Two tiers
from$420
A 15 cm tier on a 23 cm tier, for a smaller wedding or a dessert table shared with other bakes.
- Two flavours of your choice
- Buttercream or fondant finish
- Delivery priced by distance
Tasted first, tiered for your day
Tiered and True designs wedding cakes from a six flavour tasting box, books dates up to fourteen months ahead and brings every cake to the venue to stack, level and dress on the table.
6 flavoursin every tasting box
8 weeksthe shortest notice for tiers
40 kmdelivered and set up by us
- Tasting box of six flavours
- Dates booked up to 14 months ahead
- Driven upright, stacked on site
- Allergens listed for every flavour
Sizes, counted in wedding portions
Prices start from a smooth buttercream finish with one flavour in each tier. A wedding portion is a finger slice about 2.5 cm square, half the size of a party slice, so tell your caterer which one to cut.
Three tiers
from$680
Tiers of 10, 15 and 23 cm, the size most couples choose for a reception of 80 to 100 guests.
- Three flavours of your choice
- Sugar flowers on one tier
- Stacked and levelled at the venue
Four tiers
from$1,150
Four tiers with a full cascade of handmade sugar flowers, for a long guest list or a room with a high ceiling.
- Four flavours of your choice
- Sugar flower cascade
- Set up and dressed by two of us
Feeding more guests than the display cake serves? A plain iced kitchen tray, sliced out of sight by the caterer, adds 40 portions from $95.
The flavour menu, allergens and all
Every tier can be a different flavour. Each recipe is listed with the allergens it contains, written in plain words rather than symbols.
| Flavour | Contains | Sponge and filling |
|---|---|---|
| Lemon and elderflower | Gluten, egg, milk | Lemon sponge, lemon curd, elderflower buttercream |
| Raspberry and pistachio | Gluten, egg, milk, pistachio | Vanilla sponge, raspberry jam, pistachio buttercream |
| Dark chocolate and salted caramel | Gluten, egg, milk, soya | Chocolate sponge, soft caramel, dark chocolate ganache |
| Vanilla bean and strawberry | Gluten, egg, milk | Vanilla sponge, strawberry jam, vanilla buttercream |
| Carrot, orange and walnut | Gluten, egg, milk, walnut | Spiced carrot sponge, orange cream cheese frosting |
| Almond and apricot | Egg, milk, almond | Ground almond sponge made without wheat, apricot jam |
All six flavours come out of one kitchen that also uses wheat flour, nuts, soya and sesame, so traces are possible in any cake, the almond tier included. For a guest with a severe allergy, a sealed dessert from a specialist kitchen is the honest answer. Allergen labelling and food safety rules differ by country; our labels follow the rules where we bake.
The tasting box comes before the sketch
Six slices, one of each flavour, packed for two with a card naming every filling and allergen. Collect it from the studio on a Saturday, or book a sit down tasting and talk through the design while you eat.
A box costs $40, and the whole $40 comes off the cake when you book within 30 days of tasting. Boxes are baked on Thursday for the weekend, so order by Tuesday.
- Six flavours, two forks, one card
- Sit down tastings on Saturdays
- $40 back when you book the cake
Lead times, from tasting to cake knife
Saturdays in late spring and summer go first, often a year ahead. These are the dates we plan back from.
12 to 14 months before
Ask about your date. We hold it for 14 days while you order a tasting box.
After the tasting
A design sketch and a fixed quote within a week; a 30% deposit, paid directly to us, secures the date.
8 weeks before
The latest we take a new tiered order if the date is open. Sugar flower cascades need 12 weeks.
4 weeks before
Final guest count, a flavour for each tier, venue access times and the balance.
Wedding week
Sponges baked, filled and iced over the three days before; no tier is baked further ahead.
On the day
Driven upright, stacked, levelled and dressed at the venue, then photographed for you.
Delivery, set up and what the venue needs
Tiered cakes travel in pieces and are built on the table. Delivery within 40 km of the studio is priced when you ask; further is possible with notice.
Driven in a cooled van
Each tier rides boxed on a flat, non slip floor in a van kept cool, never on a car seat or a lap.
Within 40 kmfrom $60
Stacked and levelled on site
We dowel and stack the tiers on your cake table, check it with a level, pipe the joins and place the flowers. Allow 45 minutes.
Set upwith every delivery
A level table, out of the sun
The venue provides a sturdy, level table away from windows, heaters, the band and the dance floor.
Access two hours early
We set up before the room fills. Tell us the delivery door and the earliest time a van may arrive.
Your florist's flowers
Flowers for the cake must be unsprayed and safe near food; we wrap every stem and never push one into the sponge.
Stands and a knife to borrow
Three cake stands and a serving knife are lent for the day, with a $50 deposit returned when they come back.
Cakes that left the studio this season
Each of these was stacked on its own cake table, from a barn with string lights to a marquee on a lawn.
Notes from couples after the cutting (example reviews)
The tasting box kept us at the kitchen table for a whole evening of happy arguing. Lemon and elderflower won the bottom tier, and guests were still asking about it at breakfast.
Our venue let vans in at noon and not a minute earlier. By half past, the cake was stacked, levelled and dressed with the florist's roses, before a single guest arrived.
A cousin with a serious nut allergy was coming. They told us plainly what they could not promise, helped us order a sealed dessert for him, and nobody spent the day worrying.
Questions couples ask over the tasting box
How many guests does each size feed?
We count in wedding portions, finger slices about 2.5 cm square. A party slice is twice that, so a three tier cake that gives about 90 wedding portions gives about 45 party slices. Tell your caterer which size to cut, and we leave a cutting guide with the cake.
Can you make a cake that is safe for a guest with a severe allergy?
No, and we would rather say so now. Nuts, wheat, soya, sesame, eggs and milk all pass through our kitchen, so traces are possible in every cake. We can help you order a sealed dessert from a specialist kitchen for that guest and set it beside the cake.
How far ahead should we book?
For a Saturday between May and September, twelve to fourteen months ahead. Weekdays and winter dates often have room closer in. The shortest notice we take for tiers is eight weeks, or twelve with a sugar flower cascade.
What if the venue is hot or the cake stands in a marquee?
Buttercream softens above about 24 °C. For summer marquees and gardens we suggest a fondant finish, or keeping the cake indoors until the cutting. We will tell you if the spot planned for the table worries us.
Can the tasting box be posted?
No. The slices are filled with fresh buttercream and curd, so they are collected from the studio on Saturdays. Couples who live further away usually book a sit down tasting and make a morning of it.
What happens if our date moves or the wedding is cancelled?
The deposit moves once to a new date within twelve months if that day is still open in our diary. Cancel more than eight weeks before and we keep only the deposit; inside eight weeks the full price is due, because sugar flowers and ingredients are already made and bought.
Ask about your wedding date
Tell us the wedding date, the venue and a rough guest count. Within two working days you hear whether the date is open, what your size starts at and when to order a tasting box.
- Dates held for 14 days while you taste
- A fixed quote once the sketch is agreed
- Deposit and balance settled with the studio directly
Visit the studio
Tastings are by appointment, so the slices are cut fresh when you sit down.
Phone and email
A cake studio on a quiet mews behind the high street; tastings by appointment
Studio hours
| Tuesday to Friday | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| Saturday | Tastings, 10:00 to 15:00 |
| Sunday and Monday | Out delivering to venues |
How far we deliver
Every cake within 40 km of the studio is driven and set up by us. Further away, ask about your date and we will say honestly whether the drive is safe for a tiered cake.