I went to visit Katie Holme’s favorite cupcake shop! Billy’s is usually really out of the way for me since I live and play in the East Village and LES area. The only time I get to come to this neck of the woods is when I go to Chelsea Market, and after Chelsea Market, I’m usually too stuffed to go anywhere else. This time, it just so happened that I was coming from the opposite direction towards Chelsea, so I finally had an opportunity to sample their infamous cupcakes.
All the pastels here reminded me of Magnolia’s bakery, only more cozy. Magnolia’s is a very strict “grr, get what you need and get out- don’t look around” type place to me, which makes sense because of the amount of consumer traffic they get. Billy’s has a tiny seating area, bigger than Magnolia’s and smaller than my personal fave, Triple S.
They also have a variety of cakes and cheesecakes in addition to cupcakes. The cheesecakes looked really appetizing, but I just settled on trying just the cupcakes. I tried the original vanilla and the carrot. The carrot cupcake was to die for! It was so rich and moist on the inside! YUM! The icing/frosting was also soo good (not too sweet) and not in the least bit hard! The vanilla was a little on the doughy, cakey side (kinda like Magnolia’s, only not so much) so it was really good too. I’m glad these cupcakes weren’t over the top rich or sweet. I think Billy’s is one of my top places to get cupcakes now, but they still come after Triple S [Sugar Sweet Sunshine].
I LOVE your blog! I live in Australia- I’ve been to NY several times before, I’m coming back in April. Reading your blog it seems you love food as much as I do, I live in Melbourne which is a very foody city. Can’t wait to come and try S’MAC, Billy’s and lots more.