Your cake journey
Ordering a cake
Consultation
Once you have contacted us, you may make an hour’s appointment to discuss you requirements with Shani. This will cost £20. If you are coming for a consultation, we will have asked you to choose two flavours of cake and filling when you contacted us for an appointment,; you may choose more at an extra charge. You will have a tasting session at the appointment. We will discuss the number of people you are catering for, the venue and most importantly the THEME. If you have any images from a mood board, logos, a swatch of material, a favourite item or anything else, bring them along. Shani will take down any details and do some rough sketches for everyone to start visualising the cake. We will finalise your flavour choices and get an idea of the final design. If you decide to hire Hampton Cakes for your special event, the cake will be booked into our baking diary.
2. Design
Shani will produce a more finished sketch of a couple of options to send to you for choice and approval. As part of a wedding package, once you have decided, she will do a finished colour artwork for you to sign off, which is a gift to you as part of our service. Approval of the design must be confirmed in writing along with the deposit required at least 8 weeks before the cake is required, for a wedding cake, and at least 2 weeks before for a celebration cake. Please see the Prices below for the rest of the payment schedule.
3. Delivery
If you are collecting the cake yourself, you will state your time of pick up. You can arrive later than this time, but there will be no guarantee that your cake is ready for collection if you bring this time forward. The cake will not be packed when you arrive. You will be asked to examine the cake and sign for it to say that it is in good condition before it is packed. If it is a complex or large cake, we will have discussed that it will be packed in pieces to be assembled on site. You are responsible for the cake from this point on.
If we are delivering to the venue, we will take responsibility for getting the cake to the venue by the stated time. We will assemble the cake in situ as instructed by the person in charge of the venue, who will then sign off the cake on your behalf. We will have discussed and agreed a delivery charge during the booking.
Pricing
All our cakes are bespoke and prices therefore vary greatly depending on the intricacy of design, size and ingredients so please contact us for an accurate quotation. The prices below are for a simply covered and finished cake. Please note that any further, bespoke decoration, is an additional cost.
Wedding Cakes
Starting at
£200 for 1 tier
£275 for 2 tiers
£350 for 3 tiers
£425 for 4 tiers
Celebration Cakes
Starting at £50
Cake sizes
The amount of cake you have depends on the number of people you want to serve. Here’s an example of how it could work:
The couple wants to feed 120 guests. Some of their options are:
an eight inch round, decorated cake, which sits as the centre piece of their dessert table. This would feed 40, and they could have cutting cake (undecorated) in the kitchen to add the extra 80 portions they need.
a three tier, round cake of six, eight and ten inches, which would feed all 120 guests. It could also be three square tiers of slightly smaller sizes.
Depending on whether you plan to serve your cake as the dessert course, or as finger slices with a glass of champagne, makes a difference to the slice size and therefore how many portions you can cut. This would be discussed in your consultation, so don’t panic if you are not sure what you need. That’s what we’re here for!
Payment terms & Delivery
Wedding cakes
A non-refundable deposit of £100 or 10% of the final cost (whichever is greater) is required to secure your order. The remaining balance, by cash/cheque/bank transfer, this will need to be banked a minimum of six months prior to delivery in order for funds to clear and the date to be booked. If ordering later than six months in advance, the full amount is payable in advance.
Celebration cakes
A £50 or 10% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your order at least one month before the delivery date(the amount will depend on the size and complexity of the cake). The remaining balance, by cash/cheque/bank transfer, this will need to be banked a minimum of seven days prior to collection/delivery in order for funds to clear.
Delivery
We are based in Stroud and delivery is charged at 50p a mile if the delivery address is outside the 15 road miles free delivery radius. There is a set up fee of £25 for wedding cakes and larger celebration cakes. If you would like a quote for delivery, simply send us your delivery postcode. We do not recommend collecting larger or tiered cakes yourself as this may involve assembly by you at the venue. If you are collecting, we will ask you to sign for the cake as seen and take no responsibility for any damage enroute to the venue or there after.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone or email.