Wicked Comfort Food, Yo

Icebox cakes are hot. So are brownies and tarts.

We've known midnight cupcakes have been trendy for a while, but now we see the rest of the carb-laden baked goods genre shake off the Atkins shackles and go barreling toward our midsections.

Hip little cupcake shops are popping up around the city like mushrooms after a rainstorm, the rich, creamy Beard Papa creampuff chain is busily planning future attacks and Lady M is serving up the coolest French-inspired Japanese pastries you've ever seen.

Grandma was so ahead of her time.