Sweet heaven @ Bea’s of Bloomsbury
Well, all roads really seem to lead to cupcakes. Even the most improbable ones.
My friend Celine, a street art specialist, took me to the Whitecross St festival. Artists had transformed the street, painted entire walls, decorated a roof with a monster, arranged a giant washline between two roofs… Amidst this creativity show, stalls were proposing yummy food and my radar for sweets quickly settled on this:
Litterally: the cherry on the cake! Very chocolatey base with a real ganache on top, first class cacao.
It took me seconds to wite the address down. I just had to see more of this.
Step in Bea’s and you are immediately faced with a dilemna: how to choose from the counter loaded with cakes? The piles of cookies, the scumptious tarts… Or would you go for an afternoon tea? For only £9.90, you can have a signature cupcake, a marshmallow, a mini Valronha brownie and a brioche looking scone.
But it is the cupcake you will particularly fall for. Their weakness usually lies in the icing: too sugary, too chemical, too heavy, too sickening, too dry… It is easy to be disappointed. But here, no cream cheese, butter or sugar icing base. Oh non, this is a real treat: a lemon or raspberry mousse, so very light and tasty! Now, this is a real hit and you’ll go back for more (just being professional, right, you really need to make sure the quality is equal for each flavour…)
Do try their red chai latte - such a better alternative to the classical darjeeling. Perfect with the afternoon tea.
Only a handful of tables are available – do book if you do not want to take a chance. We were close to the kitchen and could watch the mini-meringues being prepared. Lovely!
Bea’s also proposes a great assortment of salads and sandwich during the week - I do not think I can resist trying those much longer…
Bea’s of Bloomsbury
44 Theobald’s Road
London WC1X 8NW
Are you hunting down London’s best cupcakes? Then you need to try those:
- Ella’s
- The Primrose Bakery
- The Hummingbird bakery
- Lola’s
13 Responses to “Sweet heaven @ Bea’s of Bloomsbury ”
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Chocoralie says:
Justement, j’ai mis la liste des meilleures adresses en bas.
Pour la premiere position, j’hesite entre Bea’s (pour le glacage si leger et gouteux) et Ella’s (les gateaux sont souvent parfumes et ce sont des petits bijoux)…A toi de gouter et de me donner ton avis!
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On fera la tournee de tes selections quand je repasserai par Londres. J’espere avant la fin de l’année: il faut bien profoter des liaisons aeriennes pas cheres!
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L’Ogresse: je pense qu’il me faut un avis objectif (face aux cupcakes, je ne le suis plus…), vas donc les tester!
Nath: il faut savoir se sacrifier…
Mindlegap: quand tu veux – on peut tous les faire dans la journee, mais il faut que tu jeunes une semaine avant…
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Miam, miam, miam, miam… La mousse à la place du glaçage m’attire drôlement…I need a cupcake NOW!
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Oh Jane, my aunt found an ice cream parlour to die for, you will love this. Pine nuts and fennel, ooooh, such a fab combination!
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I was searching through Google doing research for a blog when i came across this article and I found it very informative and interesting even though it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for! I just love cupcakes! Thanks Suzanne xx
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We stumbled across Bea’s of Bloomsbury at the Real food fest down at Southbank the other week and bought their peanut butter and jelly cake. It was so delicious, I still cannot get over it. The cake was indescribable – not soft like sponge and not crunchy like shortbread but just crumbles….and don’t start me off on the peanut crumble on top…needless to say we’ve been back again and again to their shop for our fix!
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Suzanne – so glad you like it!
Katie – what a mouthwatering description… So wish I had one of those now!
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