Dessert: The Cupcake Stop
The next stop on my quest (to try ALL the cupcakes in NYC) was The Cupcake Stop. Combining my love of food trucks and cupcakes, The Cupcake Stop offers a variety of flavors, including black-and-white, fluffernutter, rocky road, and tiramisu. A purist, I went with my favorite – the red velvet.
While I have a very clear picture in my head of the perfect red velvet cucake (moist and flavorful cake with dense cream cheese frosting), I’ve had a hard time finding it. One of my preferred cupcake shops uses buttercream icing for its red velvet, of all things – unbelievable! Others have dry or flavorless cake. The Cupcake Stop’s red velvet looked promising – thick frosting and moist-looking cake. I was a little skeptical of the sprinkles, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me. I took an excited bite and…
…it was fantastic! The frosting was decidedly cream cheese with a slightly tangy flavor, and hefty to boot. The cake was moist and not crumbly at all. I dare say it is my favorite red velvet cupcake in the city….so far.
I only tried the red velvet, but I hope to return soon to sample some other flavors (and perhaps add another apple to my rating).
Moist and flavorful red velvet cupcake with dense cream cheese frosting. Yum!
The Cupcake Stop
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Read about the first stop on my cupcake tour here.
I have developed a love hate relationship with Red Velvet cupcakes. Because like you said they can be moist and just perfect and then on the flip side crumbly and dry. I love it when they are done right and it seems like you hit the jackpot here. I am really craving some cupcakes right now.
1Please send a dozen to Boston, stat.
2I like the Cupcake Stop. I always get the red velvet. Some days are better than others, but it's pretty darn good.
3How dare a red velvet cupcake have buttercream frosting? That's so wrong – cream cheese all the way! I have given up the search in SF for the perfect red velvet cupcake . . . so now I just make my own, with beet powder instead of food coloring
4Yummy–must try!
5Oh I love a red velvet cupcake!
6thanks for the recommendation! WTF with buttercream on red velvet. sacrilege.
7I know this is a NYC foodie blog, but does a NJ cupcake place that delivers to NYC count? Because my fav cupcake place is the GoodieBox Bake Shop (http://www.goodieboxbakeshop.com/) and I SWEAR they make THE best red velvet cupcakes in the world. Even better than Carlo's in Hoboken, The Cupcake Shop, Magnolia, and Billy's. Their cupcakes are also available for sale at Café Society in Morningside Heights so if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend you check them out!
8@Geek in Heels, I will definitely travel for a good red velvet – and if they deliver, even better! I'll have to check out GoodieBox! Thanks for the reco!
9YUM. My mouth just watered.
I love the idea of the sugar sprinkles! I wouldn't have thought of it on red velvet, but I like crunch. I'm totally going there next time I'm in NYC.
10You are killing me with these pictures! I think its hard to find a good red velvet cupcake so I'll definitely be stopping by next time I'm in NYC.
11Shoot, after looking at your picture, i need a red velvet cupcake RIGHT NOW!!
12Mmmmm, yes! I want to eat this RIGHT NOW!
13I'm drooling over that cupcake. Red velvet is my favorite!
14Red velvet cupcakes is definitely my favorite!! This looks extra delicious!!
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That looks so delicious! I've never tried red velvet. *gasp* Now I can't wait to!
16I'll comment after I wipe the drool off my keyboard… okay.
17My husband HATES cream cheese icing…so the buttercream is probably for dimwits like him. Haha.
Red Velvet isn't my favorite – but I love cupcakes with sprinkles – they just say, "cheerful" to me
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