[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

This is one messy cupcake, best eaten with a fork to pace the unstoppable ooze of the gooey, salty caramel center. Sweet Revenge's Fleur de Sel Cupcake ($3.50) sports a matching frosting of salted caramel buttercream, dotted with pecans. The final crown of salted caramel drizzle, however, can be fairly labeled as excess. But if it's too much for you, scrape it aside, and dig in with confidence, straight down the very dark Valhrona chocolate cake—good enough to be dessert itself. They've certainly improved on their cakes, which used to be a bit dry for my taste.

I order my cupcakes to-go most of the time, but be warned if you're getting them for a gift—they put the cupcakes in lidded plastic cups, which are great for storing, but ruin the look of their signature tripled wave frosting design.

Sweet Revenge

62 Carmine Street, New York NY 10014 (map)
212-242-2240
sweetrevengenyc.com