“If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.”
— Regina Brett
London Bakery Cookbooks
Hummingbird Bakery
Originating in Notting Hill this bakery brand was the first to bring us Brits a bit of American baking. Thought to be sweet enough to attract hummingbirds, today there are 6 bakeries scattered all over London with 4 cookbooks to choose from. Hummingbird are famous for their rainbow cake and red velvet cupcakes so don’t forget to pop in on a Friday and ask for that cupcake “for a friend” to enjoy a two for one!
Bread Ahead Bakery
Bread Ahead bakery is located in Borough Market. They specialise in artisan nordic creations from buns to bread but are most famous for their doughnuts. The bakery has found such success they have even opened up their own baking school so that everyone can learn how to produce fantastic treats.
Margot Bakery
Michelle Eshkeri’s jewish neighbourhood bakery in East Finchley specialises in sourdough and is famous for their signature loaves, brioche and babka. This book is filled with sourdough based buns, pastries and breads you can make at home again and again.
Luminary Bakery
Luminary started out as community programme to teach women how to cook and has snowballed into a wonderful business that provides both jobs and support for women who have experienced social and economic disadvantage. This book is filled with unique international recipes and stories from women who have graduated from the luminary programme.
Primrose Bakery
Primrose bakery was originally famous for their children’s birthday cakes before realising how popular cakes were with the adults. This has since snowballed into a line of boozy cupcakes from the aperol spritz to the bellini cupcake, primrose have made a name for themselves on the cupcake market.
Biscuiteers
We have often been blown away by their intricate biscuit decorating skills on Instagram so why not have a go yourself? Known for their life sized biscuit creations, Biscuiteers gives everyone the opportunity to get their creative juices flowing.
Lola’s Bakery
You’ve seen them at just about every major tube station on the London underground and often eyed up their tasty morsels so why not take home the gift that keeps on giving by making your own Lola’s at home.
Yotam Ottolenghi
Fresh from the Ottolenghi deli comes this stunning baking and dessert cookbook bringing together exotic spices and complex flavours to indulgent cakes, biscuits, tarts and puddings. We couldn’t wait to try the orange blossom, saffron, rose petal, fig and cardamom flavours!
The Violet Bakery
The Violet Bakery is a cake shop and café in Hackney, East London which started off as a stall on Broadway Market and has evolved into a wonderful community cafe. The very small bakery is famous for creating American style cupcakes, brownies and pastries, using high-end ingredients.
Konditor Bakery
Gerhard Jenne grew up in Germany, licking the bowls and spoons after each of his mums bakes. She must have been a fantastic cook because he was later inspired to train as a konditor, or pastry chef, in Munich. Since starting his own bakery it has blossomed across multiple locations in London into a bakery brand with a mission to spread joy through cake.