Why do we have Wedding Cakes?

As I am starting with my cake design ideas for the Autumn Wedding Fairs, I wondered about the history of the Wedding Cake. Apparently the ritual of the wedding cake in Britain can be traced back to medieval times, when it would have been made of wheat and, bizarrely,...

Baby Shower – a modern trend?

I have found more recently a big demand for baby shower cakes. This was a joint Baby Shower Party where one Mum to be knew the gender of her baby, whilst the other Mum did not.Whilst thinking that baby showers are a modern trend imported from USA, I decided to...

Cake tasting on Radio Horton

‘Knowing your business’ do a regular feature on Thursdays when they feature a local cake maker on their broadcast on Radio Horton Hospital Radio. Unusual to get feedback from my cakes via a podcast. Take a listen...