Cakesmiths Bakery Bulletin

A Baker's Blog

Chai Spiced Apple TrayCAKE wins AWARD

We are super pleased for a number of reasons. Firstly, the essence of this cake was one of Georgina's original recipies in the early days of the coffee shop (one of three if memory serves me correc...

The Cakesmiths Tour - where to find us in 2015

30 April - 03 May 2015 Old Truman Brewery, London. This'll be our second London Coffee Festival and we're really looking forward to this one. Four days (and evenings) in London's vibrant artisan qu...

Service as usual - free delivery upgrade until Christmas

In fact last week our next day delivery rate was over 98% with a staggering 92% arriving before 12 noon. They are statistics that we are proud of and underpins the 'Smiths' decision to upgrade all ...
Flapjack frenzy

Flapjack frenzy

**The term 'flapjack' was originally used as early as the beginning of the 17th century - but it wasn't neccessarily the flapjack we know today. It was usually a flat tart or a pan-cake** **Shakes...
Something for the weekend

Something for the weekend

  Ultimate Brownie Seriously chocolatey naughtiness. A dark moist Belgian chocolate brownie with the bite of milk and white chocolate chunks. You can't go wrong with an age-old favoruite - the bro...
Behind the scenes of a Cakesmiths photoshoot

Behind the scenes of a Cakesmiths photoshoot

The bakewell is ready for its close-up!  Getting the ingredients just right, to showcase our homemade attitudes. Photoshoots can be pretty messy! Especially when baking's involved. The guys put...
Show us yer cakes!

Show us yer cakes!

We're always looking for photos of your wonderful displays here at Cakesmiths, so we can add them to the blog and show your cafe off! Whether you like to stack, spread out or something else entirel...
Beat the January blues with our Feel Good Granola

Beat the January blues with our Feel Good Granola

Our Feel Good Granola isn't the usual bland, tasteless offerings you've had before. Packed full of the good stuff - fruit, oats, seeds and crisped rice with lashings of sweet blossom honey, it's as...
Vegan Delight

Vegan Delight

  Dark and fruity flapjack   An old school flapjack made with dark sugar, lots of syrup with chewy raisins and dates. Perfect for a mid-morning snack or an accompaniment to your afternoon cup of t...