Claire ptak

The Violet Butterscotch Blondie from The Violet Bakery Cookbook is an incredible weekend treat!

It is fair to say that Claire Ptak knows a few things about baking. We chatted with her to learn some of her best baking tips, tricks, and hacks.

This southern belle hides a delicate, pale crumb and layers of figgy filling beneath a frilly bonnet of marshmallow-like icing

Pastry chef Claire Ptak came up through the ranks of Alice Waters’ legendary Chez Panisse before moving to London and opening The Violet Bakery.

A sweet, autumnal treat for anytime of day with Claire Ptak of London's much-loved Violet Cakes.

Claire Ptak of London’s Violet Bakery visits Parisian wine-bar star Camille Fourmont of La Buvette and Bon Appétit editor at large Christine Muhlke for a weekend of eating, drinking, and, of course, flea-market shopping at Camille’s favorite day-off spots.

A scrumptious selection of papaya pavlovas, chocolate fondant cake, passionfruit pound cake and iced coconut buns

Baking the seasons: Fruit adds sweetness and moisture to a bake, banana and dates being prime examples, but pears are as adaptable, teaming up with all sorts of ingredients, as in these recipes for muffins and upside-down cake

Discover the best bakes from Love is a Pink Cake, the latest cookbook by Claire Ptak, founder of the beloved Violet Bakery in Hackney.

Here’s an idea for baking when the plum glut arrives: a plum mess