As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I got to go to NYC for a few days for a conference. One night my husband asked me what I wanted to do that evening. Being an avid blog reader of various baking blogs (ahh,
Picky Palate,
Let's Dish,
Bakerella and sooooooo many more!), I had several dessert shops that I desperately wanted to visit. Three of the stores happened to be within about five blocks of our hotel...perfect!
Our first stop was
Crumbs. We got the Dulce de Leche and the Raspberry Swirl cupcakes. These were absolutely delicious. I have been slightly disappointed with the cupcake shops in Raleigh but this one gave me hope that there are amazing cupcake stores out there. I would go back in a heartbeat!
Our next stop was the
Macaron Cafe. I had heard that this was a great place. I hadn't had a French macaron before so we had to give it a shot. We got a box of six flavors. Maybe we were being too adventurous for our first try but I was not a fan of these. I'm not sure why...if it was the texture or just the flavor. My husband, who likes different things, wasn't a fan either. Anyone else have this problem with macarons before? We got the rose flavor (tasted like perfume), white chocolate, mango, strawberry, caramel and passion fruit (the only one I somewhat liked). They weren't awful (except for the Rose) but also didn't want another bite.
Our last stop was for
Baked by Melissa. While the cupcakes from Crumbs were dee-licious, the cute little mini cupcakes from Baked by Melissa were just adorable. I LOVE the concept of these bite size cupcakes. You truly get to have a guilt free experience. The price was right for trying a bunch without hurting your wallet. What a great gift idea! I wish there was one closer to me. I am now on the hunt for the pan (or method) of how she makes these. I need to figure it out.
This is just a piece of our little trip to NYC. More posts on what we did and saw coming soon!
~Kc
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