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The winning name for this cupcake in Crumbs and Doilies’ Name the Cupcake competition was Gin Yummy! You have until September 14th to enter this month’s competition, though since the prize is a free delivered box of 24 mini cupcakes, only those in Central and SW London are eligible. Even if you’re not in London, […]
From Daily Candy London comes word of a new cupcake delivery service/bakery called Crumbs and Doilies in London. Here’s what Daily Candy had to say:
The cupcake company (They’re springing up like daisies — albeit about five years behind their American peers. But who’s complaining?) makes sponges in flavours like vanilla, chocolate, coffee, lemon and carrot […]
Our buddy Piers over at PSFK sent us news that there is a cupcake delivery service in London. “Fru Fru specializes in delivering homemade cupcakes. The freshly baked chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are decorated with butterflies, daisies and stars, and packaged in black boxes tied with fuchsia ribbons. As Fru Fru says: “We all love […]
Easier.com is reporting the opening of London’s Buttercup Cake Shop (no relation to the one in New York) at 16 St. Albans Grove. They’re also on Gridskipper’s map of London cupcakes.
The first London bakery dedicated solely to cupcakes, buttercup boasts an impressive array of more-ish American-style “fairy cakes” all made daily by hand and ranging […]
I’m (Rachel) heading to London for New Year’s for a week, and plan to taste as many cupcakes as I can. If any London-ers are interested in getting together for an impromptu cupcake meetup, write me at cupcakestakethecake at yahoo.com - maybe Wednesday or Thursday. Here’s a photo of two cupcakes with lots of frosting […]
I’ll hopefully be hitting up Hummingbird Bakery while I’m in London. For now, here are some shots of their cupcakes from various sources:
From Flickr user Little Doll Face
From Flickr user enterrandomnamehere
From Flickr user portfolioAsuka
From Flickr user Jules Evans
From Flickr user froggle_in_london
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back
My first taste of London’s cupcakes was from Hummingbird Bakery, the one located at 47 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington. The shop was very sweet and girlie, and for about the dozenth time, I found that their t-shirt colors were pink and brown. Is that the universal colors of cupcakes?
These rocky road cupcakes, one of […]
From London bakery Crumbs and Doilies - the first ones are green tea cupcakes, January’s Flavour of the month (via Flickr) and the next is “Armadisco,” the winning title for their monthly “Name that cupcake” contest.
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back
From London’s new cupcake bakery (delivery service) Fair Cake:
Fair Cake specializes in making scrumptious light cupcakes. Our cakes are made using the finest Fair Trade ingredients. These include indulgent cocoa, fine chocolate, coffee, fragrant vanilla and of course, sugar. Our butter, organic eggs, milk and flour come from British farms.
We bake our cupcakes in small […]
The flavour of the month from London’s Crumbs and Doilies (via Flickr)
See the Crumb and Doilies blog for more details about their products.
You can also read the London restaurant blog Londonelicious’s take on Crumbs and Doilies:
The Verdict: The Cupcake & Doillie cakes are good. The icing is really great…not overly cloyingly sweet. The decorations are […]
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