D&L Cakes

I have 3 new Top fans this week!

Thank you Bekii, Dave & Kaden 🙌

🌹🎶🎵I want to lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails🎵🎶🌹

Happy 60th Birthday to Bon Jovi fan, Mandy 🦋

Really enjoyed making this cake 😊

I was asked for a 10-12 inch cake. Turned out a lot bigger, but no one is going to turn down extra cake 😂

Vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam filling, covered & decorated in fondant.
All toppers are handmade by me.

Morning all!

Top fan draw has just been done, and we have a winner!! Last Monday, I had 5 top fans, and today I have 10!

Congratulations to Samantha Wood who has won 6 Christmas cupcakes 💚❤️

Thank you to all my top fans and everyone who supports my page.
Keep interacting and I will be doing another top fan draw at some point 🌲

This weeks fans !! These 5 have been a top fan for a long time!

Let's see who will be on the list on Monday for the Christmas cupcake draw 🙌

Thank you to everyone for your continued support ❤️💚

Top fan draw coming!!

On Monday 11th December I'll be doing my next top fan draw to win 6 of these Christmas cupcakes.
Vanilla, with vanilla buttercream swirl and raspberry jam centre.

They will be made w/c 18th Dec.

I currently have 5 top fans on my page. To have a chance of winning some cupcakes you just need to keep on interacting with my page. That's it.

Likes, shares, and comments on posts all contribute towards getting a top fan badge.

This is my way of thanking you for your support. Ordinarily top fan draws are done without notice, but seeing as it's Christmas I'm giving people a chance to make it onto the list 😁

*TOP FAN BADGES ARE AWARDED, AND REMOVED BY FB, NOT ME*

Happy Birthday to me!
(Yes, I make my own cake 😂)

6-inch cake; 3 layers of vanilla sponge, with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam filling & covered with fondant.

Decorated with vanilla buttercream, white chocolate drip, handmade fondant flowers, & chocolate skulls.

Just a little insight into costs on a cake....

*This breakdown is for a bakery with other staff. I do everything alone. But there are still the same kind of costs*

This is for a 6 inch chocolate cake, with a basic covering of fondant.
So that's without all the toppers that are made by hand, and any further decoration that's added.
There's no wage, and there's no profit, but there is an awful lot of time & cost that goes into it.

As the original poster says, I am so grateful to those who pay the price quoted, because they appreciate how much goes into each cake I make 🖤

*DISCLAIMER - we know loads of our following and customers totally get why our cakes cost what they do and we are super grateful for you all*

Saying this on behalf not just of me and my incredibly skilled team who deserve a decent wage, but all other small businesses who are desperately trying to make a living while costs skyrocket around us.

This is our costing for a 6" fondant covered chocolate cake. It costs us £64.57 JUST TO MAKE without any profit on top. And profit is absolutely essential for a business to survive. That broken sink? Needs profit to pay for. That new piece of equipment? Wastage, any mistakes? We need profit to cover that. What about holiday pay? That's labour costs without any product being made.

Yes this means our prices are way higher than some other suppliers. Partly that's because once you employ people, you HAVE to cost labour properly. When it was just me I constantly kidded myself I was paying myself a proper wage while working for free a lot of the time. You can't do that once you have a team and why should anyone work for free anyway? We do something hardly anyone can do to this standard, with amazingly high quality ingredients and recipes.

As you may have guessed, yes I've experienced people telling me our prices are too high recently. Not just that it's out of budget or they didn't want to spend that much but that OUR prices are too high. I can assure you, our prices would be lower if we could afford them to be. But I'm not sacrificing the well being of my staff or the longevity of the business because some people don't get how much stuff costs.

Insolvencies of businesses in May 2023 were up 40% from May 2022. We do not want to be one of them. So many businesses are on the brink. We need to support them. Even if it means paying more. It's worth it x

**Xmas update about wreaths** 🌲🎁🎅⭐

Due to a cancellation for a bespoke cake, I have space for 2/3 more wreaths if anyone would like one doing.

10 vanilla cupcakes with a raspberry jam centre, decorated with vanilla buttercream and fondant, beautifully presented as a Christmas wreath.

My regulars tell me that these wreaths have now become a part of their Christmas traditions ❤️💚

Dates I have closest to Christmas are 21st, 22nd & 23rd.
If one is required earlier in the month this will not be an issue.

Price is £32.50
(2.50 extra for delivery if required within a 3 mile radius).
50% deposit required upfront to guarantee.

Happy 16th Birthday to Mac 🎉🎂

I always enjoy making Mac's cakes each year! This yr he loves plants, sharks and fish and chips! So we have a bit of everything 😊

7-inch vanilla cake with a vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam filling, covered and decorated with fondant.
Toppers are handmade by me.

Sorry to mention the 'C word', but just to make people aware that Dec is currently closed for any more orders.

I also make the Christmas wreaths every year, & I currently don't have space for any more in the week leading up to Christmas.
If this changes I will update on the page.

Thank you for everyone's continued support 🖤

24 Halloween cupcakes for Birthday girl Grace!

Vanilla sponge, vanilla buttercream swirl and raspberry jam centre.

Hope you enjoyed your Halloween themed party

🎃👻🧟‍♂️🧙‍♀️🕷️🧛⚰️💀🕸️🪦

****GONE****

I have one box of 6 Halloween cupcakes available if anyone would like them.

Vanilla sponge, with vanilla buttercream swirl and raspberry jam centre. All with a fondant topper.
£17.50 for a box of 6 (collection). £2.50 extra for delivery within a 3 mile radius.

These are being baked today and ready for mid afternoon.

(Toppers are similar to last yrs,:as shown in the photo)

Brain anyone??

Vanilla sponge, with a raspberry jam & vanilla buttercream centre, decorated with fondant & (edible) blood 🧠🎃

Morning all! I'm back and taking orders!

Just to answer a few questions....

I need 2 weeks notice MINIMUM for any cakes required as I have to juggle things round my son.

No cakes will be put in the diary, or started unless a 50% deposit is paid. No exceptions. No deposit, no cake. Deadline for this is also the 2 weeks mark.

Final payment is to be made on delivery/collection. I do not offer a buy now, pay later service 🤦🏼‍♀️
(Delivery charges apply)

Lastly, I won't make your cake for free 😂

Hope everyone has a great day xx

Morning all.

Just a reminder that I will not be making cakes again until 11th September.
Please inbox me if you need me to make anything from that date 😊

These cakes are vanilla sponge, with a vanilla buttercream swirl, raspberry jam centre, and fondant toppers.

I'm sure a lot of people have heard/read about 'cakegate' this past week.

I absolutely applaud this lady for saying no! Not only because of the fact she is being asked to do this for free, which is rude, but there are so many people who just don't understand how much time & cost goes into making a cake!
There seems to be a massive misconception from many that it's 'just flour, eggs, butter & sugar'. There is so much more to it than that.
There's also no such thing as an hourly wage when making a cake.
As an example, if I was to spend 10 hrs on a basic cake at minimum wage, that's £100 to start. That's without then adding the cost of ingredients, the water used to wash pots etc, the gas, the electric, the tools to make your figures, the equipment, the food colouring, the sprinkles, the glitter, the sprays, the board, the box, etc etc....the list goes on. We don't get that 10 hours work included when being paid for a cake. The amount you pay is much less.

I have had people say if they buy the ingredients can I make it? No. That's as bad as asking for it for free!

People tell me they can get it cheaper elsewhere. Go get it elsewhere. My prices are wayyy below making any money to feed my family.
People wouldn't go to their day to day job and work for anything less than minimum wage, so please don't be arrogant when it comes to the person making your cake.

Please support & be kind to small businesses, no matter what service they provide 🖤

Favourite toppers of the year so far 🩵

School has finished, which means so have I!

No cakes or toppers will be started until w/c 11th Sept.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support 🖤

End of School year, teacher cupcakes 🩵

Vanilla sponge, raspberry jam centre, vanilla buttercream swirl & fondant topper

Happy 50th Birthday to Martin 🥳 🎉

Hope you had a great day celebrating!

Cake is approximately 12 X 9 inches. Vanilla sponge with a raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream centre, covered with fondant icing.
Speedboat topper is made by me using rice Krispies, marshmallow & fondant 🚤

Yearly reminder that I will not be making any cakes during the School summer holidays.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to Marion & Charley 🤍

7-inch chocolate cake, filled with chocolate buttercream, covered with vanilla buttercream, and decorated with real flowers.

(2nd photo is the customers own 😊)

Throwback to 3 years ago, when I made this steam train cake.

"Choo Choo" 🚂

Really Enjoyed making this cake.

Cake is vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream, and raspberry jam.

All toppers are handmade by me :)

Thank you so much Louise 😊
So glad you enjoyed your cakes ❤️

Lemon cupcakes for my 'Top fan' winner 😊

Lemon sponge, with a homemade lemon curd centre, lemon buttercream frosting, and topped with meringue & a lemon jelly sweet 🍋🍋

Happy 15th birthday to Bobbi 🥳🎊

10-inch cake -

Half vanilla, with a raspberry jam & vanilla buttercream filling
Half chocolate, with a chocolate buttercream filling

Making chocolate cake in hot weather, is not an easy task!

Happy 9th Birthday to Theo 💙

7-inch triple-layer chocolate cake, covered and filled with chocolate buttercream, and loaded with Theo's favourite chocolates

Thank you so much to all of my followers on my page. Every reaction, share & comment means a lot, and I'm grateful to you all for supporting me over the years.

I have a handful of top fans on my page that I would like to recognise, and to one of you I will do 12 cupcakes of your own choice of flavour over the coming weeks.

Either today or tomorrow I will do a random selection to decide who the winner will be.

I will do this every few month's as a thank you to any top fans on my page.

Alan Dean Samantha Wood Byrne Jenni Beswick Hayley Berrisford Terri Leanne Shelagh Evans

Another throwback of one of my faves ❤️🖤

Happy 35th Birthday to Chris!

Vanilla sponge with jam & buttercream.

All toppers are handmade by me.

Throwback to 3 years ago.
Still one of my favourites 💙

Vanilla flavoured Allotment cake, with raspberry jam and buttercream.

Really enjoyed making this cake!

All toppers are handmade by me.

'HEY ASHLEY, you've earned your 1st birthday badge'

Happy Birthday to Ashley, who turned 1 yesterday ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

7-inch gluten-free chocolate cake, with chocolate buttercream filling, and covered in fondant.

All toppers are handmade by me.

'Coronation cupcakes' ❤️🤍💙

Vanilla sponge, raspberry jam centre.
They cakes are topped with royal icing&buttercream, & chocolate/candy balls

Hope everyone enjoys the bank holiday, however you choose

Easter Cupcakes.

Chocolate sponge and a Choc fudge buttercream swirl.

(Photo credit Victoria Daniels. Her picture was better than mine 😂)

Happy Birthday Steven 🎁🎉

6-inch cake - 3 layers of vanila sponge, with a raspberry jam & vanilla buttercream filling.

The figure on top is handmade by me using fondant

Happy 1st Birthday to Little Piglet, Alfie 💙

I absolutely loved making this cake, and I am thrilled with the final result!

The cake is vanilla, with a vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam filling.
The bottom tier is 10 inches, and the top tier is 6 inches.

All toppers have been handmade by me using fondant

Happy 40th Birthday to my Brother, in heaven.
He might not be here with us, but I never let his birthday pass without some cake in his memory 🩵🩶💙

7-inch vanilla, with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam filling.

Manchester City logo is an icing sheet by Toptacular