Yes!

I know great recipes for gluten free and lactose free cakes in almost every flavour that I do, I can also do egg-free wedding cakes.

I can offer almost any flavour of wedding cake.

 

The mosts popular flavours are:

• Vanilla cake with raspberry am and vanilla buttercream
• Chocolate cake with milk chocolate ganache
• Lemon and elderflower cake with lemon curd and elderflower buttercream (a personal favourite!)
• Carrot cake with vanilla buttercream
• Red velvet with white chocolate buttercream
• Coffee cake with dark chocolate ganache

 

If you would like a flavour that is not listed, please get in touch with your requirements.

Most cakes are available in gluten free and dairy free options.

You can have one flavour per tier from my flavours page without changing the price.

I charge £25 for a flavour sample box, which contains 6 cake slices with flavours and fillings of your choice, with buttercream and icing just like a slice of your wedding cake.

The sample box will be posted to you first class to ensure they are nice and fresh when they reach you. The postage charge is included in the £25.

If you go on to book a wedding cake from me, the cost of the samples box will be knocked off the price of your cake when you come to pay the final balance.

If you would like to order a sample box, then please e-mail me with the 6 flavours you would like to try.

I make up sample boxes once per month, so depending on when you ask, there may be a small wait for your cakes.

All of my cakes are suitable for vegetarians.

 

There are some metallic colouring techniques that involve the use of alcohol, however the alcohol evaporates almost entirely.

 

If you require your wedding cake to be Halal, please get in touch to discuss your requirements so I can ensure your needs are met.

I can make anything that you like – I’m always happy to offer design advice on a no-obligation basis.

If you have seen a few ideas that you like, I can incorporate these into your final cake design.

If you are having flowers on your wedding cake, you have a choice of:

 

Sugar flowers

Pros:
– The size and arrangement can be anything you want.

– They can be any colour you want, even sparkly, shimmery or glittery.

– They last for years

– You can eat them!

Cons:
– Sugar flowers tend to be the most expensive, however it depends on the style.

– Sugar flowers are the most fragile, and prone to being damaged if not carefully transported.

 

Silk flowers

Pros:
– They last forever.

– They are very robust and can be shaped into any arrangement.

Cons:
– They tend to look quite fake.

– There is a wide selection of silk flowers available, but it doesn’t match that of real flowers or the scope of sugar ones.

 

Real flowers

Pros:
– They look like… real flowers!

– You can very easily match your wedding bouquet flowers.

– They are the least expensive type of flowers.

Cons:
– Real flowers are often treated with harmful pesticides and should not come in contact with edible items.

– They will tend to wither after they are taken out of water and by the end of the evening, they may have started to turn brown.

 

If you are having sugar flowers on your cake, they will all be made by hand by me, carefully transported and set up with your cake.

If you are having silk flowers, I can purchase these for you, and I will only charge you what they cost me.

If you are having real flowers, I can supply them from my local florist, (again, I will only charge you what they cost me) or I can make arrangements with your florist to collect them from the venue to set up on your cake. There is no additional charge for this service.

I can make a wide variety of sugar flowers as can be seen in the galleries.

Some of the tiniest flowers are not suitable to be made from sugar (eg. gypsophilia)

All my wedding cakes are made from fresh ingredients, from scratch. I use real butter in my buttercream and do not use cake mix. My wedding cakes are suitable for vegetarians and other dietary requirements can be catered for on request.

I make gluten free, egg free, lactose free and halal wedding cakes for the same price as my normal wedding cakes. The only thing I cannot guarantee is that any of my cakes are free from nuts. Also, I cannot make Kosher cakes

On the day:

I will deliver the wedding cake and any stands or pillars to the venue, and set it up in the place it will stay for the duration of your reception.

I will then sign the cake over to the venue to be responsible for its safe keeping until you arrive.

The day after:

If you have hired any stands or other props from me, they should be cleaned and returned the day after the wedding to:

5 Over Ashberry

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 5ZN

Alternatively, you can choose to have me take care of collecting the stand from the venue for a flat rate of £15 + the delivery fee (if applicable).

If you are hiring a stand or pillars, there will usually be a small hire charge (£5 for pillars, £25 for stands) and a deposit (£25 for pillars, £100 for stands) both of which will be due when you pay your balance 6 weeks before.

For the deposit, you can send a cheque which I will keep until after the wedding, and return to you when the stand is delivered safely, or you can pay by any of the other means of payment I accept and I will return the deposit to you the same way you paid.

If you have hired any stands or other props from me, they should be cleaned and returned the day after the wedding to:

5 Over Ashberry

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 5ZN

Alternatively, you can choose to have me take care of collecting the stand from the venue for a flat rate of £15 + any delivery fee (if applicable).

Most couples usually opt for this, as I charge £15 per day for late stands and you can concentrate on enjoying being married, and I’ll worry about the hired equipment.

Apart from cupcake stands, I don’t have my own wedding cake stands that I hire out. Instead I hire them on behalf of my customers from 6 different local suppliers at cost price.

Almost every single wedding cake bakery has their own idea of what a portion of wedding cake is. Here is a small guide to help clear up ambiguity and so you know what you can expect with my cakes.

 

Standard wedding cake portion

(The size of an index finger)
1.5cm x 1.5cm

FlissyCakes portion

(A reasonable sized piece of cake)
2cm x 5cm

Desert portion

(A ‘slice’ of cake)
5cm x 14cm

As each of my wedding cakes are unique for each customer, its hard to provide a definitive price list.

To help you get an idea of how much your cake will cost, I have provided guide prices for each cake in my wedding cake inspiration gallery. When you launch the gallery you will see the guide price on each cake.

Remember, the price depends on the size, shape, colour, flavour and level of decoration of your cake, so the prices in my gallery really are only guides.

To get an exact price on the cake you would like, let me know, and I can give you a personalised quote.

If you are happy with everything on your quotation, then you should book as soon as possible, as I only make a maximum of two wedding cakes per week. Booking will reserve your slot. Bookings are only accepted at the time you pay your deposit.

Deposit:

To book in an order, a deposit of £50 will be required.

Remaining balance:

The remaining balance will be due 6 weeks before the delivery date.

You should book your wedding cake as soon as possible to ensure you can take advantage of my free delivery. I only make two wedding cakes per week, and I am usually booked up for the summer by April/May.

Even if you haven’t decided what sort of wedding cake you would like, you can book a delivery date and we can work out the details later.

Generally, most of my enquiries come between 6 and 18 months before the wedding date, however I can usually accommodate bookings with as little as 6 weeks notice.

If you have less time than that, or have a cake emergency, let me know, and I will do what I can to help.