Can't Wait to Eat My Way Through NYC

Seriously, you guys are awesome! Thank you so much for the suggestions. I am so super excited to be going to New York in 3 days!! Sorry for the lack of cupcake posts this past week, but I've been busy planning, packing, and shopping. I've been so busy that I haven't even looked up the weather yet. But I promise that my lack of cupcake posts will be made up for with the large amount of cupcake detective work I'll be doing in New York City.




Surprisingly, even though I've never been to New York, I've tried cupcakes from five New York cupcakeries. My question is: do I try them again? A few were awesome, but some were not so great. Do I give them a second chance? Do I just stick to cupcakeries I've never been to?

My past New York cupcake reviews:

Cupcake Cafe

Burgers & Cupcakes

Sweet Revenge

Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery

Babycakes NYC

Review: Babycakes NYC

Earlier this week I posted my review for Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery, a cupcake shop my husband visited when he was in New York City last month. Well, those weren't the only cupcakes he brought home from NYC. He also stopped by Babycakes NYC.

I didn't realize that Babycakes NYC was a vegan bakery. After I found this out, I was anxious to review my first vegan cupcakes.

Well, this review didn't go as planned. My husband had to transport the cupcakes from New York City to Orange County. Usually this works out ok, but these cupcakes were supposed to be refrigerated. He stuck the cupcakes in the fridge when he got home, but the damage was already done.

The cupcakes melted. Well, actually the frosting melted.

There's no way I can do a review for cupcakes that are not in their natural state.

Summary: What do I know about Babycakes NYC cupcakes? I learned that they are refined sugar-free, gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, casein-free, egg-free, vegan, kosher. To tell you the truth, this scares me a little. It's hard to imagine that cupcakes can be delicious without butter or sugar, but I'm ready for Babycakes NYC to prove me wrong.

I love their packaging: it's cute, you can see inside, and the cupcakes would probably stay in place during a normal situation (not carrying across the country).

The good news is that Babycakes NYC now has a location in Los Angeles. Looks like I'm going to need to take a trip there to try their cupcakes.

Babycakes NYC
248 Broome St.
New York City, NY 10002
212-677-5047

Babycakes NYC-LA
130 E. 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-623-5555

www.babycakesnyc.com