From crisp pastries to super fluffy milk breads to layers of richly flavoured cake, these are the best things I ate this month.
Passionfruit cruffin: Sourdough Sophia
Croissant muffin hybrid dusted in sugar with a filling passion fruit curd – velvety, generous, perfectly sharp – and freeze-dried raspberries to finish.
24 Middle Ln, London N8 8PL
Orange & almond cake: Petersham Nurseries
Flourless almond sponge soaked in a sweet, citrusy, orange syrup, plus a sprinkling of flaked almonds on top.
27 King St, London WC2E 9DS or Petersham Rd, London TW10 7AB
Red velvet cupcake: Flavourtown Bakery
Red velvet cupcake with a scoop of cheesecake in the sponge, cream cheese frosting – creamy, extra sweet, with a white chocolate dip – white chocolate chips and a mini red velvet slice on top. This was a weekend special but Flavourtown Bakery has done a similar topping with funfetti cake, so I expect more flavours to come.
771 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HA or 3 The Quadrant, London TW9 1BP
Shokubomb: Arôme Bakery
Soft, super fluffy Japanese milk bread filled with jasmine tea-infused cream, a dollop of strawberry jam and thinly sliced strawberries on top, it’s big but incredibly light.
9 Mercer Street The Yards, London WC2H 9QJ
Bignè croccanti: Lina Stores
Crisp choux pastry filled with an abundance of rich, silky-smooth espresso cream, plus a drizzle of super thick caramel on top.
20 Stable St, London N1C 4DR
Gelato stick: Gelateria 3Bis
Vanilla gelato with a shell of white chocolate – thin but super creamy, sweet but not cloying – Smarties, sprinkles and an extra drizzle of white chocolate to finish. This is only available at the Gelateria 3Bis’ pop-up stall in Borough Market!
8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
Banana tahini bread: Layla Bakery
Banana bread with tahini – subtle, not too tahini-y at all – and a golden-brown, sesame-sprinkled crust, it’s soft and so squidgy.
332 Portobello Rd, London W10 5SA
Chocolate cake: The Elder Press Café
Deep, dark chocolate cake with Ozone coffee icing, it’s fudgy and rich and quite possibly, the best chocolate cake in the capital.
3 S Black Lion Ln, London W6 9TJ
