“For just very good, classic cake (e.g. not spectacular flavors, not a zillion layers, not fancy designs, just, simple good cake) I really, really like Empire Cake.”
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9.7/10
AI-generated summary
The move here is classic , dense and buttery with buttercream people rave about. The base has crème fraîche in it, which gives a little tang. Don't skip the , the swiss roll, or the snack cakes, especially the with pudding inside.
“For just very good, classic cake (e.g. not spectacular flavors, not a zillion layers, not fancy designs, just, simple good cake) I really, really like Empire Cake.”
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“They make great cakes in general, but they have something close to what you want: Liliko'i (Passion Fruit): Vanilla crème fraîche cake layered with passion fruit curd and frosted with a light coconut Swiss meringue buttercream.”
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“I really love Empire Cakes - it is classic American style cake (sugar, buttercream), but they use creme fraiche in the cake base, which gives it a bit of tang and depth of flavor different from standard just sweet.”
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“For any standard American style cake (e.g. dense butter cake, buttercream frosting) Empire Cake does these classics soooo well. For the vanilla cake bases they use crème fraîche which gives it this extra special depth of flavor, but their chocolate ones are just as fantastic.”
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“I love it, and think it balances well, but, the ganache is pretty intense, so that might be sweeter than you are looking for.”
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“Empire Cake is the best classic American style cake/cupcakes around for sure! I love how they use creme fraiche in the base cake to give it a touch of tang, and their buttercream is just perfect.”
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“I adore Empire Cake and it seems so rarely mentioned. When it comes to classic American style high butter/sugar (but not cloying sweet) buttercream cakes/cupcakes ... they are the best I've ever had.”
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“Empire Cakes makes my favorite basic American style cakes (dense moist cake, great buttercream, sweet but not cloying).”
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“I adore all of their other cakes (really classic American style cakes, incredible buttercream, moist cake with good crumb structure, etc, etc).”
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“My favorite traditional birthday cake in the city is Empire Cake, but not super close to Bryant Park. They nail the buttercream + moist cake + perfect ratios though.”
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“Empire Cake! They make my favorite traditional American style cakes (dense, high sugar and butter content, buttercream), and they do tons of custom work (ranging from basic image printing to full 3D masterpieces).”
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“My standard answer for any classic American style cake, but they do it just sooo well.”
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