Cakes Flavours
The following flavours are best for tiered cakes:-
| Chocolate Mudcake | a rich moist chocolate cake with ganache, rum is used in the recipe but is baked off in the cooking process. | |
| White Chocolate Mudcake | a rich heavy white chocolate cake covered in white chocolate ganache | |
| Caramel Mudcake | a rich heavy chocolate mudcake with a layers of rich caramel sauce in the middle, covered with ganache | |
| Carrot Cake | the subtle sweet flavour of carrot combined with a luscious thick cream cheese frosting | |
| Hummingbird Cake | a moist banana and pineapple cake with a cream cheese frosting | |
| Orange and Almond Cake | a tangy sweet tea cake made with oranges and almond meal topped with delicious cream cheese frosting | |
| Pear and Walnut Cake (non-traditional fruit cake) | a moist fruit cake of pear and walnuts with rum soaked sultanas and currants, spiced with cinnamon and mace and topped with a caramel glaze |
The following flavours are appropriate for all other celebration cakes/slabs.
| Tia Maria | 3 layers of chocolate genoise sponge separated by layers of coffee butter cream and Tia Maria liquor. It is decorated with chocolate flakes, roasted almonds and mocha beans | |
| Chocolate | 3 layers of chocolate genoise sponge with chocolate butter cream and flavoured with rum | |
| Cointreau | A delicious blend of butter cream and 3 layers of vanilla genoise sponge soaked in cointreau | |
| Black Forest | 3 layers of chocolate genoise sponge, sour cherries, chocolate butter cream and kirsch | |
| Opera | layers of chocolate sponge with alternating layers of gananche and tia maria butter cream filling covered in ganache | |
| President | a layer of meringue surrounded by chocolate mousse and encased in vanilla sponge. The whole cake is then covered in dark ganache and decorated with chocolate flowers. There is no alcohol in this cake. | |
| Truffle | layers of chocolate genoise sponge separated by rich white and dark chocolate meringue based mousse. Decorated with ganache and assorted truffles. | |
| Fraisier | seasonal, check availability, sliced strawberries, butter cream and kirsch flavoured custard folded between 3 layers of vanilla genoise sponge and finished with roasted nuts and whole strawberries | |
| Chocolate Mudcake | a rich moist chocolate cake with ganache, rum is used in the recipe but is baked off in the cooking process | |
| White Chocolate Mudcake | a rich heavy white chocolate cake covered in white chocolate ganache | |
| Caramel Mudcake | a rich heavy chocolate mudcake with a layers of rich caramel sauce in the middle, covered with ganache | |
| Carrot Cake | the subtle sweet flavour of carrot combined with a luscious thick cream cheese frosting | |
| Hummingbird Cake | a moist banana and pineapple cake with a cream cheese frosting | |
| Orange and Almond Cake | a tangy sweet tea cake made with oranges and almond meal topped with delicious cream cheese frosting | |
| Pear and Walnut Cake (non-traditional fruit cake) | a moist fruit cake of pear and walnuts with rum soaked sultanas and currants, spiced with cinnamon and mace and topped with a caramel glaze |
Availability of products
Wedding cakes – 1 months notice Celebration cakes – 1 weeks notice Cakes/gateaux – 2 days notice
Serving Information
Our cakes are best eaten at room temperature and should be cut with a sharp knife dipped in hot water. The mudcakes are delicious if slightly heated in the microwave and served with cream or vanilla icecream. The white chocolate mudcake is excellent served with raspberry coulis.
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