6am - 4pm
Friday 6am - 4pm
Saturday 7am - 4pm
Sunday 7am - 3pm

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