About Violet Cakes - Dalston
Violet is an American-style bakery, cake shop and cafe selling cupcakes, cakes, brownies, toasties, cookies and savoury pastries, using organic ingredients that change with the seasons. We bake in our Dalston shop every day.
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Cheddar & Green Onion Toastie
£9.50Vanilla Cake Slice
£12.00Mozarella, Serrano Ham, & Rosemary Toastie
£9.50Chocolate Cake Slice
£12.00Blue Cheese & Kimchi Toastie
£9.5012 pack of Mini California Cookies
£16.00Mini Mince Pies - Box of 9
£26.00Salted Caramel Chocolate Rum Cake
£20.00Avocado on Toast
£16.00Black Pepper Ginger Snaps (bag of 12)
£15.00
Morning Pastries: Savoury & Sweet
Banana Buttermilk Bread Slice
The quintessential Violet buttermilk banana bread.£5.00Sour Cream, Chive & Feta Scone
American style savoury scone dotted with feta cheese and chives.£6.00Cinnamon Bun Scone
Our signature cinnamon bun packed with cardamom and cinnamon.£5.20Almond Polenta Muffin
Almond muffin topped with rotating seasonal fruit.£5.50Prune, Oat, and Spelt Scone
Like a bowl of porridge but in the form of a scone! Flavoured with with earl grey tea-soaked prunes.£6.00Mini Banana Muffin
Bite size buttermilk banana muffins, perfect for little ones.£2.00
Violet Cupcakes: Assorted boxes
The famous Violet cupcake - assorted boxes with seasonal buttercreams.
Four Cupcakes
Currently sold out£22.60Two Cupcakes
Currently sold out£11.30
Cookies
Egg Yolk Chocolate Chip Cookie
Crumbly on the outside, gooey on the inside.£4.0012 pack of Mini Egg Yolk Chocolate Chip Cookies
Currently sold out£16.0012 pack of Mini California Cookies
Mini versions of our California cookies, made with strawberry, chocolate, coconut, oats, and rainbow sprinkles. Perfect for snacking or gifting.£16.0012 pack of Mini Coconut macaroons
Miniature version of our crisp and chewy coconut cookies scented with honey.£15.00California Cookie
Strawberry cookie with white and milk chocolate, coconut, oats, and rainbow sprinkles.£4.00Black Pepper Ginger Snaps (bag of 12)
Crisp ginger molasses cookie with fresh ground black pepper. Bag of 12.£15.00Chewy Black Pepper and Ginger Cookie
A chewy ginger molasses cookie with fresh ground black pepper.£4.00Mexican Wedding Cookies (bag of 12)
Pecan, Rum shortbread dredged in a double coating of icing sugar. Contains Alcohol. Bag of 12£15.00Coconut Macaroon
Crisp and chewy coconut cookies scented with honey. GF£3.00Nutty Chocolate Barbados Biscuits
Rich dark chocolate biscuits with pecans and brown sugar.£15.00Oatmeal and Candied Peel Cookie
Thin oatmeal cookie made with sultanas and our house-made candied peel.£3.00
Brownies & Bars
Sea Salt, White Chocolate Matcha Blondie
A chewy blondie with white chocolate chunks, the rich and creamy flavour is balanced with bitter matcha and a maldon sea salt topping.£6.00Halva Tahini Chocolate Brownie
A decadent Chocolate brownie with chunks of Halva and tahini marbled through, with a fudgy texture and delicious sweet sesame flavour. Made with Pump St. 75%, single origin Solomon Islands chocolate.£9.00
Cakes & Cake Slices
Vanilla Cake Slice
Three layers of Vanilla cake filled with the buttercream of the day. Buttercream could be Violet, Vanilla, Chocolate, Raspberry, Espresso, Salted Caramel, Amalfi Lemon & Elderflower, Coconut or our Seasonal special , a fruit buttercream which changes with the seasons.£12.00PopularChocolate Cake Slice
Three layers of Chocolate sponge cake, iced and filled with the buttercream of the day. Buttercreams will be either Violet, Vanilla, Raspberry, Chocolate, Espresso or Salted Caramel.£12.00PopularVegan GF California Vanilla Sheet Cake
One layer of our vegan and gluten free almond sponge cake topped with vegan buttercream. Vegan. GF, DF, EF.£7.00PopularChristmas Cake Slice
Traditional, house made Christmas cake with a layer of marzipan, royal icing and topped with house made candied peel and crystallised cherry. The perfect portion for one! Please not, although it is cooked off in the baking process this product does contain alcohol.£8.00
Loaf Cakes, Pantry & Merchandise
Banana Buttermilk Loaf
Currently sold out£19.00Salted Caramel Chocolate Rum Cake
Rich devil’s food chocolate cake, soaked with rum and topped with salted caramel buttercream. Serves 4-6. Contains alcohol.£20.00Candied Peel
Our candied peel is made by hand with Amalfi lemons, Satsumas, and Clementines.£7.00PopularMaple Almond Granola
Spiced with cinnamon, this oat and almond granola is sweetened with maple syrup, cranberries, apricots, and sultanas.£9.00VeganBarry's Tea (pack of 80)
Barry's Gold blend is known to be Ireland’s favourite tea, famous for its rich golden colour and much loved taste.£6.00The Violet Bakery Cookbook
Violet's owner Claire Ptak uses her Californian sensibility to devise recipes that are both nourishing and indulgent. With real thought about taste and using the purest ingredients, she has created the most flavoursome iterations of classic cakes, as well as new treats for modern palates. Over 100 recipes include Cinnamon Buns, Mozzarella, Rosemary and New Potato Tarts, Butterscotch Blondies and Loganberry-vanilla Birthday Cake. Signed by the author.£30.00Love is a Pink Cake Book
Irresistible bakes for morning, noon and night. Signed by Claire Ptak, the founder of Violet Cakes.£30.00
Brunch/Lunch: On Toast
Franny's Breakfast
Two halves of E5 sourdough toast, with one boiled egg and avocado.£8.50Serrano Ham on Olive Oil Toast
With salad leaves and a boiled egg on the side.£16.00Avocado on Toast
A whole avocado on garlic toast with olive oil, chilli and lime.£16.00
Brunch/Lunch: Cheese Toasties
Cheddar & Green Onion Toastie
One toastie consisting of mature cheddar cheese and sliced green onions melted between two slices of E5 sourdough bread, served with quince jelly for dipping and mini cornichons.£9.50PopularMozarella, Serrano Ham, & Rosemary Toastie
One toastie consisting of fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese, Serrano ham, and rosemary melted between two slices of E5 sourdough bread, served with mini cornichons.£9.50Blue Cheese & Kimchi Toastie
Stilton blue cheese and kimchi melted between one slice of sourdough bread halved, served with mini cornichons.£9.50Mozarella & Rosemary Toastie
One toastie consisting of fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese and rosemary melted between two slices of E5 sourdough bread, served with mini cornichons.£9.50Vegetarian
Cold Drinks
Portuguese Chocolate Milk
Rich smooth chocolate milk, UCAL£3.00Jarr Kombucha - Original
Organic sparkling fermented tea, original flavour£4.60Sparkling water (250ml)
£2.50Still water (500ml)
£3.00
Christmas Bakes
A selection of our house made, classic Christmas bakes.
Mini Mince Pies - Box of 9
Classic house-made mince in a sweet pastry case, dusted in icing sugar. Each mini pie is the perfect mouthful. Made with raisins, currents, sultanas and our house-made candied peel.£26.00Christmas Cake - Individual
Our house-made classic Christmas cake in a 5" x 5" Square with one layer of marzipan, one layer of Royal icing, topped with house-made candied peel and a crystallised cherry. Serves 1-3 Please note this product contains alcohol. This is baked off but is included in the recipa£26.00Christmas Cake Slice
Traditional, house made Christmas cake with a layer of marzipan, royal icing and topped with house made candied peel and crystallised cherry. The perfect portion for one! Please not, although it is cooked off in the baking process this product does contain alcohol.£8.00