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let me eat cupcake

18 June 2010 by Dominic Franks

part of the pleasure and privilege of having a place down in London is that i get to walk out my front door onto a swanky high-street filled with deli’s, cafes and posh little patisseries… usually filled to the brim with those dreadful ‘yummy mummy’s’ we all love to hate… but it gives me the excuse to indulge in a cupcake or two when I can’t be bothered to bake myself…

… and it is an indulgence.  This beauty cost me £3.25.. yes, you read correctly… but boy was it worth every penny… it was a berry cupcake, with a cream cheese and mixed berry icing.  The body of the cupcake itself had more in common with a muffin than a sponge fairy cake with its chewy nuggets of berries but the icing was a joy to eat.  It was purchased, by way of a re-mortgage, from Gail’s Artisan Bakery on Salusbury Road in Queens Park, who are doing a roaring trade in fine breads, cakes and the like…  i don’t go in very often but when I do I tend to spend a good 15 minutes eyeing up the offerings, taking my time to make that one important purchase… I mean I could easily buy one of everything but the guilt and the subsequent weight gain / money loss ratio usually stops me…

… such worries over a little taste of perfection!

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  1. Magic Cochin says

    18 June 2010 at 4:35 pm

    £3.25! What?! Each?!!!!

    We thought £3.00 for a whole cake was asking a bit much at the Village Fete cake stall 😯

    Celia

  2. Brownieville Girl says

    18 June 2010 at 6:08 pm

    We would call that cupcake “excellent soakage” round here!!!!

    Not cheap – but it will make you appreciate your own creations all the more!

    Perhaps you will be able to recreate it for 21st August – you'll have the prize in the bag!

  3. Emmalene says

    18 June 2010 at 6:14 pm

    'excellent soakage'- brilliant!!

    If it tasted good, and you only buy it now and then, then it was worth it…but I bet yours would be nicer, right?

  4. Heavenly Housewife says

    20 June 2010 at 12:13 pm

    What a scrumptious looking cupcake, so beautiful! I am so jealous of you though, how I wish I lived in London!!!!

  5. Alisa says

    23 June 2010 at 8:44 pm

    It sure looks like a wonderful treat.if you wont mind I'd love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the foodista widget to the end of this post and it's all set, Thanks!

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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