A Visit to Lily Vanilli Bakery in London

Lily Vanilli is an east London bakery located just off Columbia Road, and they serve up sweet and savoury treats and coffee/tea during the Sunday flower market. Each week, the menu changes. I visited last Sunday during my Columbia Road Flower Market visit, but my first visit was over Easter a couple of years ago. Their treats look so nice, and I bought some of their easter miniature cakes, topped with a little golden egg.

Lily Vanilli's founder Lily Jones is from east London, and she opened the bakery in 2011. Many of her products are gluten-free or vegan, and she uses fresh ingredients. She started baking as a hobby to earn some extra money after the 2008 recession when she moved back to London from Australia. She also has some books, and most of her success has been through word-of-mouth, but I cannot help but to imagine the photographs of her very pretty creations also helped do the trick.