Warning – these are MOIST little buggers. They will sink in
the middle, which makes it perfect for making caramel icing nests on top!
So, I was in London a few weeks ago and my culinary
highlight of the trip was Violet Cakes in Hackney. They’d come under my radar
before for their famous halva brownies. And then again when they were commissioned
to make the royal wedding cake. I started following them on Instagram, and
drooling.
So we went, we bought pretty much one of everything and
chowed down. There is something bittersweet about eating baked goods that are
SO MUCH BETTER than what you can whip up in your kitchen. But then I did get to
eat the best vegan chocolate cake, cookie, brownie and cupcake that I’d ever
had in my life. So I’m counting it as a reality check and an overall win.
Because it was delicious.
The cupcake was a dense dark chocolate cake, covered with
sweet salty caramel icing.
It was life changing.
My mum bought me the cookbook and I immediately went home to
recreate it. I have tweaked the recipe sliiiightly, so mine came out a bit denser than hers. I will still probably play around with it a little more but
it’s very yummy as is.
As it's Easter, I chucked some mini eggs on top and called it a day!