NYC Tastes

I talked about Amai bakery WAY back when they first opened on 3rd avenue. I’ve been there multiple times since and have come to love the little tea and cookie shop. The other day I swung by and decided to forgo my usual green tea cupcake and instead got a caramel chocolate and a pumpkin. They all have the same style, a small cupcake with a heavy, somewhat lopsided swirl on top. The chocolate cake was light and fluffy with a nice coca flavor. The cake could have been a little bit moister but it was still quite fabulous. The one thing I love about Amai cupcakes are that they aren’t very sweet. You know how you can almost feel the sugar eating away at your teeth from some of the other bakeries in the city (And I DO love Magnolia, I just have to be in the mood for a super sugary treat when I go) There is none of that here. The frosting was light with just a subtle taste of caramel. It actually reminded me of the flavor of a Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks but not as sweet. The pumpk...

So I have long been a fan of a blog called Lovescool. I frequently used to check it out because it was all about my favorite things- desserts! So when I saw that the writers of the blog were finally going to make their dream of opening a bakery come true I knew I had to go. Imagine my surprise when I saw that it was opening only a couple blocks away from my house!!! So I hit it up the very first day it opened and grabbed some tea and a green tea cupcake. It was awesome!!!! I went back yesterday and had to pick some up to bring home. I was planning to just get the Greeen Tea Cupcake but once I saw they had Pumpkin as well I had to get one of each. The Green Tea cupcake is really good- I've had it before. Unfortunatly this one must have been made the day before because it was a little stale and hard. The Pumpkin on the other hand was perfect!!! The cake was moist and light. A very good dessert if you're not looking for something overly sweet. Amai is defiently a nice add...