Sweet Deals on Even Sweeter Cupcakes
I’m no cupcake slouch. I know a good one when I taste it.
And those at Butter Lane are good. In fact, they’re better then good, and others seem to agree. A recent New York Times article even noted that Butter Lane is on the “street of superlatives,” a block of Seventh Street between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village that boasts several eateries that offer some of the best food in their niche.
One thing’s for sure: Butter Lane puts Betty Crocker to shame. Each of the three vanilla cupcakes I’ve tried have been perfect — the cupcake by which you judge all others. Cupcakes often suffer from being too dry or too moist and rely on the icing for flavor. Not these. Best of all, the top of the cake where it meets the frosting is just a little crunchy,which adds a nice texture to every bite.
The cake itself keeps me coming back to Butter Lane for more, but the frosting holds up its end of the bargain well. The American buttercream is sweet and comes in a variety of flavors (like the one I chose, blueberry). In addition, Butter Lane offers a couple of flavors of French buttercream, a meringue-like icing made with egg whites.
Cupcakes are $2.50 to $2.75 a piece. Discounts are available for bulk orders, such as the Ten Buck Taster (four cupcakes for $10) and the Sweet Sixteen (six cupcakes for $15). For some even better deals, I’m a fan of Butter Lane on Facebook. In the past month, Butter Lane has notified fans of a day-long two-for-one cupcake special, an Owners Night with free champagne, and an icing contest with free samples and icing demonstrations. It can’t get much sweeter than that!
Butter Lane
123 E. Seventh St. (between First Avenue and Avenue A)
New York, New York 10009
By Diane Erwin on May 18, 2009 | 1
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Maria Baugh
January 28th, 2010 @ 11:48 AM
Anyone who comes into Butter Lane and mentions they saw us on your blog gets two for one cupcakes Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays through the month of February. (Limit two per day.) At the end of the month, the blogger with the most mentions wins a dozen cupcakes!
Maria Baugh
Butter Lane