On Halloween morning a couple of Saturdays ago, I planned a visit to Broadway Market. This was my first trip into central London since moving, and it has been several months since I last visited the market. I wanted to have a quick browse around the market, and I also stopped at vendor Eat'n'Mess to try their sweet treats. The market had an autumnal feel with pumpkins, squash, and guords on display. The trees in London Fields were also in colour.
I arrived at the market about half an hour before it opens. The market officially opens at 9:00 in the morning, but I've always found that many of the vendors do not set up until later, and 9:45 is a better time to visit it. The other alternative is to arrive early and have breakfast or brunch in one of the many cafes. That is what I did. I visited El Ganso Cafe, which is near the top end of Broadway Market. The cafe do serve cooked breakfasts with free range eggs being a popular option, but I was not too hungry, so I had a simple pain au chocolat and Earl Grey tea. The pastry was delicious and the staff were friendly, so I would visit this cafe again.
My next stop was to Eat'n'Mess at Broadway Market, and I photographed the treats they were selling. Eat'n'Mess is a regular vendor at the market, and they are known for baking gluten-free and dairy-free baked goods that taste great. They are based in Sevenoaks in Kent where they have a shop but also sell in Chiselhurst.
I was told that the cookie sandwich (photographed above) is peanut butter and salted caramel. The cookies are peanut butter chocolate chip, and these are sandwiched with a layer of cream with salted caramel in the middle. I am not a big fan of peanut butter and salted caramel, but I had to buy one. I did not even realise the products were gluten-free, and they certainly do not have a different taste. They were so delicious.
Carrot, lemon drizzle, and red velvet were the selection of cakes on offer. Also, brownies and caramel shortbread (I believe that is what it was) was also on offer. I ordered a slice of carrot cake to take away as I was intrigued about the pistachio crumble on top, and I do enjoy carrot cake.
Bakewell tart was another sweet treat for sale at Eat'n'Mess, and it looks delicious.
After the purchases, I had a wander around the market and took several photographs of the produce stands and autumn pumpkins, squash, miniature pumpkins, and gourds.
On the way back to public transport, I stopped by Violet. I've purchased their baked goods before and always find their products to taste and look good. (See my post when I visited their shop in Hackney and in a previous visit to Broadway Market.)
I noticed the pumpkin whoopie pies, and I just had to have one as I do like pumpkin. I bought a miniature pumpkin whoopie pie to take away. A whoopie pie is essentially a soft 'cookie' with a cream filling. I bought a miniature one partially because I was not sure that I would like the cream cheese filling and I'd already bought the sweet treats from Eat'n'Mess. However, when I arrived home and had this, I wished that I'd bought a larger one.
Have you tried baked goods from Eat'n'Mess or Violet, or have you been to Broadway Market in autumn?
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