Cupcakes - Two Little Red Hens

Serious Eats recently taste-tested the cupcakes of New York City. Number two on the list was Two Little Red Hens on the Upper East Side. A and I were in the area, so we did a taste-test as well. At the counter were samples of their red velvet cake. Without any real expectations, we took a bite; they were definitely impressivo! The cake was moist and not too sweet - exactly what I enjoy. Too often, cakes and especially cupcakes are either dry or way too sweet.



We tried several flavors: red velvet, carrot cake, strawberry jam, chocolate bomb and several others - a total of seven different mini cupcakes (I also picked up a slice of banana nut bread for breakfast in the AM).


My favorite of them all was definitely the strawberry jam cupcake. It tastes like strawberry shortcake - but better! There is a burst of strawberry jam in the center, and the frosting is a little (too) butter-y but not overpoweringly sweet. Love it!


Also great was the carrot cake cupcake. Despite the oppressively humid heat, it felt like Thanksgiving. A tie for second place on my list is the chocolate bomb (I might have made up that name) - which is chocolate pudding filled chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. The chocolate pudding filling is smooth and tones down what could have been a too-chocolate-y cupcake.

Two Little Red Hens
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