Wedding Cake FAQs
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How much does a wedding cake from Sugar and Spiced Cakes cost?
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Collections start from £550 for the Heritage Buttercream and Alternate Collections, with the Signature Collection from £750 / Gilded Collection starts from £950 with the Ultimate in Bespoke Luxury having your own personal pricing structure.
How far in advance should I book my wedding cake?
Are you insured and food-hygiene certified?
What areas do you cover?
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Sugar and Spiced Cakes is based in Heathfield, East Sussex, and covers East Sussex, Battle, Eastbourne, Hastings, Uckfield, Royal Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead, London & Kent.
Do you cater for dietary requirements, including vegan and gluten-free?
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Yes. A full vegan flavour menu is available (made to order, with a minimum of 7 days’ notice for samples), and most flavours can be prepared as an allergen-friendly alternative on request.
How do I book a consultation?
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Can I taste the cake before I order?
Three consultation options are available: the Classic Consultation (£47.50), the Luxury Consultation (£62.50), and Letterbox Samples & Zoom (£47.50). In-person consultations run on Saturdays from January to April and September to November; private web consultations can be arranged on other days. A £150 non-refundable retainer secures your date.
For couples choosing the Diamond Collection Consultations are priced according to required bespoke detailing.
Yes — every consultation includes a tasting: five flavours at the Classic Consultation, six at the Luxury Consultation, or six flavours sent by post with the Letterbox Samples & Zoom option.
Diamond Collection Consultation 1: Discussion on flavours Consultation 2: Tasting of bespoke flavours as well as from Flavour Centre. Zoom Consultation: Final Commissioning meeting with letterbox samples of actual flavours designed and baked.
As a general guide, allow at least 3 months’ notice for a buttercream-finished design, and 6 months for a design with fondant and hand-crafted sugar flowers, which take considerably longer to produce. The Luxury Traditional Fruit Cake requires a minimum of 6 months’ notice, and cake samples require at least 7 days’ notice.
Yes. Sugar and Spiced Cakes holds a 5-star food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency and carries public liability insurance. Most venues ask for both before allowing a supplier to deliver and set up, and we can provide certificates on request.