Let's Talk Weddings
Congratulations on your engagement
Your wedding day is a chance to enjoy all your favourite things with all your favourite people; a fact I think should be reflected in your cake.
More than just for show...
It's vital your cake is an absolute showstopper, but it's not all about show. You should be looking forward to tucking into your cake too. That's why I'm so passionate about making sure what's inside is just as beautiful as what's on the outside.
My style...
I delight in the magic that occurs when a good sponge cake meets creamy butter icing, which is why I make butter-iced, semi-naked and naked wedding cakes. When you work with me, expect decorations like fresh flowers (edible if possible), fresh fruit, piped butter icing, gold leaf, chocolate drip, sprinkles (elegant or crazy!) and homemade treats like macaron and cookies.
Make it your way...
Wedding cakes can be any combination of flavours and colours, they can be tall or short, naked or iced, four tiers or one tier, white or brightly coloured, eaten for dessert or eaten just by you!
My previous work...
Check out just a few of my previous wedding cakes below and when you're ready to start chatting about the most important cake of your life, fill in the enquiry form and we'll start whipping up a plan.
For more info on wedding cakes, check out the FAQs at the bottom of the page.
Frequently asked questions
How much cake do I need?
There are lots of opinions about how many portion you get from each tier (and of course it depends how big you or your venue staff cut them) but I use the figures below. I recommend planning for your guest numbers plus 10%. You'll always get some folk who, like me, go back for seconds (and thirds shhhh) and some who want to take cake home for the following day. Plus many couples don't actually get time to enjoy their cake on the day. Many venues will kindly keep you some back for you to enjoy later.
And to go super traditional, you may want to keep the top tier in the freezer to enjoy on your first anniversary.
These numbers are based on a wedding cake where each tier is four layers of cake tall. You can adjust the number of portions by changing the height of the tiers. There are of course also other combinations to those listed below. Just let me know your numbers and I'll suggest the best options.
The classic wedding cake
10" 8" 6"
120-140 portions
The mini classic
8", 6" 4"
70-90 portions
Small but still perfectly formed
8" 6"
60-80 portions
Going all out
10" 8" 6" 4"
150-160 portions
More room for decoration
9" 7" 5"
100-120 portions
Can I have different flavours in my wedding cake?
Absolutely. You can choose any flavours you like. You could choose a flavours that suit a theme, like chocolate-lover, citrus, fruity, boozy, floral etc, or you can choose a completely random selection of flavours.
Each tier is completely separate so the flavours don't have to 'match'.
Will you deliver my wedding cake?
Yes. I will deliver your cake to your venue, set it up in your reception room, and let your venue/catering staff have all the information they need to care for your cake once I'm off site.
Why do wedding cakes cost more than birthday cakes?
Wedding cakes per se cost no more than a standard birthday cake, however there is much more that goes on behind the scenes with a wedding cake than a cake for any other occasion. The cost of your wedding cake includes all the planning that goes on before I start baking, but also the cost of liaising with your venue or wedding co-ordinator, chatting to your florist about what flowers are safe to use on your cake, creating ingredient and allergen sheets for your caterers, explaining to your mother-in-law that cakes are different now to how they were in the 80s... the list goes on and on! The set-up time for a wedding cake is also significantly more that for a birthday cake. I can often spend a over 2 hours on-site at your venue getting the cake set up and looking spectacular for when you arrive. I do not charge a wedding cake premium, but the job is much more involved, so does cost more.
Can my florist decorate my wedding cake?
For food safety reasons, only a Let’s Eat Cake representative can add fresh flowers to your cake. Some flowers are poisonous, or can cause skin, mouth and digestive irritation, even if you don’t eat them but just have them sitting on your cake for any period of time. Even if the flowers are inherently 'edible', chemicals are used in floristry to make flowers last longer. These are fine for flowers, but not for food. Your florist is not paid or trained to think about flowers and food, but I am. To be food safe, flowers need to be treated and prepared before being added to your cake. I am happy to work with your florist to have them supply the flowers for the cake prior to the event, to supply them on that day with time for me to prepare them, or to supply the flowers myself, based on your specific requirements.
Can I have a fondant icing cake?
All my cakes are filled and covered with my signature butter icing. Although I do use small amounts for fondant for small decorations, I’m primarily a butter icing caker so I don’t cover cakes in fondant.
Do you make taster boxes?
I make wedding cake taster boxes once each quarter. The box contains 4 of my most popular flavours, and will be enough for you to share with your beloved, plus your parents or in-laws, or maybe a bridesmaid.
If you'd like a custom wedding cake taster box, please contact me and we'll book something in.