Bittersweet Bakers

Christmas is Coming!

2011-12-06T20:18:00.007Z

Tis' the season to wrap up warmly, drink something piping hot and have cake whenever possible!

If you are in London and feeling in need of delicious treats to make your holidays special, or are in need of a gift for friends, family, clients or co-workers, we have come up with some decadent and delicious treats for you!

Here is our special December holiday menu below! Place your orders as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Orders for delivery by 24 December must be placed by 20 December at 2pm.

Bittersweet Bakers December Holiday Menu

Apple Turnovers 12 for £24

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. 12 for £24

Cardamom and Cinnamon Breakfast Buns 12 for £28

Vanilla Pecan Pie Bars. 12 for £28

Linzer Tart sandwich biscuits 12 for £18

Ginger Star or snowflake Biscuits. 12 for £12

Gluten Free Chewy Chocolate Walnut Cookies 12 for £12

Mulled Wine Pear Crumble cake 1 tray for £24

Hot Buttered Rum Apple Crumble cake. 1 tray for £24

Spiced Cranberry and Apple Crumble cake. 1 tray for £24

Gingerbread Parkin 1 tray for £22

Xmas Deluxe Brownies: 1 tray for £28

Cinnamon Brownie drizzled with White chocolate, cranberries and toasted macadamia nuts.

Peppermint Brownies drizzled with White chocolate and crushed red and

White candy canes and chocolate chips

Pretzel Peanut Butter Malted brownies, chocolate malted brownie with peanut butter swirl, drizzled with milk chocolate and topped with chopped crunchy pretzels.

Toasted Hazelnut Brownies, nutella swirled brownie drizzled with milk chocolate

and topped with toasted Hazelnuts and dried cherries.

All trays yield 12-15 large pieces or 24 small pieces

Summer, roll on Autumn!

2011-08-14T11:26:00.000+01:00

It's been a really busy summer for us at Bittersweet Bakers! Not only did we bake like crazy but we have been up to super exciting businessy stuff too! Some of which I can share now, some will have to wait for later..

Firstly, if you are looking for a place to get your Bittersweet Bakers fix immediately we are providing lovely goodies to munch on for the super cool people at: Dose Espresso in Smithfield and The Espresso Room in Bloomsbury!

If you haven't been to either, I really can't encourage you enough to go. Not only do they both make incredibly good coffee, they are really lovely people and supporting your local artisan coffee bar is really good for everyone. You get better coffee, better service and promote small business. And even better, big business (Starbucks, et al.) gets a few less pounds in their insanely deep pockets. Ahem.

This has been a long time coming but I haven't taken the decision lightly to do wholesale cookies and brownies for the cafes in London. I haven't wanted to put our fine, handmade baked goods in any old cafe. I want only to provide treats for cafe owners who really care about the quality of their product, how it's served and your overall experience. Dose Espresso and The Espresso Room fit the bill perfectly. I do hope you go and please, tell them I sent you!

On sale there now are Double Chocolate Brownies, Walnut Blondies, Guinness and Ginger Cake, Banana Coconut Cake, Anzac Biscuits, Cheesecake Brownies and my favourite, Seasonal Fruit Crumble Cake.

Our recipe for Chocolate Cinnamon Buns published in the new Green & Blacks cookbook is still going strong and as Autumn draws near, they are the perfect antidote to the chilly weather blues.

For the UK version:

For the US version:

As this is going to be an action packed Autumn, including a new premises (YAY!), a new (and VASTLY) improved website, recipes, classes, a cake club and more! We are going to roll into winter a fat and happy bunch!

Best wishes to you all cake lovers!!

Mad Hatter Wedding Cake

2010-08-14T18:26:00.001+01:00

Here are a few photos of including this gorgeous, Mad Hatter's Tea Party inspired Cupcake Wedding Cake for the lovely Rhiannon and Dan.

Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

2010-05-03T15:33:00.004+01:00

We all knew going in that this weekend's weather was going to be less than ideal. However, being stuck indoors can have its perks! Especially when you are a baker procrastinating over a deadline and have some yummy Blueberries to use up!

So these are my Bank Holiday Blueberry Babies..I mean Muffins.

I don't normally make muffins in my professional baking repertoire (maybe I should??) so when I needed a good reliable recipe I went to my go-to guide for the classics The King Arthur Baking Companion. I miss using King Arthur Flour, as they really do produce a superior product..but I digress.

Recipe is here and will work with any yummy seasonal fruit you happen upon in the coming months and can be tweaked in any way you desire! It's very easy and certainly doesn't require much brain power on a sleepy Sunday (or Bank Holiday Monday!) morning to produce excellent results.

The only tweaks I made, were to double the vanilla and I didn't over fill the muffin tin as you would normally to get those mega muffin tops. My blueberries were exceptionally juicy and I had bad visions of spending my Bank Holiday Monday scrubbing exploded blueberries out of my oven. But by all means, go wild! I also decided to make a crumb style top, out of medium oats, brown sugar, butter, flour and cinnamon all rubbed together then drizzled on top before baking. This gave the muffins a fragrant crispy top that so many people love. Again, this a perfect place to experiment with toppings and flavours. Also, a good tip for fruit muffin making in general, always lightly toss your fruit in a little flour before adding to the a batter as it keeps them from sinking to the bottom of your muffins.

Enjoy!

Hope you are having a great day off..

Arianna

Springtime in London

2010-04-20T19:17:00.002+01:00

We are all suffering the effects of the ash cloud and if you are stuck somewhere and have had your life upended, our thoughts are with you! But if you are on the other end, its hard to be down about it on a day like today. Blue skies, warm sun, flowers bursting out from every branch...and the slow pace. The empty streets, the silence and the peace. I think in a way it's been nice to slow down for a few days and to literally, stop and smell the roses.

So this afternoon, I came home and sat in the garden, had a cup of tea and a truly amazing sweet-tart lemon bar. Really, as close to tasting spring as you can get. The flavour bursts with sunshine and when there is nothing else to do but wait, can you ask for more?

A Very Good Day for Cake

2010-04-18T01:16:00.003+01:00

We make cakes all the time for lovely people all over the big smoke, but today we really went all out to make two particular lovely ladies super happy!

Firstly, the super cool Mademoiselle Robot got married today and being the truly unique and stylish girl that she is, she wanted a decidedly unique and stylish wedding cupcake display.

Secondly, the amazingly creative and super talented Emma, otherwise known as Erqsome celebrated the big 3-0 with a super lush vegan chocolate cake!

Doesn't she look like a cake loving super spy?? Oh, yes she does.

Hope you have enjoyed this glorious weekend, even if you are stuck somewhere because of the stupid ash cloud.

Bollocks to Baking!

2010-03-20T13:02:00.005Z

I know, it's been ages since we have reported happenings around Bittersweet HQ but we have had our little hands literally full of yummy goodies for weeks on end now leaving precious little time to catch up with you all! How have you been? We certainly hope all silly notions of diets and detoxes have fully been banished and you are back on the cake wagon, woot!

Spring is here it seems and with it we have a new menu with new flavours! We hope that it inspires you to give us a call and try out something new and exciting.

In other very exciting news, Bittersweet Bakers was written up by the gorgeous ladies of Domestic Sluttery, who we caked up for their 1st birthday party! They celebrated in style and we hope this the first of many birthdays to come! They were so kind and we really appreciate the glowing review!! Thanks girls!

Here are a few photos of what's been happening around here lately...

And my personal favourite the SUPERSIZE cupcake!!

And some lovely Valentine's Cupcakes

Take care cake lovers!
x

Cupcake Decorating Workshops in London

2009-12-11T22:13:00.002Z

Wow, what a few crazy months it's been! We at Bittersweet Bakers have been so busy making heaps and heaps of delicious tasty treats that we are stunned and amazed it's nearly Christmas! How did that happen?? Good thing the internet is open for Christmas shopping at all hours or we would be empty handed on the big day!

The most notable thing to announce is that due to overwhelming popular demand (we are SO flattered!) we have decided to make our Cupcake Decorating workshops open to everyone on a regular basis instead of just private parties! Yay!

This is partly due to the wonderful Gail who wrote a super article for the Londonist on what a brilliant time she had at one of our classes. Not only is she good with words, but she's pretty hot with a piping bag and some glitter too!

If you fancy getting your cupcake decorating groove on, just send us an email for information. We are going to be doing workshops in the new year on 10 January, 7 February and 28 February. This also makes a brilliant gift for Christmas or any other gift giving occasion and vouchers are available.

Also, for all you baking enthusiasts, we are happy to give classes on all sorts of topics including Proper Baking for Beginners or Layer Cake Assembly and Decorating, just to name a few. If you have a specific topic you would like to cover, get in touch! You never know, we might just be thinking the same thing!

Happy Halloween London!!

2009-10-31T18:30:00.004Z

Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. Perhaps it always brings me back to my suburban Californian childhood, but the dressing up, the candy, the fake blood, the scary movies, the excuse to scare the daylights out of people...never ending fun in my book. My inner child couldn't be happier.

Unlike other holidays that are steeped in tradition, family, religion and obligatory consumerism, for me Halloween is just about good old fashioned childish fun. I am sure it has deeper meaning somewhere in the world, but I love to celebrate it for the Autumnal fun that it is. And of course, the eating of sweets, cakes, candied apples and gummy eyeballs with reckless, nausea inducing abandon!

So, however you are spending this All Hallow's Eve, we hope it is filled with joy!

American Thanksgiving Pumpkin and Pecan Pies

2009-10-19T20:33:00.004+01:00

When the leaves start to turn their magnificent colors and the wind turns chilly, I automatically starting thinking of pie! Perhaps my internal yankee holiday clock sets off the alarm, but right now nothing will do but Pumpkin everything!

Next month Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving, a holiday which we can all get behind as it has nothing to do with shopping and gifts but family, friends, happiness and of course, food!!

If you are celebrating Thanksgiving in London this year, we have the pies for you!

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Classic Pecan Pie

Autumnal Victorian Wedding Cake

2009-10-18T18:46:00.003+01:00

Ok,the Victorians didn't eat cupcakes but if they did, this is what a Victorian cupcake wedding cake would have looked like. The venue was One Whitehall Place, next to the Royal Horseguards Hotel in London. A stunning building and a true window into another era.

Here is the cake we made for the lovely Louise and Ben, married today and we wish them all the best in their new life together.

Flowers by John and Sam at Dovers Flowers, who were just as lovely to work with as the flowers.

Mini Cupcakes!

2009-10-06T22:56:00.002+01:00

I nearly forgot... for some reason, we have been making loads of gorgeous mini cupcakes! For everyone from little birthday girls to fashionistas (who would have thought??) are munching on these little bite size treats. Perfect for when you just want a little treat.

Summer is really gone and Autumn (and proper tea breaks) is here!!

2009-10-06T18:44:00.008+01:00

Where on earth has the time gone?? It is suddenly cold, dark and rainy and worst of all...October!! We have seriously had our noses to the baking grind stone all summer long..including September which really counts as our summer this year..making all sorts of super delicious goodies for all you cake crazy Londoners and poof! It's Autumn!!
Here is a bit of what we have been up to!

We made the most of the summer with all it's gorgeous fruits and outdoor parties but now it's all about windswept days, cashmere scarves, leaves crunching under our feet, hot chocolate and best of all warm and spicy treats for our well deserved tea breaks! We have a new and delicious menu posted here on our website, so please have a look and let us know if we can deliver some Autumn tastiness to you or someone you love!

Hope your summer went swimmingly and that you are looking forward to the change of the season as much as we are!

The Village Fete and it's Cake Lovers

2009-07-07T00:40:00.005+01:00

Wow! I really didn't think it would turn out this way, but in 3 short hours we sold every single cupcake, brownie and cookie we had and could have easily sold twice that. It was amazing and so much fun to meet the local people and talk to them about cake! They were so enthusiastic and even came back for seconds and thirds!

We brought 400 lovely baked treats to sell and wham! Now you see them.....

And now you don't!!!

Very happy ladies, on a very happy day! Thanks to all that came out, it was a really great success and we will be doing it again soon!

Summertime and the livin's easy...

2009-07-04T21:44:00.001+01:00

There is something about summer when the pure joy of being outside can make you even more excited (if that's possible) about food. BBQ's, Pimm's and Tennis not withstanding, I think the best bit about summer is all the gorgeous fruit you can use to make cakes! Above is my twist on the classic Strawberry Shortcake. The sauce of strawberries, mint and Cointreau served on the side, make for a cool treat to be the heat.

I think even Uncle Sam would be proud of this! Happy 4th of July to all who are celebrating today and especially to Pam, who wouldn't have her dessert any other way than Star Spangled Fabulous ;-)

Even the brownies get a make over in the summer... swirls of cool vanilla cheesecake to temper the rich, dark chocolate. These have been described as 'crack' as they are so addictive, which we of course take as a serious compliment!

Then there is Lemon Meringue Pie..... so refreshing, even during the crazy heat we have been having in London lately.

My personal favourite, Cherry Vanilla Upside Down Cake. I look forward to making this every year just as the short cherry season starts and try not to make it for myself every week until it's over. It's really that good!

Some vanilla cupcakes topped with fresh whipped cream and summer berries... perfect for a picnic!

Hope you all are having a great summer so far, enjoying the clear blue skies, warm weather and the beautiful gardens we are so lucky to have here.

Bittersweet Bakers this Sunday!

2009-06-29T16:39:00.003+01:00

This Sunday, July 5th, Bittersweet Bakers will be in charge of their very own cake stall at the Amwell Street Village Fete!

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Join us for some serious cake eating, family type fun and hopefully just a good day out. It seems we will be just off Inglebert Street (near Filthy McNasty's pub)so please come and see us from 12pm-5pm.

Happy Summer!

2009-06-08T23:10:00.005+01:00

A new menu for summer on the website! Yay! Some nice summer treats, all made with the best the British summer has to offer. Have a look and see what inspires you. If you don't see what you are looking for, please drop us an email we are happy to make bespoke flavours at no extra charge.
It's been really busy here at Bittersweet HQ, we are getting into the swing of things for summer and making the most of the sunshine. Outside tea parties and birthday picnics being a highlight already. Cupcakes really are so great for parties.. that is the ones I am not eating myself! Here are a few that have made their way to London's summer tables.

These are my current obsession... caramel cake with caramel buttercream, caramel sauce and sea salt caramel fudge. I like caramel, can you tell? ;-)

Dark chocolate cake with vanilla coconut icing. Better than a Bounty bar any day...

And finally very vanilla bean cupcakes with dark chocolate truffle icing. Heaven!

Happy summer!

Happy Spring! Well, sort of...

2009-04-14T12:15:00.014+01:00

The weather has been really great over the past few weeks, and then... it packs up just in time for the long weekend. The Easter weekend was a bit of a bust weather wise, but is there any better excuse to sit in and drink lots of tea and eat cake? I certainly don't think so...

There has been a lot happening the the Bittersweet world, even some very secret squirrel plans! I will give you more information as things progress but am feeling really excited and positive that 2009 is going to be a great year for cake making and more importantly, cake eating! Yes, the worlds finances are falling apart and it's a very scary time for so many...but we still need to live for a today and be happy, even for just a few moments of everyday.

How about a nice slice of (virtual) cake and a cup of tea? See, don't you feel better already?

So many Birthdays in March and April! Here are a few of the yummys we delivered to comfort, I mean celebrate, with.

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate cakes, this one with chopped chocolate covered almonds on top. So good.

Tart Lemon Drizzle Cakes

And for a very special birthday, we made little 4 inch square boxes with 4 mini goodies to be taken home after the birthday lunch. Very cute don't you think? I don't know why but I love anything in miniature...

Hope you are having a sweet start to your Spring! The new menu will be up this week, so check back soon.

Knitting Makes Me Hungry

2009-03-02T16:49:00.005Z

So it's been another busy week here at Bittersweet!

Firstly, last Sunday was Bittersweet Sunday at Socktopus which was a huge success! There was a huge turnout and a great time was had by all. As knitting and gossiping is hungry work, all the cookies, cakes and cinnamon rolls were snapped up over the course of a lovely afternoon.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mini Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing and Tart Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

And quite interestingly, vegan cinnamon rolls for the lovely Emma
I am so happy with the way these turned out!

Dark Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes

and Chocolate Truffle Birthday cakes for a couple of chocoholic birthday boys.

Bittersweet Bakers at Socktopus this Sunday!

2009-02-18T14:07:00.003Z

We are going to be serving lots of yummy treats this Sunday Feb 22, at a knitting afternoon taking place at Socktopus!

If you like cake and knitting, this is the place to be this Sunday! Come join us!

We Love Cake... especially for Valentine's day!

2009-02-15T12:33:00.001Z

We had many cake lovers ring up for Valentine's treats for their sweeties... here is a bit of what we did in honour of the big love in.

Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream and lovely romantic hearts for Valentine's.

Dark Chocolate Cake Hearts with a dark chocolate ganache glaze. Just too delicious and much better than a stale ol' box of chocs any day.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with a spicy Cinnamon twist. Guaranteed to get your heart racing!

More Chocolate! Dark Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes for chocolate lovers on Valentine's day.

Hope your Valentine's day was just as sweet!

Brrrr! I need some cake!

2009-01-21T14:34:00.000Z

It's been a really chilly start to 2009! We have had record amounts of snow and low temperatures here in London but also people have been dropping their new year's resolutions in record time as well! Which is great for the cake bakers... we love naughty people who like a bit of nice cake to warm themselves up!

Classic Coconut Cake with toasted coconut frosting

Chocolate cupcakes with pink icing for Wig Out!, raising money for breast cancer research.

And more fun leaving do cakes, don't ask me what it all means....

Mocha Cake with Espresso Buttercream! Really, a coffee addicts dream come true.

Stay warm out there!

Cupcake Decorating Party!

2009-01-17T15:05:00.001Z

Picture 60 naked cupcakes, bowls of multi-coloured icings, pots of every sort of sprinkle, glitter and icing flowers imaginable and a bunch of shrieking girls making the most adorable cupcakes a 9 year old can come up with. The mums especially loved taking home boxes of the cupcakes the girls didn't eat!

So much fun even the 'grown up' girls got into the act!

Masterpieces :-)

All flavours and colours of icing.
A very happy birthday girl indeed!

If you have a bunch of girls (of any age really) who like cake

and also like to decorate things, a cupcake decorating party is the way to go.

A Summary of Christmas Baking

2008-12-25T23:27:00.007Z

Phew! What an exciting couple of weeks it's been! So many deliveries to so many cake lovers!

I have finally just been able to come out from the kitchen, out of the haze of flour and buttercream, on this Christmas night to tell you all about the magnificent amount of baking that has been happening over the last few weeks here at Bittersweet HQ.

We have been really busy making all sorts of magical Christmas goodies, which hopefully by now have brought lots of warmth and happiness to all the lucky recipients of the many gifts and birthday cakes we have sent out into the world!

There is so much to tell, so for now I will give you a photographic tour of some of what we have been cooking up...

Christmas Spice Dark Chocolate Truffles

Carrot and Coconut Cupcakes for hungry Ice Skaters

How cute are the decorations??

Triple Chocolate Brownies... 9 of the 400 we baked this week!

Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing. Only 4 out of the 600 hundred we baked this week....

Special Happy Birthday Cupcakes for a very special company

Sticky Toffee Birthday Cake with Sea Salt Caramel Fudge. Truly decadent.

Big boxes for a big hearted company, my old friends Collective.
Some of the coolest and most amazing people you will ever meet.

Who happen to really like nice cupcakes!

Including devastatingly good gluten-free/wheat-free cakes!

Deep, golden, buttery Pecan Pie. Warm, nutty, toffee-licious.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Best wishes for a sweet 2009,

Bittersweet Bakers

Just Brilliant

2008-12-24T14:43:00.000Z

We went to see Eddie Izzard in the west end last night and I picked up this t-shirt. I am not usually a fan t-shirt sort of person, but not only do I love this sketch (watch it on You Tube if you haven't seen it before) but Cake or Death pretty much sums up how I feel about eating good food. What is the point of life if you don't eat something amazing every single day?

Happy Birthday Cake for Steve!

2008-12-02T21:25:00.003Z

A Ginger and Guinness Cake for Steve! Happy Birthday and thanks so much for all your help!

Also, here is an after photo of what the frozen ginger snap balls bake up into. Just perfect!

Christmas Cupcakes

2008-11-29T15:47:00.009Z

I have never been one to go completely crazy for Christmas decorations, but as Christmas orders are coming in I have been thinking about how I will decorate them. I found these ridiculously cute decorations and actually can't wait to deck all the gorgeous Christmas cupcakes with these little beauties. Seriously cute...

If you don't believe me, have a look at them in action on these tasty pumpkin spice cakes.

See? Super cute.

The other stars in this box are the Tart Lemon cupcakes, Very Vanilla Cupcakes with silky chocolate glaze and then everyone's winter favourites.. Pumpkin Spice.

A whole Box of Tart Lemon Cupcakes for a particular addict. You know who you are.. and we just love you for it.

And Bittersweet to go! These are frozen balls of our cookie dough which make having Bittersweet biscuits any time a snap.

More lovely birthday cakes for London's discerning cake eaters... this time a luscious Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese icing. Delicious!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving in London

2008-11-27T18:01:00.006Z

Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans celebrating in London and to our loved ones across the pond!

We have so much to be thankful for this year and tonight we are giving thanks in many ways. All while eating pumpkin pie of course...

London's Sweet Tooth

2008-11-25T22:42:00.010Z

Wow! It's quite amazing how the cold weather makes us all turn to a nice piece of birthday cake, a warm spicy cinnamon roll or a yummy chocolate chip cookie with our tea. We have had another really busy week here at Bittersweet and have delivered lots of deliciousness all around London to warm you all up. Especially the toffee and spice lovers, who have been out in full force!

Here's a taste of what's been baking in our ovens...

Valrhona Chocolate Chip Cookies

the very addictive Tart Lemon Cupcakes

Spicy Cinnamon Rolls just coming out of the oven

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes for a modern twist on Thanksgiving

More Birthday Cakes, this time in Vanilla Cheesecake

with ginger crumb crust and Sticky Toffee Cake

as well as Chocolate Truffle Cake

and just for a snack, some Sticky Toffee Cupcakes topped with Sea Salt Caramel Fudge

and their big brother, a Sticky Toffee Birthday Cake with Sea Salt Caramel Fudge

Stay Warm London!

Sugar High Friday!

2008-11-14T16:59:00.009Z

Busy, busy today!

Lots of lovely cake, going to lots of lovely people around London.

Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream

Cheesecake Brownies... hardcore chocoholics only.

A variety of tasty cupcakes, for the lovely Tricia raising money for Children in Need!

Celebrations aplenty this weekend! Hope yours is just as fun and flavourful.

Socktopus and Bittersweet Bakers Sunday

2008-11-09T20:54:00.005Z

As you have seen below, Socktopus has opened in Chelsea! Not only is it a gorgeous shop for knitting fanatics (myself included!), but also will be hosting special knitting get togethers during the week and special meet ups on Sundays where Bittersweet Bakers will be providing sweet treats for hungry knitters. The first will be this Sunday 16 November, so if you have an interest in cake and knitting, please stop by......

.......I will save a cupcake for you!

Tasty!

2008-11-08T21:05:00.003Z

Would you like a cupcake?

Or maybe a whole box of cupcakes if you are feeling really naughty.. or just greedy :-)

This time of year, it's all about spicy Cinnamon Rolls for me...

Although, a slice of birthday cake is always nice too.

Hope you are having a sweet weekend!

Thank You Cupcakes

2008-11-07T10:04:00.000Z

Some Super Vanilla cupcakes for Steve, thank you again for all you have done for the website!

Socktopus - Opening Party

2008-11-03T11:23:00.000Z

Socktopus, a luxury sock yarn shop, has just opened its first location in Chelsea to much enthusiasm and success. We baked the cupcakes for the party, complete with handmade white chocolate sock decorations!

Cupcakes served: Very Vanilla Bean cake with White Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Truffle and Pumpkin Spice with Vanilla Cream Cheese icing. Yummy!

Congratulations Alice! I am so happy for you!

Birthday Cake for Casey

2008-10-31T21:06:00.000Z

For Emma, whose darling daughter Casey turned 1 this week.

Very Vanilla Bean Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream.

Hello London.

2008-10-31T20:48:00.001Z

It's finally here!

After much baking, eating and testing, Bittersweet was born this week.

It's been an exciting process and a long time coming. We are really looking forward to sharing the extraordinary delights we have created with you all. We have a genuine passion for flavour and believe that if you are going to spend your hard earned money on a little luxury, it should rock your world. Go on, you deserve it.

So, we are open for business.... our website is up, gorgeous cards and menus have been printed and even the first orders have been placed. Away we go! It's going to be a tasty ride.

Thank you to all who have listened, ate and gushed over the treats and more importantly to those who have made this part of the journey possible!

A huge, special thank you to Alex Black and Steve Little whose talents astonish and without whom the Bittersweet look wouldn't be complete.