Stacey Bakes

12/06/2026

Happy 16th Matthew 🥳🎂

07/06/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to order Father's Day bakes.

Thank you for your orders so far ❤️

F A T H E R S D A Y 👨

Boxes of 4 and 6 cupcakes will be available.

Box of 4 £15
Box of 6 £20

Delivery available for small fee.

A mixture of vanilla and chocolate sponge.

Let me know if you'd like any cake charms (brother/uncle/grandad etc).

£5 deposit, final payments due 14th June.

Collection Stapleford.

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06/06/2026

The last cake of the week for a UFC fan.

Happy birthday 🥳

05/06/2026

A few bakes from this week.

Thank you for your orders 🥰

There was a time I'd do 4 cakes a day, but that's pretty much my weekly limit now due to family commitments, so if you'd like a cake, please book in early as last minute orders are now like gold dust!

30/05/2026

F A T H E R S D A Y 👨

Boxes of 4 and 6 cupcakes will be available.

Box of 4 £15
Box of 6 £20

Delivery available for small fee.

A mixture of vanilla and chocolate sponge.

Let me know if you'd like any cake charms (brother/uncle/grandad etc).

£5 deposit, final payments due 14th June.

Collection Stapleford.

Please share ♥️

27/05/2026

June is now full.

The only thing I can fit in are a few more Father's Day cupcakes.

If you've enquired about a cake in June and not paid a deposit, unfortunately I am no longer available.

Thank you for keeping me busy ❤️

27/05/2026

Pretty Bluey themed cake with some extras...

Pastels ✅️
Butterflies ✅️
Rainbows ✅️

Happy birthday Layla 🥳

26/05/2026

To all those who have cakes booked in with me this week...

Please, please, please ensure your cars are cool on arrival to collect your cakes, and please put them in the fridge immediately once you are home!

Heat and buttercream do not mix. Nobody likes a melted cake 🥵🎂

25/05/2026

"Sorry that price is more than I expected"

"I can get it cheaper elsewhere"

"How much?! It's only a simple design!"

I'm sure I'm not the only baker who receives these responses...although I'd rather a response like this than just being completely ignored after taking time out of my day to get a quote together!

So, what do I take into consideration when pricing?

🥚 Ingredients costs
🎂 Size of cake
📦 Cake boards and packaging (these can be particularly expensive for tiered cakes and bento boxes)
🕑 Estimated time of baking and decorating
🔌 Utility and business insurance costs
⛽️ Fuel costs if delivery is required
🤓 Skill involved
🌈 How many colours of buttercream/fondant does the design require? Some colours like black and red take much longer to mix without just filling the buttercream with food colouring and ensuring it still tastes good!
🪜Does the cake need structural support?

I've probably forgotten something, but my point is that I don't just pull a number out of thin air.

When it comes to wedding cakes, I have always said I would never charge extra because it has the word 'Wedding' in front of it, and I stand by that. But they will always be that little bit more than your average cake, as would any tiered cake. And the reasons for this are that a tremendous amount of effort goes into making sure your cake remains standing for your big day, often in really warm conditions (we all love a summer wedding 🥵🤣)

A wedding cake (or any tiered cake for that matter) requires the baker to know how to incorporate a hidden support structure so that the cake does not tilt or collapse 😱

Your cake, alongside you, is a big focal point of your special day and wedding photos and has to be perfect 👌

We need to get it to the venue on time, in one piece and it often isn't just a case of getting it out the box and leaving, but completing the decoration and set up at the venue.

So in a nutshell, you're paying not just for baking and decorating but for all the hidden bits and skills that go with it...and I still won't charge the earth ❤️

Not me having a moan by the way, and aimed at nobody in particular, but people are often shocked by the price of 'just cake' and maybe this will help explain why it can sometimes be more than you'd think 🤔

24/05/2026

Mr and Mrs Broderick 23.05.2026 💒💍👰‍♂🤵

It was a HOT one, but I'm happy to say the cake survived the scorcher we had yesterday!

Bottom tier lemon sponge, lemon curd filling and vanilla buttercream.

Top tier all the chocolate!

Congratulations to you both ❤️