Example design
Tastings on Wednesdays and Saturdays Delivered and set up at your venue A different flavour for every tier
Elderlace is an illustrative cake studio
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Cakes

Beyond the cake

Sage green three-tier cake with ivory vintage piping

Vintage piping, done by handLambeth-style swags and borders in any colour you like.
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Four-tier ivory wedding cake with piped lace, blush sugar roses and elderflower in a stone barn

Wedding cakes for the Peak District

Cakes worth gathering round

Baked to order for your day, in the flavours you choose at a tasting, then delivered and set up at your venue.

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Made to order

Baked in the week of your wedding, never frozen.

Tasted first

Try six flavours before you choose a thing.

Delivered and set up

We bring it, build it and check it at the venue.

The collection

Our cakes

Talk to us about yours
Three-tier ivory wedding cake with satin ribbon and white sugar flowers

Tiered cakes

Two to five tiers, smooth or textured, finished by hand.
Semi-naked three-tier cake with figs, blackberries and rosemary

Naked

Scraped buttercream and seasonal fruit.
Two-tier buttercream cake dressed with garden roses and sweet peas

Floral

Fresh or sugar flowers to match your bouquet.
Gift box of six small squares of cake in different flavours

Tasting boxes

Six flavours posted to you, if you can't make it to the studio.
Dessert table with lemon tarts, macarons, choux buns, Bakewell slices and a cutting cake

Dessert tables

Tarts, choux, macarons and a cutting cake, styled together for the evening.
The Elderlace promise
A wedding cake should taste every bit as good as it looks.
Three-tier cake with figs, plums, blackberries and burgundy dahlias by candlelight
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The autumn and winter collection

Figs, brambles, sugared plums and deep red dahlias for weddings from October to February.

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Our story

Small batches, one wedding at a time

Every Elderlace cake starts at a tasting table and ends at your venue. In between, it is baked, filled and finished by hand in the week of your wedding, using real butter, free-range eggs and fruit and flowers from local growers.

Slice of lemon and raspberry layer cake on a vintage plate
Lemon, elderflower and raspberry
Hands piping royal icing lace onto a white cake tier
Lace, piped one line at a time
Box of six cake samples
Six flavours to try

Baked that week

Sponges are baked fresh for your date, so the cake tastes as it should.

Proper ingredients

Real butter, free-range eggs, and fruit in season wherever we can.

Made to match

We work from your flowers, colours and venue, not a catalogue.

Flavours

Choose one for every tier

Lemon and elderflowerCherry BakewellVictoria spongeSalted caramelWhite chocolate and raspberryBanoffeeCarrot and stem gingerDark chocolate and cherryEarl Grey and honeyTraditional fruit

Gluten-free and dairy-free tiers are available. Just tell us at the tasting.

How it works

From first slice to cutting the cake

i.

Check your date

Tell us your date, venue and rough guest numbers. Couples usually get in touch six to twelve months ahead.

ii.

Come for a tasting

An hour at the studio with tea and six flavours, or a tasting box by post.

iii.

Design it together

We sketch your cake around your flowers, colours and the number of tiers you need.

iv.

Delivery and set-up

On the day we deliver, build and dress the cake, then leave it ready for photos.

Tasting table with tea, six cake samples and a jug of garden flowers
Tastings

Book a tasting

Tastings run on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays and last about an hour. Pick a time, tell us a little about your wedding and we'll confirm by email.

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Questions

What couples ask us

How far ahead should we book?

Most couples get in touch six to twelve months before the wedding, and summer Saturdays go first. If your date is sooner, it's still worth asking.

How many tiers will we need?

As a rough guide, two tiers suit around 50 guests, three suit around 100, and four or a separate cutting cake work for 120 and over. We'll work it out with you at the tasting.

Can each tier be a different flavour?

Yes, and most couples do. Choose a flavour for every tier, or keep one tier just for the two of you.

Do you deliver and set up?

Yes. We deliver to venues across the Peak District and beyond, build the cake on site and dress it with flowers.

Can you match our flowers?

We can work with your florist on fresh flowers, or make sugar flowers to match your bouquet.

Can we have a dummy tier?

Yes. A decorated dummy tier gives you extra height without extra cake, and it can be mixed with real tiers.