{"id":97444,"date":"2025-03-28T15:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=97444"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:42:28","slug":"bake-off-winners-hidden-cardiff-patisserie-is-so-good-someone-travelled-72-miles-to-eat-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/28\/bake-off-winners-hidden-cardiff-patisserie-is-so-good-someone-travelled-72-miles-to-eat-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Bake Off winner\u2019s hidden Cardiff patisserie is so good someone travelled 72 miles to eat there"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The signature pain suisse is made from chocolate dough, chocolate cr\u00e8me and topped with chocolate cr\u00e9meux<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A WAREHOUSE on an industrial estate may seem like an odd home for a dessert shop run by a winner of TV show Bake Off: The Professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But foodies with a nose for exploring off-the-beaten-track should follow the sweet smells wafting from behind Costa Coffee on Penarth Road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What they will likely find is a queue of people competing for freshly-baked pastries, cookies, brownies and elegant hand-made desserts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019d been plodding along quite nicely,” said Michael Coggon, owner of Petit Four Patisserie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019ve had enough stuff to last until we\u2019ve closed. Sometimes we\u2019d sell out of one or two things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But now we sell out by 10am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of been hard to keep up, I\u2019ll be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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