Strutt Bakehouse

20/08/2026

So, from tomorrow we’re going to aim to have a tray of vegan cinnamon buns available every Friday & Saturday!🤩

They’re something we’ve had lots of requests for so we trialled some last Saturday and after seeing how well they went down it’s something we want to offer more permanently going forwards🌱🤍
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28/07/2026

Any support would be very appreciated 🫶🏼

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27/07/2026

What an amazing day we had yesterday!! Thank you so much to everyone that came and queued for buns, don’t think I’ll ever get used to looking out the window to see a queue down the street 🥹 We did a record number of buns yesterday and sold all 360 in 2.5 hours 🤯

The last couple weeks have definitely been tough, we’re still without our main dough mixer so have had to individually mix a tray of dough at a time which is less than ideal on the run up to what we knew would be such a busy weekend…but we did it! Then having to bin 48kg of dough after the fridge disaster 😭

Running a business has definitely taught me that you can’t let setbacks stop you. If you spend too long dwelling on the negatives, it’s only the business that suffers. You really don’t have a choice but to just get on with things!

As always thank you to the team for smashing another intense day, very proud and grateful for our little team and how well we all pull together🫶🏼 Finished the day with some amazing pizzas from ilpadrespizza 🍕

Thank you lovebelperofficial & shout out to weare.resonate for organising a fab Strutt Street festival 💜💚

23/07/2026

22/07/2026

There were queues around the block on opening day and customers kept coming back for the cinnamon buns

17/07/2026

SUNDAY BUN-DAY IS BACK!

We’re excited to be joining in with the Love Belper Festival that’s happening this year, alongside the Resonate Strutt Street Party! 🎉

We’ll be opening Sunday 26th July, 12–5pm (or until we sell out) for another Sunday Bun-Day.

We will be serving
☕️A range of bun flavours and drinks, including all your favourites plus some limited edition flavours.

We’ll be serving takeaway only, so you can grab a bun and enjoy the festivities. There will be tables outside on Strutt Street that will be available to use.

16/07/2026

The matcha you need to get you through a UK heatwave. 🍋🍵

Our Yuzu Matcha Spritz is made with in-house yuzu syrup, ceremonial matcha and sparkling water for a drink that’s light, zesty and incredibly refreshing.

15/07/2026

Rumour has it if you grab one of these to eat while watching the match tonight… it’ll make us win. 👀⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (No scientific evidence, but it’s worth a try)

05/07/2026

Thought it was time I re-introduced myself 🤍

Hi, I’m Ellie — the face behind Strutt Bakehouse.

I’ve always loved baking. From a young age, I was the one making and decorating family cakes, from birthdays right through to weddings.

At 17, I decided not to stay on at sixth form and took an apprenticeship in a bakery. It was in customer service rather than baking, but I hoped it would be my way into the industry. I just knew I wanted to bake and not be in school any longer.

I always knew I wanted to travel and after a couple of years, I took a one-way flight to New Zealand, and later Australia.

When COVID hit, I had to return home — but home looked a little different. My parents had moved to the Scottish Highlands while I was away, so I suddenly found myself somewhere new, not knowing anyone and with no job opportunities.

I was baking every day as a pastime, so I thought… why not start selling my bakes? That’s where Ellie’s Bakes came from. What started in my parents’ kitchen in the Highlands eventually moved back with me to Belper, where I built a setup at home creating celebration and wedding cakes, as well as supplying bakes to some cafés around Derbyshire.

Eventually, I packed up again and went back to Australia. When I had a year left on my visa, I knew that as much as I loved it there, my goal of opening a café hadn’t gone anywhere. If I wanted to make it happen, I needed to come home with some savings — so I headed to the outback.

I worked as a cook on a cattle station in a very remote part of the Northern Territory, cooking for a small family team some days and up to 20 people on others. It taught me how to be resourceful, gave me the space to experiment, and it’s where I perfected my salted chocolate cookies and made cinnamon buns for the first time.

When I came back to England, I came back with one clear goal — to open my own café. After years of working in cafés across the UK and Australia, I knew exactly how I wanted it to feel.

I moved back to Belper in February 2025, and just under a year later, I found the right space and finally decided to take the leap 🤍

And yes… that is a little Strutt Bakehouse merch sneak peek 👀 available soon 🤍

01/07/2026

We made it to the top 3!!🥹🥹 If you could spare a second to vote for us we would be very grateful 🫶🏼

Our readers have voted on their favourite place for a coffee and a pastry - but it's over to you to crown the winner