text: oh dear i hope i am not going to become hated by all the cake lovers and bakeries in edinburgh but hear me out before i am you start to boo mennmy visit here was due to a birthday cake afternoon celebration and it was lucky that the plan was only to come for cake because that was the only option seriously they have no soup sandwiches salads or other savoury delights that help take the edge off the sugar rush i was actually quite glad i would eaten a quick lunch before going they did have one savoury scone but that would hardly do if someone had come with the intention of having a small lunch with a slice of cake a bit disappointing and with a shop so large i am not sure why they do not offer the savoury optionsnnso a bit disappointed by the lack of savoury options but i have to say the cakes looked seriously impressive what i did like about this place was the variety of cake and brownie options that were a bit different than the normal they had a chocolate cake but they also had an orange and rosemary cake and a ginger and rose cake they also had carmel chocolate brownies and parmesan and sundried tomato scones and some other delights that i fail to remember so many days laternni was also rather impressed with their tea choices the normal breakfast blend but also a lovely violet black tea that was thoroughly enjoyable the tea was served in lovely tea cups with an extra flask of hot water for top ups very convenient and appreciated from a chain tea drinker like me seriously i can never just have one cupnnnow the cakes and this is where the three star rating was confirmed my orange and rosemary cake was delightlful it was orangey and had a hit of rosemary but as i neared the end of the slice it got rather sugary i think this came from the frosting and it might have been nice if there was a bit more rosemary to cut through the sweetness i also tried a small forkful of the caramel chocolate brownie and oh dear did someone accidently add an extra bag of sugar to this it was so incredibly sweet that my tiny forkful gave me a sugar rush and a bit of a tummy ache at the same time i also think the enamel on my teeth started to dissolve from the huge sugar hit poor Kelly F could not even finish it after passing it around for everyone to taste nni know people like cakes and brownies and other sweet things but the greatest disappointment of lovecrumbs was how overly sugary everything seemed i just cannot eat cake that tastes like i am only eating a bag of sugar with a tiny hint of another flavour so i do not think i will be making a return visit unless i am told things are less sugary