Primrose bakery
London's best cupcakes
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By Charmaine Mok
Posted: Wed Aug 19 2009 -
The combination of sweet icing and fluffy sponge in an irresistibly cute package is fast becoming our tea-time treat of choice. Here's our guide to the bakeries, cafes, tea rooms and coffee shops baking London's best cupcakes
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Bea's of Bloomsbury
44 Theobald Rd, WC1X 8NW (7242 8330/www.beasofbloomsbury.com)
Freshly baked every day with luscious seasonal ingredients, these creations are always a treat. The likes of vanilla cupcakes with passionfruit frosting are surprisingly light. Read more
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Buttercup Cake Shop
16 St Albans Grove, W8 5BP (7937 1473/www.buttercupcakeshop.co.uk).
With flavours such as ‘Elvis Presley’ (banana cake with peanut butter frosting), chocolate zucchini and Bounty, the cupcakes are as fun as the decor at this striking shop in lime green, tangerine and raspberry. Read more
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Crumbs & Doilies
Partridges Food Market, Duke of York Square SW3 4LY (10am-4pm Sat); Covent Garden Real Food Market, Piazza, WC2E 8RF (noon-8pm or 9pm Thur until Sept 24).
At this twee market stall, each tiny cupcake is impeccably decorated and made with premium ingredients – Madagascan vanilla, Valrhona chocolate and Arabica coffee.
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Hummingbird Bakery
133 Portobello Rd, W11 2DY (7229 6446/www.hummingbirdbakery.com).
The ultimate destination for bona fide American-style cupcakes – and that means light sponges topped with improbably thick and luxurious buttercream frosting. Read more
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Primrose Bakery
42 Tavistock St, WC2E 7PB (7836 3638/www.primrosebakery.org.uk).
This retro cupcake shop offers flavours such as peanut butter, ginger and lime along with classics such as vanilla and chocolate. Read more
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Treacle
110-112 Columbia Rd, E2 7RG (7729 5657/www.treacleworld.com).
Taking its inspiration from classic British tearooms, this nostalgia-tinged shop does a brisk trade in its traditional large and penny-sized cupcakes. Read more
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Violet
Broadway Market, E8 (9am-5pm Sat)
A Broadway Market regular, Clare Ptak’s elegant cupcake stall offers myriad interesting flavours – sea salt and caramel is one of our top picks.
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31 comments
Mrs Marengo's in Soho, does some glutenfree and vegan cakes and cupcakes, ...so yummy .... they are my favourite
gluten free cupcakes are available at Selfridges, however as they are sold loose from the counter they are only labelled wheat free but check the ingrediants!
gluten free cupcakes are available at Selfriges, however they are albe
In my opinion Jessica Jane definitely makes the best cupcakes!... moist with innovative designs.... love love love...
Libertys for cocktails and cupcakes! :-)
Hey, Does anybody know of any where that does cupcakes and cocktails? There must be somewhere!
Ive tried the cupcakes in Tinderbox in Angel. Love Love Love them. I'm going back for more.
I agree with the latter comments about Lola's. I tried them at Selfridges and they were so dry. i could not believe it. I expected a lot better. The designs did not blow me away either. Not good.
I like Lola's, but it also depends which flavor you try. Oreo and Lemon were lovely, chocolate a bit ordinary.
Ella's bakehouse sells fabolous cupcakes, the Coffe is to die for.
I didn't like Butternut cupcakes, at all. They were more like muffins with some icing.
Love bakery on the Kings's Road - only tried the Rose Water, which was surprisingly good.
Primrose bakery - loved the Mocca, the Lemon was fine, too.
I have yet to try Bea's and Hummingbird Bakery.
I have tasted cupcakes from 'Cat and the Cream' at a farmers market in south east london. They are just as pictured on the website. Coffee cupcake. Superb!
i've started a group to go around looking for the best cupcake in town. if you'd like to join - http://www.meetup.com/London-Cupcakes/
I have to agree with David Blatt and I came across these cupcakes by chance but having tasted the Cat and Cream's cupcakes I find it hard to imagine finding better. Definitely worth seeking them out!
Anyone know where you can get gluten free cupcakes?
Jodie - For devine Vegan , Wheat & Gluten free cupcakes and cakes head to More Tea VIcar, they taste AMAZING even my non vegan friends say they are better than regualr cupcakes! They have a huge menu with some really original flavours as well as the american style classic flavours too - The only bad thing is I can never decide!! They are made to order but I'm hoping they get a shop soon. Contact moreteavicar_kitchen@hotmail.co.uk for a menu/orders.
I've found (and tasted) some beautiful cup cakes when I went to a farmers market in south-east London a couple of weeks ago. Every flavour imaginable. It was run by a young girl. I forget her name but her company's called Cat and the Cream. I've just checked online and they'll be at the farmers market in Lee on Saturday 5 September.
You'll have to queue up behind me though.