Le Cake Shop

28/08/2026

Summer, apparently, involved ~ 75kg of buttercream. Mostly turned into flowers.

There were wedding cakes, milestone birthdays, buttercream flower bouquets, tiny details made leaf by leaf…

It has been a wonderfully busy season, but I’m possibly even more excited about what is coming next.

September already has some beautiful floral designs booked that I genuinely cannot wait to make, and I’m also setting aside some studio time to develop new flavours — particularly combinations where really good chocolate and seasonal fruit get to be the stars, rather than just another ingredient.

More beautiful flowers. More interesting flavours. More cakes made specifically for the people they’re celebrating.

I think autumn at Le Cake Shop is going to be rather good.

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16/08/2026

Presence.

Before a cake exists, it is already present in someone’s mind.

A birthday being planned.
A person being thought about.
A table imagined, candles lit, people gathered together.

Then it becomes present in mine.

While I mix colours, pipe each petal and decide where every flower should sit, there is very little room for anything else. It is one of the things I love most about making cakes — the rare necessity of being completely present in what is directly in front of me.

And eventually, it leaves my hands and becomes part of somebody else’s moment.

Sitting on the table.
Being carried into the room.
Candles, photographs, conversations, people stopping to look a little closer.

Presence. Humanity by Le Cake Shop.

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14/08/2026

A sunflower like this doesn’t start as a whole flower.

It starts as individual buttercream petals, piped one by one, then layered and assembled until the whole thing begins to take shape.

I love that contrast — something so bold and full of presence, built entirely from small, careful pieces.

Then it becomes part of the cake, alongside the softer ivory flowers and foliage, and suddenly the whole composition starts to make sense.

Every flower is edible. Every petal is made by hand. And none of them are ever quite identical.

That is exactly how I like them.

12/08/2026

It feels far too hot today to think about much beyond finding some shade… so a little fishing seems quite appealing. 🎣

This one had one very specific brief at its heart: fishing.

Rather than simply adding a rod and a fish, I wanted to turn the whole cake into a little scene — father and son at the water’s edge, the line disappearing down towards the fish, grasses growing around the bank and plenty of texture to make it feel almost like a tiny landscape.

It was created for Adam’s 40th celebrations at Super Brothers Arms Cocktail, Wine Tapas Bar — always lovely when one of my cakes gets to be part of a celebration somewhere local.

Happy 40th, Adam. I hope there was plenty of cake, good company and perhaps slightly cooler conditions than we have today. 😆

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10/08/2026

Eighteen

This one was all about keeping things classic: soft ivory buttercream, vintage-style piping, fresh raspberries and a little gold to mark the occasion.

Made to celebrate a very special 18th birthday.

09/08/2026

Kindness

What I remember most about Cheryl and Richard’s wedding is not the cake.

It is the warmth that radiated from them from the first time we met. The kindness in the way they spoke, the ease between them, and the feeling that their celebration was never about putting on a performance. It was about being with the people who mattered most.

Nobody disappears into the crowd. Every face matters. Every conversation has space. Every detail is close enough to be noticed.

Their cake was created to belong quietly within that day. Soft buttercream flowers, piped individually by hand, reflected the colours and gentle movement of Cheryl’s bouquet without competing for attention.

Afterwards, Cheryl and Richard sent the most generous review. Of course, hearing that they loved the cake meant a great deal. But what stayed with me most was knowing they had felt listened to and looked after throughout the process.

Perhaps that is what luxury really is.

Not simply having more, but having the time, care and attention to make something feel entirely your own.

Thank you, Cheryl and Richard, for allowing me to play a small part in such a beautiful family celebration. Wishing you both every happiness.

Kindness. Humanity by Le Cake Shop.

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05/08/2026

September cupcake bouquet orders are now open Le Cake Shop

Twelve filled cupcakes, individually decorated as hand-piped buttercream flowers and arranged into one beautiful edible bouquet.

Choose up to four flavours from the available menu, making it a lovely gift for a September birthday, anniversary, thank-you or family celebration.

£80
Collection from New Milton

You can choose your collection date, select your flavours and place your order directly through the website—there is no need to message first:

https://www.lecakeshop.co.uk/online-store/Classic-Flower-Bouquet-12-cupcakes-p843098839

September availability is limited, and ordering will close as dates become fully booked.

Allergen information: Made in a kitchen that handles all allergens.

A generous bouquet of 12 hand-piped floral cupcakes, beautifully arranged and ready to give for birthdays, anniversaries, thank-yous and special celebrations. Each cupcake is individually decorated with vanilla buttercream flowers and presented as an elegant edible bouquet. Choose from: Plain cupcak...

04/08/2026

A lovely little milestone for Le Cake Shop.

Le Cake Shop is now featured in the Muddy Stilettos Little Black Book, alongside independent businesses from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

This business has grown quietly, one cake and one celebration at a time, so it is lovely to see my work included.

Thank you to the team for featuring Le Cake Shop, and to every person who has trusted me with a wedding, birthday or meaningful family occasion. Your orders, recommendations, kind messages and reviews allow this small business to continue growing and creating.

You can read the full Le Cake Shop feature through the link below

https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/le-cake-shop-new-milton/

“Beautiful, hand-crafted wedding and celebration cakes meet edible floral artistry and flavour at Le Cake Shop, New Milton.”

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02/08/2026

A first birthday deserves its own little piece of magic.

Created for Isla’s first birthday: a soft ivory buttercream cake with delicate flowers, a handmade bunny, personalised details and matching building blocks.

Alongside the main celebration cake, I created a smaller coordinating smash cake especially for Isla—giving her something of her own to explore while the larger cake could be shared with family and friends.

Every first-birthday design is created individually, with the colours, theme and personal details tailored to the child and celebration.

First-birthday cake bookings are now open from September onwards. Please message me with your celebration date, approximate number of guests and any ideas you may already have.

📍 New Milton, serving Hampshire, Dorset and the New Forest.

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30/07/2026

Humanity

Perfection would mean every flower looking exactly the same. Mine never do.

Each one is piped individually. Some open wider, some curl at the edges, and some quietly disappear behind the others. That slight unpredictability is exactly what makes them feel alive.

This cake came together in the middle of the night, without a design, without a visual. Just colour, movement and the freedom to follow the design as it grew.

This is what happens when I am trusted creatively: something organic, instinctive and created only once.

A reminder that the most memorable work is not always the most perfect. It is the work with a little humanity left in it.

Classic Victoria sponge with vanilla buttercream and strawberry conserve inside.

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