***2010 Gold Award Winner*** Carrot Cupcakes
New arrival last year. Same ingredients and recipe as its bigger sister.
***2009 Gold Award Winner *** Caramel Shortcake
Our own shortcake base; our own caramel; the best Belgian milk chocolate we could find.
***2010 Gold Award Winner *** Chocolate Pecan Brownie
Very chocolatey; very nutty
*** 2010 Gold Award Winner *** Granola Slice
Oats, raisins, coconut, apricots, pumpkin and sunflower seeds bound together with golden syrup and butter.
St Clements Cake
A new look for a very zingy (orange & lemon) cake
Apple Shortcake
Butter shortcake, Bramley apples, Demerara sugar
Our Triple Cakes
Classic recipes but we've added an extra layer
**NEW** Lemon Drizzle
All butter lemon sponge with lemon oil and lemon curd.
Raspberry & Coconut Slice
Our shortbread base, a good, seeded raspberry jam and lots of toasted coconut on top
Cake Squares
Square cakes? Launched in May 2009...square is the new round.
Our People (a selection)
Pam
Head Decorator and Finisher
Simply a great cake decorator and finisher
Steve
Head Baker
Really knows how to bake a very good cake
Viv (and scone)
Logistics Supervisor
In charge of moving cakes anywhere and everywhere.
Jane
Cake Expert - South
Looks after our customers in S England/Wales and the Midlands.
Vicky
Cake Expert - North
Looks after our customers in N England, N Wales, Scotland & N Ireland.
Sarah
Cake Expert - Nat Accounts
Looks after some key larger customers
Mike
Food Technologist
Sees to it that our cakes are made properly and safely
Abda
Planning Manager
Plans what we need to bake and buys the necessary ingredients.
Melissa
Technical Controller
Responsible for all aspects of product development and food safety.
Simon
Sales Director
30 years in foodservice and still looking this good...
Michael
Bakery Director
Runs the new bakery - and built it.
Parry
Managing Director
Called upon when needed. Otherwise quiet enough.
Our Story So Far
Welcome to The Handmade Cake Company. We bake lovely, award-winning cakes by hand for caterers, coffee shops and similar businesses. We hope you find our website useful - phone number above, if you prefer to call us. Here's our story below:
We began life 27 years ago in the kitchen of Diana Maher, a really good cook who Anne and Andrew Perry turned to... Read On
What's New?
Great Taste Awards 2010: We won 4 (more) golds - Chocolate Pecan Brownie, Granola Slice, Continental Chocolate Cake, Carrot Cupcake.
4 New traybakes (2 Gold Award winners) Hot out of the ovens in March 2010. Click here to see them
PS Cupcakes still selling very fast. Here
