Breezy Hill Orchard, located in the Hudson Valley, has been growing fruit since 1949 and is one of the founders of the Union Square Greenmarket. As well as fruit, they also sell a range of baked goods including pies and apple cider doughnuts. These doughnuts are excellent for two reasons: 1: you can pick up…
Sweet Treats
Valentine’s Doughnuts At Doughnut Plant
The Doughnut Plant has put out rose doughnuts for Valentine’s Day. These just looked too pretty to pass up, so I tried the rose yeast doughnut. You can also choose from doughseed (filled) and cake doughnuts. There’s also rosewater marshmallows and rose hot chocolate. Basically a rose overdose! The doughnuts feature a rosewater glaze and…
Tres Leches In Harlem
This is my go-to treat when I need a sugar fix close to home. Grullon #1 Bakery, located on Broadway in West Harlem, does an amazingly good Tres Leches cake ($3). Tres Leches is a popular dessert throughout Latin America, and it wasn’t until I came to New York two years ago that I tried…
Macarons From Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery
Last week our office was very lucky to be gifted a box of macarons from Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery. The star of the box was the birthday cake macaron, which has a chocolate filling and confetti sprinkles. Macaron perfection. Birthday cake macaron Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery: 380 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003
Chocolate Coconut Cake From L.A. Burdick
I had been wanting to visit L.A. Burdick Chocolate for a while and I finally got to try one of their decadent cakes this week. I went for the Chocolate Coconut Cake which is as good as it looks. With layers of coconut meringue and chocolate cake mixed with shredded coconut, the hidden component of…
Real Chocolate Milk From Ronnybrook Farm Dairy
The chocolate milk from Ronnybrook Farm Dairy is the real deal. Not only does it taste amazing, but the family owned farm also treats its cows like family members. The milk is pasteurized but not homogenized so the cream floats to the top. The Holstein cows the family uses are grass-fed and free to roam…
Lychee Coconut Pavlova
I am a huge coconut fan so of course I was dying to try Dominique Ansel’s Lychee Coconut Pavlova. After a long day I was extremely fortunate to have my lovely boyfriend bring one home for dessert. I have to say, my favorite part is the coconut cream. It’s made with light coconut milk and…
Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches At Holey Cream
If you care about calories, don’t step foot inside Holey Cream in Midtown. Doughnuts. Cupcakes. Ice cream. Cookies. Milkshakes. But I only came here for one thing: the Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwich ($7.25). Don’t expect to be in and out of this establishment in a couple of minutes if you choose to create your own…
Bun Chika Bun Bun
A treat with a name like this deserves a little background info: The men behind Dessert Club ChikaLicious and ChikaLicious Dessert Bar are Chika Tillman and Don Tillman. Chika hails from Japan and trained at the French Culinary Institute, while Don comes from Hershey, Pennsylvania (how fitting!) Both frequent flyers of Delta, Don and Chika…
The Best Sponge Cake
Now, I realize the title ‘The best sponge cake’ is quite a claim to make, but I assure you this is not misleading and I am not the only one to state this. These little cakes from Kam Hing Coffee Shop are legendary, with their eggy, plush softness. There’s something so satisfying about eating something…