595504 Wed Feb 11 20:54:17 -0800 2009 38 20 Tristate Region 0 4409490 Does anyone know of a great place to get cupcakes for a party in Westchester. Lulu's is out b/c they require minimum of 50 and I only need about 25. Where else is there? I can't travel to the city. Thanks. Wed Feb 11 20:54:17 -0800 2009 256080 jennygirl24 1 4409878 Rivera Bakehouse in Ardsley. Thu Feb 12 04:53:24 -0800 2009 4409490 34558 roxlet 1 4409954 A new cupcake bakery is opening in Pleasantville tomorrow! They bill themselves as Westchester's first and only cupcake bakery. Flour & Sun, 19 Washington Ave. http://www.flourandsunbakery.com/ Thu Feb 12 05:48:51 -0800 2009 4409490 10235 spa 2 4410587 Please let me know if the cupcakes are worth it. I would like to have a good review before I order them. Thanks! Thu Feb 12 09:02:19 -0800 2009 4409954 256080 jennygirl24 3 4411047 I've had a few sneak previews that have been very good. They're beautiful, too. I should add that I know the owner. Where are you located? Can you stop by and see/taste for yourself? Thu Feb 12 10:51:54 -0800 2009 4410587 10235 spa 4 4430273 spa - I stopped by there yesterday and tried their chocolate mint cupcake. Absolutely delicious - and such a neat idea for a cupcake. They're very creative at Flour & Sun. :o) Hope they do well - I'm crossing my fingers for them. I'm looking forward to trying their hummingbird cupcake too. Thanks for the heads up on this great litle place! Wed Feb 18 17:19:35 -0800 2009 4411047 59004 Sra. Swanky 5 4430303 I'm glad that you and the others have liked it (mostly). I hope everyone keeps going back as the kinks get worked out and the place continues to improve. After all, this is just the soft opening. I bet they address people's concerns in time for the grand opening (not sure when that is). My fingers are crossed, too! Wed Feb 18 17:28:06 -0800 2009 4430273 10235 spa 3 4411141 Galloways is only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I like both theirs and Rivieras cupcakes. However, it all depends on the type of frosting you want. Riviera has that classic "childhood, mom-made, birthday cupcake" frosting. Galloways's vanilla is a whipped cream type topping and their chocolate frosting is more fudgey. In terms of the texture of the cupcake, galloways is more bouncy and lighter, and Rivieras is tender and crumby (not dry though)... It all depends on what you like! Personally I love Lulu's cupcakes and its a shame you can't get them there! Thu Feb 12 11:13:36 -0800 2009 4410587 49705 MikiLovesSugar 3 4417715 Anticipating a great experience, I picked up a whole bunch of cupcakes this morning from Flour and Sun Bakery for a Valentine’s Day lunch party. While the banana cupcake with cream cheese has some potential, for the most part we were very disappointed. The red velvet cupcakes were dry and while the yellow cake was somewhat more moist, the buttercream was way to sweet! If you are into Magnolia-ish cupcakes, then you will love this place, but not for me. In fact nobody finished their cupcakes =( Sat Feb 14 14:36:14 -0800 2009 4410587 150572 Chuckaroo1991 4 4418806 To each his own and all that--you're certainly entitled to your opinion. But your facts? They were not selling banana cupcakes yesterday. If they had been, I would have gotten one! Sun Feb 15 07:05:26 -0800 2009 4417715 10235 spa 5 4419216 Maybe it was the hummingbird(?) cake cupcake? I think we got something with banana or pineapple in it yesterday. My wife had it and I think she liked it. not sure. Sun Feb 15 10:09:10 -0800 2009 4418806 45513 RawTunaFan 5 4421079 Maybe they weren't called banana cupcakes, but there definitely were bananas in them, and a little coconut. And like I said, they were the only ones we could eat out of the bunch since the bananas made them moist. Sorry for not checking my "facts" and calling them a "banana" cupcake if, indeed they were not. The other cupcakes were dry.... and like you said, all ten of us were entitled to our own opinions! Mon Feb 16 06:28:00 -0800 2009 4418806 150572 Chuckaroo1991 2 4411498 Ahhh!!! Thanks for this tip, spa!! Thu Feb 12 12:34:54 -0800 2009 4409954 28696 i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream 1 4409956 Galloways in Scarsdale but there only open on weekends! Thu Feb 12 05:49:51 -0800 2009 4409490 49705 MikiLovesSugar 2 4410115 I thought Galloways was open on Thursdays and Fridays too. Have they cut hours? Thu Feb 12 06:52:01 -0800 2009 4409956 48135 laylag 3 4411897 I do not recall them ever having hours other than Friday-Sunday. Hours: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday And IIRC CASH ONLY. Thu Feb 12 14:11:39 -0800 2009 4410115 151970 Jon1856 1 4413434 Was at Mitchells Country Deli in Yorktown this morning and they had adorable cupcakes there for valentines day. I asked the guy behind the counter if they always make cupcakes and told him about your post. They didn't have a business card but he gave me a menu. They can make you however many you would like. I even bought a few myself this morning. I'll let you know how they are! Fri Feb 13 05:19:24 -0800 2009 4409490 255478 samiameggsandham 1 4413573 Is the Pleasantville place going to have anything else, like coffee? Is it a cafe with tables? The cupcake menu looks amazing. Fri Feb 13 06:29:41 -0800 2009 4409490 233231 mary30 2 4413813 Coffee, yes. But it's pretty tiny. I don't know if there'll be room to sit. I just looked in the window. Today's menu features the 4 standard daily flavors (chocolate chocolate, chocolate vanilla, vanillla chocolate, vanilla vanilla) and several specials (red velvet, choc mint, orange poppyseed,...) Fri Feb 13 07:43:34 -0800 2009 4413573 10235 spa 3 4414005 Is Flour & Sun on the same side of the Chase Bank? I did a little drive through Washington Ave and had trouble finding it. (Also, there was someone behind me so I couldn't slow down as much as I wanted to!) Fri Feb 13 08:36:55 -0800 2009 4413813 59004 Sra. Swanky 3 4414974 Are they open? Fri Feb 13 12:39:05 -0800 2009 4413813 28696 i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream 4 4417272 Yes, they're open. I was just there! Yes, it's next to the Chase bank--there's a sign in the window but their official sign isn't up yet. Mmmm, red velvet cupcakes! Sat Feb 14 10:57:27 -0800 2009 4414974 10235 spa 1 4417862 Homestyle Desserts in Peekskill http://www.homestyledessertsbakery.com/ Sat Feb 14 15:40:18 -0800 2009 4409490 14216 Marge 2 4419207 We went to Flour & Son Bakery yesterday... The CHOCOLATE MINT cupcakes here are fantastic. We bought a few cupcakes for Valentine's day. Its brilliant how theres a peppermint patty at the bottom of the cupcake...what a nice treat! The frosting on the vanilla cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes were really sweet though, in fact coyingly sweet. The vanilla cupcake part was good but not as moist as I would like. The red velvet cupcakes was slightly on the dry side, but maybe its because they weren't fresh? We will definitely be back for that mint cupcake though! Such a cute shop! Sun Feb 15 10:06:53 -0800 2009 4417862 45513 RawTunaFan 1 4420473 We went yesterday to try the cupcakes. They were very yummy. They were sold out of red velvet and peppermint by the time we got there. The hummingbird cupcakes were amazing!!! The chocolate were equally good. I really liked the frosting because it was light and not grainy like some cupcake frostings tend to be. In fact, we were visiting family today and decided to take another trip and bring them some cupcakes. The hummingbird was the biggest hit. My only complaint is that they are a little small for the price. It cost $16.50 for 6 cupcakes. I can bake a whole box for about $4.00. Other than that, it gets a thumbs up. Sun Feb 15 19:33:09 -0800 2009 4409490 256080 jennygirl24 1 4422370 We tried Flour and Sun in Pleasantville- they are pricey at $2.75 a pop ($3 for specialty), but we got 8 to take somewhere to share. First of all, the place is adorable, very bare right now (understandable since they just opened)... hope they put in some seats in the front. Anyway, the cupcakes are very cute, and in general, they were good. The cream cheese frosting was great, but the red velvet cake (as others have mentioned) was so dry I didn't want to eat the rest. The best was, hands down, the hummingbird. I liked the chocolate cakes and frosting, and found the vanilla cakes and frosting to be very similar to Magnolia (very sweet). I didn't get to try the peppermint patty, but I did try the orange poppy, which was interesting. I will definitely return and I look forward to trying some of her other flavors... cookie dough, peanut butter, smores.... Mon Feb 16 13:26:34 -0800 2009 4409490 28696 i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream 2 4430284 ice cream - definitely go back and try the peppermint patty cupcake - awesome! I'm heading back for the hummingbird - then going to the gym!!! LOL! Wed Feb 18 17:23:15 -0800 2009 4422370 59004 Sra. Swanky 3 4430416 I need to go to the gym just reading this thread LOL ;>D Wed Feb 18 18:03:28 -0800 2009 4430284 151970 Jon1856 3 4434386 funny. i just got the wii fit and all i do is go out and search for sweets! Thu Feb 19 19:47:21 -0800 2009 4430284 100263 shoekittykat 4 4434877 LOL!!! That's exactly it, Jon & shoekittykat! I always feel compelled to support our local places, as decadent and sinful as they may be!! I like to think our workouts balance everything out! ;o) Fri Feb 20 02:57:53 -0800 2009 4434386 59004 Sra. Swanky 5 4440471 Its a hard balance especially with all the sweets around. I just found the Rockland Bakery and they too have great sweets. Sat Feb 21 21:21:40 -0800 2009 4434877 100263 shoekittykat 1 4423172 There is a place in yorktown. it is down the road from grandma's restuarant. They seemed pretty nice. Im sorry I dont know the name Mon Feb 16 17:38:11 -0800 2009 4409490 100263 shoekittykat 1 4423503 I was at the Grand Opening of the Flour & Sun Bakery location and ordered a few different cupcakes and while I really wanted to enjoy them, because I thought Westchester deserved a great cupcake bakery, my expectations fell flat. Red Velvet Cupcake - Cupcake was dry and while I was told it had a cream cheese frosting, it ddn't have to taste like I was eating a cupcake with cream cheese, that's what bagels are for. The cream cheese was missing something sweet. Peppermint Patty Cupcake - Interesting concept, but all the cupcake needed was the pepermint oil. The patty on the top was fine, but why was there a patty on the bottom that stuck to the cake paper and made it difficult to eat. Plain cupcake - Dry and the liner was not filled completely. I had went to Jean Jacques just a few minutes after this cupcake experience and noticed they were selling cupcakes as well (two different plain varieties) and will be tempted to try their cupcakes the next time I am in Pleasanvtille. I hope Flour & Sun makes it, but if I am travelling to Pleasantville for something sweet, over priced and not minding an unnecessary charge on my credit card it'll be at Jean Jacques. Mon Feb 16 19:39:20 -0800 2009 4409490 267488 WestchesterNY 2 4440970 I picked up cupacakes at Flour and SUn bakery -- to report back, so far the vanilla icing is very sweet and the chocolate is good but their cake part of the cupcake is a kind of dry. I heard good things about the hummingbird so can't wait to try that! the cupcakes are cute and pretty though! Sun Feb 22 07:28:13 -0800 2009 4423503 100114 Sammy Diaz 3 4441413 i thought they were decent. I liked Lulu's better. The prices up here are out of control however. How much can it really cost to make a batch of small cupcakes. At least in the city the cupcakes are larger so you can kind of justify the price (a little). Oh well I guess I have to get over it.. I am in the suburbs now> :) Sun Feb 22 10:25:26 -0800 2009 4440970 100263 shoekittykat 4 4444681 Agreed. The cupcakes at Lulu are way better than the ones at Flour and Sun, especially the Whopper cupcake. The hummingbired at Four and Sun was ok, but the cupcakes at Flour and Sun are decent at best. I think they are cheaper than the cupcakes at Lulu though. Mon Feb 23 12:46:55 -0800 2009 4441413 100114 Sammy Diaz 5 4449018 keep me posted with any new finds! Tue Feb 24 16:02:47 -0800 2009 4444681 100263 shoekittykat 1 4959037 They had a half price sale yesterday for their 6 month anniversary so I went and picked up some cupcakes. They were good, but not nearly as good as a place I had found down in Newark, DE (http://www.sascupcakes.com/) that's been on Food Network (yes, I know that is not local, I am simply using it as a comparison of similar place). I doubt I would go back at full price. Wed Aug 19 09:06:25 -0700 2009 4409490 11925 MisterBill2 1 4984414 Per Liz Johnson's blog, Lulu is opening a cupcakery in Tarrytown! Thu Aug 27 18:44:47 -0700 2009 4409490 28696 i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream