Premium Cakes: Black Forest, Red Velvet and More

The premium range is where the ingredients and the labour both step up. Black Forest is built the way it should be — cherries and real dark chocolate shavings, not cocoa dust. Red Velvet gets a proper cream cheese frosting rather than sweetened whipped cream, which is the difference between a cake that tastes like something and one that just tastes sweet.

These take longer to make and use costlier ingredients, so they cost more than the everyday flavours. What you are paying for is mostly in the filling and the finish: more layers, better chocolate, and frosting that holds its edge instead of sliding.

They are the usual choice for milestone birthdays, anniversaries and anything where the cake is the centre of the table rather than an afterthought. Cream-heavy cakes are the least heat-tolerant thing we bake, so for an outdoor event in summer, tell us and we will advise on timing.