Monstrous cupcakes at the country fair

It was Lambeth country fair at the weekend - something of a contradiction in terms you might think.
It was a huge event, bringing the countryside to an urban park. There were rare breed animals - my favourite was the sow with 13 tiny black piglets - sheep-shearing, music, a flower show, plants, a funfair and plenty more.

There was every variety of hot food you can think of, from pizza to samosas to jerk chicken to Dutch pancakes to cupcakes. Some produce as well, including London honey, cider and cheese. It would have been nice to see a bit more of a farmers' market element to it, especially once my appetite had been whetted by the produce show. Now I do like a produce show. There is something delightful about competing to see who has grown the best cabbage or leek. These blackberries were particularly beautiful.

I was even more impressed by the cupcakes, especially the monsters! Faintly surreal were the animal sculptures made out of fruit and vegetables. For some inexplicable reason I failed to photograph these but a royal wedding carved in vegetables was the highlight, along with a fennel elephant under pepper palm trees. I'm afraid you will have to make do with the cupcakes.

And if you want to see what the vegetable animals looked like, you can do so at the Urban 75 blog.