ex & the City skyrocketed Magnolia Bakery’s cupcake sales when Carrie bit into one of the scrumptious moist morsels mid-episode. What followed was a cupcake resurgence. The trend attracted addicts like wildfire and the small bakery found itself in desperate need of expansion.

The new Magnolia Bakery has got a lot more leg room than the original incarnation and, with their new big ovens, they have eliminated that annoying dozen cupcake limit. The menu is exactly the same with tentative thoughts towards adding a few breakfast muffins to the card in the near future. The red velvet, the buttercream vanilla and the banana pudding are tough acts to beat in New York.

Now you can order in from Magnolia to say your weekly office lunch meeting or even to your wedding. Thanks to the new Magnolia we can have our cake and eat it too. –J.T.