Our friends at In Style included us in their gift guide as the perfect present for a co-worker! Now, don't get me wrong, the cupcakes are a major crowd pleaser, but we have some other cool gift ideas in the works too (think DIY cookie mix). Make sure to check our menu page soon for seasonal additions.
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VF.com staffers might have a famed cafeteria 18 flights below us, but our breakfast of choice comes from BabyCakes NYC, conveniently located 46 blocks south of us, on the Lower East Side. You've got no excuse to miss the bakery's gluten-free and vegan baked treats, since they deliver nationwide. Try a slice of banana-chocolate loaf (pictured here) or an agave sweetened spelt carrot cupcake. Yes, we eat cupcakes for breakfast. Go to babycakesnyc.com.
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Walk into BabyCakes NYC, a vegan bakery in New York City, and you feel as if you have entered a sweets shop right out of Valley of the Dolls. The place is packed with Nancy Sinatra records, Pyrex-style plates, and other '60s memorabilia. But though the vibe is decidedly mod, the business is very 2008. BabyCakes sells gluten-free cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and pastries, made with ingredients such as coconut oil and bean flour and topped with agave-nectar frosting. New York named BabyCakes' cupcake the city's best in 2006, and founder Erin McKenna has been featured on Martha Stewart's show. A second BabyCakes store will open this fall in Los Angeles.
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Babycakes
248 Broome Street, Lower East Side (212 677 5047, www.babycakesnyc.com)
Fans of the series still flock to the Magnolia Bakery, but newcomer Babycakes offers the best cupcakes in New York and is adored by celebrities and models alike because its mouthwatering treats are made with health-conscious ingredients such as agave, coconut oil, spelt and garbanzo bean flour. Open until 10pm (11pm Friday and Saturday).
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Vegan baker Erin McKenna of the lower East Side's BabyCakes NYC uses only agave in all her recipes and is a fervent proponent. "It's straight from the cactus, not processed, really high in minerals, and your body knows what to do with it," she swoons.
