If you’re reading my blog and you’re not English (oooh international readers, how exciting!!) a pub crawl is an English…. tradition whereby revellers go to pub (thats a bar to non-English people!) after pub and enjoy drink after drink, generally carrying on for as long as they can stand.
That doesn’t really sound like my kind of thing though.
But as you know, cupcakes are my kind of thing!….
Yay cupcakes!
Well now my friend Emma has invented a Cupcake Crawl! FYI that term is totally trademarked. Here’s the official logo – !
And here’s our plan of the cupcake bakeries to visit ! While putting together the list of cupcakeries to visit, I used this article by Kelly of An American Cupcake in London who did a guest post on Cupcakes take the Cake! We also took into consideration where the bakeries are and tried to plan to hit up ones that are close to each other – these are all in or around the Covent Garden area (ish) –
- Hummingbird Bakery – I’ve never had a hummingbird cupcake (although I have both their cookbooks) and we just have to go here. Hopefully I’ll try a few of their different cupcakes! Top of my list are the classic vanilla and tiramisu cupcakes.
- Ella’s Bakehouse – This bakery is owned by Lorraine Pascal, the model turned chef who I’d never heard of until her recent TV show (which I wasn’t that much of a fan of). The reviews for this place and their cakes are amazing though so I’m very excited to go!
- Ottolenghi – Not strictly just a cupcake bakery, Ottolenghi do pastries and savoury food too, but I’ve heard so much good stuff about this place that we have to try it!
- Bea’s of Bloomsbury – Not one I’d heard of before we started planning this trip but again the reviews are great!
Get in my belly!
Hopefully we will get to go to more cupcakeries but those are the main priorities. After the trip next saturday I’ll be posting pictures and reviews of each bakery for you guys.
First, I have a favour to ask – pretty please tell me if there are any other amazing London cupcakeries that I just *have* to visit!! Let me know in the comments!
Holly says
August 7, 2011 at 2:23 pmOMG sounds awesome. My GF brought me some Primrose Bakery mini’s last week after her trip to the big smoke. I like a classic crawl, but this also sounds like sugar inducing heaven too!
kerrycooks says
August 7, 2011 at 8:30 pmYum! We’re also getting mexican for lunch so all in all a pretty heavyweight foodie day!
bakingaddict says
August 5, 2011 at 8:18 pmSuch a great idea! I love Hummingbird and Ottolenghi. I’ve never been to Ella’s bakehouse but would love to and personally didn’t have a good experience at Bea’s but will be interested to see what you think. I would also recommend the Love Bakery but may be a little out of your way in King’s Road and Peggy Porschen’s Parlour (expensive but delicious cake and in the same area as Love Bakery) Have fun!
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 10:38 pmYeah I can’t wait! I KNOW you can’t beat homemade but I can’t wait to try Hummingbird! I think Bea’s is probably last on our list so no great loss if we don’t go there…. thanks for the tips!!
Emmyw says
August 5, 2011 at 8:09 pmThis is such a good idea!!!!!!! I may have to do it after you 😛 we can start a blog trend!!!
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 10:48 pmYAY! You can learn from our dry run! I can’t wait, I need to start fasting so I can fit in maximum cake!
Adam says
August 5, 2011 at 2:51 pmObviously this was a joke!
It was MY idea!
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 3:57 pmOf course you’re the true brains behind the Watson- Leyland
Operation!
Adam says
August 5, 2011 at 4:46 pmI prefer the term ‘dynasty’ … oh yes! THERE’S MORE TO COME!
DIE. NASTY.
ps. have you considered Cox, Cookies & Cakes? It’s a gay bakery in soho me and Kate visited… it’s quite gay!
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 5:32 pmI discounted that one due to bad reviews – did you and Kate find it to be good?
Adam says
August 5, 2011 at 1:38 pmI think you’ll find this is an original Kate Watson idea…
GET YOUR FAX STRAIGHT.
Have fun, xxxx
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 3:54 pmLol I said the NAME was Emma’s idea! I’ll make sure Kate brings you back a cupcake!
Adam says
August 5, 2011 at 4:45 pmAnd how much was that trademark? … quick! before the intellectual property thieves come!
as for the cupcakes…. how about TEN.
Liana says
August 5, 2011 at 10:50 amOutsider Tart is supposed to be lush…. not sure where it is but the website looks awesome and now I’ve just made myself hungry… http://www.outsidertart.com/
kerrycooks says
August 5, 2011 at 3:55 pmThanks Liana! I’ll look into that! X