Cakes For Babies?!

Posted on Sep 23 in Dessert, Featured, Take Outby ShanMasalaPrint

Nothing is better than having a creamy, moist, and sweet cupcake. Living in New York City, we have our share of great cupcake shops and places. I found out about this new place named “BabyCakes”. Its a small little bakery in the Lower East Side of New York and with its humble set-up, it is very different than usual shops.

The difference between BabyCakes and all the other cake places is that BabyCakes is primarily vegan. BabyCakes uses coconut oil, date sugar(you know you love that stuff), garbanzo flour, agave nectar, and homemade rice milk sub for gluten, wheat, dairy, refined flour and for certain desserts, even sugar, which ends up resulting in full flavored sweetness (a welcome change from the over-sugary goods peddled by other cupcake-pushers in town).  Another great advantage of BabyCakes is that since most of their cupcakes are available with agave nectar, it is suitable for people who are diabetic (who don’t take insulin shots) to have as well.

The venue is very cozy with little seating, so I wouldn’t recommend taking a bunch of people. The cupcakes are moist and as flavorful as can be with a creme filling that is rich and bold with flavor. Pumpkin Spice muffins especially hold a moist, fruity sincerity and it’s very hard to believe that there isn’t a single drop of sugar in the chocolate chip cookies, though they are a bit brittle. Cupcakes (of course) are the most popular item and due to how the icing is made, it requires speedy eating. You can take them with you, but in the warm weather, the icing will melt. Overall, you really can’t go wrong with this place. It is a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for. I would recommend it to everyone due to the ingredients they use and their consideration towards a healthier lifestyle (remember, just because it’s healthier, doesn’t mean you should have more than your usual intake!).

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Recommendations

• Definitely get the mocha, vanilla or brownie cupcake.
• Any donuts flavor is also worth trying out.
• Peach muffins

Rating

• Food: 4.0 – Very delicious pastries. Great icing and flavor; all-natural, organic & lastly no by-products
• Value: 3.0 – Pastries are on the expensive end, but figure in the ingredients it’s understandable
• Service: 3.0 – Fair and pleasant service
• Lota-Pani: 4.0 - Clean tables & counters
• Decor: 3.0 – Nice setup; more of a place to “buy and go”

Overall

Halal Grade

• Non-applicable (fully vegan, so technically halal)

Location

248 Broome St New York, NY 10002

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Contact

Phone: (212) 677-5047

Website: www.babycakesnyc.com

3 Comments

• Anna K says:

  September 24, 2009 at 10:50 am

  I never heard about this place, I am really gonna check it out now.
  but vegan cupcakes don’t sound appealing!
• Omar Alvis says:

  September 24, 2009 at 10:55 am

  they have better donuts than cakes!
• Fatima says:

  March 6, 2010 at 10:56 pm

  babycakes hecka rocks in my book! i’m a vegan gone veggie so its a very fortuitous thing for me!

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