Got a special birthday or anniversary coming up? If you would like a special cake for your celebration, then you’ve come to the right place. Maybe you’d like a cake for the weekend, or you’re having a few friends around on a Friday, or you just fancy a cake for no reason at all (who needs a reason?). Then look no further. I will be happy to bake for you, whatever the occasion, large or small.
Please see below a list of my cakes. I haven’t put prices because there are so many variables with cakes – size, filling, decoration – that I tend to cost each commission as it comes in, but as a very basic guideline, a 20cm cake from my Classic Cakes with 2 layers, buttercream/jam filling and buttercream topping would be from £24 and a 23cm from £28.
*Please note all my buttercream fillings are German buttercreams which means they have a homemade custard base. When you beat butter into the cooled custard and add the appropriate flavouring the result is silky smooth and very luxurious. This doesn’t apply to the cream cheese and mascarpone fillings. Please also note that all the cakes have a short keeping time (3 days) but then they probably won’t need to last that long 🙂
Victoria sponge – plain sponge with homemade raspberry jam and fresh cream or plain buttercream*
Chocolate – chocolate sponge with chocolate buttercream* (and homemade raspberry jam)
Carrot (and orange) – carrot cake with cream cheese filling and topping, finished with chopped walnuts
Coffee (and walnut) – coffee sponge with coffee mascarpone filling and topping, finished with chopped walnuts
Hummingbird – banana, pineapple and pecan sponge with cream cheese filling and covering and finished with pecan nuts and cinnamon
Sticky toffee (and pecan) – toffee sponge with toffee buttercream* filling and topping, toffee drizzle and pecan nuts
Elderflower and lemon (May to July only) – lemon sponge filled and topped with elderflower curd and cream cheese icing
Citrus courgette – courgette sponge filled and topped with homemade lime/lemon curd, cream cheese icing (and pistachios)
Passion fruit – plain sponge filled with homemade passionfruit curd and white chocolate buttercream*
Earl Grey – Earl Grey and lemon sponge filled and topped with white chocolate buttercream* and finished with Earl Grey tea leaves
Red velvet – red velvet sponge filled and covered with vanilla cream cheese icing and finished with red velvet crumbs
Cherry/raspberry Bakewell – almond sponge filled with homemade cherry/raspberry jam and almond buttercream* and finished with toasted flaked almonds
Orange and almond – orange and almond cake topped with Greek yoghurt, drizzled honey and toasted flaked almonds
Sticky ginger – very gingery cake finished with drizzled dark and white chocolate
Chocolate and hazelnut – rich and dense chocolate and hazelnut torte finished with either a good dusting of cocoa or spread generously with Nutella and toasted chopped hazelnuts
Kentish apple – fragrant sponge packed with apple and simply finished with demerara sugar
Brownies
Flapjacks
Plain shortbread – all butter (or can be vegan)
Millionaires shortbread
Local seasonal fruit crumble slice (apple/apple & blackberry/plum) – sweet shortcrust pastry base, seasonal fruit filling and an oaty crumble top
Date and walnut slice – sweet shortcrust pastry base, date filling and a walnut crumble top
Cinnamon granola bars – chewy bars packed with dried fruits, seeds and nuts with optional yoghurt icing
Rocky road
Bread pudding
Lemon drizzle – classic loaf cake with a lemon juice and sugar drizzle
Earl Grey tea bread – fragrant fruity loaf cake with optional drizzled lemon glacé icing
Banana, raisin and cardamom – banana bread normally with a demerara sugar crust but can be with toffee drizzle if you want to have the Prince William experience – see news page)
Brownies – made with almonds and walnuts, arguably even better than the classic brownies
Apple and almond – apple cake with a crust of flaked almonds (this is also dairy-free)
Lemon, blueberry and polenta loaf – lemon cake finished with lemon glacé icing
Orange olive oil cake – orange cake just as is or finished with dusted icing sugar or drizzled dark chocolate
Chocolate and avocado cake – 2 layers of chocolate and avocado cake with a rich and luxurious chocolate and avocado filling and covering
Coconut and lime loaf – loaf cake finished with lime glacé icing and toasted desiccated coconut
Lemon loaf – loaf cake finished with lemon glacé icing
Sticky date and ginger – round cake topped with ginger glacé icing and diced stem ginger
Tiffin squares
Scones – plain, fruit or cheese
