Pricing

As all my cakes are made to order prices can differ greatly and very much depend on the amount of work and decoration that is involved. However we all like a rough idea of how much something will cost, so here is an approximate guide:

	start from		start from
1 tier wedding cake (10”)	£125	2 tier stacked celebration cakes	£55           (8” & 5”)
2 tier wedding cake 6”/10”	£175	Numeral cakes (2 numbers)	£60
3 tier wedding cake 6”/8”/10”	£265	Children’s cakes	£45
4 tier wedding cake 4”/6”/8”/10”	£295	Celebration Cake 8” Celebration Cake 10”	£40 £55
4 tier wedding cake 6”/8”/10”/12”	£450	Hand modelled figures	£10 each
mini cakes boxed with ribbon	£6.00 each £7.00 each	Cupcakes Boxed with ribbon	£2.00 each £3.00 each

Wedding cake prices are for combinations of any flavour cakes.  Celebration cake, mini cake and cupcake prices are for sponge based cakes.

 Ordering - Payment - Delivery

Celebration Cakes

Ordering:  To order a celebration cake, please contact me to check availability and discuss your specific requirements.   A deposit of approximately 50% of the total price is payable by cheque, cash or bank transfer in advance, with the balance payable in cash on collection or delivery.

Short notice orders are sometimes available, but generally at least 3-4 weeks notice is required.   

Delivery:  Celebration cakes can be collected at a pre-arranged time, or delivered subject to availability and a delivery fee may be charged depending on the location.  This can be discussed at the time of ordering.

 Wedding Cakes

Ordering:  To order your wedding cake, please contact me to arrange a consultation where we can discuss all aspects of your order.  Please note that a deposit of £75 is required to secure a wedding cake booking, which is non-refundable and non-transferrable as this secures your date.  The balance payment for your cake is payable 2 weeks prior to the wedding date and will be confirmed in writing.  In the event of cancellation within 4 weeks of the wedding date, the full amount will be payable.

Ideally a minimum of 6 months notice is required for ordering a wedding cake, especially if your wedding is during the peak summer season. However it is usually possible to give less notice at other times.

Delivery:   You are of course welcome to collect your wedding cake, however most of my customers will prefer that I deliver the cake to the venue and ensure it is correctly assembled in situ. This service is included in the price of your wedding cake to venues within a 20 mile radius of Southend-on-sea.  Please note that I cannot be held responsible for uneven flooring so please bear this in mind when choosing where you want your cake to be placed, and discuss this with the event manager at your venue.  Marquees, I have found, can be particularly prone to this problem. 

If you hire or borrow a stand, separator or cake knife, please ensure these are returned promptly. 

 

PAYMENT:  Payments can be made by cheque, cash or bank transfer, and I will provide you with details at the time of ordering.

Cake Information

 All of my cakes are homemade using fresh ingredients and free range eggs to ensure they taste as good as they look.  You can choose from many different flavours and favourites include:

 Moist fruit cake, made with vine fruits, cherries and almonds, and laced with sherry and rum.

Vanilla sponge with seedless raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream

Rich chocolate cake with chocolate fudge buttercream

Zesty lemon sponge with lemon curd and lemon buttercream

Fragrant carrot cake made with walnuts and sultanas with lemon buttercream

 

Cake flavours can be combined with any flavour preserves and buttercreams.  Choices include: 

CAKE FLAVOURS	PRESERVES & CURDS	BUTTERCREAM FILLINGS
Vanilla        Lemon        Chocolate        Rich fruit        Coffee        Orange        Coconut        Carrot	Strawberry        Raspberry        Apricot        Morello cherry        Lemon curd        Orange curd	Vanilla        Chocolate fudge        White chocolate ganache        Lemon        Orange        Lime        Coffee        Coconut        Almond        Chocolate orange

Cakes can be made alcohol-free on request.  Carrot cake is made using ground nut oil which can be substituted by sunflower oil and is, by nature, dairy free.  Nut free cakes are available, however they will be prepared in a kitchen where nuts and nut products are used. I will always try to cater for food allergies and will be very happy to discuss any particular requirements you have.

All sponge based cakes will need to be stored in a cool, dry environment (not in the fridge) and I recommend that they are consumed within 5-7 days for maximum enjoyment.  I can advise on the storage of uncut fruit cake and offer a re-icing service.

CAKE PORTIONS

The following is an approximate guide to the amount of portions you will get from your cake.  The round sizes can be used to assess the amounts from other shapes such as; heart, hexagonal, octagonal and petal. 

This guide is based on wedding cake portions and these are achievable if the person cutting the cake is experienced and accurate!  For celebration cakes you are likely to cut larger slices, so please get in touch for advice about the size of cake you need for your celebration.

 

For weddings it is also possible to provide a cutting cake (sometimes called a kitchen cake). This is an extra cake which is not part of the main cake and is decorated with plain white (or main cake colour) fondant icing. It is then cut and served along with the wedding cake.  This option can be used when there are a large number of guests to cater for but your chosen design does not require lots of tiers.