Doughnut + Muffin = Duffin

Hold the calories and cross a doughnut with a muffin - Duffins are at Starbucks and elsewhere.

Crispy Muffin

 Astons' English Muffins (coated in semolina) and giant Palmiers as seen at the London Coffee Festival

Apple Pie plus Chips

Apple pie muffin with chocolate chips at Rome's airport.

White Smoke & Red Noses

Guest Spot

Heather Borderie, Manager of the Glendoick Garden Centre cafe near Perth keeps it topical with Pope and Red Nose Muffins

75% Sales Increase

Haskins Garden Centre, Southampton invested £2.3 million in a new 460-seat cafe a year ago and sales have increased by 75%.  Catering sales account for almost one quarter of total garden centre turnover.

Treacle Toffee Apple Muffins.

 Apricot Scones

Lemon Meringue Muffins

Frittata & Gustoso

Butternut Squash & Feta Frittata at Pret

Olive & Parmesan and Sauteed Leek & Wild Thyme 'Gustoso' savoury muffins at Harrods

Ham, Leeks & Peas Frittata by Searcys at National Portrait Gallery Cafe

Favourite Recipes

Clever use of recipe book recipes and features cakes for sale at caterer Ampersand's Portsmouth Dockyard cafe

 Fridge cake - simple, chocolate, popular, chilled.  Terrific.

Freshly baked muffins get the same recipe book treatment

New Exhibits

Benugo take over the catering at the British Museum

The UK's biggest visitor attraction with almost 6 million visitors a year

Happy staff too - this is the staff restaurant cake table

Savoury Muffins

Salt is an independent cafe in Great Queen Street, Covent Garden and the owner also runs an artisan bakery.  It shows.  Spring onion, pancetta and cheddar muffins.  Check out our new Pinterest Board on Savoury Pastries at http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-savouries/ or click on the 'Savouries' label at the foot of this blog to see previous posts.

Doughnut Muffins & Fillings

From the USA, Dean & Deluca's Doughnut Muffin

The trend over here is for fillings in the centre of everything that can be baked - muffins and cup cakes. See http://bakeitinacake.com/ for inspiration and ideas.

Make Believe Baking

The conspicuous Anolon muffin tins (endorsed by Raymond Blanc, no less) used by Costa to display their muffins are great theatre and suggest on-site baking.

I cannot decide whether it's inspired display or a suggestive con.