That’s just the way the cookie crumbles. People travel to NYC for many different reasons. Jordan White, 34, came all the way from Michigan with her husband — to spend their honeymoon eating cookies. She got in line at Red Gate, the East Village hot spot bakery known for supposedly having the best chocolate chip … Read more
Fans of The Original Crumbs Bakeshop are in for a sweet treat. On Monday, the beloved New York City bakery announced that their new four-pound Colossal Cupcakes are now available at Kroger Family Stores. The gigantic cupcakes each weigh 68 ounces, or 4.25 pounds, and can feed about 20 people, a spokesperson for the brand … Read more
Jennifer Harrison really digs her Claus into Christmas. Ditching her naturally blond locks for snow white tresses, rocking Christmas-berry red nails and velveteen vestments to match, the 60-year-old New Yorker is Mrs. Claus. “Putting on that costume makes me feel alive,” Harrison, a full-time portrayer of Santa’s wife, told The Post. During the latter half of the … Read more
This new dessert is something you’ll relish. Claussen and Baked by Melissa have joined forces to create a first-of-its-kind pickle cupcake. The “dill-icious pickle-infused cake and pickle buttercream icing complete with festive red and white sprinkles on top” was released today, July 10, in celebration of National Pickle Month of July. Pickles are kind of … Read more
With her Baked by Melissa cupcake shops dotting Manhattan and Long Island, Melissa Ben-Ishay has built a sweet empire selling brightly packaged, bite-sized confections in flavors such as triple chocolate fudge and chocolate chip pancake. But the 40-year-old CEO and mother-of-two has also revealed herself to be a wizard with vegetables. On social media, she’s … Read more
Coming in hot and on the tail feathers of our national day of gluttony, Thanksgiving, is International Cake Day, celebrated every year on November 26. The first iterations of cake date back to ancient Egypt when unleavened bread was cooked over a hot stone and offered to deities, a practice that serves as a predecessor … Read more
She’s making savory really sweet. A Scottish baker has become an online sensation for her lavish cupcakes, which are topped with miniature versions of fast food items from the likes of McDonald’s and KFC, as well as New York bagels, prawns, and black olives. Ashley Calder’s lookalike treats — or “cupfakes” — have become so … Read more
With these delicious morsels in your sight, life could be a piece of cup cake. You’ve got a sweet tooth? Well of course you do! Whether you’re a fan of cakes, muffins or s frosting or flavors, the vast and fascinating world of cupcakes offers a never-ending opportunity to get your sugar rush and on … Read more