Theatre Goodies

Pumpkin and Cinnamon Muffins and Black Forest Opera Cakes at the National Theatre's Kitchen Cafe - good to see homemade items not generally seen elsewhere.

Check out the Interior

 39 Steps Coffee Haus in Soho displays what the inside of their muffins look like. @39stepscoffee

Joe's Fibre & Cubes

Joe & The Juice's Fibre Muffins and Bliss Cubes

Savoury & Sweet

 Savoury Muffins - Roast Veg & Feta and Leek & Goat Cheese from Flour Station at Real Food Market at Kings Cross

Blueberry Buns @FlourStation

Limited Edition

Starbucks' Mallow Tops

and Cheesecake Muffins

Savour that Muffin

Chorizo and Goat Cheese Muffins by Caper & Berry at Chichester Festival Theatre. @caperandberry

Buns Galore

 Great bakery and buns at Fabrique in Covent Garden

Cardamom and cinnamon buns

 Bread

 Interesting muffins

 and brownies @FabriqueBakery

Long Life Muffin

Perhaps we can forgive the long life chemicals in Alaska.

Tom's Kitchen Deli

French toast, Blueberry pancakes and homemade waffles at new Tom's Kitchen Deli in St Katharine Docks in the City.

Almond & Orange gluten free cake

Chocolate fudge cake and Deep cocoa & walnut Brownies

Blackberry Doughnuts, Raspberry & Poppy Seed Muffins, Fig Tarts

Banana, Pecan & Chocolate cake and Palmiers

Buffins

Bunnychow have come up with their own take on filled buffins/muffins:

• Lemon Meringue filled with lemon curd
• Jaffa filled with marmalade
• Chocolate filled with chocolate custard and topped with popping candy

Doughnut + Muffin = Duffin

Hold the calories and cross a doughnut with a muffin - Duffins are at Starbucks and elsewhere.

Crispy Muffin

 Astons' English Muffins (coated in semolina) and giant Palmiers as seen at the London Coffee Festival

Apple Pie plus Chips

Apple pie muffin with chocolate chips at Rome's airport.

White Smoke & Red Noses

Guest Spot

Heather Borderie, Manager of the Glendoick Garden Centre cafe near Perth keeps it topical with Pope and Red Nose Muffins

75% Sales Increase

Haskins Garden Centre, Southampton invested £2.3 million in a new 460-seat cafe a year ago and sales have increased by 75%.  Catering sales account for almost one quarter of total garden centre turnover.

Treacle Toffee Apple Muffins.

 Apricot Scones

Lemon Meringue Muffins

Frittata & Gustoso

Butternut Squash & Feta Frittata at Pret

Olive & Parmesan and Sauteed Leek & Wild Thyme 'Gustoso' savoury muffins at Harrods

Ham, Leeks & Peas Frittata by Searcys at National Portrait Gallery Cafe

Favourite Recipes

Clever use of recipe book recipes and features cakes for sale at caterer Ampersand's Portsmouth Dockyard cafe

 Fridge cake - simple, chocolate, popular, chilled.  Terrific.

Freshly baked muffins get the same recipe book treatment

New Exhibits

Benugo take over the catering at the British Museum

The UK's biggest visitor attraction with almost 6 million visitors a year

Happy staff too - this is the staff restaurant cake table

Savoury Muffins

Salt is an independent cafe in Great Queen Street, Covent Garden and the owner also runs an artisan bakery.  It shows.  Spring onion, pancetta and cheddar muffins.  Check out our new Pinterest Board on Savoury Pastries at http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-savouries/ or click on the 'Savouries' label at the foot of this blog to see previous posts.

Doughnut Muffins & Fillings

From the USA, Dean & Deluca's Doughnut Muffin

The trend over here is for fillings in the centre of everything that can be baked - muffins and cup cakes. See http://bakeitinacake.com/ for inspiration and ideas.