What is the most popular cake flavour?
This is a question I often ask on my social media pages just to make sure I am offering a good range and choice for my clients. I always ask clients who have made a cake consultation appointment which flavours they would like to try. Most couples like to stick to 'safe' tried and tested flavours on their wedding day. The don't feel brave enough to try an unconventional, new or quirky flavour for their wedding cake and that's absolutely fine. However, when a couple do try some
What is a styled shoot?
One of my favourite things in this job is when I get asked to take part in a styled shoot. If you are unsure what a styled shoot is then think of an editorial fashion shoot but for a wedding. A styled shoot brings many different wedding suppliers together to showcase their work and it allows them to have great photographs for their website, advertising and social media posts. The end goal of a styled shoot is to have it published on either a wedding blog or in a wedding magaz
The Ten Worst Wedding Cake Mistakes That You Can't Afford to Make
So you are planning your big day. You want it all to be perfect, right? Well there are a few top tips when booking a wedding cake designer. Read on and you will go into your wedding cake consultation feeling prepared and ready to secure your ultimate wedding cake. Wedding Cake Mistake No 1 Fresh flowers are they your friend or foe? You may have seen the most wonderful wedding cakes with amazing fresh floral arrangements on Pinterest but before you request the same from your f
Do you want to know a secret?
Ok, so here’s my confession………..it’s probably not what you expect to hear from an urban chick who loves street art, tattoos and battered old warehouses but ………… I love Goofy! Yep that’s right, the Disney character Goofy. He is a hero of mine. There I’ve said it, it’s out in the open and I feel liberated. What is not to love? He is tall dark and handsome with a quirky (well kind of goofy) smile and he’s got a GSOH. I have met my Disney hero several times now over the years and
It's All About Teamwork - Cake Meets Canvas Part 1
Around about this time last year I started to experiment with wafer paper. I loved the way I could make abstract collage effects on cakes and while away the hours making edible paper flowers. I love bright vibrant prints and found myself trawling the internet for cool images that I could use when designing my cakes. Many of the images that attracted me had watermarks across them and of course quite rightly so were subject to copyright! Then I had a lightbulb moment! The image
What Can You Expect At Your Wedding Cake Consultation?
Everyone loves wedding cake - right? Everyone looks in awe at the design and wonders how the cake artist captured the happy couples personality so well - right? Well how does that happen? Today I'll talk you through the wedding cake consultation process here at Urban Cakehouse. First of all congratulations! If you are reading this blog then you are probably planning your wedding right now. This is such an exciting time but it can also be really overwhelming too. You've probab
Home Town Glory - Local Wedding Suppliers I Love
As you all know I create art inspired, unique wedding cakes from my Sheffield base. However, the wedding industry can sometimes get a lot of bad press. People lambast it for being too expensive, or else think that everyone working in weddings thrives on pink fluff, rose petals and unicorns. To my mind, neither of these things are true. I’ve found this industry to be full of driven, inspiring, creative people who are really passionate about what they do. Our business may be in
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