Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! It’s seems like every day is a national some kind of food day, but I’m not complaining. And who can complain about chocolate cake. Well, besides the National Association of Flan Producers. You don’t want to mess with Big Flan. Here are my top 5 picks for best chocolate cakes in New York City. Did I miss a good one? Let me know in the comments section. You know we have a comments section, right?
Black Hound’s Flourless Chocolate Cake
I guess they had to leave out the flour to put all that chocolate in there. They cover their intensely chocolately cake in a bittersweet chocolate ganache then dust it with bittersweet chocolate shavings around the sides. $40 for 6 inch cake.
Black Hound
170 2nd Ave
Frnt B
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-950
The Chocolate Room’s Chocolate Layer Cake
When you put chocolate right in your name you better deliver on your Chocolate Layer Cake. They do. O magazine called it “A luscious and perfect three-layer blackout cake.” Eat it until you black out. $6 a slice.
The Chocolate Room
86 Fifth Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-783-2900
269 Court St.
Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-246-2600
Babycakes NYC’s Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
Babycakes is an entirely vegan bakery. Their cakes & cupcakes are gluten free, soy free, wheat free, egg free, vegan, & kosher. But definitely not delicious free!
Babycakes NYC
248 Broome St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5047
Max Brenner’s Chocolate Mess
Bless this mess! This warm chocolate cake is topped with ice cream, toffee bananas and whipped cream with candied hazelnut crunchy bits on top served with additional chocolate chunks, toffee cream and warm chocolate sauce on the side. $9.25.
Max Brenner Chocolate By The Bald Man
841 Broadway
1, NY 10003
(646) 467-8800
Serendipity 3′s Chocolate Blackout Cake
Serendipity is a New York City institution. John Cussack and Kate Beckinsale made a whole movie about their chocolate cake. Okay, most of the cake storyline ended up on the cutting room floor, but it wasn’t because the Chocolate Blackout Cake wasn’t delicious! $9.00