Robicelli's

IT’S SUMMERTIME! Everyone get up! Let’s dance!

My back is better, so now we must calypso! 

Not only are we counting coconuts, Matt and I are counting down the days until we take our annual family vacation to SESAME PLACE! As you know, I love Sesame Place not only because it’s super manageable with young kids or because every time I see Super Grover a burst out crying with joy, but also because every woman there has given birth at least once so it’s a judgement free zone in the swimsuit department. May not be the sexiest place on earth, but who really cares about sex appeal when you’re rambling down Big Bird’s Lazy River with remnants of chicken fingers in your hair and a five year old clinging to your neck because he refuses to believe that there are in fact NO alligators hiding on the rides waiting to eat him? Not I.

Besides if you’ve been married as long as I have, you’ll know that after a point it doesn’t really matter if you look flawless in a swimsuit, at long as you smell at least a little like fried chicken. And thank God my kids and their filthy little hands always make sure that happens.

This vacation is being made possible by the letter Q, the number 6, and by the fact that we’ve got a hell of a team running the Robicelli’s show.  So good, in fact, that this year Matt and I are getting to sneak away for a whopping FOUR WHOLE DAYS!  However I still run our entire social media department, so expect my blogging to be spotty, as I refuse to pay a surcharge for WiFi at hotels. Honestly, why not just make me pay for oxygen while you’re at it. Sheesh.

You know what else will get you stoked for summertime aside from dancing to Harry Belafonte? The return of KEY LIME CHEESECAKE!

Key Lime Cheesecake: Graham cracker cake, key lime curd, key lime cheesecake buttercream, lime zest, graham cracker crumbs

The Pickett: Vanilla cake, custard buttercream, feuillitine (crunchy pastry), ganache

Creamsicle: Orange cake, vanilla buttercream, orange zest

S’Mores: Chocolate cake, speculoos pudding, toasted marshmallow buttercream, ganache, graham cracker crumbs

Available at Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market and select Robicelli’s retail partners.

Things you learn when your back is out:

1. It is really, really hard to type with one hand while lying flat on your back, using your other arm to hold your laptop in the air where you can see it.

2. Your husband COULD help you by holding the laptop for you, but instead will think it’s a far better idea to sit across the room pointing and laughing.

3. Husband obviously has forgotten that my back will not be out forever, and once I’ve healed, I’m going to slapbox the living crap out of him and revenge will be mine.

It will be ever so delicious. Much like these cupcakes you see here.

Clockwise from front: Hazelnut Kiss, The Pickett, Wild Maine Blueberry Cobbler, Creamsicle

Hazelnut Kiss: Chocolate hazelnut cake, Nutella buttercream, roasted hazelnuts

The Pickett: Vanilla cake, vanilla custard buttercream, feuilletine (crunchy puff pastry), ganache

Wild Maine Blueberry Cobbler: Vanilla cake, blueberry syrup, vanilla buttercream, blueberry compote, brown sugar streusel

Creamsicle: Orange cake, vanilla buttercream, hand candied orange zest

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market is closed Monday, but will reopen with these flavors at noon on Tuesday. You can find these today at select Robicelli’s retail partners.

ACHTUNG!!!!

I am about to type the single most awesome thing that has ever been typed on this website. You all should probably sit down. Well, you’re probably already sitting down if you’re on a computer, but some of you might be reading this on your phones while walking. In that case, you should probably stop reading so you can watch where you’re going. And also because you really will need to sit, because your mind is about to be blown.

Ready? *ahem*

Tomorrow, Saturday the 14th, THERE IS A ROBOT FESTIVAL AT DEKALB MARKET.

What exactly is a robot festival, you ask? I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA, AND I HONESTLY DON’T CARE.

And YES, I know I mentioned it briefly on Wednesday, but it seems no one believed me. Which is understandable. I mean, I still don’t really believe it, but I saw our event producer Jen Lyon yesterday and she swears to me that this is totally real. I mean, even if it turns out there’s only one guy DOING the robot, I’d still think it’s absolutely the greatest thing ever.

So what are we doing for Robot Saturday? A robot cupcake would have been nice, but we couldn’t find any Jagged Metal Krusty-Os to use for toppings. So we’re doing the next best thing and doing WAY TOO MUCH. You can expect both our classic and Nutella whoopie pies, two types of brownies, marshmallows, coconut macaroons, and no fewer than sixteen types of cupcakes. Chicken n’Waffles, Elvis, Romeo y Juliette, Matzoh Toffee, Tiramisu, Coconut Cream Pie and more…..including THESE!

Clockwise from front: Bananas Foster, Car Bomb, Blueberry Blintz, Pickett

NEW! The Pickett: Vanilla cake, vanilla custard buttercream, feiulletine, chocolate sauce

NEW! Blueberry Blintz: Brown sugar cake filled with sour cream bavarian, sour cream custard buttercream, blueberries, candied almonds

Car Bomb: Chocolate Guinness stout cake, Jameson whiskey ganache, Bailey’s buttercream

Bananas Foster: Banana cake, rum-salted caramel buttercream & drizzle

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Cupcakes Available at:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn

Aloha Grinds: 77th & 3rd Ave, Bay Ridge

Bagel Schmagel: 76th & 3rd Ave, Bay Ridge

Crespella: 7th Avenue off 9th Street, Park Slope

Blue Apron Foods: Union Street off 7th Ave, Park Slope

Eastern District: Manhattan Ave off Eagle, Greenpoint

Brooklyn Standard: Nassau Street off Jewel, Greenpoint

Battery Place Market: 240 Murray Street, Financial District

Cake Shop: Ludlow btwn Stanton & Rivington, LES

Bar 5F at Bergdorf Goodman: 5th Avenue & 58th Street, 5th Floor, Manhattan

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Whoopie Pies Available At:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn

Red Hook Lobster Pound: 284 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Brownies Available At:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

Oaxaca Tacos: 250 4th Avenue- Park Slope Brooklyn; 251 Smith Street Cobble Hill Brooklyn; 16 Extra Place, LES Manhattan; 48 Greenwich Avenue, West Village, Manhattan

Our store at DeKalb Market opens again today at noon, which is nice because we’ve got TWO NEW CUPCAKES! And instead of talking about cats or robots today, I’m actually going to talk about baking.

I totally mean it, flabbergasted cat! (ok, so maybe I wasn’t able to do this without cats)

First up on the schedule is The Pickett. Jeremy Pickett is a master carpenter/designer we met a few years back when we were the dessert vendor for the sorely missed Red Hook Mercado. He was a fan who quickly turned into a friend, and then last year he decided to custom build all the wood features of our DeKalb shop for us. Because he’s seriously just the greatest guy ever.

When you’re the greatest guy ever, you get a cupcake named for you. We took a cue from his favorite dessert, the sublime profiteroles from Balthazar, to create the Pickett: our buttery vanilla cake topped with our vanilla bean custard buttercream, then coated in homemade feuilletine, then drizzled with chocolate. 

Our second new cupcake was invented on Sunday night while we were lying in bed, and Matt says “You know what I could really go for? A brown sugar cupcake filled with a sour cream bavarian custard, with sour cream bavarian buttercream, slivered almonds, and blueberries. Who do you think makes something like that?”. To which I replied “Costco”, and he said “Really?”, and I said “No, dumbass- those are the types of cupcakes WE make”, and he said “DAMNIT!!!”.

This is often how the R&D process works, by the way.

We originally had Strawberry Rhubarb on today’s schedule, but as luck would have it, someone went to our produce market before we could get there and bought aaallllll the rhubarb. So now thanks to divine intervention, you can get Matt’s dream cupcake at stores today instead of having to wait three more days til this weekend’s Robotfest at DeKalb Market. (ok, so I wasn’t able to do this without mentioning robots at least once, either)

Clockwise from front: Caramel Macchiato, Blueberry Blintz, The Pickett, Tres Leches

NEW! The Pickett: Vanilla cake, vanilla custard buttercream, feiulletine, chocolate sauce

NEW! Blueberry Blintz: Brown sugar cake filled with sour cream bavarian, sour cream custard buttercream, blueberries, candied almonds

Caramel Macchiato: Mocha cake, caramel macchiato buttercream, chocolate espresso beans

Tres Leches: Three milk soaked brown butter cake, dulce de leche buttercream, caramel shards

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Cupcakes Available at:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn 

Hom: Third Avenue and 88th Street, Bay Ridge

Tazza: Clark Street off Henry, AND Henry off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights

Battery Place Market: 77 Battery Place, Battery Park City AND 200 West Street, Goldman Sachs Building

Joe Columbia University: West 120th btwn Broadway & Amsterdam, Morningside Heights

Simon Sips a secret coffee bar inside 1185 6th Avenue soft opening today….sneak in through the back alley under the scaffolding….shhhhhh…..

Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Whoopie Pies Available At:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn 

Red Hook Lobster Pound: 284 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook

Tazza: Clark Street off Henry, AND Henry off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights

Simon Sips

Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Brownies Available At:

Robicelli’s at DeKalb Market: 138 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn 

Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

Simon Sips

Oaxaca Tacos: 250 4th Avenue- Park Slope Brooklyn; 251 Smith Street Cobble Hill Brooklyn; 16 Extra Place, LES Manhattan