Violet Cakes

Cake Maker at 47 Wilton Way
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8 / 10 from 3 reviews
Address
47 Wilton Way
Dalston
London
E8 3ED
Map
Telephone
020 7275 8360
Region
Dalston
Nearest Station
Hackney Downs
0.24 miles
Category
Cake Makers

Violet is a small cake company based in East London. Best known for American-style cupcakes, Violet sells out nearly every Saturday at its stall on Broadway Market. The cupcakes are made with limited edition buttercream icings that change with the seasons.

All In London Review

two floors of café and bakery goodness

Wilton Way doesn’t seem the most likely place for a whole collective of stores and cafes to pop up but it continues to surprise and expand its influence on the border of Hackney and Dalston. Violet has evolved from its popular Broadway Market stall to its new flagship shop that’s sprung from a converted house and it boasts two floors of café and bakery goodness.

On the ground floor the pale green pastel flecked interior mixes an open bakery that whips up home baked cakes and bread with a counter café of stools crammed into the tiny corner space. Upstairs, there’s a sigh of relief as a spacious seating area opens up the café for those looking for a little peace. The kitsch D-I-Y appeal of the café is just the right balance of sweetness and formality without overdoing its quite obvious twee credentials. A huge sideboard displays vintage crockery and vast cake stands that weigh in as decoration. To the cakes themselves and words can’t do justice to the array of colours that sit behind the display, all labelled with their own individual names. Whoopee Pies meet Butterscotch Blondies plus staples like chocolate brownies and carrot cake. All the produce is organic and alongside the cakes there are quiches and the sandwich of the day that comes served on the bread of the day plus the coffee’s amazing too! If you’ve ever wondered what Belle and Sebastian might be like were they a café (which most people surely have), then this is it- feel good incorporated.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Sep 13, 2011


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Want the homemade touch but suck at baking? Head to Violet in Hackney. Bespoke cakes are a specialty and choices range from ginger molasses to banana. Gluten free, vegan cakes are also available.

User Reviews

T.A.O

Aug 15, 2013

Violet basically introduced the 'whoopie pie' to London, which means if they never do anything else they've already done enough.

The cakes are great and the cheese and serrano ham toastie is incredible.
jenny watkins

May 20, 2013

I have visited this bakery once and I remember I had one of the most delicious vanilla sponge cakes that I have ever tried.
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