Covent Garden Night Market. 15 August 2008.
On Friday The Lavender Bakery entered the exciting realm of retail! Several hundred cupcakes were baked and decorated (as well as large cakes for slicing and decorated biscuits) and sold to the lovely people of London and visitors from elsewhere. The sun was actually out and although I was tired after 36 hours on my feet with only two hours sleep, it was a wonderful day - people gave me some great feedback and made some lovely comments and I even got to meet some of the great names in London food blogging - search for blogs on the Covent Garden night market and you will see what I mean. You can read Helen Graves description here - including some pictures and lovely comments about my cakes.
I had only a brief opportunity to sample what the other stalls were selling but I bought some wonderful olive oil and olives, Welsh cheese, mushroom risotto from Carluccio’s and a fantastic mozzarella panini - I fully recommend heading down this Thursday (I will be there again from 3 - 10pm) or on Friday 12 - 9pm and next week on Thursday and Friday. This is the second year the market has opened for August at Covent Garden and long may it continue - there was a great atmosphere and great food - London needs more markets like this until it becomes normal to shop and eat this way.
Cakes and camping.
After the orders for the weekend were completed, I went camping in Dorset. It was beautiful and the sun was shining - people are surprised to find I have never slept in a tent before, it seems to be understood that all Australians have (or do…). But it was great, and I will go back - it does one good to escape the kitchen once in a while - and I will not think too hard about whether it is in fact possible to make a cake on a camp fire…
I really enjoyed this wedding cake order - the birds looked so pretty and delicate on the simple white icing. They were made by the bride and her family so I can take no credit for them at all.
It may be summer…
because I am making cakes filled with strawberries and cream and because I spent a lovely few hours in the garden of the Roebuck in Belsize park for Claire’s birthday yesterday evening - without a coat on.
More cakes…
Birthday cupcakes for Lilly, hen party cupcakes for The Make Lounge, thank you cupcakes for a company in central London and a dairy free cake for a London choir.
Birthday cake for Leo.
A cake for Leo - who has been a regular customer since my cake making adventures began.
Angelina Ballerina cake.
The Spiderman cake was fun to do but you can’t beat a girly cake with a mouse in a tutu for pure cake decorating joy!
Wedding cake and Spiderman.
From floral stacked wedding cakes to action heroes…never dull in the cake world!
And here he is:
Artwork by Kitty - age 6.
I can’t take all the credit for this design - Kitty drew the picture herself and I copied it onto her birthday cake! Also a mini dairy free cake to match for her friend.
Ladybird, ladybird.
Another raspberry and vanilla cake on the weekend. The move away from chocolate cake must mean that spring is round the corner. This ladybird is actually a mini cake on top of the large cake.
