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Babycakes NYC

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248 Broome St., New York, NY 10002 40.718001 -73.989722
nr. Ludlow St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work212-677-5047 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    9.7 out of 10

      |  

    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Price Range: ($$) Mid-Range
  • Type: Gourmet Marketplace
  • Products & Services: Bakeries / Specialty Cakes

Official Website

babycakesnyc.com

Hours

Sun-Mon, 10am-8pm; Tue-Thu, 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Product Guide

Gourmet

  • Bakeries / Specialty Cakes

Special Features

  • Open After 9pm (at least 3 days a week)

Profile

In a city overrun by copycat cupcakes, we despaired of finding a great one. Moist, crumbly cake. Good, natural flavor. Frosting that wasn’t teeth-achingly sweet. Satisfaction came in an admittedly unconventional package: the vegan version at BabyCakes. Are we actually suggesting that the exclusion of eggs, dairy, sugar, and wheat doesn’t spell doom for a cupcake? That cold-pressed coconut oil, agave nectar, garbanzo flour, and spelt aren’t just substitutes, but superior? Yes, indeed. And you’ve gotta love a place that sells frosting shots for a buck fifty. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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9.7 "Highly Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
100% Would you go back?
33% Do you go there for bargains?
66% Do you go there to buy gifts?
Quality: 9.3
Service: 10.0
Selection: 9.0
Value: 9.7
Babycakes NYC

Good stuff

cupcakemonster from 07305 | Posted on 5/28/08

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)
Quality: 8
Service: 10
Selection: 8
Value: 10

The cupcakes, brownies, and banana bread are great. I wasn't too crazy about the cookies, though, and I wish they made the red velvet cupcakes every day. They're just too good.

Babycakes NYC

Best cupcakes ever

food_is_amazing from 10019 | Posted on 3/16/08

Overall Rating: 1010 (Highly Recommended)
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 10

Babycakes makes the best cupcakes in the history of life. So long as Babycakes exists, I will not mourn the loss of my ability to eat gluten-y foods; you cannot feel sorry for yourself when the best cupcakes in the history of life just happen to be gluten-free as well. (No disrespect to their spelt cupcakes, which are similarly amazing; they were my transition cupcakes for a while.) I have also had the gluten-free cookies and brownies--you would never know that there is no gluten in them! But back to the cupcakes. Not too sweet, not too dense, but not too light; atypical in texture, at first bite, but then your tongue and your body adjust to the fact that, for once, you are not killing yourself by consumption. My only complaint is that the location is less than convenient. Please please please open more branches! I promise to do my part by continuing to buy cupcakes.

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