The massive cream cake shop Stockport loves - and the great story behind it

A new cafe in Stockport has brought a slice of Poland to the town with its massive artisan bakes. Housed inside the old town’s Market Hall, Sticky Fingers serves authentic Polish treats and freshly baked bread, paired with quality coffee.

The bakery opened just last month, but has already become a hit with locals. Husband and wife duo, Adrian and Klaudyna, originally from Poland, are the owners and have been overwhelmed with how much support they’ve received from the town; both from customers and neighbouring business owners.

“The people are really nice here, they are so open and welcome,” Klaudyna says. “I’m so happy and really thankful for everyone who has visited us already so far, it means a lot.”

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As we sit down to speak with Klaudyna at their row of tables and chairs, Adrian caters to a constant stream of customers. It’s relatively busy for a Thursday morning, and on Saturdays, Klaudyna says they completely sell out - 'to the last crumb'.

“Everything here is traditional Polish style,” Klaudyna, who is a trained pastry chef, says. “A lot of them are a brioche-style yeast cake, filled with vanilla cottage cheese, like a cheesecake on baked brioche.

“We have poppyseed and vanilla, jam and vanilla, they’re very authentic. Our cheesecakes are made with cottage cheese too, they have a more sour taste.” Also on offer from their eye-catching counter displays is apple pie with a layer of rhubarb, huge cream cakes, tiramisu, eclairs, meringue, babka, and croissants - all at affordable prices of a few quid each.

The friendly pair feel lucky to have found their unique position in the historic Market Hall, which happened by chance, and feel