If a private wedding in the beautiful Cheshire countryside is high on your list of priorities, then you must consider neighbouring wedding venues, purpose built Merrydale Manor and Grade II listed Colshaw Hall.   Located just outside Knutsford, The Colshaw Hall Estate is one of the most idyllic and picturesque settings in Cheshire. As an exclusive use venue, the entire 300 acres of majestic grounds are yours for you and your guests to enjoy all to yourself.   Next to Colshaw Hall but set in its own exclusive grounds, Merrydale Manor has a picturesque lake, a stunning manor house and ..read more

​Some wedding cake trends naturally evolve from previous cake trends, whereas others are informed by the wider culture.  The royal wedding cake for The Duke and Duchess Sussex in 2018 undoubtedly influenced two of the biggest styles of last year - American style buttercream covered wedding cakes decorated with fresh flowers and deconstucted cakes where single cakes are displayed on individual stands to create their own vignette.  And 2020 is likely to be no different with several new and exciting wedding cake trends coming through. Here’s what to keep an eye out for this year… 1. Small and S ..read more

When you see the sublime images of it's tree lined driveway or it's light-filled interiors, you can only hope that when you get there, Dorfold Hall lives up to the pictures - and trust me, Dorfold Hall is a Cheshire wedding venue that really does deliver on it's photographic promise! Dorfold Hall has stood since 1616 and is a glorious example of Jacobean architecture. Exploring  the interior, you immediately get a sense of it's rich history.  Take a closer look and you will see the owners' keen eye for detail, which is one of the reasons we are proud to be recommended to supply wedding cakes f ..read more

​The theory behind pricing your cakes in order to make a profit is pretty simple.  In practice it might be a little time consuming to pull all the numbers together and you might need some help to do it but essentially all you need to do is to make sure that all you know all the ongoing costs associated with your business and then construct your prices around those costs with a bit added on for profit. You can categorize all of your costs as either fixed or variable.  The variable costs are your costs of ingredients (eggs, flour sugar etc), materials (cake boards, ribbons, cak ..read more

One of the best things about being a cake designer is discovering wonderful stories about people and the things they have done.  Some stories are well known, some are private and others get lost in the past.  The story of Elizabeth Raffald was one I had never heard before but as soon as I found it, I was hooked. 250 years ago in Manchester, Elizabeth, a former housekeeper at Arley Hall in Cheshire first advertised her book of original recipes called The Experienced English Housekeeper.   Amongst her many innovative recipes, the book contained her recipe for Bride Cake, the blueprint of the m ..read more

​We don’t need much of an excuse to take a trip to the Lake District, so we always get a tingle of excitement when we have the opportunity to create the wedding cake for a romantic wedding in Cumbria.  Whether you’re a couple looking for modern and stylish comfort on the calm shores of one of The Lakes, luxury in a historic Country Hall or you have your sights on something more wild and windswept, The Lake District has something for everyone. Whilst we look forward to our future trips, here are some of the wedding cakes we’ve recently had the pleasure of taking to this most beautiful area of ..read more

If getting married in a castle in the heart of Cheshire is your dream, then the idyllic Peckforton Castle in Tarporley could make your fairytale a romantic reality! ​From the stained glass windows and high vaulted ceilings of the Great Hall to the luxurious warmth of the drawing room, there are plenty of beautiful settings for your wedding cake at Peckforton Castle. And whilst a tall five or six tier wedding cake can look magnificent in one of the many grand rooms, a well-styled three tier wedding cake works just as well in one of the more intimate spots within the castle. Here are a just f ..read more