Size guide

Sizes and servings.

We count one finger-width slice per guest. Serving it as the dessert? Choose the next size up.

SizeFeedsMade asOrder aheadFrom
6 inch round12 peopleThree sponge layersA week£48
8 inch round20 peopleThree sponge layersA week£68
10 inch round30 peopleFour sponge layersTen days£95
Two tiers40 peopleA 6 inch over an 8 inchThree weeks£150
Three tiers70 people6, 8 and 10 inch, stackedFour weeks£240
Cupcake dozen12 cupcakesThree flavours at mostFour days£30
Slice of vanilla sponge layered with raspberry jam and cream
Flavours

Sponges and fillings.

Pair them however you like, and give each tier of a tiered cake its own flavour.

  1. 01VanillaButtery, light and everyone’s first pick
  2. 02LemonZest in the layers, curd in between
  3. 03ChocolateCocoa-dark and moist; brilliant with cherries
  4. 04SpicedCinnamon, ginger and a pinch of nutmeg
  5. 05CoffeeProper espresso, made for walnuts
  6. 06ConfettiVanilla with sprinkles baked through

Fillings Strawberry jam · Passion fruit curd · Salted caramel · Blackcurrant compote · Vanilla buttercream · Chocolate ganache · Cream cheese frosting · Lemon curd

How ordering works

How an order works.

The same five stages for every cake; tiered orders add tasting slices.

  1. 01 · Start

    Choose and ask

    Pick a cake, a size and a date in the order request, or ring the studio.

  2. 02 · Next

    A drawing and a price

    We draw your cake and fix the price. Paying the deposit secures the date.

  3. 03 · Tiers only

    Taste the sponges

    Ordering tiers? Pick up four sample slices at the studio and choose your flavours.

  4. 04 · Collection morning

    Decorated on the day

    Sponges are baked the afternoon before; filling and decorating happen on pick-up morning.

  5. 05 · Handover

    Pick-up or delivery

    Pick it up in Chorlton in studio hours. Tiered cakes can be brought to your venue and set up within about eight miles.

Questions

Cake questions.

Slices, flavours, flowers and keeping the cake at its best until the party.

How many slices will I get?

Plan on one finger-width slice per guest. If the cake is the dessert rather than a nibble at a party, choose the next size up.

Can each tier be a different flavour?

Yes. Every sponge works with every filling, and each tier of a tiered cake can be its own flavour.

Where should the cake wait until the party?

In its box, somewhere cool and away from sunshine, but not in the fridge. Eat it within three days. Cream cheese frosting is the exception: that one stays chilled.

Are fresh flowers safe on a cake?

Only edible flowers touch the buttercream. Any other blooms sit on a food safe barrier and come off before cutting. (Sample practice.)

Can you pipe a message?

A short message across the top is included. Put the wording in your order note.

Order a cake

Found the one? Tell us the date.

Give us a week for most cakes and up to four weeks for tiers. Saturdays in May, June and December go first.

A fictional cake studio

This is a demonstration website. Pipkin Cake Studio is not a real business: calls, emails and social links don’t contact anyone, and no order is sent, stored or booked.

Close note

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A fictional cake studio.

This is a demonstration website. Calls, emails and social links don’t contact a real studio, and the number shown is a drama-range example.

Cakes, prices, reviews, ratings and team profiles here are fictional samples. Nothing is ordered, sent or stored.

See the order request