For a special occasion, one of the best ways to create a focal point for the evening is with a cake. While it’s easy enough to go to a supermarket and pick up a boxed cake, it can add to the sense of occasion if you get your cake customised by a specialist so that it looks and tastes the exact way you want it...

We were asked to make a fruit cake for a wedding taking place in Greece by a lovely bride called Kirsty.  She wanted to decorate the wedding cake simply with fresh white roses on the day. We made a rum and brandy soaked three tier fruit cake which was to be driven from London to Zermatt and on to a Greek island. I wouldn't ordinarily...

This is one of my favourite cakes of the wedding season so far. It was made for the lovely Chris and Michaella's April wedding which took place at the Medicine Garden in Cobham, Surrey. This is a beautiful venue in a walled garden which coupled with a stunning marquee made for the most beautiful country wedding setting. The colour scheme was dusky pink and sage...