Not too buttery, not too dry, and a little oblong around the edges—just the way a good, authentic soda bread should be. Plus you'll get a few raisins and caraway seeds in every ripped-off hunk. Ladybird Bakery in Park... More

It's not everyday you eat a baked good named after a power outage. The Brooklyn Blackout Cupcake ($4) from Ladybird Bakery, formerly Two Little Red Hens Bakery, in Park Slope involves so much chocolate—chocolate cake, chocolate pudding center, chocolate... More