"Violet Cakes announced their mince pie drop on Instagram with a simple caption: “they are here”. We can get behind that kind of drama. The Hackney bakery have filled their buttery pastry with English apples, brandy-soaked sultanas, candied citrus peel, and winter spices. Forget a light dusting of icing sugar, these pies have been out in a blizzard. " - sinead cranna