London has its fair share of amazing cake shops, from pistachio infused cupcakes to the classic red velvet and salted caramel cupcakes. Find out the cupcakes we are obsessed with and where you can get your hands on them!

Flavourtown Bakery - Fulham

Flavourtown Bakery offers a selection of mouth-watering cupcakes with cool names from the 99 Problems but Biscoff Aint One Cupcake’ to ‘Princess Betty Funfetti Cupcake’. They promise the freshest most delicious cupcakes made from organic produce, and also have a range of vegan and gluten-free cakes, catering to everyone’s need! Their Fulham store is complete with neon lights, and a floral wall with some cake –tastic quotes.

 #FLOFavourite: The 99 Problems But Biscoff Aint One Cupcake, we love this play on words! Dubbed ‘the daddy’ of all cupcakes, this cake is deliciously topped with caramelized gold chocolate and rolled in Biscoff crumbs. Drools.

Location: 

771 Fulham Road, SW6 5HA

Nearest Station: 

Parsons Green Tube Station

Price: 

Bad Ass Brownie (£3.25)

Jaks/Zefi Cafe - Various Locations

Whilst Jaks are mainly known for their delicious Mediterranean food, we can tell you, their Red Velvet Cupcakes are the real show stoppers! They are arguably the best Red Velvet cupcakes in London.

Jaks is a family-owned café, bistro and deli inspired by healthy living and serving the very best in Mediterranean food that is home-cooked, organic and extremely delicious. Alongside some of the most delicious salads and lasagne in London Jaks also specialise in mouth-watering desserts that you will definitely fall in love with. You can find selections of Jaks delicious red velvet cakes at the following venues, Mayfair, Kings Road and Café Zefi on Walton Street.

#FLOFavourite: We are completely obsessed with their red velvet cupcakes or cake slices. If red velvet does not appeal to you we highly recommend trying their equally delicious carrot cake. You will fall in love!

 Location: 

Jaks King Road 533 Kings Road, London, SW10 0TZ

 Jaks Mayfair 43 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5RS

Café Zefi 172 Walton Street, London SW3 2JL

Nearest Station: 

 Imperial Wharf Station, Bond Street Tube Station and South Kensington Tube Station.

Price: 

Red Velvet cupcake (£3.00)

Crumbs and Dollies - Soho

Crumbs and Doilies is the Soho store of YouTube favourite Cupcake Jemma. With over 1million YouTube subscribers Cupcake Jemma offers up gems on how to get your cake making skills up to scratch. Crumbs and Dollies offer some of the most extensive range of cupcake flavours and decorative cakes including the classic jammy dodger cupcake filled with raspberry goo, the Eton mess, the salted caramel cupcake and the Ferrero Rocher cupcake. Their cupcakes are free of artificial flavours or additives (yes); they also have a selection of vegan and gluten-free options. 

 #FLOFavourite: We can't get enough of the Rose Pistachio Cupcake, with a pistachio sponge and whipped pistachio cream filling, and if you are a pistachio fan like us you’ll be in your element!  

We also recommend the Ferrero Rocher Brownie, cupcake Jemma gives you all the info you need on how to make it on her YouTube channel and they are seriously delicious. The perfect dinner party treat!

 Location: 

1 Kingly Curt Carnaby, London, W1B 5PW

Nearest Station: 

Oxford Circus Tube Station

Price:

 Cupcakes Velvet Volcano Cupcake (£3.00)

Primrose Bakery - Various Locations

Primrose Bakery feels like your eating cupcakes in your living room. There is an instantaneous hommie feel to each of their stores and a wonderful selection of classic cupcakes including chocolate, red velvet and salted caramel. You can kick back and relax in their cosy seating area where you can enjoy your cupcakes over coffees and tea. The primrose bakery also impressively has 5 bestselling cookbooks with very easy to follow recipes on your favourite cupcakes. They have stores in Primrose Hill and Kensington High Street.

 #FLOFavourite: We absolutely love the Apple Crumble and Kinder Bueno Cupcake!

 Location: 

Primrose Hill (NW1 8LD) Kensington High Street (W14 8NZ)

Nearest Station: 

Camden Road Station and High Street Kensington Tube Station

Price: 

Kinder Bueno Cupcake (£3.25). Apple Crumble Cupcakes (£3.25)

2 Love Tea and Coffee House - Clapham Junction

Dubbed ‘one of the best coffee & tea houses in South London’, 2 Love Tea and Coffee house specialise in high-end tea and coffee, serving over 50 different types of tea and 15 different types of single-origin coffee, in a very cosy setting. Located a short walk from Clapham junction, they also serve a very appetising selection of fresh cakes, pastries and cookies, which will be sure to have you heading back time and time again.

#FLOFavourite: The classic Chocolate Cupcake topped with chocolate icing. If you love all things chocolate this will be a winner for you.

 Location: 

Clapham junction, 87-89 St Johns Rd SW11 1QY

Nearest Station: 

Clapham Junction Station

Price: 

Red Velvet Cupcakes (£2.85)

Peggy Porschen - Various locations

A favourite amongst Instagrammers, Peggy Porschen cupcakes live up to their Instagram fame both in taste and design. Peggy Porschen has a selection of delicious cakes, macaroons and cupcakes, from salted caramel cupcakes, cookies and cream to a very appetising banoffee cupcake all of which you can be enjoyed with a glass of champagne, or some of their artisan coffee and tea. The flagship Belgravia café is quite small and often quite busy, but do not threat they also have a larger branch on the King’s Road in Chelsea.

 #FLOFavourite: A Vanilla sponge filled cake with a salted caramel filling topped with caramel cream cheese frosting and mini chunks of toffee and Hazelnut.

Location:

Belgravia 116 Ebury Street, Belgravia, SW1W 9QQ

Chelsea 219 King’s Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 5EJ

Nearest Station: 

Victoria and Sloane Square Tube Station

Price: 

Salted Caramel cupcake (£4.50)

Rubys of London - Greenwich Market

Located in Greenwich Market, Ruby’s of London has an impressive selection of artisan vegan cupcakes that are simply delicious, from the amazing doughnut delights to the Sicilian summer a light lemon and poppy seed sponge topped with a lemon swirl. All their cupcakes are egg-free, dairy-free and animal product free. Visit their Greenwich market stall where you will see rows of the most beautifully decorated cakes you simply won't be able to resist! Ruby’s selection of cakes can also be ordered online and delivered straight to your door.

#FLOFavourite: Ruby’s Doughnut delight cupcake, a delightful cupcake with an artisan doughnut on top, double the treat!

Location: 

Primrose Hill 69 Gloucester Avenue, London NW1 8LD

Kensington 282a Kensington High Street, London W14 8NZ

Nearest Station: 

Camden Road Station and High Street Kensington Station

Price: 

Kinder Bueno Cupcake (£3.25). Apple Crumble Cupcakes (£3.25)

Lily Vanilli Bakery - Bethnal Green

Author of three best-selling books, Lily Jones is the face behind Lily Vanilli Bakery. Famed for her artistic cake and pastry designs, the bakery is tucked away in a quaint East London courtyard just off Columbia Road. Lily Vanilli's is open on Sundays at around the same time as the Columbia Road Flower Market; it’s the perfect location for cakes and coffee after some floral indulgence. The bakery also has amazing vegan and gluten-free options.

#FLOFavourite: Check out Lily Vanilli's website to try some of her amazing recipes including our favourite the ‘Deep filled Vegan Chocolate Chip cookies filled with Vegan Salted caramel’. It’s delicious!

Location: 

6 The Courtyard, Ezra Street, London E2 7RH

Nearest Station: 

Hoxton Overground Station

Price:

Popcorn Salted Caramel Cupcake (£3.00)

Waitrose - Various locations

Not as glamorous as a boutique cake shop you say? However, Waitrose Salted Caramel Chocolate cupcakes are heavenly. You can find them at most Waitrose’s with a fresh foods bakery. They also have a selection of Fiona Cairns luxury cupcakes, so you can pick up your favourite cupcakes with your grocery shopping.  

#FLOFavourite: Waitrose salted caramel cupcake is not only delicious, but it is also fantastically affordable, and who doesn’t love affordable!

Location: 

Nationwide

Price: 

Salted Caramel Cupcakes (£1.25)