The Best Cake Shops In London
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We ate our way around town to find the best cake shops in London.
Whether you want to go out and get it or have it delivered, we’ve got you covered.
If watching the latest season of the Great British Bake Off has you yearning for cake here’s the very best London bakeries who have a little (or a lot) of what you fancy.
According to the Craft Bakers Association, us Brits can’t get enough cake.
We spend a whopping £6.5billion (yes, I had to read that twice!) on the baking industry each year.
15 of the best bakeries and cake shops in London:
Iconic American establishment The Hummingbird Bakery crafts absolutely delicious cheesecakes, traditional American pies, birthday cakes, brownies and cookies.
We visited the Victoria branch with its customisation station, sleek marble countertops and flashes of signature The Hummingbird Bakery pink, and it was very busy for a random Tuesday afternoon.
In the warmer months, or if the cold doesn’t bother you anyway, treat yourself to a serving of Red Velvet soft serve ice cream.
Locals and tourists pour in for yummy, hearty (generously sized) slices of cake and other sweet treats. We love.
Peggy Porschen
Few places in London are as pink, as frilly or as social media friendly as the Peggy Porschen cake shop in London’s Belgravia.
Everything tastes just as good as everything looks with the occasion cakes winning on the style and yumminess factor.
They also serve a fabulous afternoon tea.
We’re calling it – this is the London bakery of any tourists dreams, it’s an unmissable visit.
The Lily Vanilli Bakery
This London cake shop changes its seasonal menu every week and offers a mouth-watering variety of cakes as well as pastries, soups, fresh juices and their famous sausage rolls and brownies.
Follow them on Instagram for an idea of what’s baking each week.
Vegan and gluten free options are available every Sunday.
This beautiful London bakery will be sure to satisfy all sugar cravings.
Little Bread Pedlar
They may only be open to the public on Saturdays but they sell their goods in bakeries all across London.
In our opinion, they make some of the best croissants this side of the channel.
Nordic Bakery
Home to quite possibly the best cinnamon buns in London, Nordic Bakery is everything you imagine a beautiful Scandinavian café to be.
It’s peaceful and clutter-free, with a smell that draws you in (by the nose) when you walk by.
The cinnamon buns are a very generous size and baked on their sides so the sweet cinnamon and butter filling stays inside.
Add a sticky, golden glaze which gives a slightly crunchy bite and it’s a veritable party of joy in your mouth!
Try and visit during Cinnamon Bun Week to join their celebration of one of Scandinavia’s most loved classics – the cinnamon bun.
Bread Ahead, Borough Market
Famous for their delicious doughnuts and naturally-fermented sourdough bread, any trip to Borough Market has to include a graze at Bread Ahead.
If you want to learn how to bake your own treats, sign up for one of the workshops, ranging from English Tea Time to Middle Eastern Flatbread courses.
If you can’t make it to Borough Market, Bread Ahead have a Shop & Bakery School in Pavilion Road, Chelsea.
There are also bakeries in North Audley Street, Mayfair; Beak Street W1F and at the Real Food Market at Kings Cross.
Try the fresh-from-the-oven cinnamon buns for that hygge feeling on your way to work.
Blackbird Bakery
When the Blackbird Bakery opened in the Crystal Palace triangle, I remember the queue in the morning for the buttery croissants and rich coffee.
It snaked right around the cake shop in South London!
Now there are eight locations, all strategically placed close to south London train stations so you can grab-and-gobble on your way to work.
Bread, pastries, cakes, sandwiches, savouries and cereals are all made by the bakery.
A contender for serving the best cake in London for sure.
The cafe locations are open all the time so if you miss your weekday treat, you can linger at the weekend.
You’ll want to make sure you add this London bakery to your list.
Kipferl
When the bustling streets get a little too much, nip into Kipferl to pick up your Austrian classics en route to work.
The pastries and tarts are rich but not too sweet.
Practice saying ‘sachertorte’ and ‘apfelstrudel’ before you go in!
There are a few gluten-free options, as well as a more extensive lunch menu that might bring you back later in your day.
Be the office favourite and treat your colleagues to breakfast.
I would choose the dairy-free apfelkuchen (apple cake with lemon and cinnamon) which is healthy enough for breakfast.
Konditor + Cook
Established in Waterloo in 1993, Konditor & Cook now have a legendary status in London as the makers of delicious, beautiful cakes using only the finest natural ingredients.
For your work party, try one of the sharing platters or tray bakes.
The peach and raspberry crumble looks amazing and is perfect for summer gatherings.
If I was at your work do, you’d have to fight me for it.
Primrose Bakery
Although Primrose Bakery makes some of the best birthday cakes in London, it’s their ‘I wish I could bake like this’ classics that make this the perfect bakery for your work party.
You could even treat your special colleague to one of the baking classes or cookbooks.
Choose from mini-cupcakes, classic layer cakes and the tea-break favourite, the loaf cake.
They sell what we think are the best birthday cakes in London.
Cutter + Squidge
Fun shop, fun website and inventive creations.
Two sisters established this Soho mecca and are always a step ahead of foodie trends.
The sisters explain:
“We are a bit health conscious and are not fans of overly fatty or sugar laden foods, so we always keep our fat and sugar content to just as much as needed to make something delicious”.
Rosalind Miller Cakes
For very, very special occasions, these glamorous, luxurious and decadent cakes are hard to beat.
Rosalind Miller has an exclusive range of wedding celebration cakes available to buy at the iconic Harrods Food Halls.
You can also buy the cupcakes and cake towers at the patisserie counter of the Roastery and Bake Hall every day.
Rosalind is based in Brockley and can supply cakes to order.
Best cake delivery in London:
If you are finding it hard to leave your desk to get your cake fix, get it sent to you.
E K Bakery
Elizabeth Kerr runs not-for-profit supper clubs and has an online arm to her bakery which means we can enjoy her sumptuous creations at home.
Choose from interesting flavour combinations such as pistachio and mascarpone.
We love the vanilla buttermilk cake with kesar mango jam and mascarpone, decorated with pineapple flowers, physalis and oranges.
Utterly scrumptiuous.
So foodies, who do you think makes the best cake in London?
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