[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

This Chocolate Crumb Cake ($4.75) isn't only gluten-free, it's also egg, dairy, and soy-free. And to top it off, agave-sweetened. (A mouthful indeed). Baked by BabyCakes on the Lower East Side, the cake has a tender and moist base, which starts off fudgy dark, turns into a more cakey layer, and then, finally, finishes chocolate crumbs. Then drizzles of dark chocolate sauce. It's good enough to hold its own against non-gluten free cakes. For non-chocolate lovers, the bakery also makes Crumb Cakes in Blueberry and Macintosh Apple, but Chocolate shows up most frequently behind the bakery counter. Call in advance for flavor availabilities.

BabyCakes NYC

248 Broome Street, New York NY 10002 (map)
212-677-5047
babycakesnyc.com