Sprinkles Cupcakes

Sprinkles Cupcakes

780 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10065

Finally. We're here. We got to visit Sprinkles Cupcakes. I've waited many years for this. At first, it was "we need to visit California," then "we should go to Chicago." Now, I can just try their cupcakes in New York!

You step in and on your left is a wall of cupcake boxes and stands.

To your right, cupcake mixes, hats, and T-shirts for this growing business.

Look down and you see the walk of fame... of cupcake flavours of course!

The beautiful shelves of cupcakes. Again, I'm having trouble choosing which cupcakes to try!

They have an organized system here, you go up to order your cupcakes. I noticed they have customized pads to write your order down. Then, when it's ready, the cashier calls your name for pay and pick-up. The line moves pretty quick this way and I love the efficiency.

Howard wanted something citrus - so he got the lemon cupcake. There's the signature fondant dot on top of all that frosting! I really like the wooden cutlery here, makes sharing easier!

The cupcake is soft and it does have a lemon flavour - not the most lemon flavour we've had, but still good enough.

I went with the mocha cupcake - I don't think I've had a beverage flavoured cupcake yet in New York. The mocha flavour really stood out and I give it thumbs up! The chocolate jimmies freaked Howard out a bit. He claims that they look like little worms for Domo. I rather like them because it gives the cupcake a crunchy texture. ;)

Bubby's Pie Company

Bubby's Pie Company

120 Hudson Street

New York, NY 10013

(212) 219-0666

I know, we went to a brunch place for dinner. This was actually a last minute additional to our trip, mainly because the cookbook on my shelf was saying, "why don't you visit me?" Okay. We will!

Luckily, there was no line-up, but the place did get full by the time we were done eating. One thing I am still amazed by is how many tables restaurants in New York can fit in. I always end up sitting on the inside because it requires a special tippy-toe and suck-in-your-belly maneuver to get in. Or, the server simply pulls the table out for you.

Mmm look at all those pies!

I went for the fried chicken with buttermilk waffles and maple syrup. I got to choose another side, so to give myself some vegetables, I got broccoli with garlic.

The waffles were very light and fluffy, they were so soft I could have used them to wrap the chicken! It made me know that breakfast and brunch here would be so much yummier.

Howard ordered the bacon wrapped meatloaf and had hush puppies and crusty mac n cheese as his two sides. I think I took a few hush puppies off his plate. =)

You may have noticed, no pie photo? No, we were too full. =(

Popbar

It feels kind of cold just blogging about Popbar now, but it was a great summer treat when we were there!

Popbar

5 Carmine Street

New York, NY 10014

(212) 255-4874

What drew us in was the amazing case of pops. Look at all those flavours! They are divided into popGelato, popSorbetto, and YogurtPop.

You can customize your pop by half or fully dipping into dark, milk, or white chocolate. Then you can also add "poppings" such as almonds, hazelnuts, coconut, or chocolate sprinkles to it. Some of the pops in the display case are already customized if you don't want to think of the numerous possibilities.

Howard and I both went for a popSorbetto, he got passion fruit and I got grapefruit.

Quite refreshing and we learned that the grapefruit pop is sweeter than the passion fruit one - although both were sour on their own.

I think our only quip would be service, not quite as friendly, but it could have been an off-day for the both of them.

Molly's Cupcakes

One of the reasons that I have been meaning to visit Chicago is Molly's Cupcakes. Then, they opened a location in New York and I just about jumped and yelled "yay!" That doesn't mean I won't be visiting Chicago (maybe next year?) soon.

So we walked over here right after trying the cupcakes at Sweet Revenge. Already, you can see the contrast of the store front. Bright colours and a group playing a game of Jenga in the front.

Molly's Cupcakes

228 Bleecker Street

New York, NY 10014

(212) 414-2253

Look! Swing seats! They don't really swing, but such a fun way to design the cupcake bar area.

They have a large display case filled with cupcakes and other baked goods. I love that each cupcake label is clearly labeled and includes a cute illustration.

How do we choose? Molly's Cupcakes has the classic flavours: chocolate, vanilla, carrot, banana, and red velvet. Then they have center-filled ones: the Ron Bennington, chocolate mousse, Kahlua, chocolate raspberry, Boston cream, mixed berry, cookie monster, cookies and cream, blueberry cheesecake, butterscotch caramel, and cake batter. That's not all, they also do seasonal cupcakes.

I picked the peach cobbler, one of the center-filled cupcakes. Here's the rundown of my delicious treat: vanilla cupcake, cinnamon peach puree, brown sugar streusel, whipped cream, and topped with a sliced peach.

Howard and I both enjoyed the crunchy top of the vanilla cupcake and the peach filling inside - keeping the cupcake pretty moist.

Molly's Cupcakes also has a wall full of board games! Look around and everyone is enjoying a cupcake over conversation or a game - a great atmosphere. Since the couple beside us was having fun playing Connect Four, I challenged Howard to a game. Best out of seven. Domo was our referee.

Fine, Howard ended up winning - four to three, but I still had a blast. This was the one moment during our trip that I felt like a New Yorker. We were relaxing on a Sunday afternoon at a bakery, not in a rush to get to our next destination.

We highly recommend that you visit Molly's Cupcakes on your next trip to New York for a cupcake or to relax! Howard even said that this was his favourite cupcake spot from this trip!

Sweet Revenge

The first dessert place Howard and I tried in New York this year was Sweet Revenge. It is kind of crazy how many great places there are to eat around Carmine Street and Bleeker Street. I picked it because their cupcake menu has some great flavour parings that I wanted to try.

Sweet Revenge

62 Carmine Street

New York, NY 10014

(212) 242-2240

We're here! It's such a homey place even if the word "revenge" is in the name. I love the wooden frames and the giant open windows.

Service was nice and friendly. Do you see the bakery display case?

Here's a closer look! It's interesting that they present their cupcakes in a different way. With so many cupcake shops in New York, I thought it was smart of them to use a non-traditional cupcake liner and show off their frosting in a unique way.

Remember how I said there were other places close by that we wanted to try? We had initially said we'd try one cupcake, but then Howard went and ordered another! He got one of the signature cupcakes - the Sweet Revenge - a peanut butter cupcake with ganache filling, topped with peanut butter fudge frosting.

I had come for the Bird of Paradise – a lime chiffon cake with mango buttercream topped with fresh lime zest, but it wasn't available that day. So I went with the Very Strawberry – a Mexican vanilla cupcake with strawberries and topped with a strawberry cream cheese frosting.

Oops, we took Domo out when we finished our cupcakes - sorry!