Excursions: Cupcake Cravings at Magnolia

The only reason I find it odd that I haven’t blogged about Magnolia Bakery in the West Village until right now is because back during my first semester of freshman year, my friends and I trekked down to
Bleeker St. just for these perfect cupcakes 3 weekends in a row. Granted, I haven’t been back there until yesterday...so I guess it makes sense that I haven’t blogged about it until now. Fun fact: this particular Magnolia’s is apparently famous and always has a line out the door and around the corner. I always thought it was because of how small a space it was. Whoops. Hit the jump for more pics of delicious cupcakes and such!

The madness ensued immediately upon arrival. 

Cakes on cakes on cakes.

Orange Date Cupcake with Orange Meringue
Vanilla Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream 

The classic (and Cupcake of the Month) Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The Hummingbird Cupcake (See below for what that means)

I want it all...and I want it now.

...so obviously we had to.

 

The Aftermath.

 I had the weirdest craving for cupcakes for like 3 weeks, which evolved into watching Cupcake Wars on Hulu and nothing else for 2 days straight. I realized at that point that cupcakes had to be moved up to priority number 1, and moved up they were. I don’t have to say much about how rich, decadent, and delicious these cupcakes were because, well you can clearly see the pictures and the way we handled those cupcakes. Although a small space, Magnolia packs as many cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and so many different kinds of desserts as possible in there. They even make room to serve coffee and such.  Sharing 4 cupcakes between 3 people is actually a genius idea -- you can sample 4 different flavors and yet it seems like you only ate about 1 whole cupcake which isn’t even all that much (she said to herself, reassuringly). Which was the favorite?  The Hummingbird. It was like nothing else I’ve ever tasted. The vanilla/vanilla was a close second, but dammit the Hummingbird was good. 

For more info on Magnolia Bakery click here!