Art deco, elegant piping and hydrangea flowers

The first of last weeks wedding cakes incorporated art deco details with beautiful white roses and a touch of tartan on the cake board as a nod to the grooms Scottish heritage. The Flavours were Bottom tier- rich fruit cake, middle tier-carrot cake, top-tier vanilla bean. The wedding cake was delivered to the beautiful Low Wood Bay hotel in Windermere for the wedding of Jennifer and Barry. Congratulations to you both!

This 4-tier wedding cake was created for another wedding at Low Wood Bay. The bride and groom chose an elegant piped design with purple ribbon and a lace overlay. The flavours were, bottom tier-carrot cake, 3rd tier- caramel, 2nd tier chocolate, top tier vanilla. Congratulations Sam and Rich!

This 3-tier wedding cake with cascading hydrangea flowers was created for lovely bride Joanne, who got married at the beautiful Langdale Chase Hotel, Winderemere. The flavours were, bottom tier- vanilla bean, middle tier-chocolate, top tier- lemon. I received a lovely message from Joanne after the wedding "Charlotte, thank you so much. We were over the moon with our beautiful cake x x"

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