The Yummy Cakes cart is located in Chinatown, right next to a few other vendors on the sidewalk selling produce. An easy miss. The smell really caught our eye when we walked out to Chinatown last Sunday evening around 6:15 pm. We decided to get a bag (15 pieces for $1.25. Cash Only). These mini cakes had a nice fluffiness and eggy taste to it. They remind me of the Hong Kong style waffle, but that they are just pulled off instead of in an waffle style form (the waffle is also a bit firmer and not as fluffy and cake like). The man who was running his cart was friendly and smiled when we approached his cart to make an order. Definitely a bargain (although I do see from previous Yelpers' reviews that it was once cheaper at one point) and a nice little treat to get when walking the streets of Chinatown. read more

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The Best! For $1, you can get yourself a bag of these soft and warm mini pancake bites. The bubble waffle at TKettle is NOT as good as this place. Even though it's made fresh to order, the batter is bland and the waffle comes out hard. The bubble waffle is also $4. These puppies are $1 and you are guaranteed satisfaction : D read more

Hot Mini Cakes - $1 Happiness :D - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

The best mini cakes stand in New York! I've been going to this stand for as long as I can remember lol. I believe it's run by a father and son. The most recent times I've been seeing the dad running the stand. I like their cakes the most because it's on the softer side but still has a slight crisp at the edges. You have to catch him on the days he's there though. He has his own schedule! read more

Hot Mini Cakes - He's open Weds, Fri and Sun but also dependent on weather - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

I only eat hong kong style mini cakes from this man. I swear by this man and I only go to him. I don't care if I'm all the way down on Canal and I walk by that other cart. I will not buy it from anyone else. My mom knows him and she told me he put his kids through school with that cart. He's now putting his grandkids through school with that cart. Based on that alone I owe him my utmost respect. The cakes here are always warm and fluffy and soft. Nothing beats them. Sometimes it's his son making the cakes. I have to admit I don't buy it if it's the son. I know it's the same batter but in my mind it tastes different. The son burns/chars his mini cakes more. The father does not. Plus the father is the cutest little man ever. I can't. read more

Hong Kong Egg Waffles, or Hot Mini Cakes, as they are so called, are a staple of my childhood. I remember getting them almost everyday for $1.00(20 pieces) after Chinese school from an old man or old lady behind the cart. Due to rising costs, the egg waffles are now $1.25(15 pieces). I tried them again yesterday and the texture was so different compared to that of the egg waffles back then. In the past, the texture was moist and chewy like a cake. Now it's like rubbery. :/ The warm, eggy taste was definitely still there, though. I think this business is family-owned; it's probably being run by a new generation, so either the recipe has probably been tweaked a bit, or my timing was just bad. read more

Hot Mini Cakes - $1.25 Hong Kong Egg Waffle - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Great snack or dessert stop for before or after dinner. Although it used to be $1.00 for 20, it is now $1.00 for 15 hot cakes, prices is still reasonable for this economy. Perfectly warm, fluffy mini cakes to go while you're on your stroll. read more

Oh my god.. how I love this cart.. I have been going to this seller for years..well since I was a kid, and to see him still up and about is quite nice. I will definitely be really sad when I don't see him around. I am not sure if he ever had a student, so I don't know what would happened if he gets too old for doing this type of selling. So I always make it a point to walk by this place as infrequent as I go to this location in Chinatown. Why do I love this place? Because I grew up with mini-cakes at 20 for a $1.. I really refuse to purchase at 15 a $1, from all those other tourist hungry sellers on Canal. Because no matter how many other people would say how mini-cakes taste the same everywhere, for me.. these mini-cakes always has an orange scented taste to it. Because it is a really nice treat for even people who are diabetic, or worried about how sweet a cake can be.. these are really really not. Because it is always great to see that the seller recognizes you.. it makes for a good random conversation. One thing, based on years of observing the seller's make these cakes. One of the minicakes is never really formed, with the practice hand of many many years.. the seller's tools has characteristics that long time customers should notice... Oh also if you want even sweeter treats, there is the creak cakes that Quickly sells across the way.. nah... I'll take these over that.. any time, any place, anywhere... read more

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Oh little mini hot cakes! How I think you're so cute and fluffy! Yes I do! Yes I do!! ::plays with mini cake then throws it down the hatch:: Alright...which one of you are next?! read more

Hot Mini Cakes - a woman making hot dogs - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

I like this random cart in the middle of Chinatown mostly for novelty reasons. I don't think the little mini cakes will blow anyone away for the most part. But these mini cakes are more of a novelty/childhood memory for me. I remember getting these mini cakes all the time when I was a kid and insisting that I get my own bag (read: I had a big brother that snatched away my yummies.) The old man that works there is nice and if you speak chinese, he will converse with you. Once he reprimanded someone for putting a dirty dollar bill on the mini cake plate - my friend was really happy about that, because the old man was trying to keep everything sanitary. The mini cakes themselves are sweet and a little salty. They are soft and always hot (made fresh when you order). They are good for a snack or two. They are the heart of chinatown and the little kids that buy them. read more

The one and only place where I get my mini cakes nowadays. I tried them all in Chinatown and every place seems to fail miserably. I grew up with the mini cakes that this man made ever since I was a child and it tasted the same ever since. His mini cakes are soft and fluffy and fresh. Unlike the others that are on Canal St and other random spots, they lack texture and taste. Other places would make them too dry or too bland. Plus, this man still has $1 for 20 pieces. All the other places sell them for $1 for 15 pieces - rip off! So, if you're ever in Chinatown, don't be lazy. Walk that extra couple of blocks from Canal St and buy the mini cakes from this man. read more

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4 stars because I LOVE street vendors, because the older gentleman is so nice... It's supposed to be eggette but what he produces it's indeed a bit cakey and they are smaller in size. 20/$1 is dirt cheap and truly a great snack to hold you over. read more

Hot Mini Cakes - a man standing in front of a window - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

I am pretty positive that I had them from here, not the one for 15 for 1 buck Delicious little treats for a buck. Nothing much to say but a really good inexpensive snack. read more

Walking down Canal, I smelled fortune cookie in the air. So, I followed my nose! Standing at an intersection, I spun around attempting to pinpoint the direction of the smells. I looked like one of those kids playing dizzy bats. This cart seems to move around chinatown so the yelp address was not correct. Im hesitant to give this cart a 4, but its so dang affordable. $1.25 for essentially an HK Egg Waffle that is broken up to 15 pieces. It smelled great, it tasted great, but it wasn't crispy. Each egg felt so soft and limp. =( read more

My most recent trip to the "Little Cakes Man" (as I like to call him) went something like this... Friend at the wheel is turning onto Grand. Other friend and I spot Little Cakes Man. We totally weren't thinking about it, caught off guard. "STOP!" we scream. Our driver doesn't get scared (shocking for her, really) and easily pulls aside for us. We bounce out of the car and wait on line for our little cakes. We approach the front of the cart. The man looks up. "This is not your first time. I've seen you before," he says to us. That's right, Little Cakes Man. We have been to your wonderful stand of pleasant little cakes before. Faithfully, we purchase four $1 bags (one for each person in the car), thank him and go on our way. Don't worry, we will be back. In the car, we sample our joy and encouraged our other two friends, who had never been to the Little Cakes Man before, to do the same.. Just tiny light bits of baked batter. So simple. So good. So cheap. Whoever said money can't buy you happiness didn't have $1 and know about the Little Cakes Man. read more

Hot Mini Cakes - Keeping it classy on the train ride home with my mini cakes. - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

It's called Yummy Cakes now, but the concept is the exact same. As cute as I find the elderly grandfather who makes the cakes, the actual cakes themselves weren't as good as others I've had (and I've had them from the Motherland....Which I guess is not fair to compare these to). They're on the drier side and have a strange lemony twist in flavor. My biggest gripe, though, is that the vendor pops out each individual cake instead of giving you a sheet of them. Where I'm from, you always get mini-cakes in sheets and why not? It's like hot, edible bubble wrap. And what's the fun of bubble wrap if someone pops the bubbles for you? read more

Amazed that this stand-alone cart would have so many hot reviews for these hot cakes. now i know what they mean by "selling like hot cakes", huh! Just tried it yesterday but it wasn't the first. All i can say is for $1 - people should just not even complain about anything, to be quite honest! Can anyone find a HOT snack for $1 these days where it's made entirely from scratch to order???? I have seen $1 hotdogs (rare) but it's not like the bun+dog is made from scratch... Even the McDonald's $1 menu has it's shortcomings if you want to get really nitty gritty. All I'm saying is for a single dollar - it's really not much you can say that is bad. And if it is that horrible, it's only $1... good grief! Lines are loooong unless you happen to be very lucky. Is it worth the wait, oh hell YEAH! It moves fast anyways... This is mucho kudos for making FRESHNESS in a bag for a buck! Also note that this cart is not always available but most of the time is very consistent. Rainy days and bad wintry weather will deter it from being open - which is cool. Cuz I really would like this cart to be here for a looooooong looooong time. (Also, across like literally 3 feet away, a store tried to come up with a similar concept to sell hotcakes, i didnt see anyone caring for it. I decided to try it and boy was it sweet and more costly.) Looks like the stand-alone SIMPLE cart with it's simple ONE SNACK concept is rockin' it harder and better HAHA Grand St station is like maybe half block away so if you ever stop by the busy streets of Chinatown by the B,D line and do not mind the ethnic surroundings, try and check it out.. you will be satisfied... esp for a single bill, COME ON NOW!!! read more

these always smell so good and taste even better. Probably the best thing in nyc you can get for $1. read more

Simple, quick, easy Chinatown staple. Apparently this cart has stood in the exact same corner location for about 25 years, because my fiance has reminisced about frolicking around the less-than-savory Chinatown of the 80's while popping hot mini cakes into his mouth. And he knew exactly where to find it when I suggested we give it a try together 20 years later. Apparently, they use the same waxy-paper bags with some kind of red Chinese logo and drawing printed on, because my fiance's brothers instantly knew what it was when I shared my photo with them. Apparently, inflation hasn't affected the hot mini cakes industry, because they still charge the exact same $1 price for 20 cakes that they did 25 years ago. And apparently, they are delicious, because I inhaled my little bag of perfectly-toasted hot mini cakes in less time than it took for the cart-man to precisely count them out. What a lovely little piece of NYC. This is really one of of those tiny details that makes it like no other place on Earth. read more

Hot Mini Cakes - Mini Cakes! - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Holy crapola! So here I am, walking down the street in Chinatown, on my way to Fried Dumpling, with that stupid smile I get on my face when I'm about to pig out for two dollars, when the all too familiar fish and garbage smell is suddenly replaced by the most amazing scent in the world... What the hell?! Here it is, I see it: "All natural hot mini cakes! 20 pieces for $1!" That's it, the potstickers will have to wait... I dig into my wallet, only have a 20, hand it to the old Chinese guy behind the pushcart. "Too big! Too big!" he yells at me with a broken accent, shaking his hands, with an expression of terror on his face. Damn it! This will not stand! I have got to try these hot mini cakes! And I mean now! I start shuffling through my pockets in desperation, and finally find an old crumpled dollar bill... yay! "Yes, yes, better! 20 too big!" The old man pours a cup of batter in his waffle iron, and I start melting as the sweet pancake smell gently caresses my nostrils... oh yeah! Two minutes later, he hands me a small paper bag with 20 hot mini cakes, and I walk away with yet a stupider smile on my face, if that is possible... This is why I love Chinatown! read more

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I grew up eating the mini cakes from the Chinatown street vendors. As a child, walking through Chinatown, holding my parents' hands. Didn't have a care in the world. The only thing I had to worry about was what am I going to bug my parents to buy for me. Which sugary drink should I ask for? Am I going to find the cake lady aunties today? Oh, I hope so! Fast forward to 2013, my aunties are no longer there. The one on Bowery and Mott? Nope. How about Canal and Baxter? Sadly, no. Buuuuuut, there is cake guy is on Grand and Bowery. My savior! Thank you for always being there to satisfy the childhood craving and always bringing back that nostalgia. I've convinced myself that these cake aunties and uncles are related because the recipe has never wavered. The sweetness level is just right. The consistency of the cake is perfect - chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. There is a perfect hint of citrus. Just as I remembered it as a child. Over the course of the years, these mini cakes have always stayed the same price - $1 a bag. Yes, it used to be 20 pieces to a bag, but 15 pieces for $1 is still a great deal! I have to admit, whenever I eat these cakes - even when I was a child - I always count each piece I eat. Why? Because I secretly hope that there is one extra piece. But who am I kidding? These mini cake experts are Asian... of course they know how to count! Please stay around forever. read more

Twenty delicious, hot, pillow soft, sweet little cakes for a dollar!?!? How could you not stop every time you walk by? The best part is that you can smell them half a block away! read more

One of the few places that still sells 20 pieces for 1 buckaroo. The hot mini cakes in china are tastier and bigger in size but what can I expect? Its only 1 dollar and its made fresh!! Support mr. mini-cake-man and quit buying those overpriced goo-filled cakes from quickly's. Not that i have anything against them but the hotcake man was there first =/ read more

Perfect little snacks to eat while you're on the go! The little hot cakes are about the size and shape of a quail egg. Super fluffy, yet there's just the right amount of crisp to it. They kind of remind me of a super mini version of a cross between a pancake and waffle. Might make no sense at all until you try it for yourself. If you're into super sweet desserts, you may be disappointed by the hot mini cakes, but if you're like me and not into the super sweets, this is a sweet enough treat. I'm not quite sure what it is, but there's this light hint of a lemony/orangey/citrussy flavor to these hot mini cakes. 20 little hot cakes for $1...hurry up and get them already. read more

10 years ago to now, things just don't change. As a kid I was hooked by the scent of these gai daan jais. Now as an adult I still get excited when I smell the fragrance of fresh off the pan hong kong cakes. For only $1, you get 20 fluffy sweet delicious bite size cakes that gives you a feeling of street foods from Hong Kong and China. A much better deal than the other hong kong cake carts around the area. I hope this place is still here when I am a senior citizen. I bet I will throw my walking cane aside when I smell the scent cause it will always energize my taste buds. read more

I only get my mini cakes from this place and I usually prefer to get it from the older mini cake man. I made conversation with him today while he made my mini cakes. He told me the younger mini cake man was a relative of his, he only works on Sundays. There's usually a long line for his delicious cakes. He's really down to earth and friendly. Plus he plays classical music radio. Now the break down of the mini cakes, crisp, soft, semi - sweet. Plus you really get a bang out of your buck, most places like the one by Confucius plaza and canal street usually charge 15 for $1 instead of the 20 for $1 deal. I've had the one near Confucius plaza and it tasted like complete crap!! Another note, I've been going to this cart for mini cakes since I was a youngin'! I really hope the older mini cake man will be around for another decade or so, I love the way he makes the cakes!! By the way, the tool he uses to make the cakes is really heavy! I actually own one of the iron pan he uses and that thing weighs about 8lbs or more!! So, people should put that into consideration that at the age he's at, he's still going strong making those mini cakes!! read more

Hot. Mini! CAKES! What more do you need to know? 3 bags for 2 piggy peckish people was perfect. Baby pancakes*! Awwww. Combined with a massage at 'Wu Lim Qi Gong Master', it made for a sublime afternoon of snacks and rubbing in Chinatown. *just a smidge eggier, and bit springier, than a pancake read more

This place use to have 20 eggettes for $1, now it's 15 for $1, what a rip off, that's a 25% deduction. The eggette batter is similar to pancake batter, shouldn't be that expensive. read more

This guy is the best. Live long, I need your hot mini cakes! He is the best mini cake stand in all of Chinatown. The batter is perfectly sweet, and there is a perfect crispness on the outside with a soft airiness on the inside. 20 cakes for a dollar is appropriate, and he hasn't changed. The Quickly in front of him sells manjoo, and their manjoo doesn't hold a candle to this guy's cakes. Even when I'm on the other side of Chinatown and I see other cake stands (might I add they are also more expensive than him?) selling their inferior cakes, I know not to buy their goods. On more than one occasion I have tried their sub-par cakes, and regretted not walking over to Grand Street to get the superior tasting cakes. He is known throughout Chinatown, and so he has a high turnover rate to ensure freshness of cakes. read more

This is a fast and tasty snack for about a dollar. Don't expect some high quality cake since you aren't paying high prices. You are paying about a dollar and you get warm, fresh mini cakes. This is pretty good in my opinion. The guy making it seems to really enjoy making them. He is very friendly. read more

Perhaps if you can get a fresh batch, it may be worth it. Otherwise, even though it's only a $1, not worth the money. The cart owner is very rude, he typically makes a batch waiting on the side, but I would like the one that just freshly came out of the cake pan...but NO he would not relent. Why?..not sure, since you're still putting it in the wrapper. Instead, enforces to sell the cold stack of cakes sitting at the corner. The cakes have no "eggy" appeal and the texture is hollow, mushy not crisp. I've had far better. Instead, you will find better at all the CTown bakeries. Notice how all the shared pics make you squint at the lack of appeal! read more

This is the first place we headed to when we got off the subway in Chinatown. The lady took our order and proceeded to make our mini-cakes as we watched. The delicious smells coming from the cart as the mini-cakes cooked was intoxicating. The lady worked quickly and passed out the first bag of fresh mini-cakes so that we could start enjoying while she finished our order. Lines quickly form, just be patient as the cakes only take minutes to make. A cheap delicious little Chinatown treat. If you haven't before, give it a try. read more

Hot Mini Cakes - Fresh mini egg cakes - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Stuck between wanting to grow up and never growing old...I remember eating these hot mini cakes when I was a kid...good times... i recently went hereTwice and they raised the prices..use to be twenty for one dollar now it's one dallor for fifteen mini cakes... For the tiny pieces that were left outside in the cold..is really not worth it... doesn't taste as good as it use to be...probably followed some suggestions by reviewers ...ask them to make a fresh batch... they tend to make a large amount and taste old and dry...I don't understand why they do that since making these mini cakes doesn't take longer then five minute... They make it fast though you can always see them baking it in a pan too! read more

Meh, I don't get it, maybe it's an Asian thing (is what ran through my mind after I tried these things) The nice Chinese guy with a tiny little cart packages 20 tiny little pancake-like bites into a little wax pouch for $1. A buck doesn't seem like much but when you consider that for $1-2 you can get an overstuffed bag of hot candied peanuts at one of the Hot Nuts guys, it's kind of a rip off. The bites aren't made to order so they're not super hot or anything. Ever eat a room temperature pancake without anything on it (not even powdered sugar)? Of course you haven't, then why pay $1 for the equivalent here? It's very subtly sweet but really nothing that great and considering it's got the nutrition equivalency of eating the bag it comes it, there's really not much redeeming about them. read more

Twenty mini cakes for $1-- best deal you can find in the area. I love stopping by this cart on weekends, especially to enjoy with some milk tea at Quickly's. Not a destination spot at all, but a nice little snack if you're already around the neighborhood. read more

Every time I come here, the older gentleman working here doesn't say much except to inquire how many bags I want, and as soon as he sees I want one bag, he sets himself to preparing a fresh batch. He reaches into his fridge and pulls out a jug full of batter. He slowly pours the batter into his honeycomb like griddle, and sets to cook it. Within 30 seconds, the whole thing comes out fluffy and cooked, and with a few scrapes of his spatula, the hot cakes slide out into his tray. He opens a waxy bag with the spatula, and the shuffles in 15 tiny bite sized cakes. I pay my dollar, and I get my yummy cakes. I LOVE this place. read more

15 pieces for $1. The cakes are small, fluffy, and just the right amount of sweet. I find this to be a a really good snack to buy and eat as I look around the nearby shops. Fifteen sounds like a lot but they'll be gone before you know it! I will definitely be buying more whenever I'm in Chinatown. read more

So cheap! So delicious! Great snack to eat will roaming around in Chinatown. $1.00 for 15 hot cakes, how can you beat that!

I always buy some when I'm in Chinatown. They're always hot and delicious! For only 1.25 you get 15 mini cakes. I'm craving some right now. So yummy! I think they usually close at 7:00pm. Also note, the cart is often easy to miss amongst all the fruit and vegetable stands! But just let your nose guide you and you will find it :) read more

I love this guy so much. It's 20 hot cakes for a $1, and he usually makes them before your eyes ( there are only 40 max. you can make at one time, and when someone else buys them all, he's got to make more) They're steaming hot, and the outsides are nice and crispy, while the insides are nice and soft. Perfect balance of sweetness, as you'll never get sick of them. Get $2 worth, so you can share with your friends! read more

I don't get it. They are cheap but tiny. Taste like bad twinkies. soooo sweet. Just not my thing I guess. read more