[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

My single favorite cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes is not quite a cupcake in the traditional sense. Yes, it's outfitted in a classic cupcake liner, with the baked cake batter just rising over the top. But in place of frosting you'll find a crunchy golden sugar top, thin and shattering at the first bite. Inside, the cake is hollowed out and filled with a cool vanilla bean custard that does indeed taste like crème brûlée. It's truly the best of both worlds, moist vanilla cake meeting supple custard—but do be careful when you eat, as the crème brûlée literally oozes out. Raspberries and blueberries complete the picture of this cupcake you ought to eat with a spoon.

Molly's Cupcakes

228 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014 (map)
212-414-2253
mollyscupcakes.com

About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.