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Cupcake of the Week: Sweet Buttons Desserts

Cherry Blossom and Lychee Panna Cotta, Orange Creamsicle, and Chocolate Mousse

Stopped by this place after a quick shopping trip to the Lower East Side. Sweet Buttons Dessert is really cute and purple, and their cute chalkboard menu attracted me the most. Their cupcakes are alot like Baked by Melissa but with a more gourmet taste — especially with flavors like Chocolate Nutella, Pistachio, and Lemon Curd. They also had seasonal ones like Firecracker and Orange Creamsicle.

I chose an Orange Creamsicle, which was a vanilla cake with orange marmalade filling and an orange slice on top! It was quickly devoured and tried not to buy another. Though at $1.50 it is definitely a treat worth indulging.

In addition to cupcakes they had single serving dessert cups and tarts! If you are in the area, it’s definitely a place to check out and grab a bite (or 6).

Sweet Buttons Desserts
84 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 253-8484

Cupcake of the Week – Betsey Johnson

Been on a no-cupcake diet lately. I’m off it now and have been staring at this leopard print cupcake purse by Betsey Johnson. Would go great with any Punk Lolita outfit, don’t you think?

Cupcake of the Week: Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma Puzzles

These 3D kumukumu puzzles have caught my eye after my husband linked me to a macaron one. I did some more digging and found a ones of all different sizes and characters – including these adorable Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma cupcake puzzles. I love puzzles but no longer have the time or space, but these 3D ones are great to show off once your done.

They can be found on YesAsia.com or HobbyLink Japan. What do you think?

Cupcake of the Week: Australian Scent

The Grand Central Holiday Fair opened up for the holidays yesterday, and I decided to poke around while waiting for my husband’s train to get in. I found these olive oil soap cupcakes at Australian Scent. They come in a variety of flavors, and cost $22 (or 2 for $40).

The Holiday Fair runs from November 18th to December 24 in the Vanderbilt Hall. There’s also a shop with a crocheted Victorian bonnet, which I encourage everyone to check out.

Cupcake of the Week: High Fructose Zombies

Catching up on some posts I’ve been meaning to get to. For instance, this week’s cupcake is from New York Comic Con. It is a “zomcake,” (zombie + cupcake) from High Fructose Zombies. This is definitely something for you if you are into the creepy cute facet of Japanese fashion.

They also currently have a comic book about candy that turns people into, you guessed it, zombies. Check out more on their Facebook.

Cupcake of the Week: Pajamagram

Never have to complain about having crumbs in the bed with these pajamas. I love Pajamagram and have at least three sets from them. They are one of the coziest pajamas I have ever owned. Unfortunately not this cupcake one but it’s on my list.

Cupcake of the Week: Designer Cupcakes

Found this Cupcake of the Week while browsing the Internet. Features cupcakes that are inspired by fashion designers like Betsey Johnson, Chanel, and Christian Louboutin.

You can see all of them here. What was your favorite?

Cupcake of the Week: Billy’s Bakery

S’mores, Pumpkin, Chocolate, Banana Nutella.

Spent Labor Day wandering around the city and checking out the High Line. To end the holiday we stopped by Billy’s Bakery in Chelsea. The chocolate cupcakes are a must, and it’s fall so they’ve come out with a Pumpkin flavor.

Also their Cupcake of the Month for September is S’Mores — rich, dark chocolate cupcake meringue frosting, drizzled with fudge chocolate, and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbles.

Cupcake of the Week: Cupcake Currency

Sprinkles is known for being the first bakery that started the whole cupcake craze. They are also known for Cupcake ATM machine — which is now coming to New York City. Sometime in the future, the Sprinkles at 780-782 Lexington Ave will be expanding to make room to serve ice cream and other goodies. This will also include the construction of an ATM machine, which will allow people to purchase a variety of Sprinkles cupcakes.

This is one ATM that requires no additional fee to use.

Cupcake of the Week: Cake Tin

Cake Tin was right next to my gate.

Found this spot in Delta Terminal 4 at JFK on our way to San Francisco this past weekend. Cake Tin had large cupcakes with flavors like Funfetti, PB & J, and Black & White. While they are on the pricey side ($5), according to Yelp they are definitely something to checkout during a layover.

Cake Tin
JFK Airport
Terminal 4, Gate B32
Queens, NY 11430