Handmade cakes and cupcakes for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries
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Peppa Pig House Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 15, 2008 at 12:51 am

This is a fantastic Peppa Pig house cake, made and modeled on her house from the fun stories of the Pig family, that always end up in a fit of fun and giggles.  This cake was lovely and my customers and the little birthday girl were delighted, really thrilled.

The roof tiles are all individually cut and mounted and the black aerial, there are 4 windows each side and one on the end, a door with red roses climbing over the top and the path meanders through the garden, flanked by groups of pretty flowers.  There is a special birthday sugar plaque piped with the birthday girl’s special message, decorated with flowers and finished with cake sparkles.

In the middle of the garden the family are jumping up and down in a huge chocolate muddy puddle, all laughing and happy together!

This is a large cake made from vanilla sponge, sandwiched with jam and whipped butter cream and will serve around 50 guests.

Peppa Pig House Cake

Balloon Explosion Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 1, 2008 at 10:47 pm

This is a colourful and fun cake that would be wonderful for any celebration, suitable for any age!  Really a centre piece for your party and much talked about, then later enjoyed by all.

The beautiful hand painted sugar balloons spring from the cake, landing on the icing with their trailing ribbons, scattering sparkles along the way.  As always with my cakes, there is a special hand piped, hand painted sugar plaque to keep and enjoy for a long time to come.

Birthday Balloon Cake

Silver Wedding Anniversary Explosion cake

  • Posted on December 1, 2008 at 10:31 pm

A fun cake, that would be the talking point of such an important party.

The cake explodes into silver spirals, throwing out silver balls, with a glorious ribbon and hand piped hand painted sugar plaque to keep and remember the party.

This cake is a Madagascan vanilla triple layer sponge cake with extra strawberry jam and whipped butter cream.  Delicious as well as stunning.

Silver Wedding Anniversary Cake

Motorbike Photo Cake

  • Posted on November 24, 2008 at 11:53 pm

A beautiful photo cake, with Owen’s special motorbike printed onto edible paste and then cast on a light and moist sponge filled with extra jam and whipped butter cream finished with fondant icing and a special sugar plaque to keep or eat.

Why buy a dry and tasteless commercial cake when you can delight your guests with a memorable cake both to look at and to taste? – Yum.

Motorbike Photo Cake

Love heart Sweet Birthday Cake

  • Posted on November 18, 2008 at 11:07 pm

This birthday cake is such a special one, three tiers, of three layers each, covered with delicious pastel pink fondant icing  It is finished with scrummy love heart sweets – such a super twist of a fun and much loved sweet.

It is topped with an explosion of feathers and more and more sweets simply flying out of the cake, such fun!

This cake could be made as a wedding cake, anniversary cake or again as a birthday cake in lilac, white or yellow.

Sweets Big Celebration Birthday Cake

Pretty Butterfly Celebration Cupcakes

  • Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:52 pm

These are two dozen pretty and delicate cupcakes in delicious moist chocolate sponge, topped by a generous coating of whipped butter cream, and a fondant coat and contrasting butterfly, finished with cake lustre and sparkles.

Such pretty cakes for special guests.

Butterfly Celebration Cup Cakes

Sweet love hearts Wedding cake

  • Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:48 pm

A truly fun and quirky cake.  This one is made from sponge in three tiers, with delicious pink icing and covered with hand painted love heart sweets and ribbon.

It is topped by an explosion of feathers that match the sweets in colour; pastel pink, yellow, white, lilac and aqua as well as sweets exploding out with the feathers wired straight or curly!

So much fun, a super cake for a memorable wedding.

Love heart Sweets Wedding cake

Stunning pink and black Wedding cake

  • Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:41 pm

This is a modern and elegant cake.  It is adorned with ribbon and feathers, the contrast is striking and makes this cake a truly stunning cake, definitely a talking point for your wedding.

It can be made from sponge, fruit or carrot cake, delicious as well as beautiful.

Stunning black and pink wedding cake

Pink and fluffy Wedding Cake

  • Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:33 pm

This is a beautiful pink wedding cake, made from 3 tiers of moist sponge; 10, 8 and 6″.  It is both impressive and fun for a more intimate wedding.

Pink and fluffy wedding cake

Golden Explosion Cake

  • Posted on October 25, 2008 at 5:02 pm

A stunning and fun cake which literally explodes with fun and ribbons, spirals of gold, gold dashes and golden pearl balls are thrown over the cake, lifted by a pretty hand painted sugar plaque to keep and remember the event.

This cake is made from triple layer Madagascan Vanilla sponge cake with extra strawberry jam and whipped buttercream, finished in white fondant and of course the stunning decorations!   A second cutting cake in Chocolate was also ordered at the same time to provide the special guests with a choice and a chance of seconds!

Golden Explosion Birthday Cake

Fresh Flowers Birthday Cake

  • Posted on October 21, 2008 at 12:46 am

A truly exquisite cake for a special birthday.

This cake is a 10″ all butter fruit cake, moist, rich and firm made with delicious brandy soaked fruit, cherries, free range eggs, flaked almonds and crisp walnuts.  It is coated with quality marzipan and white fondant icing, finished with intricate church window cut outs, dusted with sparkles in delicate lilac that melts into pink.  The hand piped and painted sugar plaque compliments the decoration, displays a special message and can be kept for many years.

But it is the beautiful fresh flower arrangement that really sets this cake apart.  The flowers are so delicate and arranged with care and love, fresh and perfectly formed.

Fresh flowers & church windows cake

Stunning Princess Bride Cake

  • Posted on October 5, 2008 at 10:34 pm

The detail is foremost in this cake.  The brief was ‘a beautiful Princess Bride cake’ and that is what I created for a special little girl’s birthday.  The bride is so beautiful and her dress exquisite, with a pearl crown and necklace and a gorgeous gown of cake and sugar frills, silk dupion drapes and ribbons, with a pearl trim around the platform cake and a handmade sugar plaque.

The placement in the ribbon gives the cake a sense of movement and the delicate veil and butterfly resting on her hand finishes this lovely cake, made in moist Madagascan vanilla.

I really enjoyed making and decorating this cake and was thrilled with the recipient’s delight.

Princess Bride Cake

Hobbies/sports Cake for a teenage boy

  • Posted on September 24, 2008 at 10:14 pm

A novel and unique cake for a teenage boy, the cricket wickets and pads, trophies, phones and footballs explode out of the cake, splashing  everywhere, with a crafty cricket ball blasting skywards at high speed.

This is a delicious cake, triple layer Madagascan vanilla sponge with lashings of jam and butter cream, coated with fondant icing and finished with a smart red ribbon and cake sparkles.

As with all my cakes you can have chocolate, carrot, fruit or whatever you like.

Hobbies/sports Cake for teenage boy

Fantastic Bratz Explosion Cake

  • Posted on September 24, 2008 at 10:07 pm

A stunning cake, created for a special little girl.  The Bratz doll, Yasmin, simply bursts out of the double tier stacked cake with triple layers of moist Madagascan Vanilla sponge with lashings of strawberry extra jam and whipped buttercream in both layers – 6 layers in all!

As she throws open the cake gold sparkles, spirals, ribbon, golden sugar balls and shards of icing are thrown over every layer and the board!  A pretty hand piped and painted sugar plaque finishes this eye catching centre piece, a talking point at any party.

I can include your favourite Bratz doll in the cake and can make the cake any colour, perhaps pretty in pink?  Or beautiful in blue?

Whatever the colour, you would not be disappointed.

Fantastic Bratz Explosion cake

Toy Train Christening Cake

  • Posted on September 24, 2008 at 9:57 pm

A really charming Christening cake, for both boy and girl.  A cute bear is driving the toy train piled high with glorious hand painted sugar toys for the little person.

This is a Madagascan vanilla cake, moist and light, triple layer, filled and coated with strawberry extra jam and whipped butter cream, finished with fondant icing, hand painted to create a super design.

Toy train Christening Cake

Cappucino Cake

  • Posted on September 9, 2008 at 11:46 pm

A delicious rich cake, quality grounds nestle in moist coffee cake, creamy and light.  Triple layer (or double if you prefer), filled and coated with swirls of lightly whipped coffee butter cream, finished with sprinklings of quality chocolate powder and shavings of dark Belgian chocolate.

This cake would serve 16 people.

Cappucino Cake

Strawberry cream cake

  • Posted on September 9, 2008 at 11:37 pm

A delicious and sweet cake.  Moist Madagascan vanilla sponge, triple layer, filled with quality extra strawberry jam, coated and filled with light whipped butter cream and generously finished with more jam to give a tart yet sweet flavour.

This cake would feed around 16 people.

Strawberry Cake

Carrot Cake

  • Posted on September 9, 2008 at 11:30 pm

A delicious fruity traditional tea cake, moist yet light with plenty of carrot pieces and quality nibbed walnuts.  The cake is triple layer filled and covered with lots of luxurious whipped cream cheese butter cream and finished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon.

This cake is 9″ and would feed around 16 people.

Carrot Cake

Chocolate Truffle Torte

  • Posted on September 9, 2008 at 11:23 pm

A rich and luxurious chocolate dessert made with real Belgian chocolate in dark, milk or white chocolate with a delicious biscuit base and the option to add strawberries, raspberries or orange for a super variation on the theme.

This torte would serve around 20 people.

Chocolate Truffle Torte

Lemon drizzle cake

  • Posted on September 7, 2008 at 10:57 am

A classic tea time favourite.  Rich golden sponge is made with lemon zest and juice for a sharp yet rich buttery taste.  The topping of tangy lemon glace icing drizzles down the sides and the cake is finished with freshly cut crystalised strips of lemon rind.

This 9″ cake would serve around 16 people.

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Golden Explosion 80th Birthday cake

  • Posted on September 7, 2008 at 10:46 am

A really stunning cake for a special birthday!  The cake literally explodes out, showering golden ribbon, spirals and balls everywhere, shards of icing and golden shrapnel are strewn across the top of the cake and board.

This cake is made triple layer with quality coffee and grounds and delicious crisp walnut pieces in a light, moist coffee sponge, filled and coated with a light whipped coffee butter cream icing

This is a large cake and will serve around 70 people.

Golden Explosion Celebration Cake

Girl’s Matching Christening Cakes

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 11:33 pm

Pretty matching Christening cakes for little girls (or boys, in blue with different decoration).

Girls Christening cake with motifs

Matching Girl’s Christening cakes

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 11:29 pm

A pair of matching, yet personal Christening cakes for a two little girls, Christened on the same day.  Featuring pretty 2 tone satin ribbons flowing across the top of the cakes and pretty hand piped and painted sugar plaques.

Detailed picture of Matching Girls Christening cake

Girl’s Christening cake

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 11:25 pm

A sweet and pretty cake with flowing satin ribbon and hand piped keepsake plaque.

I can offer this cake in any flavour or maybe rich fruit cake, laced with quality brandy and matured to perfection.

Matching Girls Christening cake

Girl’s Christening cake

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 11:17 pm

A pretty Christening cake with a delicate pink frill, piped in royal icing with a delicate pink satin ribbon trailing across the cake.  It is finished with a beautiful keepsake plaque.

I can offer this cake in fruit or sponge or as for this celebration – one of each!

Girls Christening cake with satin ribbon

Book Graduation/ Celebration Cake

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 11:11 pm

A super cake to celebrate a graduation or leavers party. Everyone’s name is there, in the books and all their favourite books are hand painted and piped.

A cake to remember a celebration, one that will be talked about for many years to come.

Graduation Celebration Cake

Drummer and special Musical score Celebration cake

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 12:08 am

A stunning celebration cake with a hand modeled sugar figure, based on a photograph provided to me and an entire musical score hand piped and painted that meant so much.

If you can show or tell me what you want, I will do my very best to make it come true in cake and sugar!

This was one of two cakes provided for a massive birthday party.  This was chocolate sponge and the other vanilla sponge, both triple layer filled and coated with whipped butter cream.  This cake would feed around 70 people.

Drummer and score Birthday cake

Vintage Champagne bottle Cake

  • Posted on September 1, 2008 at 12:03 am

A super cake for a special birthday or occasion.  This is made from real quality coffee and nibbed walnuts, coated in swirls of delicious whipped coffee butter cream and topped with rich coffee glace icing for crunch and texture.

It is finished with hand painted sugar champagne bottles and spirals.  This cake would feed around 50-60 people.

Vintage Celebration Cake

Spongebob Squarepants Cake

  • Posted on August 31, 2008 at 11:58 pm

A really super and large cake featuring Spongebob, hand made and painted to look like the real thing!  Complete with a sea theme and glistening ‘water’.

This cake is finished with a hand piped and painted plaque to keep.  This cake will feed around 30 people or more.

Spongebob Squarepants cake

High School Musical 2 Birthday cake

  • Posted on August 31, 2008 at 11:53 pm

A pretty cake for any High School Musical fan.  Made triple layer for total indulgence from chocolate sponge, with marbled fondant icing like the swimming pool theme in HSM2, with a cake topper showing the gang jumping for joy.

This cake is finished with a huge ribbon and bow in striking red and a personalised hand piped sugar plaque to keep and enjoy for many years to come.

High School Musical 2 Cake

Cooks Wedding Cakes

  • Posted on August 31, 2008 at 11:09 pm

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What size cake will I need?

  • Posted on August 30, 2008 at 8:51 pm

The easy, but not very helpful, answer is that “it depends”.  Obviously, the type of cake and the other food being served may affect the sizing, however, as a rule of thumb, the following table gives an idea:

Size (cm/Inches) Sponge or Chocolate Fruit
Round Square Round Square
13cm / 5″ 7 8 14 16
15cm / 6″ 11 14 22 27
18cm/ 7″ 15 20 30
40
20cm / 8″ 20
27 40 54
23cm / 9″ 27 35 54
70
25cm / 10″ 34 45 70 90
28cm / 11″ 43 56 86 112
30cm / 12″ 50 70 100 134
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What happens when I contact you?

  • Posted on August 29, 2008 at 10:06 pm

Everyone is different.  Some clients know exactly what they want.  Some have a rough idea but want pointers and help.  Others want lots of suggestions and advice (often not just about cakes!).

In the end, everyone wants to have the confidence that comes from working with a trusted pair of hands.

Initially, we’ll set up a very informal chat (at my house, or wherever is most convienient/comfortable for you), which is completely no-obligation and free.  We can discuss your requirements and I can sketch out some designs and suggestions.  If you already have some pictures of cakes which you like, feel free to bring them along!

If you like my ideas (and I hope you will) we take the planning and arrangements further.

My phone number and email are shown at the top of the page.

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Do you work in my area?

  • Posted on August 29, 2008 at 9:47 pm

I am based in Berkshire but have completed commissions in many parts of the country including London.  Some cakes do not travel particularly well, so if your venue is more than around 1½ hour from Reading, it is probably best to contact me to see if it is feasible.

As with all my work, I am flexible and will do my best to accomodate all requirements.

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Large football cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 9:27 am

This is a super cake to feed around 120 people.  The football is also made of cake and covered in hand cut leather pieces.  The scarf can be any colour or design – whatever your team. The hand piped plaque can be kept for many years.

I can offer this cake in any flavour or a mixture of flavours, if you like variety!

Large football cake for 125 people - any team or scarf can be created

Bratz in a cake birthday cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 9:24 am

Bratz Birthday cake This is a super and original cake for a Bratz mad little girl.  Going with the look of the doll I created a cake that would suit her possible choice of career!  I made an outfit for her and she looks like she has just lept from the cake and is about to entertain.  She is surrounded by sugar and springs and a keepsake plaque piped with your own personal message.

This is a large cake to feed up to 50+ people, but could be scaled down and still have the same effect.

This cake comes complete with a Bratz doll to keep and play for later.

Bear Christening cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 9:17 am

Such a pretty cake for a little girl or boy, with a hand made sugar bear holding a balloon.  The bear, blocks and sweet matching plaque can be kept for years as a keep sake.  There are little piped bows on the board and every detail has been planned and carefully painted to offer a unique cake.

I can offer this cake in sponge, chocolate or rich fruit cake in any size, large or small, just ask.

Pink/blue Christening cake Detail of bear on pink Christening cake

Pirate ship cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 9:09 am

A fun cake for a little boy’s birthday – maybe a pirate theme?  Out on the ocean waves the sea can get rough, so hold on!

This cake was a chocolate cake covered in chocolate fondant icing, on a sea of royal icing (ideal for pickers!)  Even the flags were edible!  A stunning centre-piece for a super fun party!

Crazy Pirate Galleon Birthday cake

Golden Wedding Anniversary cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 9:00 am

This eye catching explosion cake is for a golden wedding anniversary, but would work equally well in silver or as a ruby wedding cake.  Any colour can be created to match your theme.

There are chocolate painted explosion balls and hand painted butterflies, a sugar plaque to keep forever and matching trim.

This cake was made in rich dark chocolate, triple layer, filled with whipped dark chocolate butter cream and finished in a white fondant icing with lots of cake sparkles!

Golden Wedding Anniversary Cake

Lion Christening cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 8:56 am

This cake originally arrived as a beautifully decorated, frozen, rich fruit wedding cake.  It was stripped, fed with quality brandy, matured, coated with marzipan, iced and decorated for a little boy’s Christening.

The cake was lightly shaded and the individual sugar pieces cut and hand painted to offer an individual and attractive cake to form the focus of such an important event.

I am happy to remodel your wedding cake for a Christening, or naming ceremony or I can offer a generously made fruit cake, moist and rich, matured with quality brandy and iced with natural marzipan and either royal (hard) or fondant (soft) icing.

Boy's Christening Cake

Rabbit birthday cake – your child’s favourite toy on their cake!

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 8:43 am

This is a smart cake for a little boy or girl.  Plain and simple, but with a special feature – the little person’s special toy, a rabbit in this case, modelled and presented on a pastillage plaque, decorated with birthday ribbons to keep for many years to come. The delight when Patrick saw his ‘Fiver’ on his birthday cake was wonderful to see, really touching!

This cake was chocolate triple layer with light chocolate butter cream and covered in white fondant, finished with a hand painted plaque and cake sparkles.  This cake would feed 20-25 people.

Ribbon and Child's toy Birthday cake

Birthday or wedding Cupcakes

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 8:34 am

These beautiful cupcakes were made for a special 21st birthday.  The colour theme of the party was brights, orange, lime green and yellow and the birthday girl loves chocolate!  She wanted cupcakes but also wanted a stunning display and for the cakes to really stand out and make a feature.

There were 45 cakes in all, 22 in milk chocolate, light and moist, decorated with a generous swirl of fresh milk chocolate ganache, drizzled with white Belgian chocolate and finished with hand made blossoms in yellow, green and orange. Making up the paler side were 23 white chocolate cup cakes, light and full of flavour, topped with a swirl of white chocolate ganache, drizzled with Belgian Milk chocolate and finished with matching blossoms in yellow, green and orange.  I made 2 of the cakes with super large ganache, one to show off the pretty hand piped sugar plaque and the other for the candle!

I made a special stand for the cakes with matching fondant, pillars and co ordinating ribbon and trim, all topped off with some fabulous cake sparkles.  Each cake will serve 1-2 people and could be offered as a desert or with coffee.

Detail of handmade cupcakes in your design and colour scheme

Fairy and toadstool house birthday cake

  • Posted on August 25, 2008 at 8:15 am

This is such a pretty cake for a little girl’s birthday, hand painted fairies and woodland animals arrive at their house for the party, bearing balloons and a banner announcing in piped icing the birthday girl’s name, age and a special birthday message, finished with a pretty pink silky ribbon to keep.

This cake was made from vanilla sponge, double layer with jam and whipped buttercream and would feed around 20-30 people.

Fairies arriving at a special Party Birthday cake

Three Tier luxury fruit wedding cake

  • Posted on August 17, 2008 at 5:24 pm

A stunning three tier stacked fruit cake, rich in brandy and moist luxury fruit, covered with almond paste and fondant icing. Decorated with a subtle pearl sheen to reflect the stunning fresh seasonal flowers and foliage.  A gorgeous cake that would make any bride’s day so special.  A cake like this would feed around 150-170 people and is available to order.

3 tier stacked wedding cake with fresh flowers

Barbie Princess birthday cake

  • Posted on August 3, 2008 at 9:11 am

This is a beautiful Barbie Birthday cake, for a princess mad little girl.  The Barbie is real, but her dress and clothes are all hand made, dusted and painted to give a look of real luxury and to lift a pretty Barbie doll to Princess Barbie!  She is standing on a further cake to feed more people and let the train of her dress flow to the floor.  The dress skirt and cake would feed around 30 people.  If you prefer she could stand directly on the board and her skirt alone would feed around 15 people.

You could have any sponge cake flavour you wish, chocolate, vanilla or even pink!

Princess Barbie Birthday Cake

Rabbit Christening cake

  • Posted on August 3, 2008 at 9:05 am

This cake was to celebrate a little boy’s Christening, but would work equally well in pink.  The handmade, painted and piped frame can hold your own message or maybe a favourite quote.  This cake would feed around 50-60 people as desert or up to 80 if served with coffee.  A smaller version would be possible.

This cake was a triple layer chocolate cake generously filled and coated with whipped chocolate butter cream and finished with white fondant icing.  All the decorations were edible, or could be kept in a box for many years.

Boy's rabbit Christening cake

Strawberry and white chocolate birthday cake

  • Posted on August 3, 2008 at 8:59 am

This is a super strawberry and white chocolate summer birthday cake.  It is made with real Belgian white chocolate both in the sponge and as a cream ganache for the filling, coating and decoration.  It is triple layer, each filled generously with ganache, a dash of brandy and ‘extra’ strawberry jam.  Around the outside are white chocolate curls and on the top is rich, creamy, smooth ganache.

An incredibly indulgent cake for a special Summer birthday party.  This cake was made for around 30-40 people as it is very rich, only a small portion is more than enough!

Summer Garden Wedding Anniversary cake

  • Posted on August 3, 2008 at 8:54 am

I made this exquisite cake for a couple who love their garden, but it would work equally well as a birthday or retirement cake.  I made a vegetable garden on the left and a flowerbed on the right with garlands of glorious roses climbing on the ropes and over the seat on the lawn.  All this, centered around a pond with real effect water and goldfish swimming in its clear waters.

This cake was a double layer Madagascan vanilla cake filled with ‘extra’ jam and light whipped vanilla butter cream, finished in fondant and piped with royal icing.

Summer Garden Celebration cake

Piglet cake

  • Posted on August 3, 2008 at 8:43 am

This is a beautiful Piglet cake.  I hand modeled the Piglet for a Piglet mad little girl and she loved it.  The colours could be changed to pinker or white and the balloons could be linked to a theme or a colour theme, if you like.

This cake was a light chocolate cake, triple layer, generously filled and coated with whipped chocolate butter cream and fondant icing.

Detail of  Piglet on Piglet and Balloons Birthday cake

Ruby wedding anniversary cake with fresh flowers

  • Posted on August 1, 2008 at 9:45 am

This is a large anniversary cake, made with a commemorative plaque to keep.  It is decorated with a wired spray of seasonal flowers and fine filigree sugar pieces, dusted in subtle gold to match the painting on the corner pieces and plaque.

This was an adult cake of triple layer dark chocolate, soaked in brandy filled and coated with dark chocolate whipped butter cream, laced with brandy.  Delicious, plenty for seconds and nothing left over!  This cake was offered as a desert with cream and berries and served 40 people.

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Cake