Sweet Sweet Salvation
What you’re looking at isn’t gluten free – Vegan friendly – Certified Organic – nothing. nada. zip. These are down and dirty cupcakes from Billy’s Bakery. Why post them on a “healthy living and eating” site…? Because sometimes, the way to achieve optimum health is through balance and allocated time for indulging/relaxing (or at least that’s how I try to rationalize it). Besides, no one wants to be so neurotic that they’re prone to snapping at the site of a sugar cube.
If you are going to fall off the wagon (which you should every now and then), do so by picking a place like Billy’s that uses only the highest-quality ingredients (real butter, whole eggs and fresh fruit/nuts) – think old-fashioned Grandma’s kitchen style (well, my Grandma was more of the ordering in type of girl). Billy’s rocks the bakery sans preservatives, making sure that your splurge is really worth it.
When I’m itching for my sugar fix, I make my way downtown for their cupcakes ($2.25), Hello Dollies ($3.25) and…here’s the one that I owe 30 Hail Mary’s to the diet gods for eating…the mini Caramel Pecan Cheesecake ($4.50). I’m not a big Red Velvet fan but my friends die for the Billy’s version as well as the Banana Cake (cakes available per slice/full 9 or 10 inch sizes).
Those cupcakes look delicious! But the good thing with something so rich, I won’t eat more than one!
TuxBaby said this on October 30, 2009 at 1:02 PM |
Completely agree…although the scary thing with these is that you go back for more (I swear the put something in the frosting!)
fitpost said this on October 30, 2009 at 1:06 PM |
Billy’s Bakery is the best cupcakery in NYC. Definitely the way to ensure that your “splurge calories” are well spent. Nice post Maggs!
Kellie said this on November 2, 2009 at 10:08 PM |