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    • kjl87
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    I think I may have found my cake maker but just wanted to hear what other people are doing before booking.

    I got a quote on here from a cake maker near me, it is £150 for a 2-tier cake and she has given ideas to try and incorporate my colour theme. I have looked them up and cannot find reviews on them and the address brings up a residential street so may be somebody doing it at home.

    Is that something you would go with?
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    • Mrs T. 2 Be
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    We are paying £295 for a 3 tier cake with 3 different flavours for each layer. Our Cake Maker works from home.

    I would only go with what you have found after a cake tasting session and I thought the cake tasted good. The price sounds good!

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    • SarahW936
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    We are paying £345 (plus £20 delivery and set-up at venue fee) for our cake.

    It's gluten-free, 3 tier with fruit cake on the bottom tier, then two tiers of whatever flavour sponge we want. She's decorating each layer in our colour scheme with a butterfly decoration and matching ribbon.

    The price you were quoted sounds very reasonable, particularly if she's enthusiastic about incorporating your colour theme etc.
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    • Blue
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    This is very similar to our cake - but royal blue / baby blue and ivory. and 4 tiers, with bling around every base and a personalised topper, each tier is a different flavour too. My mum is a prof cake maker so its free to me - but it would have cost around £400

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    • Whovianbride
      CommentAuthorWhovianbride
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    Im paying 229 including delivery for a 3 teir (Choc,16" Carrot 14"& Vanilla 12") cake in the below design. with a tardis and people topper.
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    • Susie
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    £54 three tier to feed 70 people, vanilla sponge and ivory icing. M@rk5 & 5penC3Rs. We bought feather butterflies off the bay of e, and babybreath from amaaaaaaaaaazonia and a lego topper from bay of e for the top. It looks just as good as some wedding cakes though I have to say, I am mega jealous of Lana's stary one!!
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    • almost a year wife!!
      CommentAuthoralmost a year wife!!
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    We bought a three tier from w@!tr0$€ and was divine. Choc orange... Nothing about it matched or colours or theme and tbh it didn't matter. We wanted it becAuse it's tastes awesome, our friends had it. W@!tr0$€ also do free wedding cake samples, ask the customer service, out cake was £235
    We also had a cupcake tower with lemon, vanilla, rocky road, cookies and cream, strawberry and chocolate which was £120 x
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    • InDreamland
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    We paid £400 for our 4 tier cake, it was huge, still got some in our freezer.

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    • Becky1608
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    We've paid £315 for 3 tier cake - each tier is a different flavour and delivery to the venue. It will be hand painted with some roses on it too. We received a 15% discount for meeting her at a wedding fair.
    Our cake maker works from home so we went and had a consultation and tasting. She has food hygiene certificates for her kitchen so maybe ask if the one you're considering has these too? Xxx

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    • barbie86
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    A lot of the bakers I saw work from home; unless they run a bakery it makes sense really.

    Our cake is costing £400. For that we're getting a 4 tier cake in different flavours to serve 100, a cutting cake to serve 40, and 12 gluten-free cupcakes. £150 for a 2 tier sounds about right to me :-)
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    • clairenina
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    We have paid £450 for a 4 tiered cake (including delivery and placing of the cake at the venue)
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    • July 2014 bride
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    we paid £290 for a 5 tier wedding cake including delivery.

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    • LauraF89
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    EDIT - PART OF THIS THREAD HAS HAD TO BE REMOVED. ANY PROMOTION OF A BUSINESS BE IT YOUR OWN, A FAMILY MEMBER , A FRIEND OR ONE YOU HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH IS NOT ALLOWED AND BREAKS THE NON-ADVERTISING RULES OF THE FORUM

    Don't be put off by people who work from home, their work can be just as good, if not better, than someone who owns a shop.
    If you view her previous work (photos etc) and her cakes are yummy then go with it :)
    Also, prices will vary all over the country but i would always be careful getting a wedding cake that is very cheap which is giving you loads as sometimes the cheapness can be down to lack of experience and not knowing how to do things properly (support etc).

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    • Katya
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    I found one on fb which would have been designed to my specs, 3 teir black icing, red ribbon, silver brooch on each teir, this would have cost us £79 minus the cost of the brooches & ribbon as i had the stuff i wanted to be used. She works from home too. This also would have been done with ingredients my son can have.

    Then we won the cake & candy buffet package on here which is £1125 worth to include 5 tier cake, 150 cupcakes & candy buffet, sweetie bags, personalised labels etc (no scoops or glassware as the distance is quite large & i offered to provide these so that she doesnt have to make 2 trips).

    The original lady will now be making a single tier cake for my son with the same specs as before & with ingredients he can have for £25 (maybe £30 i cant quite remember).

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    • lala "mod" bunni
      CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
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    i paid £0 for our cake as it was a gift apart from it fitting with our black n white theme i didnt know what it would look like till the day

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    • VictoriaL46
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    We've gotten a quote for £360 for a 3 tier topsy turvy cake to serve 80-100 with 3 different flavour sponges (chocolate fudge, victoria sponge and lemon) and icing designed to work with our theme which will be pretty colourful and that includes delivery.

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    • *KelBel*
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    This is our cake, we are having the three tiers as cake then a smaller 4th false layer for the toppers ... Ours has cost £275 for carrot cake bottom layer, chocolate fudge brownie cake middle and lemon cake top,then the false layer
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    • kjl87
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    I love the little hedgehog cake toppers.
    Not sure what toppers we are having. I did want Thor and a bride, but got told where to go :)
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    • almost a year wife!!
      CommentAuthoralmost a year wife!!
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    I originally wanted a little superman on our cake (he's an avid fan of superman all things DC and a Little marvel too lol, mind you so am I!)

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