Best Sweet Temptation: Sugar Sweet Sunshine (Readers’ Choice)

There are plenty of ways to satisfy your sweet tooth on the LES. It’s not easy to pass by the Doughnut Plant on Grand Street, il laboratorio del gelato for ice cream or Roni-Sue’s Chocolates in the Essex Street Market without having a nibble of something sinful. But readers were very clear in choosing Sugar Sweet Sunshine. The Rivington Street shop is famous for its cupcakes; red velvet and pistachio are two favorites, but it’s the “Ooey Gooey” (chocolate cake with chocolate almond buttercream) that really stirs passions. Some voters mentioned the decadent and delicious banana pudding. The bakery also specializes in custom layer cakes and pies, as well as strawberry shortcake.

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