Celebration Cakes Gallery

We make celebration cakes to order: wedding cakes, birthday cakes, christening cakes, anniversary cakes, and the occasional "I just want a really good cake" cake. Every cake is baked fresh in our Sandbach bakery, decorated by hand, and delivered locally across Cheshire and the surrounding area.

Below is a selection of recent celebration cakes. These are real orders, not display models. Each one was designed in conversation with the customer, made from scratch, and eaten within 48 hours of leaving the bakery.

Wedding cakes

Our wedding cakes are typically two or three tiers, with a mix of flavours across the tiers (the most popular combination: lemon drizzle base, Victoria sponge middle, chocolate fudge top). We finish them in buttercream, semi-naked (lightly scraped), or fully dressed with seasonal flowers.

We don't do fondant wedding cakes. It's not a style judgement; it's a skill boundary. We know what we're good at, and what we're good at is butter, sponge, and real decorations.

Recent wedding cakes

• Three-tier semi-naked with roses and eucalyptus (June 2025): Lemon, vanilla, and chocolate. Fresh David Austin roses from the bride's garden. Delivered to a barn venue outside Nantwich.
• Two-tier buttercream with pressed flowers (September 2025): Earl Grey sponge and lemon curd filling. Edible pressed flowers on the sides. For a small registry-office reception in Sandbach.
• Single-tier "elopement cake" (March 2026): A rich chocolate fudge cake with salted caramel buttercream, gold leaf, and fresh raspberries. For a couple who wanted just one perfect cake and eight guests.

Birthday cakes

Birthday cakes range from a simple 8-inch round with a colour theme and a name piped on top, to elaborate custom designs for milestone birthdays. Most birthday orders are placed 2-3 weeks ahead; we can sometimes manage less for simpler designs.

Recent birthday cakes

• Chocolate drip cake with macarons (18th birthday): Triple-layer chocolate sponge, chocolate ganache drip, a crown of macarons in the birthday girl's favourite colours (lilac and gold). Feeds 24.
• Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting (60th birthday): Two layers, lightly spiced, with pecans pressed into the frosting around the sides. A wreath of fresh herbs on top. Simple, grown-up, excellent with afternoon tea.
• Rainbow layer cake (5th birthday): Six thin layers of vanilla sponge in rainbow colours, stacked with vanilla buttercream. A favourite with children's parties.
• Lemon and elderflower (40th birthday): Three layers, lemon sponge soaked in elderflower syrup, filled with lemon curd and elderflower buttercream. Fresh elderflower and lemon slices on top. A summer birthday on a garden table.

Custom designs

Some orders don't fit a standard category. Recent custom cakes include:

• A retirement cake for a GP, shaped and decorated as a stack of medical textbooks
• A christening cake with hand-piped bluebells to match the church flowers
• A twin-celebration cake (half chocolate, half lemon, split down the middle) for siblings who share a birthday but not a flavour preference
• A replica of the customer's allotment shed, made from gingerbread with a sugar-glass window, for a 70th birthday

If you can describe it, we can probably make it. If it's beyond what we can do, we'll tell you honestly and suggest a specialist cake maker who might be a better fit.

Flavours

All celebration cakes are available in the following flavours (and most combinations):

• Victoria sponge (vanilla, strawberry jam, buttercream)
• Chocolate fudge (dark chocolate sponge, chocolate ganache)
• Lemon drizzle (lemon sponge, lemon curd, lemon buttercream)
• Carrot (spiced, with cream cheese frosting)
• Red velvet (cocoa sponge, cream cheese frosting)
• Earl Grey (tea-infused sponge, lemon buttercream)
• Coffee and walnut (espresso sponge, coffee buttercream, walnut pieces)
• Lemon and elderflower (seasonal, May to July)

Pricing

• Single tier (8-inch, feeds 12-16): From £45
• Two tier (6+8 inch, feeds 24-30): From £85
• Three tier (6+8+10 inch, feeds 50-60): From £140
• Custom designs: Quoted individually based on complexity and size. Typically £60-£200.

Prices include delivery within 10 miles of Sandbach. Beyond that, a delivery charge applies.

Ordering

Email [email protected] with the date, the number of guests, any flavour preferences, and a rough idea of what you have in mind (a Pinterest image helps but is not required). We'll reply with a quote and available dates. A 50% deposit secures your booking; the balance is due on collection or delivery.

For tips on keeping your cake fresh until the event, see our guide to storing and freezing cake.