Not So Dirty vs. Dirty cupcakes at Sweet Revenge

Last night, I called East Village bar/cupcake shop Sweet Revenge to see if they were still open. It was 10:50 and they officially close at 11. It was also extremely cold out and I'd just trekked all the way to Batch with no luck. Oh, and it wasn't that I needed and emergency nighttime cupcake; I had to buy some to bring to a lunchtime meeting today and knew I wouldn't have time during the day today.

Owner Marlo Scott said to hurry over, and I did. They were almost out of cupcakes, with one Crimson & Cream and several of the Not So Dirty, their milk chocolate cupcake (their ultra-rich dark chocolate cupcake is the Dirty). I got the cupcakes I needed for my meeting and then said out loud, "Have I tried the Not So Dirty?" I couldn't remember, because usually I get the Sweet Revenge (peanut butter frosting/chocolate inside/vanilla cake) or the Pure (vanilla).

So I decided to try the cupcake you see above and oh my goodness! If you ask me, it beats the frosting off the Dirty, which I can only eat a few bites of...delicious bites, but still. With this one, I ate it with a fork, and then literally was licking the wrapper. It was sweet and chocolatey, but not too much so. My biggest complaint about cupcakes these days, especially because I wind up eating them quite a bit, is that they are often way too sweet. I tend to prefer mini cupcakes because I can finish them without feeling like my mouth has overdosed on sugar. This milk chocolate was creamy and lush and went perfectly with the chocolate cake, which was moist, but a little bit crumbly.

So I am a new convert to the Not So Dirty cupcake. I was also there on Friday and had chocolate gelato in a cupcake and to be honest, can't even remember which cupcake it was, perhaps the Dirty. So if you're in the East Village and have a cupcake craving, I highly recommend them. You can also get a glass of wine or coffee or tea, which in this bitterly cold weather, I'm drinking a lot of (tea, that is).

Sweet Revenge
62 Carmine Street (between 7th Avenue South and Bedford)
New York, NY 10014
212-242-2240