"Serious" Cupcakes Arrive at Dekalb Market

It's a cupcake worthy of a certain frozen banana stand—namely, the one appearing in several episodes of the cult TV show, Arrested Development. 

Called "The Bluth" in honor of the family that owned and operated the fictional dessert hut, this mix of chocolate banana cake, buttercream and roasted walnut is the product of husband-and-wife duo Matt and Allison Robicelli, who have set up shop at the  in Downtown Brooklyn.

Robicelli's is one of dozens of eateries, fresh food sellers and stores to make their new home at the market housed in shipping containers stacked in an empty lot along Flatbush Avenue Extension.

And they bring an impressive pedigree along with them. 

The couple nabbed the title of Best Cupcake in NYC by the readers of Serious Eats and Midtown Lunch and were named one of Food's Rising Starts by James Beard Award winner Rachel Wharton. 

Among the offerings on the schedule for Saturday is Robicelli's Key Lime Cheesecake, made from Graham craker cake Cheesecake, key lime curd, key lime cheesecake buttercream and Graham cracker crumbs.

Dekalb Market, located at the intersection of Flatbush Ave. Ext. and Willoughby Street, is open seven days per week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, some stores have the flexibility to open as early as 8 a.m. and close as late as midnight.