A Country House Wedding

One of the (many!) perks of our job is travelling around the country to deliver and set up wedding cakes in the most amazing venues! Our first wedding at Hipping Hall was no disappointment - a gorgeous stone country house, nestling in the Lake District. The intimate setting was a perfect backdrop for a custom tower of 100 cupcakes (half chocolate aphrodisiac cakes, half very lemony lemon cakes, topped with a chocolate top tier cutting cake finished with gold ribbon) dressed with beautiful fresh roses. Thanks for the lovely photos Vanessa!! xx

http://www.hippinghall.co.uk/

Georgina and Daniel - a gorgeous winter wedding....

Georgina and Daniel's Bonfire Night wedding was divine. Dozens of deep red grand prix roses, candles and crystals. We used the pattern on Georgina's dress as inspiration for the cake, accenting the icing with their monogram. Grand Prix roses separated each tier, with peals and diamantes finishing the table. Georgina and Daniel sent us this lovely email, thank you - we loved working with you too! x

'Well its all over! I can't believe our big day has been and gone. I just wanted to thank you for making us the most beautiful wedding cake we have ever seen. Daniel and I cried when we saw it for the first time. You created something so personal to us we will never forget what an amazing job you did for us. Everyone commented on it, it didn't just look beautiful it tasted fantastic aswell!!!!!!!!!'
Thanks to Tom Lee for the great photos.

http://www.tomleephoto.co.uk/

Cutting the... cake?!!

Laura and Marks wedding photos were everything wedding photos should be - romantic, emotional, happy and fun! We loved this quirky shot with their cupcakes (courtesy of Liam Crawley) - Thanks for the photo!

http://www.cgweddings.co.uk/
http://www.daisyhillcakes.co.uk/cupcakes.asp?page=1

Autumnal Romance

Sarah's beautiful autumn wedding at Thornton Hall Hotel was themed around a beautiful combination of hydrangeas and vintage roses, set off by deep burgundy and charcoal accents. We created a simple stacked cake with the top tier separated with clusters of tumbling fresh flowers and scattered petals and diamantes around the cake table to really set it off - gorgeous!!


http://www.thorntonhall.co.uk/

7-Tiers of Glam!

Ashley and Richie's wedding back in the summer was a glamorous black tie affair with a diamante theme running throughout. The brief for the cake was simple - a 7-tier cake to wow the guests! We created a 5ft centre piece dressed with black double satin ribbon, diamante brooches and black feathers to complement the stunning table arrangements.

Local Heroes!

Tuesday December 2nd saw the prestigious Radio City and City Talk’s Local Heroes Awards 2008 in The Royal Court. With the region’s star celebrities and a host of real life super Heroes turning out in force the event was a true celebration of the people that make Merseyside, North Wales and the North West great.

Eleven awards were handed out to deserving winners throughout the evening, celebrating people who have touched the lives of those around them, either through their generosity, selflessness, talent, sheer bravery or entrepeneurial spirit.

Daisy Hill Cake Company was delighted to be a finalist in the Business Person of the Year category alongside David M Robinson Jewellers and the winner, James Barton who founded the Cream empire pictured collecting his award. Thanks for nominating us!

To good to eat!!

Emma and Paul's wedding last weekend at Albrighton Hall in Shrewsbury was fabulous! They were married in a tiny church opposite the hotel and the reception was themed around Emma's beautiful bouquet of candy pink aqua roses. The centrepiece was a tower of individual French Vanilla Cupcakes with Champagne, Strawberry and Buttercream and Very Lemony Lemon Cakes with Lemon Curd and Lemon Cream - finished with a Boozy Fruit Cake top tier. Each cake was decorated with handmade sugar butterflies dusted with edible glitter. A dozen fresh aqua roses and petals completed the look - gorgeous!

Grace and Grandeur

We have had several inquiries recently for glamourous, elegant cakes to act as a centrepiece at venues with incredibly high ceilings. What better than our Cascading Orchid Flowers cake which stands at over 3.5ft high and is just divinely graceful! Whilst pillars have suffered from a dated image in the past, the double tiers and glittery handmade sugar flowers make this cake up to the minute gorgeous - and ensure it holds its own against any backdrop!

Anniversary Cupcakes for Radley

As a team of handbag devotees, we were delighted to be commissioned by Radley to create towers of cupcakes for shoppers to enjoy in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. Mases of brightly coloured vanilla cupcakes covered in sprinkles went down a storm!

http://www.radley.co.uk/

Autumnal Glam!

We just loved this cake! Oozing moody glamour and divine with fresh grand prix roses, dark cala lilies and fresh berries - so autumnal. Far too often the dressing of the cake table is overlooked - we always take crystals and/or pearls and an extra length of ribbon for the cake knife - and ask the bride to consider some fresh rose petals and tealights to really set the scene! Fabulous photo courtesy of Lawson Photography - thanks guys. Check out their website for truly stunning wedding photography, and if you're still venue hunting, prepare to be entranced with Thornton Manor.

http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/
http://www.thorntonmanor.co.uk/

Roses and Butterflies

Katie and Lawrence's wedding was sensational! Beautiful white phalaenopsis orchids and golden butterflies adorned every table. The cake we created was a five tier tower of white sugar roses finished with glittering butterflies - a stunner! Thanks for the photo Katie and Lawrence.

http://www.deborahdaviesphotography.co.uk/

Collette and John's Cupcake Tower

Collette's wedding at Hillbark was a gorgeous, romantic affair. White chair covers tied with candy coloured sashes, vintage pink roses, and candelbras draped with strings of pearls. The tower of glittery cupcakes completed the look - the French Vanilla Cupcakes with Champagne, Strawberry and Buttercream were a big hit with guests! The stand looked fabulous finished with roses and pearls, and topped with a ribbon-tied top tier cutting cake. Thanks for the photo Collette x (Courtesy of Lawson Photography).

http://www.hillbarkhotel.co.uk/
http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/

Chloe and Ed's Wedding

When we first met with Ed and Chloe, they were completely unsure of what kind of cake to go for but knew they wanted something personal to them, and striking with a minimum of flowers and fuss! We eventually decided on a simple 4-tier stacked cake (Carrot Cake with Orange and Cointreau Cream - delicious!), trimmed in soft ivory satin ribbon overlaid with gorgeous sage green ribbon decorated with the lyrics of their favourite song which were even more relevant given the downpour on their big day! ('It may be cloudy, it may be sunny. We're in or we're out of the money. But I'm with you always. I'm with you rain or shine'). Thanks for the photos Chloe xx

Country Romance Cake

We were so pleased to see our Chocolate Country Flowers Cake in the latest issue of 'Brides' Magzine out this week. The feature also has some truly gorgeous images of flowers, table settings, confetti and a very yummy looking lemon syllabub!

Mhairi and Thom's Wedding

Mhairi and Thom's wedding at Inglewood Manor last month was stunning. They chose a crisp, white backdrop, gorgeous mocca bridesmaids dresses and soft pastel roses . Their cake was decorated with royal iced motifs and looked gorgeous set on a vintage silver cake stand finished with clusters of fresh flowers and rose petals. A mocca ribbon around the cake knife completed the look. Apparently the Champagne Vanilla Cake was a big hit! Thank you for the photo Mhairi x

http://www.inglewoodmanor.co.uk/

Complimentary Tickets to the UK Wedding Show in Manchester

Daisy Hill Cake Company will be exhibiting at the UK Wedding Show (Manchester Central) on October 18th and 19th 2008 and we have 20 complimentary passes to give away. Each pass admits one bride free of charge with one paying guest and is worth £9. If you would like a complimentary ticket, please email info@daisyhillcakeco.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.theukweddingshows.co.uk/

Polka Dot Cake in Cosmopolitan Brides

Check out the 'Pretty in Purple' feature in the August/September issue of Cosmopolitan Brides. Our Polka Dot Cake looks fabulous amongst the dresses, flowers and shoes featured - not for shrinking violets!

Brides Magazine - Flamenco Cake

Since our ruffle-iced Flamenco cake featured in Brides magazine we have taken commissions nationwide from brides who have fallen in love with its simplistic, romantic design.

We just loved the ‘sorbet’ colour scheme of this wedding with fresh blush roses, beautiful pink peonies and accents of lime – romance at it’s best! (Flowers by Earth).

Photograph courtesy of Paul White Photography.

http://www.earthflowers.co.uk/

http://www.paulwhiteweddings.com/

Daisy Hill Cakes at Houses of Commons

Managing Director and founder of Daisy Hill Cake Company, Sophie Constable, was honoured to be invited to showcase our cakes at a Parliamentary Reception for Women Entrepeneurs.

The afternoon was filled with inspirational speakers from business and political arenas with a 7-tier tower of French Vanilla Champagne cupcakes taking centre stage - yum!

A Scottish Wedding

With a brief from the bride of an elegant, simple centrepiece with ‘wow’ incoporating a subtle Scottish twist, we created a gorgeous 4-tier cake with traditional pillars dressed with fresh flowers and thistles (flowers by Earth).

The cake looked stunning set up in the Great Hall at Thornton Manor. Photography by Andrew John.



http://www.earthflowers.co.uk/
http://www.thorntonmanor.co.uk/
http://www.andrewjohn.co.uk/

Choux Pastry Swans

We are often asked by brides to create an original centrepiece that can be served as dessert. For Victoria and Mark’s wedding at Thornton Manor, we made delicious ‘choux pastry swans’ which fitted perfectly with the elegant theme of the big day.

The ‘swans’ were displayed on a 7-tier stand, dusted with edible glitter for a bit of sparkle and finished with fresh vintage pink roses – delicious!

Photograph courtesy of Alison Offley

http://www.alisonoffley.com/
http://www.thorntonmanor.co.uk/

Champagne Cake

We are constantly experimenting in our bakery, trying new flavours, textures and combinations. We are addicted to our latest cake flavour – French Vanilla Cake with Champagne, Strawberry and Buttercream and it is now included in our Taster Box, which you can order here.

The addition of bubbly makes it a truly celebratory flavour and is delicious served as dessert – you could have the dessert plates dressed with fresh strawberries and cream as an accompaniment – yum!

You&Your Wedding - Sugar Sweet Pea Cake

Check out '15 Top Cakes' on You and Your Wedding wedsite which features our beautifully delicate Sugar Sweet Pea Cake.

Ideal for a summer wedding, hours and hours of painstaking work go into creating the trails of sweet peas from the finest icing - but we're sure you'll agree the effort is worth it!

http://www.youandyourwedding.co.uk/index.php/base/editorialgallery/?aid=453431&pic=4

The National Wedding Show

Only 2 weeks to go until the biggest wedding event of the year - the National Wedding Show at London Olympia from September 26th-28th 2008.

We are really excited about exhibiting at this event and hope you will visit our stand (K14) to see our latest cake designs, say hello and have a chat - we love hearing about your weddings!

http://www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk/

Daisy Wedding Cake Tower

What better for a relaxed, summer wedding than a daisy theme? We were commissioned to create a gorgeous tower of individual cakes, cupcakes and cookies dressed with handmade sugar daisies for a lovely reception at Rowton Hall. The result was temptingly fabulous!

Photograph courtesy of Lisa Alderlsey.



http://www.rowtonhall.co.uk/
http://www.la-photography.co.uk/

Couture Stationery Cake Inspiration!

We have worked on many divine weddings with Ling from Dragonfly Couture Stationery. Her fabulous designs and letterpress stationery have provided endless inspiration for our gorgeous cake designs such as the Orchid Panels Cake. Check out Dragonfly's letterpressed Orchid design - so stylish!

http://www.daisyhillcakes.co.uk/see_cake.asp?id=9

http://www.dragonflycouturestationery.com/

Fabulous Photographs!

Lisa Aldersley is an incredible wedding photographer who was introduced to me by a mutual friend. Lisa came to our Thornton Hough showroom last month and took some fabulous pics - thanks Lisa!

http://www.la-photography.co.uk/

'Brides' Magazine November/December Issue

We can't wait untill the November/December 08 issue of 'Brides' magazine hits the shops. As well as being one of our favorite wedding magazine 'style guides', the November/December issue will feature a scrummy Daisy Hill Cake Co chocolate cake dressed with handmade sugar flowers.

We'll post a link to the feature as soon as it is published. In the meantime, check out the 'Brides' magazine website for endless inspiration for your reception.

http://www.bridesmagazine.co.uk/

3,500 Roses!!

Imagine 3,500 fresh dusky pink and rich cream roses dressing a stunning lakeside marquee on a glorious sunny day - wedding heaven!

This premier league footballer and his bride had chosen a divine vintage rose and lace theme for their big day, and we just loved creating their 5-tier cake to match!

Photograph courtesy of Andrew John

http://www.andrewjohnphotography.co.uk/

5 Star Cake Commission!

We Always love creating fabulous centrepiece cakes for wedding receptions at the Chester Grosvenor, it's a truly stunning 5 star city centre venue and the staff there are second to none. We were thrilled to be commissioned to design a cake for the Grosvenor's new on-line wedding brochure - a 6-tier tower of elegance!





http://www.chestergrosvenor.co.uk/

Happy 18th Birthday Gay Pride!

Daisy Hill Cake Company was delighted to support Manchester Gay Pride's 18th birthday! We created a gorgeous tower of birthday cupcakes especially for the Civic Reception held at Manchester Town Hall - Happy Birthday Gay Pride!

Photo Shoot in London - 'Brides' magazine

Roll on Tuesday! We're so excited to be taking a cake down to London for a 'Brides' magazine photo shoot for a Receptions feature in the January/February 09 issue. Our creation is feminine, romantic and uber-stylish. We'll post a link to the feature as soon as it's available.