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Cart (0) * Wedding Cakes * Our style * Celebrate * Our Story * Contact * Blog * BOOK A DESIGN DATE * Wedding Cakes Wedding Cakes * Our Wedding Service * Advice and Prices * Wedding Gallery * The Garden collection * Wedding Favours * Our style * Celebrate * Our Story * Contact * Blog * BOOK A DESIGN DATE Search by typing & pressing enter YOUR CART * Empty Cart Subtotal:£0.00 Checkout CAKE crumbs 19/4/2020 0 Comments CHESHIRE WEDDING CAKES - COLSHAW HALL & MERRYDALE MANOR If a private wedding in the beautiful Cheshire countryside is high on your list of priorities, then you must consider neighbouring wedding venues, purpose built Merrydale Manor and Grade II listed Colshaw Hall. Located just outside Knutsford, The Colshaw Hall Estate is one of the most idyllic and picturesque settings in Cheshire. As an exclusive use venue, the entire 300 acres of majestic grounds are yours for you and your guests to enjoy all to yourself. Next to Colshaw Hall but set in its own exclusive grounds, Merrydale Manor has a picturesque lake, a stunning manor house and acres of parkland and manicured gardens, offering you the best of this beautiful region. It's always a joy to drive through the village of Over Peover to deliver a wedding cake to one of these beautiful wedding venues but with each having so much to offer, if you're planning a Cheshire wedding, how do you choose between them? Click here to enquire about availability for your Cheshire Wedding Cake Here are some of our recent highlights from these two fabulous Cheshire wedding venues... Colshaw Hall - September 2018 Merrydale Manor - October 2018 Tobiah Tayo Photography Sugar Flowers and Royal Icing at Colshaw Hall - August 2018 Travel themed wedding cake Colshaw Hall - August 2018 Bold & Gold at Merrydale Manor - July 2018 0 Comments 26/1/2020 0 Comments A BAKER'S DOZEN: THE TOP WEDDING CAKE TRENDS FOR 2020 Some wedding cake trends naturally evolve from previous cake trends, whereas others are informed by the wider culture. The royal wedding cake for The Duke and Duchess Sussex in 2018 undoubtedly influenced two of the biggest styles of last year - American style buttercream covered wedding cakes decorated with fresh flowers and deconstucted cakes where single cakes are displayed on individual stands to create their own vignette. And 2020 is likely to be no different with several new and exciting wedding cake trends coming through. Here’s what to keep an eye out for this year… 1. SMALL AND SUSTAINABLE WEDDING CAKES The climate emergency means that sustainability is fast becoming a much bigger part of all our lives and informing our lifestyle choices. This means couples are much more sensitive to the impact their wedding might have on the environment. Being conscious of waste and avoiding single use plastics is one of the many simple ways to make a difference and have a more sustainable wedding; we anticipate couples and cake makers alike turning away from ever bigger made up of ‘fake’ tiers of polystyrene to be discarded after the wedding. Polystyrene doesn’t degrade and will inevitably end up in landfill or broken up in the sea. The alternative being embraced by environmentally aware couples is to celebrate real cakes, which might be smaller but where intricacy of design, craftsmanship and taste are more highly prized than sheer size. Sustainable, polystyrene free wedding cake by The Frostery Wedding Cake by The Frostery 2. WEDDING CAKES WITH COASTAL CHARACTER Big for 2020 is the trend for weddings with a carefree, sun-bleached, coastal vibe with a muted colour palette and everlasting blooms. It’s a modern evolution of previous popular natural, rustic styles, characterised by architectural seed pods, husks and white wood, softened by small coastal flowers and grasses and free form, flowing elements inspired by the sand and sea. Expect to see lots of interesting coastal plants and seed pods made from sugar adorning sandy coloured cakes. 'Beach Babe' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes Coastal Wedding Cake by The Frostery 3. VICTORIANA From dresses with high ruffled necklines, long sleeves and defined waists to wedding cakes with royal iced decoration, the Victorian era’s influence is back for 2020 weddings, with delicate dress embroidery expected to be echoed in cakes decorated with intricate hand-piped detail. It’s influence is informing a less playful, more timeless look, so we will see cakes with a more classically romantic feel too. Royal Icing embroidery detail, The Frostery 'Sweet Satin', a classically romantic wedding cake by Union Cakes 4. BOWS OF SUGAR Eye-catching bows are everywhere this year - on shoes, in hair, on dresses - from exaggerated and sculptural to subtle and dainty. Wedding cake design often takes it’s cue from bridal fashion and a contemporary sugar bow is a bridal favourite which will instantly enrich an otherwise classic cake. Wedding Cake detail, The Frostery 5. MOSAICS Over the past few years, geometry and tessellation have been extremely popular in wedding cake design, being both simple and effective and providing a more masculine contrast to some of the softer design elements which can often dominate. However it’s a trend which is evolving and becoming more decorative with bolder colour choices, mosaics and patterned tiles coming through in more ornate designs. 'Amalfi' Wedding Cake, available to order from Union Cakes Detail from 'Amalfi' by Union Cakes 6. MODERN FAIRYTALE Brides dreaming of a modern fairy-tale wedding will be loving the bold and billowing blouson sleeves and full, flouncy skirts that bridal designers have been experimenting with recently and it’s those frothy frocks of layered tulle that have translated into wedding cake design with weightless, paper like ruffling the key to unlocking this avant-garde, voluminous look. Detail from 'Bustle' by Union Cakes 'Bustle' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 7. MAXIMALISM Minimalism has dominated the culture for years and this is equally true in the world of wedding cake design. But for something memorable and remarkable, maximalism is finally having it’s moment. A wedding is an ephemeral, joyous celebration of love and romance captured in a single day of individual expression. It’s unlike any other day when you can get away with anything because it really is all about you, so we’re going to be seeing couples embracing colourful, abstract, exotically decorated wedding cakes incorporating graphic prints, clashing patterns and textures for a playful, visual delight. Maximalism cake by The Frostery, styling by Red Floral Architecture, Photography by Jeff Langhorne for Great Northern Wedding Venues Magazine 8. EXPRESSIVE ILLUSTRATION Painted cakes with pretty floral designs continue to be popular but increasingly couples wanting a cake with artistic expression will be finding their inspiration in a wider variety of illustrative styles often with a personal meaning. Expect to see cakes with clear, engaging, creative illustration influenced by everything from children’s books to graphic novels, pen & ink to computer graphics. Original illustrations by Edward Lear. Wedding Cake by The Frostery Edward Lear wedding cake by The Frostery Edward Lear wedding cake by The Frostery 9. NOT QUITE NAKED WEDDING CAKE For many couples, being able to get creative with their weddings is an essential part of the planning process and undoubtedly, couples are getting braver with what they are willing to do, eschewing the traditions they don’t like and introducing new more modern twists to their weddings. For me, the key to getting this right is concentrating on two or three things and doing them really well, whilst a professional stylist can suggest creative ways to achieve a cohesive look. A Decorate-It-Yourself wedding cake is undoubtedly a great way for couples to keep within their wedding budget and still get the unique, tailored look they yearn for. This trend isn’t about trying to learn professional cake decorating skills - it’s about cleverly styling a simple, plain cake with fresh flowers, ribbon or statement objects. The possibilities are endless! Not-Quite-Naked Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 10. FESTIVAL COLOUR Whether on a farm, in a barn, on a beach or in a field, the trend for couples hosting their very own wedding festival celebrations in the beautiful English countryside continues, where everything is laid back, fun-packed and informal. The ubiquitous naked or semi-naked wedding cake with it’s rustic charm, has been the favoured style for this type of wedding but as we enter a new decade we’ve found couples are willing to experiment with pops of color, new colour palettes and cakes with a relaxed, joyous, summery feel. 'Festival' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 'Festival' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 11. ECLECTICISM .Getting married doesn’t automatically mean that you should abandon your own sense of style and we’re finding brides and grooms in 2020 are less concerned with everything matching or having a co-ordinated ‘theme’ or traditional neutral colour palettes. Instead, modern couples are expressing their individual taste in a more eclectic fashion and create an atmosphere they are comfortable with. Searching for independent, artisan makers who are passionate about combining traditional techniques with a modern edge is a good place to start. Handcrafted sugar flowers by The Frostery 'Dream Lover' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 12. MODERN PEARLS After years of being seriously unfashionable, pearls have reclaimed their position in fine jewelry, thanks to a new, focused creativity on the marine born gem. Recently, we’ve seen gowns, hairpieces, veils and shoes all incorporating pearls in modern and stylish ways. This means we’ll see fewer plain cakes and more cakes with embellishment, including piped edible pearls in a celebration of timeless, understated elegance. 'Hepburn' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 'Hepburn' Wedding Cake by Union Cakes 13. TERRAZZO! Marbled cakes have been a wedding favourite for a while but in 2020 we’re going to see the trend develop beyond marble into different stone effects. In particular we predict that cakes everywhere will be rocking terrazzo, that jewel like material made from marble chips set into cement. 0 Comments 1/8/2019 2 Comments ELIZABETH RAFFALD - THE MOTHER OF THE MODERN WEDDING CAKE One of the best things about being a cake designer is discovering wonderful stories about people and the things they have done. Some stories are well known, some are private and others get lost in the past. The story of Elizabeth Raffald was one I had never heard before but as soon as I found it, I was hooked. 250 years ago in Manchester, Elizabeth, a former housekeeper at Arley Hall in Cheshire first advertised her book of original recipes called The Experienced English Housekeeper. Amongst her many innovative recipes, the book contained her recipe for Bride Cake, the blueprint of the modern wedding cake - a rich fruit cake decorated with two types of icing, almond icing (marzipan) and what later, when used to decorate Queen Victoria’s wedding cake became known as royal icing. The book was published many times and was so influential, The Queen herself is known to have copied sections of it into her diaries. This is what first intrigued me but there is much more to Elizabeth’s story, for as well as being a cook and a mother, she was an enterprising woman who achieved many things during her life and had a huge impact on Mancunian Society. Yet reading her story, I was struck that I, born in Greater Manchester and a student of cake decorating at Salford College was not aware of her; sadly even in Manchester she is a largely forgotten figure, with little in the way of commemoration. Perhaps her influence is why the cities of Manchester, and it’s neighbour Salford have such a strong association with the development of cake decorating. Pioneers of the art of royal icing such as Audrey Holding, Lindsay John Bradshaw, Nadene Hurst and Ernest Schulbe all studied or worked in the area. The Confectionery School of Art in Withington (run by Ernest Schulbe), Salford College and Tameside College have all held reputations as being outstanding places for learning sugarcraft. It seems fitting that the wedding cake itself originated in this area! She is truly one of Manchester’s greats and deserves much more notoriety than she currently enjoys; fortunately, thanks to the tireless work of local writer, researcher and founder of the Elizabeth Raffald Society, Suze Appleton she has a chance of being remembered by future generations. One of my missions as a modern cake designer is to make sure the traditional skills of sugarcraft continue to be used, practised and passed on and I just couldn’t let the 250th anniversary of Elizabeth’s book and her original wedding cake recipe, pass by without commemorating her with a cake of her own! So with the help of Suze Appleton and the generosity of Arley Hall, a celebration of her remarkable achievements was held earlier this year. We were delighted that Channel 4 agreed to send The Extreme Cake Makers crew along to film the making of the cake and the subsequent event which has given us a chance to introduce more people to this formidable woman. If you want to find out more about the fascinating life of Elizabeth Raffald then head to The Elizabeth Raffald Society Suzanne and Suze Appleton dressed as Elizabeth Raffald at Arley Hall, Cheshire Elizabeth Raffald 1733 - 1781 2 Comments 11/6/2019 0 Comments OUR DORFOLD HALL WEDDING CAKES When you see the sublime images of it's tree lined driveway or it's light-filled interiors, you can only hope that when you get there, Dorfold Hall lives up to the pictures - and trust me, Dorfold Hall is a Cheshire wedding venue that really does deliver on it's photographic promise! Dorfold Hall has stood since 1616 and is a glorious example of Jacobean architecture. Exploring the interior, you immediately get a sense of it's rich history. Take a closer look and you will see the owners' keen eye for detail, which is one of the reasons we are proud to be recommended to supply wedding cakes for the weddings they host. As you spill out into the gardens, it's like entering your own fairytale, with majestic lawns, tumbling roses, a shimmering lake and the private walled garden, Dorfold Hall has a timeless quality that makes you feel like you want to stay forever. The privately owned Hall has been carefully restored with the same delicate touch, sensitivity and dedication that you will experience on your wedding day. We always enjoy stopping at Dorfold Hall to set up a wedding cake, and catch-up with friends and I'm sure that you too will find the welcome as warm as the sun that always seems to shine there. KATHERINE & FEROZ AT DORFOLD HALL, JULY 2018 It was a bold and seductive colour palette chosen by this couple for their summer wedding at Dorfold Hall. Drawn in by the warm embrace of marsala, the marquee couldn't have looked more inviting, beautifully dressed by Red Floral Architecture. Their wedding cake had handmade sugar flowers to match and was framed by a beatiful floral arch. VICTORIA & DAVID AT DORFOLD HALL, JUNE 2018 GIA & JOHN AT DORFOLD HALL, MAY 2018 0 Comments 3/5/2019 0 Comments CLASSIC ENGLISH WEDDING CAKES FOR THE LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA We don’t need much of an excuse to take a trip to the Lake District, so we always get a tingle of excitement when we have the opportunity to create the wedding cake for a romantic wedding in Cumbria. Whether you’re a couple looking for modern and stylish comfort on the calm shores of one of The Lakes, luxury in a historic Country Hall or you have your sights on something more wild and windswept, The Lake District has something for everyone. If you're planning a Lake District wedding, get in touch to arrange your personal design consultation and cake tasting so we can find out more about the part of the Lake District you've chosen for your wedding day and you can see your ideas transformed into a special wedding cake design. Whilst we look forward to future weddings in The Lake District, here are some of the wedding cakes we’ve recently had the pleasure of taking to this most beautiful area of the UK. WHITE & SILVER WINTER WEDDING CAKE AT ABBEY HOUSE HOTEL IN BARROW-IN-FURNESS ROMANTIC ELEGANCE AT THE SAMLING HOTEL, WINDERMERE CELEBRATING THE OUTDOOR LIFE AT THE INN ON THE LAKE, ULLSWATER GREEN & GOLD WEDDING CAKE AT SILVERHOLME MANOR ON THE GRAYTHWAITE ESTATE, ULVERSTON 0 Comments 1/5/2019 0 Comments WEDDING CAKES AT PECKFORTON CASTLE IN CHESHIRE If getting married in a castle in the heart of Cheshire is your dream, then the idyllic Peckforton Castle in Tarporley could make your fairytale a romantic reality! From the stained glass windows and high vaulted ceilings of the Great Hall to the luxurious warmth of the drawing room, there are plenty of beautiful settings for your wedding cake at Peckforton Castle. And whilst a tall five or six tier wedding cake can look magnificent in one of the many grand rooms, a well-styled three tier wedding cake works just as well in one of the more intimate spots within the castle. Here are a just few of the wedding cakes we have had the privilege of making for couples who have been married at Peckforton Castle over the years KIMBERLEY & LEWIS - JAN 2019 LAURA AND DANIEL - FEB 2019 J & J - AUGUST 2018 0 Comments 21/12/2018 0 Comments A COAT FOR CHRISTMAS - THE TALE OF HOW SANTA GOT HIS RED COAT Earlier this year we were asked to make a cake to celebrate Christmas at The Piece Hall in Halifax. The Grade I listed Piece Hall, originally opened on January 1st 1779 and is the only intact surviving example of a north country cloth market. It is one of Britain's outstanding Georgian buildings. When The Piece Hall was built, West Yorkshire was the largest production area of woven woollen Kersey cloth in England. Kersey cloth had a reputation for being hardwearing, weatherproof and good value. These properties made it popular for coats and cloaks and it was often used to make soldiers' coats, sailors' jackets and Cavalry cloaks. For the weavers of West Yorkshire, preparing the yarn provided work for all the family and a weaver could make a piece (a 30 yard length of fabric) on a loom at home in about a week, leaving enough spare time for some farming. Trade for the cloth, often dyed blue or red, took place each Saturday. The Piece Hall was open from 8am to 9:45am for the delivery of cloth and for clothiers to open their rooms. Trading began at 10 o'clock and ended promptly at 12 noon. To make sure that every clothier had an equal chance any merchant who entered the market place before 10 o'clock or persisted in negotiations after noon was fined. Time, from 12.30 to 4pm, was allowed for the removal of cloth sold after which the market was closed and remained empty until the next market day. Following a multi-million pound transformation project, this magnificent building with it's vast open-air courtyard has now re-opened as a world class cultural, heritage and leisure destination operated by The Piece Hall Trust, a charity which exists to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment by preserving The Piece Hall. Our challenge with this cake was to somehow represent the history of The Piece Hall and the weavers of West Yorkshire, whilst at the same time celebrating Christmas. The cake we donated to The Piece Hall tells a special children's tale about how Father Christmas got his red coat, inspired by this historic site. The story is called 'A Coat for Christmas' and was handwritten in full on the cake. List of references https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/index.html https://www.thepiecehall.co.uk/ http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/p.html A Coat for Christmas by James Thorp There were just two days until Christmas 1785 but Santa wasn’t feeling merry. He sat forlornly staring at the heap of rags which had been his faithful old brown broadcloth coat. The coat he’d worn for over 200 Christmases was now ruined. A few minutes earlier, Santa had absent-mindedly mistaken Dasher’s antlers for a coat hook and with Santa’s coat covering her face, the reindeer had lurched forwards crashing into the sharp antlers belonging to Blixen. The two reindeer tussled and as they shook their heads to untangle themselves the coat was shredded and fell to the ground in tatters. An eager elf named Elsie saw the commotion and rushed to tell Mrs Claus what had happened. Without delay Mrs Claus summoned Rudolph with a loud whistle and said to Elsie ”You must take Rudolph and fly to England to buy cloth to make Santa a new coat. It must be warm and be able to keep the snow out but please, anything but brown!”. It was just before noon on Christmas Eve and the cloth traders at The Piece Hall in Halifax, Yorkshire were hurriedly completing their final deals before going home for Christmas. As Elsie rode Rudolph through the skies above England, she saw the crowd buying and selling pieces of cloth below and swooped down to have a closer look. Galloping through the narrow entrance of the Hall they came across a glum faced merchant. They stopped to ask what was the matter. The merchant said that he had not sold any cloth that morning and didn’t have enough money to buy his family a Christmas goose. Elsie explained that she too was in a desperate situation and told the man the story of how the reindeer had ruined Santa's old coat. The man smiled as he hoisted a great bundle of bright red cloth from the back of his horse “This red Kersey cloth is used to make cloaks for the English Cavalry - it’ll make a fine new coat for Santa” he said. Elsie paid the man and strapped the cloth onto Rudolph’s back before heading back home to the North Pole where Mrs Claus was waiting. As soon as they arrived with the bundle of cloth, Mrs Claus set to work frantically cutting and stitching. By dusk, the coat was finished and there was even enough cloth left to make some matching red trousers and a warm red hat. Santa was delighted with his new clothes and thanked Elsie as he prepared to ride off on his sleigh. The End 0 Comments 5/11/2018 0 Comments CAKE ARTISTS - THE FROSTERY MAKES THE UK’S TOP TEN Suzanne has been named as one of the best in cake decorating and sugarcraft in the UK for 2018. The Cake Masters magazine Top 10 UK Cake Artists’ award is the latest accolade for Suzanne, who was presented with her award at Birmingham’s NEC on Friday the 2nd of November where she was judging at the world's largest cake competition, Cake International. The celebrations continued at the annual Cake Masters Magazine Awards, where we had chance to chat to royal icing master, Eddie Spence MBE about baking, cake decorating and one of his favourite TV programmes, Extreme Cake Makers! "To be one of the top ten cake artists of the year is a huge achievement, and one of the highlights of my career so far. The top ten are chosen for artistry and skill across all facets of cake creation, from cake sculpture to intricate royal icing, and what makes this award so thrilling is to be recognised among these illustrious artists for creativity in my speciality area, which is wedding cake design.” Suzanne 0 Comments 30/10/2018 0 Comments MAGIC AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL It's dusk at The Mandarin Oriental hotel in London's Hyde Park and there's magic in the air... The storytellers. Photography: John Nassari Planner and Wardrobe Stylist: Raspberry Bespoke Events Location: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London Cakes: The Frostery Model: Charleen Meredith Hair and Makeup: Botias Hair & Makeup Floral Design: Rob Van Helden Linen: Over the Top Linen Rentals Crockery: Whitehouse Crockery Lighting: That Event Company Stationery: Ananya Cards Wedding Decor: Wedding Day Hire Bridal gown: Le Spose di Giò Table: Farley Shoes: Charlotte Mills 0 Comments 27/10/2017 0 Comments THE NORTHERN STARS - A CHRISTMAS FANTASY When some of the North West's brightest stars assembled in a warehouse in Manchester last Christmas, they discovered a magical pathway to another world....Enjoy this visual festive feast with Photography by Teresa C. The Northern stars Magpie king - Red floral architecture Queen of Christmas - Amy Gee Boss Model Management Crown jeweller - Eleventh Heaven by Ann McKavney Sugar Plum fairy - Suzanne Thorp at The Frostery Plates and sorcery - Whitehouse Event Crockery Potions and powders - Flossy & Leigh Bridal Hair and Makeup Company Shining stars - Typical Type Silk and lace - Knutsford Wedding Gallery Magical moving pictures - Marry Me Films 0 Comments <<Previous RSS Feed GET IN TOUCH The Frostery 23 Court St, Uppermill Greater Manchester OL3 6HD cake@thefrostery.co.uk 01457 778111 presides.extension.haven OPENING HOURS Sun & Mon closed Tuesday 11am - 3pm Friday 11am - 3pm All other times are by appointment only "The best wedding cakes in the North West!" 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