NYC Tastes

After a quick trip to J&R last Sunday we decided to chance the impeding thunderstorms and walk through Chinatown for some food. Mr. T had dumplings on his mind but I had something quite different planned- cupcakes! After picking up a bag of frozen dumplings across the street we trekked upstairs to Everything Frosted and ended up with an array of sweet treats. From the top left clockwise- White Chocolate Strawberry pudding, Coffee Mocha cupcake with Chocolate Frosting, Yellow cake with Almond Butter Cream frosting and a Banana cake with Peanut Butter frosting. The White Chocolate pudding was Mr. T’s choice and it was velvety smooth and incredibly light. Along with the fresh strawberries inside was a bit of angel food cake. Of the three cupcakes the Coffee Mocha cake was by far my favorite. The coffee flavor was very pronounced in the cake and then you hit the center jackpot. Extra mocha frosting oozing out! Yum!! The other two cupcakes were a little disappointing...

Whenever I go to the Brooklyn Heights office I almost always walk home for some fresh air and exercise. I usually do the same route- across the Brooklyn Bridge, through the courthouses, into Chinatown, Little Italy, over to Bowery and up through the East Village finally to home. I’ve been doing this same route for years now, always on the lookout for new food shops and restaurants along the way. So imagine my surprise when I realize all of this time I had been passing a delicious hidden dessert spot. Everything Frosted is located right on the edge of Chinatown on short little Mosco Street. I always walk up this street and even stop on occasion to pick up some frozen dumplings directly across from Everything Frosted. How could I not have noticed! Honestly there’s not much signage and it is up a shady looking flight of stairs, but go to the top and you will be rewarded with a variety of tasty looking treats in a simplistic setting. They had green tea chocolate truffles, white chocola...