** The Daisy Chain Cake Company is offering a 10% discount to all Love My Dress readers. Simply mention Love My Dress when enquiring **
Hello everyone. I love featuring cake on Love My Dress. Love it, and you can see some lovely cake features by clicking on this link. But today I’m proud to introduce you to Love My Dress sponsor and maker of sweet things extraordinaire, Melanie Chivers of Daisy Chain Cake Company.
Daisy Chain Cake Company was created from a lifetime passion for baking and design Melanie talks to us today about her wedding cakes, what inspires her and how she’d like to offer all readers an exclusive discount.
Isn’t that cake above simply divine? You can see the full shoot these images are on right here on Love My Dress...
“Customer care is very important to me and I am committed to excellence and work closely with the Bride and Groom to create a truly individual cake to complement a dream wedding…”
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photograpy Copyight (c) 2012, Annamarie Stepney
Can you briefly describe your products and services?
Only the finest ingredients are used to make delicious sponges in a variety of flavours and fillings and our signature rich dark fruit cake laced with brandy or rum, we also adapt our range to include ‘gluten free’ cakes…
A personal and professional service is assured from initial design consultation to presentation of your hand crafted, beautiful wedding cake which can be dressed with fresh or sugar flowers, embellished with handmade delicate sugar decoration and trimmed with satin ribbon to complement your chosen theme, making each cake unique….
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photograpy supplied by The Daisy Chain Cake Company
What led you to becoming a cake designer?
My first Wedding Cake was designed for my sister, who had been a willing participant in my cake tasting sessions throughout our childhood and, so to her I was the obvious choice to make her wedding cake .. I wasn’t so sure, it’s a huge responsibility and although I had made numerous birthday cakes for family and friends, a wedding cake was quite a daunting prospect…
….so, we had the brief wedding cake chat, and I thought she had made arrangements elsewhere, until I was told to keep the following Thursday evening free .. for a night out, I thought, but no, to attend a three month course in cake decorating,
I loved every second of it and after the first few lessons I knew this was what I wanted to do. My sisters’ wedding cake changed my life, that was 20 years ago and although I knew this was where my passion lie, it took me some time to create Daisy Chain Cake Company which was the best decision I ever made.
With years of experience and an eye for detail I am now asked to design and create some beautiful edible works of art, which grace the most glamorous events and not only make an amazing centrepiece but taste delightful too…
How would you describe your signature style?
My couture elegant cakes are loved by the ‘Vintage’ inspired bride with timeless style, elegance and sophistication in mind, I am often asked by many brides to create a design for specific era weddings from the ‘The Great Gatsby’ of the 1920’s and ‘Mary Quant’ daisy days of the 1960’s to up to date contemporary chic, all with that touch of flair every bride loves…
Can you provide a price guide?
Expect to pay from £500 for a simple elegant three tier cake, but bespoke cakes are quoted according to the requests of the bride and groom and the intricacy of the design…
Are you noticing any trends in cake design?
Current trends include lace, both applique and draped sugar lace, small but eye catching sugar blossoms, and accent colour to match the trend in ‘statement’ colour bridal shoes…
Our marble cakes are proving very popular – the delicious combination of rich dark chocolate and either dreamy white chocolate or zesty orange sponge looks amazing when served, showing off the marbling effect…
Also individual wedding cakes as a centre piece for each table at a more intimate wedding celebration serving the guests on each table with their own cake cut by the bride and groom as they make their way around the reception…
For further information, visit The Daisy Chain Cake Company website. You can also email Melanie on [email protected] and find further information on Facebook and Twitter.
Don’t forget all, that Melanie is offering *all* readers a 10% discount on their order – better get baking, I mean booking quickly! 😉
You can see more cake features here.
With much love all,
Annabel
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* This is a sponsored feature – all my sponsors receive an introductory feature like this. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email [email protected] and request a media pack.
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
