YOUR CAKEY GUIDE

Everything you could possibly want to know about selecting your wedding cake!

YOUR CAKEY GUIDE TO YUMMY FLAVOURS

Our goal is to make everyone in the room say yum! And pat their bellies in a satisfied manner. So, we have lots of really lovely flavours that we’ve tweaked and fine-tuned to make you a delicious and flavoursome cake… after all, a cake is a cake and there to be eaten as well as admired.

Choose the same in each tier or mix it on up, whichever takes your fancy…

Chocolate Salted Caramel

Heaven in a cake! Having decided to update our wedding cake menu and trying out our new chocolate salted caramel flavour at recent wedding fairs I know for sure this new flavour is going to be a hit! Take our rich, dark chocolate cake, add lashings of caramel buttercream and a generous dollop of salted caramel and Voila! You have our unbelievably yummy chocolate salted caramel cake.

Lemon and Elderflower

If it’s got the “Royal Approval” then why not add it to our repertoire! Introducing a new twist on our original Lemony Lemon Cake; a gorgeous light fragrant elderflower and lemon sponge cake layered with zesty lemon curd and an elderflower buttercream. An excellent choice for a Summer wedding! Of course, if you’d prefer our original Lemony Lemon Cake then just ask..

Red Velvet

There’s something a bit special about cutting into a red velvet wedding cake and seeing the wonderful contrast between the bright red sponge and the almost white vanilla buttercream. With a subtle hint of chocolate and a gloriously light sponge, you’re going to love it! Especially good for a Christmas wedding or if your colour scheme is red and white (or if you’re a huge fan of red velvet cake of course!)

Carrot and Pecan

Made with the purest sunflower oil, this perhaps is a slightly healthier choice! Packed with carrot, pecan nuts, wonderfully spiced and soaked in an orange sugar syrup, this carrot cake doesn’t really need a filling but orange butter icing works really well.

Traditional (but not too traditional) Fruitcake

We’ve pondered many a fruitcake in our quest to find what, in our humble opinion, is the perfect mix. Jam-packed with a whole array of fruit infused with brandy, orange zest and juice for 36 hours then, when baked, ideally left to mature for 3 months; this fruitcake really packs a punch! Plus we’re pretty sure you’re getting at least 4 of your 5 a day!

Rich, dark chocolate

OK, so who doesn’t like chocolate cake? Made with dark Belgian chocolate AND cocoa powder this is a chocoholics dream! Deliciously dense in texture (but not too heavy going) and soooo moist, it’s really hard to resist!

Cookies and Cream

Who doesn’t like Oreo cookies? I’m not a massive biscuit lover but if there’s a packet of Oreos in the house, they’d better watch it!
This cake is jam-packed with the little devils; in the sponge and in the buttercream, giving the cake a sweet, chocolatey taste with a bash of vanilla on the side. Honestly, this cake rocks!

Victoria Sponge

Who doesn’t love Victoria Sponge? Probably the safest flavour on our cake menu, especially where small children are concerned! A plain vanilla sponge sandwiched together with raspberry jam and the added bonus of some delicious vanilla buttercream. Yum!

Strawberry and Champagne

What better way to celebrate your special day than with this beautiful cake. Our Madagascan Vanilla sponge, soaked in a Champagne syrup, layered together with vanilla buttercream and an extra special strawberry and Champagne preserve. Mmmmm.

Zesty Orange

Made the same way as our Lovely Lemony Lemon Cake (in other words REALLY orangey!) Added to the sugar syrup is Grand Marnier liqueur. If you’re a lover of chocolate orange, how about teaming the cake with a rich chocolate butter icing? Just a thought…

Cherry Bakewell

Almonds; they’re a bit of a “Marmite” thing – you either love them or hate them, a bit like Marzipan. Me? I’m with the former and I especially love our Cherry Bakewell cake. A beautifully moist sponge, packed with almond flavour and sandwiched together with Morello Cherry Preserve. A great choice if you’re having your wedding cake for dessert with a dollop of vanilla ice cream – Yummy!

White Chocolate and Raspberry

We’ve been pondering adding this yummy flavour to our menu for a while now and after trialling it out at various wedding fairs, we realised it was a hit!

A gorgeously moist white chocolate sponge, infused with raspberries and layered with a smooth vanilla buttercream, complemented by the added sharpness of a raspberry conserve. It really gets your tastebuds going!

YOUR CAKEY GUIDE TO EVERYTHING ELSE!

PRICE GIUDE

Due to the bespoke nature of our wedding cakes they are priced based on your specific requirements. However as a guide you can see starting prices and examples below for the different styles of wedding cake that we create here at Sticky Fingers Cake Co HQ…

Fondant Wedding Cakes (including a ribbon trim and a small amount of sugar detail):

2 tier – from £495

3-tier – from £600

4-tier – from £795

5-tier – from £975

Example 3-tier fondant iced wedding cake (all tiers Victoria Sponge) to serve approximately 90 people, decorated with tumbling sugar Hydrangea flowers and sugar pearls – £600:

Naked (including a seasonal fruit decoration) and Semi Naked Wedding Cakes (cake only):

2-tier – from £350

3-tier – from £425

4-tier – from £525

5-tier – from £695

Example 3-tier semi naked wedding cake (all tiers Victoria Sponge) to serve approximately 90 people, decorated with fresh seasonal fruits and berries – £450:

Buttercream Wedding Cakes (including a white chocolate ganache layer underneath the buttercream for stability, excluding decoration):

2-tier – from £375

3-tier – from £475

4-tier – from £595

5-tier – from £750

Example 3-tier buttercream wedding cake (all tiers Victoria Sponge) to serve approximately 90 people, with textured finished and highly decorated with fresh flowers (flowers supplied and charged for by your chosen florist, decorated in situ by us) – £525:

Cupcake Tower:

Cupcakes: from £3.25 each (buttercream swirl) and from £6 each (more elaborate fondant covered)

6” Cutting Cake – from £95

Favours:

Biscuit favours – from £2.95 each

Macaron favours – from £3.50 each (box of 2)

Please note our minimum order value for a wedding cake is £350

PORTION SIZES

Below is the approximate portion guide for a single tiered cake

	5″	6″	7″	8″	9″	10″	11″	12″	14″
Round	15	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	100
Square	20	25	40	50	65	80	95	110	130

Below is a table of popular tier configurations and their approximate portion quantities

	6″ 10″	6″ 8″ 10″	6″ 9″ 12″	6″ 8″ 10″ 12″
Round	80	120	150	200
Square	105	155	200	265

Tradition has it that you keep the top tier for either your first baby’s Christening or your first Wedding Anniversary, so when deciding on the size of your cake remember that if you choose to go with tradition the top tier won’t count when calculating the portions you will need.

DUMMY TIERS

Hmm that sounds weird. But it really isn’t – honest!

Have you dreamt of having a spectacular 4- or 5-tiered wedding cake but it will be far to much cake for even your most cake-loving guests to eat?

This is where dummy tiers come into play. By having one or a few dummy tiers – above, beneath, or between your real tiers and iced in the same way – you get the perfect cake quantity and it’s still spectacular!

It works perfectly well with either fondant covered, or buttercream covered wedding cakes (unfortunately not suitable for naked or semi naked wedding cakes).

Your guests won’t have a clue!

CAKE STANDS

If we’re making your wedding cake and you’re not overly fond of your venue’s stand or you’ve decided on having a cupcake tower for instance, we’ve now got a great selection of cake stands!

From rustic log stands, through white American milk glass stands, and multi-tier acrylic or wooden cupcake stands, there’s a huge choice. Just ask at your consultation and we’re always happy to show them.

We supply stands free of charge, however a holding deposit is payable as indicated below:

Rustic log stand – £40.00

American milk glass – £80.00

Multi-tier acetate cupcake stand – £80.00

Wooden cupcake stand – £100.00

The deposit charge can be added to your final invoice or paid separately in cash and will be refunded, in cash, when you drop the stand back to us undamaged.

Please note, stands must be returned to us within a week of your wedding date to ensure availability for other couples.

ALLERGY ADVICE

We use only the best ingredients to make our cakes taste super-scrummy; organic where possible, free-range and fair trade.

Our cakes contain dairy, gluten (wheat) and made in an enviroment that handles nuts and soya. They are suitable for Vegetarians but not suitable for Vegans. Therefore please advise us of any food allergies or speacial requests before you order.

FRESH FLOWERS AND INEDIBLE ITEMS

FRESH FLOWERS

There’s really nothing like the beauty of fresh flowers and if you decide you’d prefer to have them as opposed to sugar flowers then that’s not a problem at all. Just be aware that not all fresh flowers are suitable to put directly onto cakes due to their toxicity (examples include include Gypsophila, Eucalyptus, Hydrangea and Delphinium).

Check with your florist before you decide, they will be able to advise you on this matter.

We prefer to attatch the flowers ourselves so will liaise with your florist accordingly before your big day. If you have any queries please don’t be shy, we’re here to help you!

INEDIBLE ITEMS

Ribbons, brooches, diamantes, pearls, feathers.. There are lots of gorgeous, sparkly items you can add to your wedding cake but these are obviously inedible and MUST be removed from the cake before serving.

We will alert the caterers at your venue upon delivery and the items will be noted on the delivery sheet that we provide to them.

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