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Violet Cafe - Delicious Californian cupcakes by Claire Ptak
Do you love cupcakes as much as we do? If the answer is yes then head East towards Hackney's trendy Broadway Market and you might be lucky enough to stumble across an unassuming little back street called Wilton Way. This charming parade is home to some of East London's best hidden gems, including Pidgin one ...
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Hummingbird cupcakes
If there is medically such a thing as a cupcake addiction -- my kids and I might need to be treated for it! Please picture the following scene: We had visitors from London last weekend who very nicely brought over some cupcakes from the amazing London bakery Hummingbird (Thank you, Debbie!). I woke up in the ...
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Meri Meri Cupcake Toppers
Dina has written about the Meri Meri cupcake kits before, but I had no idea that you could get them in France! (I picked mine up at my favourite kid's book shop in Paris, Enfant Lyre). I also had no idea that such a thing as a cupcake topper existed -- the cupcake revolution is ...
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FOOD
Feel the cakelove
Have you noticed how cupcakes are the trendy dessert of the moment? Bakeries are popping up all over the US and abroad, it seems. I first heard about DC-based Cakelove from a cooking show on tv, and was intrigued by the lawyer-turned-chef Warren Brown– someone who was truly following their bliss to open a bakery. ...
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LONDON
Cupcakes!
Cupcakes are big in America (I'll never forget my first bite of a Magnolia Bakery cupcake... mmm), and they are becoming more and more popular. Bakeries are opening up across the U.S. selling "freshly made and hand-frosted" cupcakes. They're the new "it" treat! They are perfect for birthday parties (if you have the Magnolia cookbook, ...
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