Where heritage meets the warmth of café culture. Every December, London begins to glow. Fairy lights appear in windows, cafés fill with the hum of conversation, and baristas pull their shots just a little slower, as if savouring the shift in the air. It’s the time of year when baking becomes more than food, it becomes comfort, history, ritual, and celebration. At Simple Bakes, our festive world is shaped by two homes: the warm, sunlit flavours of the Mediterranean  and the co