Fleeting autumn finds that have made a lasting impression, from pumpkin soft serve studded with candied corn, to treacly sticky toffee pudding cake, and a super warming apple pie-esque porridge to bridge the gap between between breakfast and dessert.
London’s best autumn desserts 2023
Sticky toffee pudding cake: EK Bakery
Treacle sponge with pockets of soft caramelly apples brightened by a cool and tangy cream cheese frosting, a delicious update on sticky toffee pudding.
Unit 1 Broadway Market Mews, London E8 4TS
Pumpkin soft serve: Chin Chin Ice Cream
Pumpkin soft serve, generously spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon before being bejewelled with bruléed sweetcorn.
54 Greek St, London W1D 3DS
Pumpkin cake: Jolene
A thick slab of soft, pillowy orange zested pumpkin sponge with mascarpone frosting, drizzled with pumpkin puree and studded with frosted pecans.
67 Redchurch St, London E2 7DJ
Pumpkin pie pastry: Pophams
Rum-spiked pumpkin puree, creamy stem ginger caramel, billowy soft ginger whipped ganache and sweet, chewy maple-roasted pumpkin seeds parcelled up in laminated pastry.
197 Richmond Rd, London E8 3NJ; 19 Prebend St, London N1 8PF
Apple pie porridge: Helma
Oats cooked in coconut milk and cinnamon until comfortingly thick and creamy, then topped with apple compote, sliced apple, dark choc sesame bark and date molasses syrup.
13c Downham Rd, London N1 5AA
Ginger clementine Danish: Layla Bakery
A Danish pastry that is richly flavoured with ginger clementine pat, clementine curd and gingerbread sponge, crowned with a sticky candied clementine and chunky ginger crumble.
332 Portobello Rd, London W10 5PQ
