The Original Cake Tree

Hello and welcome

Thanks for popping into The Cake Tree. Its lovely to see you.

We are a bespoke celebration cake business based in the North West of England providing wonderfully individual cakes for every special occasion. Delicious and freshly baked from the best local and organic ingredients….The Cake Tree strives for the best in customer care and attention to detail.

Our premier service provides Couture Cakes for weddings. In keeping with the latest trends in fashion and themes…a must for any discerning bride and groom and with a professional designer on hand to advise…..we create the perfect compliment to any setting.

So…here we are. We hope you enjoy our regular soirees into the world of all things cake and more.

Designer:

Hi I'm Jo Smith the designer/owner of The Cake Tree.
I can remember the first time we made a cake for the business. The client wanted a 50th birthday cake for  man who loved to scuba dive and sail his small boat.
Excited at the prospect and wanting to impress….I baked a fruit cake concoction {lots of the finest rum!} with an adventurous 3D model of a boat and painted cake {before it really became popular!} Here's the finished cake and a close up of the relief images arranged around the sea-life.

sugar paste cut out turtle, hand painted in food colouring

         I'm a graduate in illustration and 3D design so I did what I knew best…

I can remember being so frightened when the client came to pick up the cake. She just stood, silent, mouth open, and looked stunned! The lady in question turned round and for one brief moment I thought 'she hates it!'

The huge hug I got and the thanks was a great relief but more to the point I was so pleased that she loved it.

Its a feeling I never tire of and the reason we do what we do here at The Cake Tree.

I hope you enjoy what you see on our blog and become regular visitors..x Jo

The business:

Using fresh, local and where ever possible, organic, our mantra has been only the best ingredients. You cannot have delicious and memorable without the finest ingredients…..cheap and cheerful does not cut it where The Cake Tree is concerned.

The business is the original celebration cake designers of couture wedding and celebration confections in the North West {and the UK for that matter,} with the name 'The Cake Tree'…not to be confused with others who have since chosen the same name and who cater for a quite different sector. 

We think our cakes speak volumes!

We do not use ready printed sugar paste images {al la supermarket cakes.} You can buy them cheaply from said shops and certain bakers. We realise that our customers are discerning and want the bespoke and unique.

We avoid gimmick so there are no 'rude' cakes in our repertoire or strange balancing acts of jugs pouring ale into mugs et al!! Clever and perhaps more for competition work... but not for us.

You'll notice we only use our own 'characters' for children's cakes too…Licences for book and film mean we can't use others unless they are free and there are not many that are. So we steer clear…but then unique cakes are our speciality.

Little Emilia Mouse..she just wants a hug

Footnote
It's a shame that we need to emphasis 'original' but certain individuals have felt the need to use our trade marked name and claim it as their own despite the obvious similarity {and proximity} to our own….rather wonderful…celebration cake business.

Still…we think quality speaks volumes and we are proud to be able to say that our cakes are delicious, freshly baked and beautifully crafted concoctions, befitting of any special occasion!

Birthday . Wedding Day . Any Day

Take a look at our website at: www.caketree.co.uk  and our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/theoriginalcaketree   and enjoy!

The Cake Tree Team