Ms Cupcake arrives on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

[Biddlybee]

A cake shop in Brighton... that'd make it a pretty expensive doughnut though

But it was sooooooo good.

 

[Oswaldtwistle]

As this is a 50s retro themed shop, will she ban the darkies?

Lots of darkies round there, you know!

My nan exists entirely on a diet of Battenburg and Heinz chicken soup (she's almost 101)

And I'll bet she hasn't done a stroke of work these past 40 years? Bloody welfare state. I blame that Attlee. Knew he was bad news the moment he got in I did.

 

[Orang Utan]

You need to buy one, for research purposes, and tell us what it is like.

nah, i'm getting out of this place soon. it's full of boutique shopping centres and I do want to be beside the seaside.

 

[wtfftw]

A cake shop in Brighton... that'd make it a pretty expensive doughnut though

But it was sooooooo good.

Damn!

 

[nick h.]

I can tell you where to get one the size of a babies head

The next u75 T shirt? Anarchists eating babies' head-shaped doughnuts

 

[Ms T]

And then there's the whole issue of pikelets versus crumpets.

My mother always called crumpets pikelets.

Has anyone seen actual pikelets anywhere recently? M&S used to sell them but I haven't seen them in ages. I actually prefer them to crumpets.

 

[Mrs Redboots]

Rosie's bakes cupcakes. Anyone up for a back-to-back vegan/animal-cruelty cupcake test? It could be a blind tasting on the benches outside.

My daughter suggested this earlier today!

When I was a kid - and this is going back a lo-o-ong time now - cupcakes were just that: bought cakes that came in paper cases which you had to peel off; their defining characteristic was a thickish layer of icing, but it was absolutely flat, not piled up in a way that can be reminiscent of a funny-coloured dog mess!

 

[Mrs Redboots]

There's a TV station in the US showing a programme called Cupcake Wars.

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weeps

It's here, too - not that I have ever watched it, but it's on the Food Network in the evenings (one of the Sky channels, forget the number right now).

 

[Janh]

Yanks like their cupcakes, they've been trying to catch on here in the UK for a while. I can't see us resisting tbh. I had one over there made from a red sponge called 'velvet', my teeth felt like doing a runner.

 

[ajdown]

Ah yes, red velvet cake? http://www.joyofbaking.com/RedVelvetCake.html

 

[Janh]

Red Velvet cupcake


That's them.

 

[shakespearegirl]

I'll be giving them a try. Mr Shakes is a lactose intolerant veggie so it makes buying cakes really difficult. Be nice to go somewhere where he can have anything in the shop And for best friend of Shakes, who is gluten intolerant, I noticed there is a gluten free stall open in 'Brixton Village' as well. Maybe we can become the food intolerant capital of London..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If cupcake place is catering to vegans, why can't she make some diabetic friendly cakes?

 

[shakespearegirl]

Worth an ask?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Worth an ask?

and people with high cholesterol

 

[spanglechick]

If cupcake place is catering to vegans, why can't she make some diabetic friendly cakes?

cos that's then three out of four ingrediants she can't use.

we should demand a vegan, diabetic, gluten-free cupcake!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

cos that's then three out of four ingrediants she can't use.

we should demand a vegan, diabetic, gluten-free cupcake!

I know, it would be a challenge wouldn't it

I've found a lower-fat alternative to cream doughnuts in Sainsbury's. They're custard filled instead of jam and cream. Not as nice, but I don't feel quite as bad about eating them

 

[shakespearegirl]

When I went out for my 40th dinner at posho restaurant with 5 friends, we had the following guests:

Lactose intolerant veggie
Lactose & gluten intolerant and shellfish allergy
Shellfish allergy
Nut allergy and gluten intolerant

Made for interesting conversations with the waiters..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

When I went out for my 40th dinner at posho restaurant with 5 friends, we had the following guests:

Lactose intolerant veggie
Lactose & gluten intolerant and shellfish allergy
Shellfish allergy
Nut allergy and gluten intolerant

Made for interesting conversations with the waiters..

He probably took order, went out the back and bashed his head on the wall in frustration

 

[spanglechick]

I know, it would be a challenge wouldn't it

I've found a lower-fat alternative to cream doughnuts in Sainsbury's. They're custard filled instead of jam and cream. Not as nice, but I don't feel quite as bad about eating them

i prefer the custard ones. don't like custard tarts, or custard poured on desserts, but confectioner's custard is lovely.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

i prefer the custard ones. don't like custard tarts, or custard poured on desserts, but confectioner's custard is lovely.

I've only had the Sainsbury's ones. I try to avoid buying cakes. I only buy them about 3 times a week now and then it's normally a cream doughnut or chocolate eclair from the supermarket

 

[fortyplus]

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That's them.

You need a whole bottle of red food colouring just to make a dozen. That is just wrong.

 

[Ms. Cupcake]

Hi! This is Ms. Cupcake - How fab that our lil' ol' shop has got you all talking!
We should be opening our doors around the beginning of April but hope to do some free tastings for locals prior to that.
Looking forward to meeting y'all!
X Ms. C

 

[Ms. Cupcake]

We'll be debuting our diabetic-friendly cake line when we open in Brixton
X Ms. C

 

[Ms. Cupcake]

cos that's then three out of four ingrediants she can't use.

we should demand a vegan, diabetic, gluten-free cupcake!

We will be offering that - if you can believe it!
X Ms. C

 

[Clair De Lune]

Was waiting for that.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What about low fat cakes?

What about butterfly cakes and fairy cakes?

Will there be discounts for students/disabled/unemployed/locals?

 

[Kanda]

Will there be discounts for students/disabled/unemployed/locals?

Surely it should be priced for the local area?

So no need for that?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Surely it should be priced for the local area?

So no need for that?

I was joking. What shops give discounts? She could set a precedent

 

[strung out]

Hi! This is Ms. Cupcake - How fab that our lil' ol' shop has got you all talking!
We should be opening our doors around the beginning of April but hope to do some free tastings for locals prior to that.
Looking forward to meeting y'all!
X Ms. C

What's you opinion on the difference between cupcakes, fairycakes and butterfly cakes?