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Large Celebration Cakes for Events
A big cake is not a small cake made bigger. Some recipes scale beautifully, some collapse, and the portion maths surprises almost everyone.
Notes from the kitchen
How things are made, what is worth ordering when, and the answers to the questions we get asked most.
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Planning a Wedding Cake Consultation
A wedding cake consultation is not a tasting with a decision attached. Most of the useful work happens before anyone picks up a fork.
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Cakes and Pastries for Office Events
Ordering for an office is a different problem from ordering for a dinner. Nobody sits down, nothing gets served, and half of it goes at eleven o’clock.
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How to Choose a Birthday Cake
Most people choose a birthday cake by looking at pictures until one appeals. There is a better order to do it in, and it starts with the guest list.
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A Small Bakery in Belgravia
We are not a shop and you cannot walk in and buy a cake. Here is why it works that way, and what you get in exchange for the inconvenience.
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Traditional Eastern European Cakes to Try in London
Six cakes with unfamiliar names, explained properly. What each one actually tastes like, where it came from, and which to start with.
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Where to Order Napoleon Cake in London
There are two Napoleons, and people are usually loyal to whichever one they grew up with. This explains the split and where ours falls.
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Honey Cake in London: A Guide to Medovik
Medovik is the cake we are asked for more than anything else. Here is where it came from, how it is built, and what separates a good one from a disappointing one.
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Where to Order Fresh Cakes and Pastries in London
Almost every bakery in London describes its cakes as fresh. Very few explain what they mean by it, so here is what the word covers and what it hides.