Sugar Sweet Sunshine
Tucked into Essex Market, this Lower East Side bakery is best known for its custom cakes and cups of banana pudding.
- Mon, 08:00 – 19:00; Tue – Thu, 08:00 – 20:00; Fri, 08:00 – 21:00; Sat, 09:00 – 21:00; Sun, 10:00 – 18:00
- 88 Essex St, New York, NY 10002, USA
- 3.7 (67 reviews)
Description
Beyond standard market sweets, the counter focuses on custom cakes built from reference photos—even accommodating requests on short notice—alongside multi-flavor pudding cups. Popular orders range from classic banana and coffee java to strawberry lemon trifle, with counter staff offering single containers split between flavors. Overall visitor feedback is mixed: enthusiastic praise for cake design, pricing, and pudding treats sits alongside varying reports on freshness, order accuracy, and service consistency. Delivery, pickup, catering, and private event orders are also available, with additional operations listed at Grand Street Market.