126 Rivington St, Lower East Side
Sugar Sweet Sunshine is a quaint, cozy cupcake shop in the Lower Eastside. The first time my friend and I stopped here, I had a yellow cupcake with vanilla buttercream. The cake had just enough sugar in it….it didn’t taste overbearingly sweet. The icing was light but rich. My friend had a summer specialty cupcake-a strawberry cupcake which was absolutely delicious. The cupcakes all have original nicknames…so fun! Who wouldn’t want a Sexy Red Velvet Cupcake or a Sunshine Cupcake? The price is also great…$1.50 for a perfectly sized cupcake. Fast forward to a couple months later…thoughts of sugar sweet sunshine jumping in my head. I decided to get a red velvet cupcake this time…boy was that a bad decision. It was one of the worst cupcakes I’ve ever tasted. How could a place so great create such a heinous cupcake? The cupcake had buttercream frosting, which is rare for red velvet cupcakes. Most of the time they are dressed in cream cheese frosting. Red velvet cake and buttercream might just be the worst cupcake combination ever but regardless of the choice of frosting-both parts of the cupcake were disgraceful. Sugar Sweet Sunshine still holds a large place in my cupcake heart…just not all of it.
peace, love, and cupcakes
michy
