Seriously good cup cakes (or is it fairy cakes?) at Melrose and Morgan, a grocer on 42 Gloucester Avenue, NW1 8JD; delicate pastel colours, excellently fragrant frosting, a dense but not leaden sponge and, most importantly, a perfect frosting to cake ratio.

The store is located in a rather arcadian corner of Primrose Hill (close to the Regents Canal). These cup cakes could take out the Sex in the City favourite, Magnolia Bakery, with no problem.

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