Tu-lu's Gluten Free Bakery
It's possible that these two delicacies deserve their own posts. But you should understand the joy that is Tu-lu's fully and in order to do that, you need to know that Tu-lu's is more than just cupcakes.
That's not to say that the cupcakes aren't delicious; they are. In fact, I'd venture to say that they're my favorite gf cupcakes in NYC. I prefer the chocolate frosting to the buttercream, even though I usually love a good buttercream. I mean who doesn't love buttercream? It's butter and sugar. We here at Toasted N Buttered are contractually obligated to love all things that contain copious amounts of butter and sugar. In this one instance though, go for the chocolate frosting.
As I said, I adore these cupcakes and it's possible that I've consumed more than one in under 10 minutes before...it's possible, but you can't prove it...there is no evidence, not even a crumb or two. That being said, if I had to choose only one Tu-lu's treat to have on a desert island, I'd probably pick the Individual Coffee Cake. I believe that they call it the Individual Coffee Cake on their menu because you are not supposed to share it. Don't share it. You have my permission to be completely selfish with your gluten free goodness just this once. And while this coffee cake is perfectly scrumptious as is, you know it's all the better for a little toasting and buttering. I mean these little slices of heaven are so happy, they're smiling. Do you see those little smiles of cinnamon swirled in there and gleaming with butter? They're so happy. So was I about 2 mins later when I was mopping the last crumb off the plate with my finger.
Tu-lu's can be found at 338 East 11th Street between 1st & 2nd Avenue. Try not to trample each other in the race for your Individual Coffee Cake.
xoEm