PrintSugar Rush: Great Red Velvet Cupcake Roundup
Little red velvet cupcake from Penny Licks
Today, The L Magazine's website gives us a charming cartoon roundup/checklist of New York's best red velvet cupcakes. 9 cupcakes make the list, from the usual suspects Sugar Sweet Sunshine and Batch to the non-Magnolia-knockoffs like Daisy May's BBQ and Amy's Bread.
I'd like to throw the little red velvets from Penny Licks into the mix, out in L Mag territory Williamsburg. They're kiddy-looking but amazing-tasting, with a still-gooey interior and impossibly buttery buttercream frosting. (And isn't the whole point of the cupcake fetish to indulge our childish sides?) Plus, they come in both vegan and non-vegan versions: a huge plus in Williamsburg, when any gathering of more than 1.5 people is likely to have a vegan in the group.
Any Red Velvets out there that deserve a shout-out? Let us know.
Penny Licks
158 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211 (near 8th Street; map)
718-384-0158
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5 Comments:
I have to throw in a vote for Lassen and Henigs in Brooklyn Heights. Their Red Velvet cupcakes are really really good.
BigAl72 at 7:02PM on 09/24/08
Two Little Red Hens have amazing red velvet cupcakes; Magnolia: steer clear! The frosting is the regular over-sweet white, not cream cheese. And the dye...somehow, it sticks with you.
Kerry Saretsky at 10:15PM on 09/24/08
Those sprinkles make me unreasonably happy. Mmm. Looking forward to trying Penny Licks!
BrooklynBrownie at 11:10PM on 09/24/08
Pleased to see Lassen and Hennigs in the cupcake mix. Henry Hennigs, one of the founders, was my (step)grandfather.
Barbara Hanson at 10:17AM on 09/25/08
I'd like to add another fantastic Red Velvet Cupcake into the mix. Ladybird Bakery in Park Slope has amazing RVCs with smooth and silky cream cheese frosting. It's worth a trip. For photos of what they have to offer, check out: http://eatbrooklynfood.blogspot.com/2008/10/amazing-cupcakes-from-ladybird-bakery.html
EatItBrooklyn at 5:21PM on 10/15/08