Buttercup Bake Shop
New York, NY 10022-6352
Phone: (212) 350-4144
- Cross Street:
- Between 51st Street and 52nd Street
- Directions:
- 6, E, V at 51st St
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-7pm
Editorial Review for Buttercup Bake Shop – by Kat Kinsman
The Scene
Midtown's Buttercup is to the sweet-toothed what pre-Rudy 42nd Street peepshows were to pervs. From the second you enter the close-quartered shop, you're enveloped in a relentless, sensual maelstrom of heavenly scents, ooey-gooey icing and eye-popping frosting swirls. However, just as in the aforementioned establishments, all the goods are ensconced safely in cases--and it's still bad form to press your nose up against the glass.
The Goods
Ex-Magnolia bakery partner Jennifer Appel's specialty is down-home desserts that caress all the senses. Red Velvet cake and the shop's trademark cupcakes pack a wallop on both the tongue and the eyes (not to mention the thighs). Pre-order custom cakes or try to re-create the magic at home--Buttercup has claimed enough devotees to warrant its own glossy cookbook.
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User Reviews for Buttercup Bake Shop
03/15/2008 Posted by Grace28
I was so very disappointed. I purchased a dozen on my first visit here. Each one was dry. I couldn't believe they would even sell them in that condition. The icing did not allow me to see the cake part. I threw them out and will not recommend this shop to anyone. I stopped back in after my first visit with a friend. She too found them to be dry and did not eat it.
02/27/2008 Posted by kookiemonstr
Every cupcake I have had from Buttercup (regardless of location) has been awful. The cake is dry and crumbly, to the point where you need something to wash it down with. The frosting is sweet, but lacks flavor. I cant even compare the frosting to the overly sugared, lard frosting you find in a classic bakery, which some people hate, but at least its standard. New Yorkers rave about this place, but I think its because they don't know how to bake thier own cupcakes.
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