Awright Treacle

They're very "awright" indeed...as usual!

I got 2 chocolate (for Manny) and a lemon and vanilla for me, with a mini vanilla thrown in as I thought it would stop them moving round in the box and getting squished!! I particularly liked the lemon one, it had a really sharp taste to it. Wasn't so keen on the vanilla with chocolate frosting but then I'm not a fan of chocolate frosting really - I should've specified a pink one!

Manny absolutely loved his two chocolate ones - especially the butterfly one :)

Go visit Treacle one Sunday and experience them for yourself - as they say "Too much is never enough"

Treacle-icious

I've been having trouble sleeping so was up at the crack of dawn last Sunday so popped to Columbia Road/Brick Lane which is always a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning, even with the crowds, especially when you can pick up some scrummy cupcakes from Treacle.

We had chocolate, vanilla and lemon and they were all utterly gorgeous!! I love how they always look as pretty as they taste and they don't scrimp on the glitter and I'm a glitter girl at heart :) I have to say they are quite little compared to some of the other cupcakes in London but they are so cute and yummy they are worth the schlep up to East London on a Sunday for!

Nostalgic cupcake loveliness :)

Solitaire is the designs of husband & wife team Matt & Em Bruty.All their Designs are Hand drawn & Hand printed using silk screen. Their designs are nostalgic with birds, crockery and most importantly CUPCAKES included :)

I really like this fab apron with a pocket to store spoons while you're cooking - perhaps you could keep your mixing spoon safe in here for licking later! Also how cute is the card...YAY for cupcakes indeed! The apron is �29, excluding postage and the card is �3. I've seen their aprons in Treacle in Columbia Road and Family Tree in Exmouth Market, but click here for other stockists.

Solitaire aim to be as Eco friendly as possible, with products supplied and made in the UK and they use recycled and bio-degradable materials where they can so go buy their lovely stuff!

Treacle - too much is never enough!!

After YEARS of saying we'd go to Columbia Road Flower Market we FINALLY made it on Sunday and we actually made it waaaay before closing! I found a way to get Manny to move and get out - I offered to take him to a good ale pub, The Royal Oak for Sunday lunch and a few pints of Harvey's Stout AFTER we'd been to the market! This was enough to put his bottom into gear and we got out of the house before midday which is generally unheard of with my faffing hubby in tow! Apart from wanting to see the market itself we also wanted to try some cupcakes as there are TWO places on Columbia Road with cupcakes available - Treacle and Cake Hole which is inside Vintage Heaven (both only open on Sundays). The market itself was really lovely - lots of lovely, and cheap, plants and flowers and lots of pretty old quaint shop where I could've spent a fortune if payday hadn't have been so far away - I did manage to pick up a lovely cat cream pourer though. Even walking to the market was a treat as there were loads of really nice unspoilt areas of old housing - it reminded me very much of Berlin round there!

We first saw Cake Hole, however it is at the back of the shop and the front bit was heaving with people looking at antiques so we carried on down the market to Treacle which was slightly quieter and absolutely gorgeous. They had lots of lovely old furniture/kitchen bits and some really pretty cupcake memorabilia, such as aprons and cake stands. And....LOTS of cupcakes in lots of pretty colours. They had both large and small ones available (I've read they do 3 sizes but I think we only saw 2). We opted for a box of 9 minis for �7 - 3 of each flavour; chocolate, lemon and vanilla - it was difficult to be so disciplined as everything looked finger-licking good!! They were all prettily decorated and I especially loved the glitter!

We waited till later that night before having them as we were stuffed after our lovely lunch at the Royal Oak (definitely recommended!) - and the cupcakes were worth waiting for - little bites of heaven. All three flavours were really tasty - soft and tasty bases and lovely and not too sweet frosting!! This is definitely worth the trip up to the market and as its only open on Sundays its a good reason to buy a little box to treat yourself!

We never made it into Cake Hole but will be popping back very soon to test their cupcakes!