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The Utterly Sexy Cafe

29 Mar in Cakes, Caterers | Comments (0)

8creamleaves_large1 I don’t know Amanda Baird personally, but I would be very surprised if she wasn’t an archetypal magpie with a healthy dose of “flower girl” thrown in for good measure! I first came across her fabulous array of cakes and fairy cakes and was completely delighted. Her primary style is “utterly gorgeous vintage” and I simply have to concur about the “gorgeous”!

Amanda’s cakes are not only exquisitely decorated but also made from fresh ingredients and free-range eggs. She has a large variety of options from tangy lemon sponge to rich brandy fruitcake or more exotic, Cardamom and Earl Grey tea soaked raisin sponge sandwiched with orange flower water butter cream, but for me, her designs are all about the icing on the top! Handmade sugar roses and leaves, colourful birds all dusted with glitter, perch on top of vintage cake stands – these are edible works of art.

6songbirds_large1 The Utterly Sexy Cafe can style your reception too, offering a catering service with food creatively served on pretty vintage china, silverware and glassware. Table centres are made up of English country garden flowers from Amanda’s cutting garden and Petit Fours or eclectic mixes of vases, Moroccan tea glasses and butterfly adorned birdcages, lit with twinkling lights and candles, the options are endless, and sure to be memorable.

The girls offer anything and everything from barbeque’s and outside cooking to a special afternoon tea, based on a substantial “quintessential Teatime” menu. Their enviable collection of vintage china and glassware is also available for hire, even if you don’t use any of their other services and they also can provide a marquee, should you need one.

The Utterly Sexy Cafe offer a mail order service for their cakes, fairy cakes and petit fours and offer a choice of unusual wedding venues around the Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire Borders.

Images courtesy of Utterly Sexy Cafe

Sugarplum Cakes

09 Feb in Cakes | Comments (0)

sugarplum-cakes Don’t you think this is the sweetest name for a cake company? I think it’s as nice as ….say….Twinkleberry! Sugarplum Cakes are almost 2 years old and Helen and Jan clearly delight in what they do. Their bespoke creations are fresh and pretty and they are keen to fit in with your style or colour scheme as well as your budget. When there is so much to do when you are planning your wedding isn’t it a relief to find a supplier who tries to make the process of deciding on your cake as fun and relaxed as possible?

Sugarplum cakes can not only create your dream wedding cake, but can also supply cupcakes or shaped cookies as a wedding favour alternative.

Image courtesy of Sugarplum Cakes

Couture Cakes

01 Feb in Cakes | Comments (1)

Lace-brooch-cake I cannot even begin to imagine the amount of work that the lovely Katie Watts puts into her works of art. Katie is the creative force behind Couture Cakes. Working from a studio which is situated on a conservation award winning family farm in Lincolnshire, Katie creates cakes which taste as mouth-watering as they look!

“To bake each cake we don’t just use the finest quality ingredients, but produce many of them ourselves so that you can be guaranteed superior trace ability. We use eggs from our free-range chickens and have our own organic wheat milled locally at Maud Foster Windmill to produce flour for the cakes. If you want a vanilla sponge we use jam made from our homegrown strawberries, the freshest most vibrant jam you will ever taste! Our promise to our clients is to design, create and decorate a cake of uncompromising excellence, exclusively for their needs”.

Katie is understandably proud of her dedication to uncompromising excellence. Each design is nurtured to ensure that the finished product reflects the personality of the client as well as the theme of the event.

Trained as a pastry chef and with a Bsc. Hons. in Food and Nutrition, Katie’s range is wonderfully diverse with options including Chocolate Truffle Cake, Vanilla Gennoise, Moist Carrot Cake, Cappuccino Cake, Sticky Banoffee, Rich Fruit & Nut Cake, Chocolate Fruit & Nut Cake as well as traditional fruit cake. The decorations are equally inspiring; Katie uses sugar fondant for a classic and elegant effect or chocolate for something more modern and sculpted.

Images courtesy of Couture Cakes

London Cakes

27 Oct in Cakes | Comments (0)

London-Cakes Robin Campbell gave up her career in central London banking to follow her passion for cake design in 2008. Having trained at Squires Kitchen, the Internationally renowned school of Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft, London Cakes was born.

Robin specialises in bespoke cake design and is committed to creating perfect cakes, for special occasions. Her portfolio of cakes includes Traditional Fruit, Vanilla Victoria Sponges, Chocolate Fudge, Lemon Drizzle, Spicy Carrot and Coffee and Walnut. Robin is flexible concerning colours and styles and if you are not completely bowled over by an existing design, will work with you to tailor make your own.

London-Cupcakes The range extends to wedding cupcakes, miniatures and gluten free options. Her cakes are all also free of additives and E Numbers. Robin is based in South West London and offers free delivery inand around the London area.

Images courtesy of London Cakes

Wedding Cakes from Maison Blanc

17 Oct in Cakes | Comments (0)

Maison-Blanc-Macaron I’ve been looking for a birthday cake for my daughter and contacted Maison Blanc for their options. They have a very nice range of cakes, including wedding cakes, but this one tickled my fancy! Macaron are certainly the flavour of the moment, the most wantable ones are from Laduree and Pierre Hermé, but if you can’t sqeeze a shopping trip to Paris out of your wedding budget, then look no further than Raymond Blanc for a contemporary cake option.
Image courtesy of Maison Blanc

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