Penzance is a pearl of a town if you fancy a Cornish cake crawl. It has tea rooms and cafés galore. And most of them bake their own cakes.
Yesterday was CT’s last day of official sick leave. So we felt a celebratory day out was in order. We decided to take the train down to Penzance so we could walk along the sea front to Newlyn and then revisit The Honey Pot. This establishment has very quickly become one of our favourite places to indulge.
Cornish Cake Crawl
We came across a lovely little takeaway, Aunty May’s, which also had a couple of seats. The fishermen took the takeaways, we took the seats.
We had delicious felafel filled paninis followed by …. you guessed it – very nice home made cake. For once, I didn’t have chocolate cake so I won’t bore you with the details, but CT did.
Choclette says
Sounds like another great idea Sarah – will try and investigate that.
Sarah Griffiths says
Next time you go on a cake crawl can you invite me along love a bit of cake….
Actually is would be great to have a route map for a cake crawl, for places in the South West ! I think you can do something with Google Maps via their API.
Choclette says
Mary – thank you for the invite.
Sam – you have great taste. I think with all your cycling, you might have deserved it little more than me.
Rebecca – I’ve just made the egg curry, it was really good. CT being an egg lover particularly enjoyed it. A guest post sounds a bit scary as I’ve not done one before, but as already arranged with you I will have a go.
Nic – ummmm, perhaps I should go gluten free then!
Celia – You can see why I might have been overwhelmed. The statue in the picture is a fisherman taken at Newlyn which is an old fishing village.
Jannett – Glad you enjoyed my blog – hope you make another visit. I’m only just getting in to Earl Grey – I’m normally a green tea drinker, but it’s definitely growing on me.
Foodycat – yes, I think I might find it hard to find a pave recipe that matches up to that one.
aforkfulofspaghetti – not so much stamina required as restraint!
aforkfulofspaghetti says
What a fantastic way to spend a day! I admire your stamina, too… that’s quite some going!
Foodycat says
I’ve never heard of pave in a dessert context (diamonds and steak!) I look forward to seeing what you do with it. That ganache cake looks amazing.
Jannett says
You had a very nice day out…the cakes all look delicious… 🙂
Earl Grey tea is the best…
I enjoyed your blog.. 🙂
figjamandlimecordial says
Ten varieties of chocolate cake! Wow..
Love the photo by the sea..
nipitinthebud says
ah, is gluten free french cake the secret to the nations slender womenfolk ?
Chow and Chatter says
oh I so miss the little English tea shops would you like to do me a guest post like this?
I am a Brit in the US by the way
Rebeccasubbiah at yahoo dot com and go on have an egg curry!!
Sam says
Those cakes look fantastic, I would have chosen the same as you, the pave looks really good!
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Choclette says
Thank you Sushma for being kind about my blog – it’s always so nice to get a bit of appreciation.
Sushma Mallya says
Cake looks delicous,loved your blog, very interesting cookies and cakes…would love to try each one at a time…and thanks for dropping by and leaving a lovely comment,hope to c u around more often
Choclette says
Fabulous cakes indeed Janice
Chele and Jenny – it was so hard to make a choice.
Issy – thanks for heads up on Penlee Gallery. We did go there and the cakes looked great, but we were saving ourselves. There’s nothing for it, but a return journey and soon!
Caked Crusader – thanks for tip. Cake crawl sounds good, tastes even better – try it.
Vegboxboy – We don’t always manage it but do aim to have a day out that ends in a whopping slice of cake.
Catherine – it is a bit of a rarity down here too – hence our pilgrimage.
Katie – the challenge is now to produce something as good at home – and save the train fare.
Mangocheeks – Truro is a lovely city and you will love the Eden Project where you can see cocoa pods growing on the trees. There are so many other wonderful places to visit down here though, you better make the visit a long one.
mangocheeks says
I’ve never been to that part of the U.K. I plan to one-day, Truro and the Eden project are on my list to visit.
And those cakes, mmmmm – what can I say, except mmmmmm.
Katie says
Both cakes look divine!
Catherine says
Those cakes look fabulous! You never see such a wide variation of chocolate cakes in any of our wee Glasgow cafes 🙁 thanks for letting me live precariously through yourself tee hee!
VegBoxBoy says
It all sounds like a lovely day out. Especially getting a whopping slice of ganache cake. I like the look of that last one too, with the great big bit of butercream in the middle.
The Caked Crusader says
“Cake crawl”…it has such a lovely sound to it!!!
PS. about the buttercream, the butter should be at room temperature – soft but not molten.
Issy says
I love going to Penzance for cake but I go to Penlee Gallery! You have to try it…they have the best cakes in the world. Thanks for your recommendations xxx
Jenny says
Wow, these cakes look wonderful. That ganache cake looks particularly tasty!
Chele says
So got to go to the Honey Pot. CT’s cake has my stomach in hunger pains!
Janice says
I love Cornwall, what fabulous cakes.
Choclette says
Elisabeth – I know I’m very lucky to live near the sea. Went again today – no cake this time though, we were gathering seaweed for the plot.
Country Mum – Yes, we really enjoyed wondering around. Despite being in the same county, it’s not somewhere we know very well.
Kath & James – It was a great day, but to tell truth, I’m a bit caked out now. I expect it won’t last!
James B says
What a lovely day out and chocolate cake heaven.
Kath says
That sounds like a wonderful way to spend a day, with the gorgeous chocolate cakes as an added bonus.
Country Mum says
Enjoyed your post. I had a stroll through Penzance many years ago and enjoyed the history and pastries!
realfoodlover says
How lovely to get a ‘taste’ of Cornwall. I could almost smell the sea air. Pang!