Choosing your wedding or event cake is one of the most exciting parts of planning your big day. We do not just want to bake your cake; we want to build a sweet relationship with you for all your life milestones. Whether it is a landmark birthday, a special treat for home, or something sweet to share with your colleagues at work, we are here for your entire journey. To help you get ready for this delicious experience, we have put together a simple, step-by-step guide on what to expect, from booking your spot to the very last bite.
Choosing Your Tasting Experience
Your journey starts with picking the perfect tasting style for your taste buds. It is also important to know that these sessions are not just for bridal couples! Anyone can book a tasting experience to enjoy with friends, or to celebrate a fun, sweet event with family. To give you total freedom, we serve our cakes and cheesecakes separately from the fillings and toppings. This means there is no right or wrong way to do it, and you can mix, match, and play until you find your absolute favourite combination.
Premium Tasting
Our Premium Cake Tasting takes two hours and is priced at R800 per couple, with extra guests welcome at R500 each. This luxury option gives you six delicious cake sponges and five distinct fillings or frostings to play with. To keep your taste buds sharp between combinations, we include salty palate cleansers, freshly brewed filter coffee, and bottled water, along with a celebratory glass of MCC to make the occasion feel extra special.
Standard Tasting
Our Standard Cake Tasting takes about an hour and costs R600 per couple, with extra guests welcome at R400 each. This wonderful option includes four cake sponges and three fillings or frostings, allowing you plenty of room to mix and match. We also provide salty palate cleansers to keep your mouth fresh, alongside freshly brewed filter coffee and bottled water to enjoy throughout the session.
Cheesecake Pairing
Our Cheesecake Pairing takes between an hour and a half to two hours and costs R300 per person. This option is perfect for cheesecake lovers, offering three different styles to try: a classic New York-Style, a caramelised Basque, and a light Fridge cheesecake. It comes complete with four toppings, including two fruit compotes—with options like Strawberry, Blueberry, or Lemon Pie—and two sweet toppings like Chocolate Ganache, Nutella, Biscoff, or Salted Caramel. If you have another topping in mind that is not on the list, just ask us!
If you find yourself torn between our traditional cakes and our creamy cheesecakes, you can also choose a hybrid tasting. This option lets you mix elements of both the cheesecake and the cake tasting, so you do not have to leave any of your favourites behind.
On numerous occasions, clients cannot make it to us in person, which is why we also offer our Cake-Away Sample Box. We can send this box to any part of the country using an overnight courier. It contains the same wonderful things that you would get during an in-person consultation. Afterwards, we will set up an online Teams meeting to consult with you, talk through your ideas, and answer all your questions once you have enjoyed your tasting at home.
Booking Your Spot
Once you know which tasting experience you want, getting on our calendar is simple. We host our in-person sessions every Saturday between 09:00 and 15:00. You can easily book your date or arrange for a courier box by reaching out to us via Email or WhatsApp .
When you make your booking, please let us know the exact number of people who will be joining. If you are a couple working with an external wedding planner, we highly encourage you to book a spot for them too. It is wonderful for them to be there so they can hear the details and help answer any questions that come up. As soon as your date or box order is confirmed, we will send over your invoice and a secure payment link to wrap things up.
Before You Arrive
To help you get the most out of our time together, we will send you two helpful resources right after your booking is confirmed. First, you will receive our useful Cake-Away Guide in a PDF format, which is filled with handy tips to read through before you arrive. Second, you will receive our Vision Questionnaire to help you share your essential event details with us early.
As you get ready for the tasting, whether at our table or at home, we highly recommend that you do not have a big breakfast or a heavy meal right before your appointment. You want to make sure you have plenty of space for all the treats! We also encourage you to gather anything we can use to draw inspiration for your cake, such as mood boards, colour swatches, or photos of designs you love, so you can share them with us at our meeting.
During the Consultation
When it is time for your appointment, the fun truly begins. There is no need to rush through the session, so please take your time and give your stomach a chance to digest the food. Be warned that you are going to feel very full and sweet afterwards! To keep your taste buds sharp during our in-person sessions, we offer bitter filter coffee, water, and salty snacks as palate cleansers to enjoy before or after your bites.
While you enjoy the treats, whether face-to-face or over our Teams video call, we will sit down to chat through the logistics of your big day. We will talk about the date, time, and location of your venue, your guest count, and whether the cake will be the main dessert or part of a larger dessert table. We will also look at how you want the cake to be cut, whether you want the same flavour throughout or a different flavour for each tier, and your preference for flowers, whether they are fresh, handmade sugar flowers, or artificial. During this time, we will also gently guide you through our terms and conditions, including details about deposits, payment options, changes, and cancellations.
We also love to ask a few interesting questions that you might not have thought about just yet. For example, we might ask if you would like to keep the top tier of your cake to celebrate an anniversary, or if there will be children at the gathering who might enjoy having their own cupcakes to decorate at the reception. We will also check on practical details, like what the road leading up to your venue is like, and whether the venue has a fridge we can use. If you want extra peace of mind, you can even hire us to be part of the ceremony or cut the cake for you on the day.
After the Tasting and Beyond
Please do not feel pressured to decide there and then while we are chatting. We want you to relax and rethink everything you tasted. We provide you with a notepad and a pairing sheet so you can write down your thoughts. Best of all, you are welcome to keep all your leftovers! We highly encourage you to share these extra bites with your family and friends to get their input and let them taste as well.
If we notice that you have fallen in love with a very unique or unusual flavour combination, we might suggest keeping that special mix for a private occasion and adding a batch of lovely cupcakes for the main event to please the wider crowd. Once you have had time to chat about it at home and look over your notes, simply email us your final choices so we can officially start bringing your dream cake to life.