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Sugar Rush: Great Red Velvet Cupcake Roundup

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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.

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.

Those sprinkles make me unreasonably happy. Mmm. Looking forward to trying Penny Licks!

Pleased to see Lassen and Hennigs in the cupcake mix. Henry Hennigs, one of the founders, was my (step)grandfather.

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

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