Report: Great Brixton Bake Off - in the rain

It was a wet windy day in South London for the Great Brixton Bake Off. About 15 brave stall holders faced the elements with their baking wares, all vying for a chance to win a prize in the competition.

I met some great people on the way around, all happy and smiling despite the weather and it proves that there are excellent local bakers doing great things. 

The winners were:

Cakes: Mahalias Kitchen
Cupcakes: The Carob Pod
Biscuits and Bites: Lillyput
Fruit Pies: Anna Smith Bakes
Bread: Pistachio Rose

The overall winner was Anna Smith Bakes. 

Here's a round up of some of my favourite stalls.

The Carob Pod

The Carob Pod is a Mediterranean Bakery with fabulous Greek Inspired, Cypriot bakes. Not everything was necessarily traditional, but each bake had a twist or could claim an influence in Greek cooking.

Crumbs of Brixton

Crumbs of Brixton delivered excellent biscuits and was a real winner for me in terms of presentation and taste. I loved the combination of flavours and they looked fantastic.

 www.crumbsofbrixton.com

The Pan Dan

The Pan Dan is a small family-run baking business that brings a taste of Malaysian inspired cakes and bakes to London. The infusion of Pandan into the cakes was especially good.

www.thepandanbakery.com

Mahalia's Kitchen

Mahalia's Kitchen presented cakes that were impressive in size, presentation and taste. Winning the Cakes category, Mahlia's Kitchen was also my top pick for cakes on the day.

Lillyput Cakepops & Cupcakes

Lillyput Cakepops and Cupcakes has clever cakes and pops. What I loved about this stall was the presentation of the individual cupcakes in little plastic covered containers. Easy to transport home without damaging the look and presentation.

www.lillyputbakery.co.uk