My Latest Obsession

Since arriving in London I have a new obsession. Cupcakes.
Not the cupcakes that The Ex used to give me (that sort of cupcake involves farting into your hand and then holding it up to your unsuspecting girl’s face), but delicious gourmet, overpriced cupcakes.
My quest for the perfect cupcake has so far seen me venture to The Hummingbird Bakery, Northcote Road and Selfridges Food Hall. But a perfect cupcake isn’t just about the icing, decoration or the moistness of the cake,  it’s all about the packaging. 
The Hummingbird Bakery on Portobello Road was full to bursting with Japanese tourists on a Saturday morning, however my vanilla cupcake (yellow icing this time) came perfectly wrapped in a chinese-food style box, and sealed with a sticker, just so I wouldn’t forget where it was from.
The markets on Northcote Road, Clapham Junction are full of tasty treats for yummy mummys and their brats, and my vanilla cupcake with purple icing was delicious, however by the time I got it home in its brown paper bag the icing had stuck to the paper and my cake was squashed. Fail. 
But what takes the cake (no pun intended) was Lola’s Designer Cupcakes in Selfridges Food Hall. They delicately placed my two cupcakes (one vanilla with pink icing, one lemon for the man) in a tray, and then folded tem into a delightful carry box. To be fair – at £2.50 each they were by far the most expensive cupcake on my quest so far, but by far the best.
So this Saturday I shall once again venture on my quest to find London’s best cupcake. If anyone has any suggestions, this girl would be delighted to hear them.