The Snowball at Lulu Cake Boutique is a giant. And yet somehow, you'll manage to devour the whole thing despite all good and honest intentions to eat only half. More

To kick off Serious Eats New York Bakery Week, here are our Top 10 "American" bakeries in New York—where we return again and again for brownies and peanut butter cookies and chocolate cakes. Check out our favorite treats at each! More

The name may be silly, but this is a serious slice of cake. Three golden layers of crème fraiche yellow cake, consistently moist with a dense, even crumb. Not excessively sweet, it's everything you'd want in a simple cake. More

Maybe this endless winter is kicking our morning carb cravings into overdrive; or maybe we've just had so many early meetings, we've grabbed breakfast treats from all over. Either way, life at Serious Eats of late has been one great muffin after another. Here are some of the best muffins in NYC we've had recently; what are your favorites in the city? More

At Lulu Cake Boutique, the Red Velvet Twinkie is their most popular confection, but there's no shame in loving them all. Even if it means eating three Twinkie flavors in one sitting to decide which is best. More

I'm always on the hunt for new bakeries, especially near Serious Eats World Headquarters, so I'd been eagerly awaiting the opening of Lulu Cake Boutique in Chelsea. And I've made quite a few visits over the last two weeks. More