fête à fête

Oh, my goodness...I used to prefer local cupcake bakeries here in SF, but I believe NYC's Crumbs Bake Shop kicked our West Coast arses. I got some sample goodies to try recently and they've helped me destroy my otherwise fairly healthy diet.

First of all, their cream cheese frosting is so much better than Magnolia's buttercream frosting (Sorry, SATC fans). I just don't like it when frostings have that mega-sugary taste that's killer enough to make your teeth hurt. The same goes for that gross butterfat texture when there's too much butter or not enough sugar.

But I digress. If you're in NYC, lucky you! If you live elsewhere, they do deliver them with dry ice so that they arrive in picture-perfect, ready-to-gorge condition. I loved the Raspberry Swirl, Oreo, and Red Velvet flavors. The seasonal Pumpkin cupcake is really moist and lovely, and the White Hot Chocolate has a white chocolate mousse filling inside. I can only imagine how delicious their holiday collection is. The seasonal offering includes Candy Cane, Egg Nog, Gingerbread, Peppermint Hot Cocoa, and S'Mores.

For mail orders you can only order them in their gigantic 6-oz. Signature Cupcake size, which is almost double the normal cupcake size. They were so big I couldn't finish them in one go. But that really didn't stop me from trying.

To learn more about their new products and cupcake giveaways, check out their Facebook page! Don't forget to place your holiday orders soon!

www.crumbs.com

For editorial consideration, a product sample was provided for this review.