PrintSugar Rush: Vegan Dougnuts by Babycakes
This afternoon I spotted the newest members to join the lineup at Babycakes on the Lower East Side: powdered sugar, chocolate-dipped, cinnamon-sugar, and jelly "doughnuts". These vegan doughnuts are delicious, tender with a hint of cinnamon spice. But blindfolded, you wouldn't mistake these baked versions for the real thing. Though a committed omnivore, I've generally been a fan of Babycakes, perhaps the most popular of the vegan-friendly bakeries in town.
The doughnuts are petite and pricey ($3.50), like everything else here, obviously due to the higher cost of ingredients. The "jelly" was a dark red strawberry, falling just the right side of sweet, with bits of real fruit. And the "doughnut" itself? Moist and cakey, fresh, with all the essence of a real doughnut. Enjoyable—though in truth, when I'm craving a doughnut, nothing will satisfy but an honest-to-goodness, deep-fried number.
Babycakes NYC
248 Broome Street, New York NY 10002 (map)
212-677-5047
www.babycakesnyc.com
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4 Comments:
$3 for 1 donut????? Is that what donuts go for these days?! Yikes!!!!!
AnnieNT at 4:43PM on 09/04/09
Pricey, yes, but maybe that's the way it should be. Doughnuts are a treat, not daily breakfast. When you fork over three bills for one, it makes you realize that you shouldn't do this every day. And that you should savor every little bite.
Sweet Freak at 11:23AM on 09/05/09
Please do not call these things doughnuts. They're more like a wet cake in the shape of a doughnut (and not even a cake doughnut). I tasted them for a research project and found them to be not that good. At least they're not as vile as the cupcakes they serve. And yes, in spite of the higher cost of ingredients, they're still outrageously expensive for the very small size.
Joe MacBu at 12:07PM on 09/07/09
I'm a vegan and I love doughnuts. But $3.50 for one petit doughnut, no thank you!
Fatfudge at 2:41PM on 09/22/09