This isn't just any old bakery. Everything is vegan (no butter, eggs, cream, etc.) but you’d never know it; New York magazine voted Babycakes' cupcakes the best in the city and Time Out New York named them the Best New Bakery. I love their banana chocolate chip bread made with agave (it’s so moist and yummy!).
But, one of the most popular menu items is frosting, served in vintage shot glasses for $1.50 a pop. Apparently these sweet shots are sweeping the nation.
I doubt that cupcakes will ever become obsolete, but satisfying your sugar fix with a frosting shot could help you save a lot of calories (as long as you stick to just one that is). Here’s the math:
- One regular sized vanilla cupcake with vanilla cream frosting = 380 calories
- One ounce of vanilla cream frosting = 120 calories
FYI: In order to burn those extra 260 calories, a 150 pound person would have to walk at 4.5 mph for 35 minutes.
I think frosting shots are actually a great idea—if they’re used right (i.e. not having the cupcake and a shot or two on the side). Zeroing in on the ‘best part’ seriously curbs the calories in muffins. A 6 ounce (standard bakery size) pumpkin muffin has 530 calories but a 2.75 ounce pumpkin ‘muffie’ packs less than half at 250.
The only trouble with frosting is it generally contains artery-clogging, belly fat-breeding trans fat, since partially hydrogenated oil is often the second ingredient after sugar. One ounce (one sixteenth of a can) of commercial frostings typically has 1.5 - 2 grams of trans fat and the daily goal is zero.
The good news is you can make your own using trans fat free margarine. My favorite is Earth Balance – just soften and mix with powdered sugar, real vanilla bean or pure vanilla extract and rice or soy milk. I like to experiment with flavors by adding ingredients such as fresh mint, maple syrup, cocoa powder, melted dark chocolate, cold espresso and cashew or peanut butter. It whips up in a jiffy and can easily be squeezed into shot glasses with a pastry bag.
So, are you a frosting fanatic? What do you think of this trend? Please share!
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