frequently asked questions

Below you'll find a comprehensive list of the most frequently asked questions I receive. If you cannot find the answer you're looking for, please don't hesitate to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you!

  • The earlier the better. I am often booked up to twelve months in advance, and I really hate having to turn lovely couples away. So, once you’ve set your date and have started to think about the style of your wedding, get in touch and let’s book you in for a consultation to discuss ideas.

  • Each cake I make is unique, designed based on your requirements, your style and your ideas. As such, it’s impossible to have a set price list – there are just too many delicious variables involved. In putting together your design, I will of course be mindful of your budget, and we can discuss this at your consultation. Please note that my minimum fee for wedding cakes is £450 and for macarons it’s £300.

  • My studio is in Durley – a gorgeous village in the Hampshire countryside, but I work with couples throughout Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Surrey and am happy to travel further afield. Travel costs will be calculated based on your distance from Durley, and will be included in your quote.

  • Yes. I offer a ‘cake taxi service’ to make sure your wedding cake arrives at your venue safe, sound and stunning! I’ll set up and style it on site with some final flourishes and finishing touches, so you can enjoy the wow-factor of seeing it complete for the first time. Delivery and set up is charged at £50 for venues within a 25-mile radius of my Durley kitchen. For anywhere further afield, an extra mileage charge of £1 per mile will be applied. All fees will be included in your initial quote. Alternatively, you are welcome to collect your cake in person from my kitchen for your caterers to set up and style at your venue. We can discuss these options at your consultation and work out what’s best for you.

  • Don’t worry! If you’re looking for height and impact but don’t want hundreds upon hundreds of portions, I can include what are called ‘dummy tiers’. These are made of polystyrene, but iced and decorated so they’re completely indistinguishable from the real cake. However, my sponge recipes make my cakes excellent for freezing at home, so you may decide to go for more than you need on the day, and to keep it for a treat in the weeks after your honeymoon. It’s a delicious way to relive your wedding-day memories.

  • I always recommend my couples choose at least two flavours for their cake. The combination of flavours is partly where the magic happens, and can make it a much more exciting eating experience for you and your guests. You’re welcome to choose a different flavour for each tier of your cake, and I’ll help you to select combinations that will best complement each other.

client love

  • <autoplay speed=7></autoplay> “Our wedding cake was outstanding! It was everything we dreamed of and more, all of our guests commented on how beautiful and delicious the cake was! Suzy has been amazing from start to finish, keeping in touch on a regular and making the wedding process stress free. I cannot recommend Suzy enough- thank you for making our day so special. ”

    Harriet & Alex

  • "Totally & utterly the best cakes ever! Not only 'sue-perb' to look at but taste divine too! Produced by a true professional, helpful, friendly and reliable cake-maker!”

    Sophie & Ryan

  • "Sue made the most BEAUTIFUL, TASTY wedding cake and cupcakes for our big day! She paid so much attention to detail and completely reflected what we wanted. She laid everything out exquisitely and it was a real focus point at our venue. The cakes were absolutely delicious - especially as Sue makes them using her own home-made preserves. Thank you so much for helping make our big day extra special!'

    Georgia & Charlie

  • "We were absolutely delighted with our wedding cake. Not only did it look incredible (guests were amazed by the sugar flowers, we had to actually to try a little bit of leaf to believe it!) but perhaps most importantly the taste was incredible. The whole process was easy from start to finish, we enjoyed meeting Suzy and tasting the options for filling, all of which had a carefully balanced flavour that was fresh rather than sickly sweet."

    Olivia & Jack

  • "Sue recently made my wedding cake and it was perfection. I don't even know how she does the sugar work but it was everything I had hoped. It was 3 tier - we had vanilla, chocolate and coffee/walnut and it was so fresh and exactly what I had hoped. I almost want to have a second wedding so we can order another cake."

    Katherine & Joe