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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Mel,
On the dhammer53 Brooklyn Reality Tour linked below, I usually stop at Leon's on Knapp Street for bakery goodies. Answer me this one question, 'how much do you really love Littlle Cupcake'? I could be pursuaded to make a change. ;) |
Originally Posted by letiole
hairpiece: I must say you've inspired me, as has that whole article posted upthread about the bakery battles. I love Magnolia Bakery's cupcakes, but don't know if they're really better than what I can get at Citizen Cupcake or if they just seem better because I'm away from home. Anyway ... thanks to you I'm also going to packing an air-tight container and bringing home cupcakes from New York next month. I wonder if they will taste as good here as they do on the streets on Manhattan ... Thanks for this mouth-watering thread.
Originally Posted by Calcifer
(and let me know if you need a guide to the eating establishments of lower Manhattan and the Village--my friends often tell me I should switch jobs!)
Originally Posted by Analise
This has GOT to be some kind of a fad.
FTers want to do what they can to travel home with cupcakes from New York? What makes them so great here that it's better to fly home with them than to get them truly fresh from your local bakeries? :confused: |
Also worth noting -
Cupcake Cafe: 9th ave and 39th street - VERY buttery icing... very good rep, but I find that if you miss and catch them the wrong day they can be a bit stale. They do pretty extraordinary decoration on the cupcakes and big cakes as well. Billie's Bakery: 9th Ave around 20th or 21st - also get raves, but I've had misses there as well. Happy Eating. |
Originally Posted by dhammer53
Mel,
On the dhammer53 Brooklyn Reality Tour linked below, I usually stop at Leon's on Knapp Street for bakery goodies. Answer me this one question, 'how much do you really love Littlle Cupcake'? I could be pursuaded to make a change. ;) |
Originally Posted by Analise
What makes them so great here that it's better to fly home with them than to get them truly fresh from your local bakeries? :confused:
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Originally Posted by remyontheroad
Also worth noting -
Cupcake Cafe: 9th ave and 39th street - VERY buttery icing... very good rep, but I find that if you miss and catch them the wrong day they can be a bit stale. They do pretty extraordinary decoration on the cupcakes and big cakes as well.
Originally Posted by letiole
Probably nothing ... I think that story said it pretty well, there's really not much to making a good cupcake ... but like anything you bring home from a trip it allows you to savor the trip a little longer. :)
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You know, you CAN get good cupcakes in the Detroit area... Zingerman's bakery in Ann Arbor has really great hummingbird cupcakes (banana, pineapple, walnut) with cream cheese frosting and sprinkles!
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Originally Posted by chococat
You know, you CAN get good cupcakes in the Detroit area... Zingerman's bakery in Ann Arbor has really great hummingbird cupcakes (banana, pineapple, walnut) with cream cheese frosting and sprinkles!
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Zingerman's Deli is on the corner of Detroit St and Kingsley St (just northwest of the U of M campus but an easy walk). There are good directions on their website (www.zingermans.com). They also have a bakehouse (where the breads and pastries are actually made) just off State Street south of I-94. They do bakehouse tours every weekend which are quite interesting if you're a foodie.
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Originally Posted by remyontheroad
Also worth noting -
Cupcake Cafe: 9th ave and 39th street - VERY buttery icing... very good rep, but I find that if you miss and catch them the wrong day they can be a bit stale. They do pretty extraordinary decoration on the cupcakes and big cakes as well. |
Originally Posted by chococat
Zingerman's Deli is on the corner of Detroit St and Kingsley St (just northwest of the U of M campus but an easy walk). There are good directions on their website (www.zingermans.com). They also have a bakehouse (where the breads and pastries are actually made) just off State Street south of I-94. They do bakehouse tours every weekend which are quite interesting if you're a foodie.
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It is a huge fad - which I think is pretty amusing. I second the recommendation for Crumbs. The UES location is right by my apt and they are yummy.
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Originally Posted by hairpeace
I'm planning to buy a dozen or more cupcakes from New York, and take them with me (in a box) on my flight to Detroit.
Will they survive the journey? :eek: |
On multiple occasions, I've had good success transporting cheesecakes from SFO to SIN via HKG without issue ^
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