Cupcake heaven at Pinisi Bakery – East Village

If there is one way to a girl’s heart, it has to be through these cupcakes. My friend Samar and I were walking in pursuit of sugar last night after dinner in the East Village, and not even a few doors down, we came across the tiny Pinisi Bakery. I have heard storied legends of the red velvety goodness that comes out of this bakery, but I found that they had much more interesting flavors lined up when we walked in:

A stand of rainbow, lavender, and pistachio cupcakes

Red velvet cupcake

Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

But THIS was probably the pinnacle for us…the icing on the cake, if you will: Lavender-batter cupcakes. Lavender’s actually IN the batter, not just the frosting. Violet-colored cupcakes seemed like such a novelty — I was excited. They had a cream cheese topping and one with chocolate ganache. We went with the former. Heavenly:

Lavender cupcake

It reminded me of Early Grey flavored treats I’ve had before and tasted splendid with tea. We also ordered a pistachio and red velvet (of course).

Pistachio cupcake

I personally like Sugar Sweet Sunshine‘s pistachio cupcake a tad more even though this one wasn’t bad. The red velvet was ridiculously good too, just as expected. Before we left, we bought another lavender with chocolate ganache and rose-water-infused cupcake for a friend. All I can say is she looked like a happy camper. I asked the woman behind the counter what the deal was with the flavors, if they change frequently or if they’re seasonal — she said there’s really no rhyme or reason to how they switch it up. “It’s basically whatever the baker feels like making that day.” So New York.

Any else been? What did you think?


Bakery Info:
Pinisi Bakery

128 East 4th St # A
New York, NY 10003-9478
212-614-9079
East Village



x
Shy

3 Comments

  1. Summar wrote:

    jealoussssssss.

    Posted 3.15.11
  2. shyema wrote:

    Dear Summar,

    We felt horribly guilty about indulging in those cupcakes without you. Let it be known.

    x
    Shy

    Posted 3.15.11
  3. sgp wrote:

    looks like I might have to head there very soon. lavender cupcakes…oh my!

    Posted 3.17.11

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