Handmade cakes and cupcakes for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries
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Heart Engagement Cake and Cupcakes

  • Posted on December 30, 2011 at 10:38 am

We were delighted to make Leanne and James’ engagement cake.  A pistachio and cherry triple layer covered in ivory icing with their initials and sugar hearts applied like confetti tumbling down the cake.  To match delicious chocolate ganache cupcakes in milk and creamy dark chocolate, filled and topped with a generous swirl and the same sugar hearts in ivory and burgundy.  Finished with a subtle sprinkling of cake sparkles!
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2011-12-29 Heart Engagement Cupcakes

Fairy Castle Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 11, 2011 at 8:47 pm

A wonderful variation on our fairy tale castles – no two are ever the same!  A pink and white version for Ruby, with plenty of towers and a beautiful hand made plaque, finished with ivy, flowers and cake sparkles.
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Fairy Castle Wedding Cake Topper – Renovated and built to show

  • Posted on December 11, 2011 at 4:20 pm

Our delightful fairy tale castle wedding topper, created for a wedding cake a few years ago, returned to us to be renovated and recreated to show as a precious ornament in its own special box.

Strengthened, re-painted and re-modelled, it now is a show piece worthy of our special clients’ sitting room, to be admired for many years to come.
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80th Poinsettia Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 11, 2011 at 4:16 pm

A pretty birthday cake, decorated with a hand made plaque, double satin ribbon and bow and hand made sugar poinsettias.  So pretty, perfect for a birthday and also perhaps as a Christmas cake.
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Harry Potter Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 11, 2011 at 4:11 pm

A magical cake to celebrate a special little girl’s birthday.  So many iconic Harry Potter symbols are featured that after you come to look, you stay to take it all in.  There are Harry’s glasses, the golden snitch, a spell book and quill, the wand, the sorting hat, flying keys, bottles of polyjuice and gilliweed, Nagini and many more around the corners…  All these wonderful pieces of hand modelled sugar craft on a delicious cake, finished with satin ribbon and a keepsake plaque.
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Skiing and Climbing Birthday Cake

  • Posted on December 11, 2011 at 4:04 pm

A delightful cake for two friends, one loves climbing and the other is a skier!  Modelled on the girls themselves the two figures make the cake so personal and special for them.  Hand decorated with sugar Christmas trees and finished with a hand made plaque this mountain cake makes a big impact for a milestone birthday.
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Dinosaur island birthday cake

  • Posted on December 4, 2011 at 1:35 pm

A fun dinosaur island, alive with hand cut, hand painted dinos – all of your favourites, T-Rex, stegosaurus, triceratops, pteradactil and the mean veloceraptor hunting the others through the thick vegetation.  There is more – the exploding volcano spills lava down the volcano cake and explodes from the top in spirals.

Finished with a hand piped celebartion plaque and cake sparkles, this cake will be the talking point at your party.

Dinosaur island birthday cake
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Wedding cupcake tower

  • Posted on December 4, 2011 at 1:23 pm

A stunning tower of milk and creamy dark chocolate ganache cupcakes, each with its own hand cut red sugar heart and cake sparkles!  Every cupcake is made with light, moist chocolate sponge, filled and topped with smooth silky ganache, every one is hand decorated.

50 Cupcakes make an amazing impact, brought to life with a dozen red velvet grand prix roses, ruscus and berries to match the theme of the wedding.

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Flower arrangement birthday cake

  • Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:06 pm

An elegant and stunning birthday cake, with a hand made and piped plaque with a special message to the birthday girl. The intricate hand made flowers are arranged with hand made fruit and nuts into a delicate flower arrangement gently curving around the plaque.

A delicious sponge with jam and buttercream is decorated with fondant icing and finished with smart tartan ribbon and cake sparkles to make it even more special.

80th Flower Birthday cake
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Fairies and butterflies 1st Birthday Cake

  • Posted on November 26, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Such a pretty first birthday cake in the shape of a number 1, decorated with hand cut hand painted sugar fairies and butterflies.  Making the cake even more magic, our hand made sugar keepsake plaque and piped detail.  A memorable and delicious first cake for your special little girl.
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90th Birthday Cake

  • Posted on November 26, 2011 at 2:40 pm

A classic and elegant birthday cake for a very special age.  Simple in delicious vanilla sponge is Winifred’s hand decorated cake with intricate piping and a huge blue bow, effective on the ivory icing, finished with cake sparkles for a glittery finish.
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Football Birthday Cupcakes

  • Posted on November 12, 2011 at 10:44 pm

We are proud to make these fun cakes made for a Reading Club Footballer’s birthday.  Delicious vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, filled and piped with a generous swirl of light whipped butter cream and finished with a hand piped and painted sugar piece and cake sparkles.

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Eid Celebration Cupcakes

  • Posted on November 12, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Pretty Eid celebration cupcakes, in vanilla and chocolate filled with and topped off with a generous swirl of delicious whipped butter cream or a delicate sugar fondant layer.  Each with a pretty hand piped message, finished with cake sparkles.

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Tinkerbell Fairy Castle Birthday Cake

  • Posted on November 12, 2011 at 10:34 pm

A pretty and delightful Tinkerbell fairy tale castle cake.  Made from three tiers of cake, with hand made sugar towers and hand piped leaves and details.

Chantel’s fairies look charming on the cake, Tinkerbell, Silver Mist, Faun, they are all there, flitting around the cake.  Finished with a hand made keepsake sugar plaque and cake sparkles.

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Animal Birthday cake

  • Posted on November 7, 2011 at 3:16 am

A two tier cute birthday cake, perfect for a first birthday with hand made sugar models of an elephant, a lion and a monkey. The design was made to compliment Toby’s birthday invitations, and it was a perfect match!  Bright and happy, this cake was made from vanilla sponge and the top from chocolate sponge, filled with butter cream and finished with a hand made sugar plaque and cake sparkles.

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Chanel Handbag Cake

  • Posted on November 7, 2011 at 3:12 am

Isn’t it darling?  A pretty, bright Chanel inspired handbag cake in stunning fuchsia and black, hiding a delicious white chocolate sponge with chunks of quality white chocolate and light whipped white chocolate butter cream.

A ‘must have’ piece for your stylish party!

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Patisserie style Crocquembouche Wedding Cake

  • Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:08 am

We can now offer this wonderful centrepiece, a piece montee for your wedding, Christening, birthday or celebration.  A stunning and unique French patisserie style crocquembouche wedding cake.  Glittering spun sugar curls around the delicious choux buns, generously filled with aromatic, creamy crème patissiere.  As tradition suggests, the crocquembouche is standing proudly on a bed of delicious, fresh nougatine, made with rich, toasted quality almonds.  Triangles of moulded nougatine decorates the arrangement, piped with royal icing and set with caramel.

The crocquembouche, which means crack in the mouth, is finished with a beautiful golden ribbon, a golden bow, cake sparkles and some truly delicious sugared almonds from Italy, provided by our friend, The Favour Gallery.

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Cherry Blossom Wedding Cake with hand made love birds

  • Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:55 pm

A stunning three tier wedding cake decorated with little blue cherry blossoms to match the wedding colour scheme and hand made love birds, painted and dusted with gold and blue.

Our bride and groom found the Japanese kana writing to compliment the theme of their cake, we made it into sugar! Every blossom, bud, leaf and branch is made from sugar and is all edible.  It is our pleasure to make such a unique cake for such a wonderful couple.

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Rapunzel and matching fairy cakes

  • Posted on October 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm

Our very popular Rapunzel cake with matching fairy cakes, each individually piped with Lily’s name.  A beautiful cake, that we love to make, recreated with pretty sugar ribbons, piped lace and finished with a hand made, hand piped sugar keepsake plaque.

The fairy cakes are an ideal addition to your order, as they can be included in the party bags before the little guests arrive, ready to be given out at the end of the party, simply, without the worry of cutting, wrapping and putting the cake into bags in the hustle as people are waiting to leave.  Fairy cakes are sold in batches of 30, decorated in your choice of colour and piped, if you wish.

She is available in vanilla or chocolate, delicious and moist, a perfect centrepiece for your little girl’s party.

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Pink Pirate birthday cake

  • Posted on October 16, 2011 at 3:40 pm

A gorgeous girl’s pirate birthday cake!  The face of glamorous pirating with big blue eyes, a touch of pink in her hair and luscious lips!

Her bandanna is glittery with seed pearls and blossoms and all edible.   Finished with a pearl sheen, a hand piped keepsake sugar plaque and cake sparkles this is perfect as the centrepiece of the best pirate party!

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Number 1 Birthday cake

  • Posted on October 16, 2011 at 3:34 pm

The perfect cake for your little person’s first birthday, a cake as a number!  Delicate in blues and whites with hand cut, hand painted little bunnies and Ben’s name across the cake in matching icing, with hand painted accents.  Finished with delicate hand piped royal icing shell border and cake sparkles.

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Animal Alphabet Christening Cake

  • Posted on October 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm

A charming and classic Christening cake with a modern twist …  Every letter has its own animal, but not the usual cat or dog, but a snail, a jellyfish, ants and a monkey!  Inspired by James’ Christening invitations, this cake made a perfect centrepiece to the Reception and meal.

The cake itself was delicious milk chocolate, with lightly whipped butter cream and a thick layer of chocolate running through the middle.  Finished with wonderful decorations and cake sparkles

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Peppa Pig House birthday cake

  • Posted on October 16, 2011 at 3:23 pm

What a lovely way to celebrate your Peppa fan’s birthday than as her house as a cake!   A wonderful home with flowers growing around the front door and in the garden, the pathway as the number 3 for Libby’s birthday and of course … a muddy puddle for the family to have super fun jumping up and down and getting all lovely and muddy.  Finished with a hand piped plaque and cake sparkles.

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Stegosaurus Dinosaur birthday cake

  • Posted on October 11, 2011 at 4:00 am

Isn’t she wonderful?  We really enjoyed making this sweet Mummy Stegosaurus with her hatching eggs.  Inspired by Benjamin’s enthusiasm for a real dinosaur, but in blue, like his party cups and plates, we made this charming cake for him to enjoy on his birthday.

She is made from delicious vanilla sponge, with sugar back plates, sugar spikes and sugar babies, all edible – but would you want to?

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Multi Birthday Cake – for 5 birthday noughties!

  • Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:56 am

Five people have birthday noughties – 20th, 50th, 60th and two 70th birthdays, celebrated with this original and unique cake.  Each birthday celebrant has their own island with hand made pieces representing them and their interests, whether a handbag and shoes girl, a golf enthusiast or an important hip surgeon – they are all here, on their own island, surrounded by seas, finished with a special ribbon, hand piped plaque and cake sparkles.

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Fairy Party Birthday Cake

  • Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:50 am

A fun birthday cake for a fairy fan.  Such pretty hand made, hand painted fairies and their friends heading for fairy Olivia’s party, with balloons and huge presents.  Finished with a double satin ribbon and hand piped plaque and cake sparkles.  Delicious in any flavour, wonderful in chocolate orange.

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40th Birthday Photo cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 10:51 pm

A very personal and stunning 4 tier birthday cake, made with great care and attention to detail.  So many edible photos interleaved with pictures of plane tickets, destinations and people special to the birthday girl.  In addition to the wonderful photos are hand cut, hand painted sugar pieces, inspiration taken from the photos, an elephant from Thailand, a plane, a koala, a crocodile as well sugar models of her pussy cats.  There is no mistaking how old Camilla is either, with a large sugar painted ’40′ on the front for all to see.

This large and imposing centrepiece, perfect for your birthday party, makes a super evening truly memorable.

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Golden Wedding Anniversary cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:12 am

Another of our delicious gluten free explosion cakes, for a happy couple on their 50th wedding anniversary.

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Ruby wedding Anniversary cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:09 am

A pretty and elegant cake for your important anniversary.  So pretty and yet so simple, featuring a huge red bow, a hand made sugar plaque and hand piped confetti.  We can do any anniversary – or a birthday or retirement….

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Lighthouse 50th birthday cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:03 am

As our client wanted golf, rugby, walking, a lighthouse and a Scottish theme, this certainly ticks all the boxes.  A delicious fruit cake made with (or without)  quality drinks, including whisky, brandy and Drambuie, this cake may possibly the best you have ever tasted.

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Hello Kitty birthday cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 12:56 am

One of our cakes, reinvented – an increase in size and a new design makes this the ideal cake for precious little Hello Kitty fan.  So pretty with hand made bow and whiskers and tied with a real double satin bow.

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Motorbike birthday cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 12:54 am

A great cake for your motorbiking fan on the move!  Zooming past trees and houses, this hand painted sugar cut out gathers speed on the open road – free at last.

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Crystal Palace Football birthday cake

  • Posted on October 2, 2011 at 12:52 am

A super cake for your footy mad Crystal Palace fan.  Two cakes, one on top of the other, both equally delicious, with a handmade sugar plaque and scarf in the right colours!

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Rapunzel Tangled Tower birthday cake

  • Posted on September 25, 2011 at 12:23 am

This super birthday cake is truly amazing!  Modelled from images from the film Tangled, this cake is a little girl’s dream!  Towering around 70 cms high it will certainly stand out from other cakes, making your little girl’s party truly memorable!

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40th Fashion Birthday cake

  • Posted on September 25, 2011 at 12:17 am

A wonderful large cake on cake, covered with hand made, hand cut and painted sugar pieces, each with its own design.  This memorable cake is made with you in mind, whatever you would like to add, we can include it, a plane, a special dress or a pair of super sexy kinky boots.  Layered with sponge and light whipped butter cream this cake is tempting and delicious, made especially for you on your important birthday.

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18th wonky birthday cake

  • Posted on September 25, 2011 at 12:10 am

Our wonderful wonky in black and pink, finished with black cake sparkles and hand made 3D swirls this is the ideal cake for a chic young lady.  Made from delicious white chocolate sponge, with a layer of white chocolate in the middle this cake couldn’t be more tempting, covered with luxury sugar paste and hand piped with swirls or pieces of hand cut sugar ribbon, this cake really is memorable for a milestone birthday.

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Tardis birthday cake

  • Posted on September 25, 2011 at 12:06 am

Arriving at your birthday party is this super fun Tardis cake!  Finished on cobbles with a hand cut message and cake sparkles, it is a memorable cake, perfect for your Dr Who fan

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Navy and cream diamanté fresh flower 4 tier wedding cake

  • Posted on September 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm

A stunning and beautiful wedding cake, designed around a navy and cream theme.  The voile and satin navy ribbon is enhanced by the delicate diamanté trim, with glorious fresh flowers in blues and creams accompanying each tier.

Every tier has a different flavour – tangy lemon, traditional fruit, dark chocolate and vanilla – which one would you try?  A delightful and elegant cake for a perfect day to start your life together.

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2011-09-15 Tiered flower wedding cake

Radley dog logo birthday cake and cupcakes

  • Posted on September 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm

If you love Radley, you will love this cake.   Both the large cake and the fairy cakes all have the Radley pastel theme and hand cut sugar logos to match.  Carefully cut,  covered and filled generously with delicious butter cream these cakes are all gluten free and deliciously moreish.  All finished with a sugar plaque and cake sparkles.

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Ivory and White hand piped wedding cake

  • Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:20 pm

An intricate and classic wedding cake for an elegant bride.  Four tiers, each decorated in ivory fondant with soft white hand stencilled design.  Each piece is then over-piped by hand, to enhance and embellish the design, bringing forward its beauty and intricacy.

A stunning cake to delight your guests, both in their eyes and on their plate.

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Purple diamante wedding cake

  • Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:11 pm

A stunning wedding cake made from 4 tiers of delicious vanilla and fruit cake.  Each layer is treated to a pretty double satin ribbon band in deep ‘Cadbury’s’ purple.  Made to match is the attractive cake topper made from hand made loops of paste , diamante trim and purple wires.

Each tier is studded with glorious diamanté pieces and finished with pearl spray and cake sparkles.  A real WOW cake for your special day.

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Girly cupcakes for a 1st Birthday

  • Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:04 pm

Pretty little fairy cakes made for Bea’s first birthday and Christening combined.  Whether you prefer the blossom cakes or the number ’1′s, finished with a delicate hand made bow, both are wonderful and it is so hard to choose – have both!

2011-09-11 Number cupcakes

Nike trainer cake

  • Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:01 pm

The perfect fun cake for a runner or keep fit fan!  A carefully hand made cake with every detail finished with care and love, to make the best cake possible for a valued client.  Each lace, each piece of the sole, each piece of ‘leather’ made and fitted with great attention to detail and care.

Available in any of our delicious flavours, in any colour of your choice!

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Our latest flavour

  • Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:58 am

Latest flavour – Pistachio and cherry!

The glorious pistachio nuts make a sublime sponge, filled with a tangy cherry jam and creamy, light pistachio butter cream.  We use plenty of nuts and fill with generous amounts of jam, this new combination, introduced to us by a Canadian bride, is a feast of flavours, and will be gone too quickly ……

A day long wonky wedding cake

  • Posted on August 29, 2011 at 12:30 am

This super wonky cake is so personal, yet would appeal to so many people.  The colour story flows through the cake, from dawn at the bottom in all its glorious colours, with the newly awake calling birds, to the working day, with the coach travelling into the city, (our Groom, Alan, is a coach driver!)  From the working day through to the garden in the afternoon (our Bride, Tina’s favourite place to be) to the end of the day at midnight with the stars and an explosion of black and white, night and day hearts of love (for each other!)

A delicious cake, in 2 white chocolate tiers, vanilla and carrot, presented wonky style, showing the couple’s wonderful sense of fun and happiness.  A cake to remember forever!

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Ben and Holly Birthday cake

  • Posted on August 29, 2011 at 12:21 am

Elf Ben and Fairy Holly travel through the fairy garden with Gaston, having lots of fun and on their way to your party!

Our fun Ben and Holly cake is made with hand made sugar models and hand cut leaves and blossoms, arranged and presented with a hand made sugar plaque.  The moist and light chocolate sponge, or vanilla if you prefer, is delicious and finished with a double satin ribbon and cake sparkles for that fairy magic touch.

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Cornerstone Entertainments

  • Posted on August 22, 2011 at 8:00 pm

Cornerstone Entertainments Your one stop for Gospel Choirs and all your wedding entertainment needs.

Sugar blossom 4 tiered double size wedding cake

  • Posted on August 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm

A stunning 4 tier wedding cake, covered with delightful hand made sugar blossoms with hand piped centres to each one, over 900 in all, across the top two tiers, leading down to the fourth tier, delicate and pure in whites and light creams.

Set on our stand and placed on a table in the ornamental pond, we can guarantee that this won’t be knocked over!  What a wonderful backdrop to this stunning centrepiece, perfect for a smaller or larger reception.  Each tier is 6″ high, instead of the usual 3-4″, making its double height an unusual feature.

We offer this cake in all of our cake and sponge flavours, including our new pistachio cake with pistachio buttercream and cherry jam.  Each tier can have its own flavour or choose one and enjoy every mouthful.

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Zoo Safari London Underground Animal train cake

  • Posted on August 22, 2011 at 1:56 pm

Perfect for a zoo or safari theme, this wonderful animal cake makes everyone smile.  Whether a train or a tube train, this cake is perfect in any detail, featuring all your favourite animals, lions, monkeys, elephants and of course, the penguin!

This is a wonderful cake with plenty of appeal for everyone, old and young, finished with a hand made keepsake sugar plaque and cake sparkles.  We offer this cake in any of our flavours or cakes and are proud to offer it as a new design.

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