Violet Cakes

A fancy bakery in the residential neighbourhood near Dalston. Ordered the rose madeleines and espresso cupcakes which were good. They are sweet and flavourful so try and pair them with bitter coffee.

The chocolate loaf with rum and salted caramel that I had to take home though. That was heaven in a loaf. Moist and rich chocolate cake topped with a deep, bold, golden cream. Just one day and I have almost finished my loaf.

It’s a sweet cozy little place, pastries are tasty and coffee is okay. The only downside was the coffee, the order was not done correctly. The coffee was lukewarm despite me insisting to have it made extra hot. Being a barista myself it is quite annoying to not have your coffee rightly made when you pay £4.50 for it.
Otherwise, the staff were super sweet and welcoming especially the French guy; merci de m’avoir donné envie de revenir!

We ordered a small wedding cake for our civil wedding and it was beautiful, probably one of the yummiest cakes we’ve ever had. It was a violet chocolate cake, and the office manager helpfully suggested leaving off fresh flower decorations in case they wilted slightly in the time between me picking up the cake and serving it. So I added a peony myself from my own garden which was perfect. The cake was expensive but worth it for this special occasion. Thank you Violet!

I was really disappointed, me and a friend of mine were going past and thought we’d try Violets. We ordered 2 hot chocolate and 2 cookies, firstly the cookies tasted amazing and would recommend you guys to try it out but the hot chocolate was soo bad it was like hot water mixed with powder no love given to the hot drink in this cold weather.

My family ordered a birthday cake for me from Violet, it was a chocolate sponge with a white buttercream – and the best cake I have ever tasted. Everyone who tried some was amazed! Will definitely order occasion cakes again and can’t wait to come in store.