Autumn 2010 saw the opening of The Peggy Porschen Parlour. London's first classy (in my opinion) and delicious bakery in the posh SW1 area. I was pretty excited when I heard that a new bakery opened. I was left feeling disappointed when Cox, Cookies and Cake opened in September 2010.
You can really tell that Peggy cares about her cakes. The shop was gorgeous and each cake in the case was impossibly perfect! I wouldn't have expected anything less from a German baker. They take their cake pretty seriously!
I love the shop because it has so many cute little touches and has a nice range of things for sale on one wall. The cake stands are to die for (I really really want the little one they were using as table decorations)! I really love the range of tea that Peggy has. I am a great tea lover and was pleased to see that the caramel tea I had was also for sale.
The shop is very welcoming and we were lucky when we arrived the few tables inside were free! The staff were extremely nice and attentive (but not overly so). This place has rocketed to one of my favorites because as we were sitting they came around to our table and passed out small samples of cake!
The only thing that wasn't the best at Peggy's was the coffee. My friend got a latte. It was in the smallest cup I've ever seen! It was unfortunately also nearly all foam and at £2.55 was a bit expensive (considering the size of the cup). The tea however is worth every penny (I think Peggy makes the blends herself).
The winner of the day was the white chocolate and passion fruit cake. All the cakes we had were beautifully moist but this flavor combination was to die for.
The Banoffi cupcake was a vanilla cupcake filled with caramel and topped with banana cream cheese frosting. The frosting was nice and tangy and definitely one for cream cheese lovers. If you're not a fan try the chocolate or cake slices.
The chocolate cupcake was lovely. The chocolate cake was one of the best I've had for ages.
If the passion fruit cake was the winner than the Black Forest Cupcake was the runner up! It was the same base as the chocolate cupcake but with whole pieces of cherry and topped with what I think was cream cheese icing. It was lovely but not sure this was the best frosting to pair with a Black Forest.
Peggy's also offer an afternoon tea for a reasonable £15 I think. I can't wait till my next visit and look forward to hopefully finding some different flavors brought into the rotation. I think that next time I would get a slice of cake, I was really impressed with this the most.
Each cupcake was £3.50 and cake slices £4.50. Tea is £2.20 for a pot for one.
Each cupcake was £3.50 and cake slices £4.50. Tea is £2.20 for a pot for one.
