31/03/2026
EASTER TIDINGS
Firstly, we will be closed on Sunday 5th April, then back open as usual on Wednesday the 8th.
Following a successful trial last week, we will be now be offering home delivery via three days a week, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
With Easter week upon us we are busy stocking the counter and retail shelves with treats for the holiday weekend. We have kept fairly faithfully to the two main categories of bakes at this time of year, dried fruity and citrusy, or chocolatey, hoping there’ll be something for everyone. Let’s take the first category. It’s the last week of hot cross buns for the year, and Friday is the big one. Not wishing to jinx ourselves but we’ve been especially happy with them this year, having increased the fruit content and having a good harvest’s flour for the dough. We are aiming to make as many as our hands and fridges allow, but that said it’s still worth considering making a preorder.
Easter biscuits, the traditional spicy, zesty, currant-studded shortbread will be available in bags and on the counter. Simnel cake will be available both by the slice and in a ‘slab’, a square which should yield 3 to 4 pieces, wrapped and labelled to enjoy at home. Thanks to the layer of marzipan running through the middle it keeps especially well, so ideal to take away or as a gift. This is not to be missed.
Now on to the second category. We’ve been helping keep busy. Chocolate buns are returning this week, with their cocoa husk syrup, light dough and chocolate filling. There’ll be bags of chocolate and hazelnut shortbread, and chocolate chip cookies as always. On Saturday we are going for it with a chocolate and olive oil sponge cake with whipped white chocolate ganache and sprinkles. We believe this really shows the complexity of Pump Street’s white chocolate to its best, the ganache rather than the sprinkles that is. The florentine happily has a foot in both camps, being flecked with cherries, candied peel and ginger, then dipped in chocolate. And if a sub-section were allowed, we would put a word in for vanilla, the predominant flavour in both the fudge and rice pudding.
Come and enjoy!
