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Our decadent wedding cakes are designed to embrace our signature style whilst incorporating your personal touch, colour scheme & décor. This, coupled with our flair for attention to detail, will ensure that your cake is an enchanting and elegant feature on your special day. All our cakes are hand-made using tried and trusted recipes and assembled individually to suit your personal tastes.

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At Vanilla House, we take pride in making our decadent wedding cakes using only the finest ingredients. We use fresh fruits, natural flavours, liqueurs, butter and Belgian chocolate in our cakes.

Please see below for a list of the types of cakes we make, from the traditional fondant-iced cakes to the contemporary chocolate styled cakes.

Available flavours to choose from:

Chocolate Truffle Cake
Dark, moist chocolate cake, soaked with liqueur syrup and filled with Belgian Chocolate ganache.
Flavour options: Espresso, black cherry, caramel, orange, mint, toasted pecans, glace ginger
Vanilla Butter Cake
Classic Vanilla cake, brushed with jam glaze and filled with flavoured buttercream.
Flavour Options: raspberry coulis, lemon zest, orange zest, caramel, vanilla pod, white chocolate; toasted almond; coffee
Carrot cake
Moist, spicy carrot cake filled with cream-cheese frosting; seeds, pecans & cinnamon
Rich fruit cake
Traditional old-fashioned boiled fruit cake made with dates, packed with dried fruits and finished with marzipan.
Light fruit cake
Butter cake base, packed with dried fruits and soaked with brandy
Hummingbird Cake
Moist dense cake made with crushed pineapple, coconut, spices and banana. Filled with cream cheese frosting
Chocolate Mud Cake
Dark, dense, brownie-style chocolate cake, sandwiched with chocolate ganache


Once you've decided on the cake flavour of your choice, we can decorate your wedding cake in a style which best suits your special day. Please see below for the various options on finishes:
Fondant
For a classic, elegant or traditional finish, this smooth hard icing is ideal
Chocolate Decor
White or dark, simple or intricate, this finish creates a contemporary feel, whilst remaining a favourite for it's delicious decadent flavour
Naked frosting:
Delightful in it's simplicity, this finish is ideal for a stylish and casual wedding, using either meringue; buttercream or our dark chocolate frosting

Please see the table below for a guide to choosing a cake size to best suit your needs
Size
Round
Size
Sqare
No. of Servings (Average)
3-5cm sized piece
12cm 10cm 6-12(10)
18cm 15cm 14-25(20)
23cm 20cm 25-45(30)
30cm 25cm 40-70(55)
35cm 30cm 60-100(75)

How we work

Our prices vary according to the style, size, and number of tiers chosen, so please contact us in order to request a price. We invite you to fill in the enquiry form below and we will contact you with an estimated price.
After that, we can arrange a personal consultation in order to discuss all your details. We then send you a formal quote, whereupon a 20% deposit will confirm your date.

We do personally deliver and set-up your wedding cake at the venue on the day of your wedding. Delivery charges range according to the location of the venue and are quoted on distance, but you are also most welcome to collect your cake. We have found that it is best to book your wedding cake at least 6 months in advance, especially if it falls during the busy wedding season of September to April.

Wedding consultations are by appointment only and we do provide tasting samples at the consultation.

Our consultation times are:
Tuesdays: from 3pm to 6pm and
Saturdays: from 10am to 11am

Consultations usually take about half an hour, so please contact us to arrange your appointment. It's a great idea to bring along an invitation sample, colour swatches or photos, so that we can get a feel for the style of your wedding.

Please note: We will be closed from 8 July to 17 July and 25 December to 7 January.

Enquiry Form

Please complete this enquiry form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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Please choose your wedding cake:

  Chocolate cake with ganache filling

  Vanilla cake with buttercream filling

  Carrot cake with: cream-cheese frostings with pecans & cinnamon
  Rich fruit cake
  Light fruit cake

 

Number of tiers:
   

Or tell us your own preference here:

 

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