Cakes & Special Orders
Four cakes at a time
The collection changes with the season. Sizes, servings and prices are below; orders go through the counter or the phone, a week ahead.
Fig and Honey
In the collectionAutumn
Olive oil sponge, honey buttercream, roasted figs through the middle. Not very sweet, which is either the point or a complaint depending on who is asking.
6 inch Serves 8 to 10 $62 8 inch Serves 14 to 18 $88 10 inch Serves 24 to 30 $124 ContainsWheat · Egg · Dairy
Spiced Pear and Brown Butter
In the collectionAutumn
Brown butter cake, poached pear, a cream cheese frosting with more salt in it than most people expect.
6 inch Serves 8 to 10 $60 8 inch Serves 14 to 18 $85 10 inch Serves 24 to 30 $120 ContainsWheat · Egg · Dairy
Chocolate Rye
In the collectionAll year
Dark rye flour in the sponge, 70% ganache, a little malt. The one we make for people who say they do not like cake.
6 inch Serves 8 to 10 $66 8 inch Serves 14 to 18 $94 10 inch Serves 24 to 30 $132 ContainsWheat · Egg · Dairy · Soy
Lemon and Poppy Seed
In the collectionAll year
Three layers, curd between them, Swiss meringue outside. The default request for a birthday and a good one.
6 inch Serves 8 to 10 $58 8 inch Serves 14 to 18 $82 10 inch Serves 24 to 30 $116 ContainsWheat · Egg · Dairy
How to order one
A week ahead
Ten days from December through to the new year, and for anything over ten inches.
Half now
A 50% deposit takes the date. It is taken at the counter or over the phone, not on this website.
Collection only
Cakes are not delivered and not shipped. A 10 inch does not survive a car boot on Highway 8.
About allergens
This is one small kitchen. Wheat, egg, dairy, nuts and sesame are all handled in it, on the same surfaces, every day. We list what is in each cake and we will talk through an order honestly, but we cannot call anything allergen-free and will not pretend otherwise.
Something not on the list
We will do a flavour we already make in a different size, and we will keep decoration simple and good. We do not do sculpted cakes, printed images or fondant figures — there are people in Cambridge who do that properly and we will name one.
Order a cake
The counter phone, Wednesday to Sunday. Bring the date and the number of people.