Ms Cupcake arrives on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

[ajdown]

£2 each but worth it - get there early as they will run out; they only had about 9 left when we got there at 3pm. They're on the opposite side of the alleyway to Blacker Dread, if that helps you find it.

 

[itsbruce]

Tried a couple. The actual cake isn't bad (although there's just a hint of odd texture to it to tell you it isn't a regular cake mixture) but they cover them in a huge mound of sickly icing. Blech.

 

[Belushi]

Just finished our first Ms Cupcake... although she seems to have grown a beard at the Brixton stall, we very much enjoyed them.

Yes we met him, nice fella. Didn't try the cupcakes - looked way too sweet for my tastes.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There's a new(ish) cake shop by Streatham Hill station. Went past there the other day and they have meringues the size of saucers.

Would anyone actually eat a whole meringue the size of a saucer?

The Brixton thread reminded me that I took a picture today whilst passing. Not very good I'm afraid as was in a rush and memory card was full.

See the size of those meringues on the top shelf

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Ah yeah, I'd eat them.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ah yeah, I'd eat them.

I'd eat them if I didn't think my teeth would fall out from the shock

 

[ajdown]

Went to see Ms Cupcake this morning for our weekend supply and I'm glad to report she's as nutty in real life as she looks in the pictures.

Got a nice box of 4 which may or may not last until tomorrow.

Seemed to be quite busy in there too which hopefully is a good sign.

 

[tufty79]

I had a coconut and chocolate one a couple of weeks back and it was BEAUTIFUL. i shall be buying more once i get back to work, if she's still in business by then when i met ms cupcake, she was absolutely lovely. And wearing a cupcake hat i'm saving up for a pillow meringue out of my poorlydole...

 

[gaijingirl]

As I walked past on Friday I spotted her wearing quite a delicious outfit with a great cupcake hat. I'm not a big one for cupcakes (fairy cakes yes!) so didn't have any but I daresay we'll try one at some point - the meringues look nice. She's certainly put a lot of effort into fitting out the shop and I hope she does well even if I'm not likely to be her best customer.

 

[nick h.]

She's certainly brightened the place up. I hope she attracts people from far afield - more passing trade is badly needed by some of her neighbours.

 

[editor]

I'm not really a cupcake kinda fella, but I feel duty bound to try at least one.

 

[RubyToogood]

I'm not really a cupcake kinda fella, but I feel duty bound to try at least one.

It has not previously been my impression that you were averse to cake of any kind

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Went past a couple of times today and it looked busy. Good luck to her even though I won't be buying any (I just don't like cupcakes, too sickly-sweet).

 

[quimcunx]

I've spent my whole life wishing there was a little more buttercream icing on cakes or trying to choose the bit with the most on* or scraping the buttercream from the cake case but I've found every cupcake I've tried too sickly sweet too. They seem to have increased sugar content as well as proportion of icing to sponge. They also sell buttercream sandwiched between two large cookies. Maybe I'll try them.


*on those rectangular party cakes the sponge is lower in the corner and side portions and the buttercream often makes up the shortfall.