These cakes rock!

Hello lovely visitors,

A bit of a sneak preview for you - we're rubbish at saving things! We've received some gorgeous photos of cupcakes from far and wide this week to be included in our feature on National Cupcake Week 2011.

We got a bit over excited tonight when we got an email from Cakes by Beth - check out her website to see just how fab her cakes are. We'll bring you more later in the week but we just had to show you these for now.... how cool are these Rock Climber Cupcakes!

Something a little bit different as far as cupcakes go we thought, and even our menfolk gave them an enthusiastic nod of approval :-)

Happy cakeness, Jordan & Mags xxx

Party time!

Hi there :-)

We hope you're enjoying National Cupcake Week and doing it justice by treating yourself to some yummy treats throughout the week!

Following in the theme of the week, today we're introducing you to Manchester based Lily Bud Cupcakes (who I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of at A Separate Compartment!) and her fabulous children's cupcake decorating parties.

Lily Bud Cupcakes is run by the lovely Emmylou, with the company name inspired by her gorgeous daughter, Lily.

Pop by their website for a taster of what's on offer :-)

The idea of cupcake parties is so adorable, and a lovely unique idea to make a little girls' birthday party something all her friends will remember.

National Cupcake Week

This week is National Cupcake Week - now if that isn't an excuse to have cake for breakfast every day we don't know what is :-)


Later this week we'll be bringing you a fabulous round up post of some of the best cupcakes we come across. If you're a photographer or cake baker/decorator and would like to be featured, get in touch via our submissions page.


We'll also be bringing you a gorgeous post about the lovely Lily Bud Cupcakes and her fabulous children's cupcake decorating parties.


Cupcake love, Maggie and Jordan xxx

Dreamworld Cakes

Hello and thanks for popping by :-)

I hope you've all had a lovely weekend. It's Jordan from Team Cake here, with a post we're both very excited about!

I first noticed Dreamworld Cakes last year when I was planning my wedding, and was so pleased the lovely Bernadett agreed to be the first company for us to officially introduce. It was Bernadett's amazing flowers that caught my attention when Dreamworld were exhibiting at a wedding fayre. I had to get up so close to be convinced they weren't actually fresh flowers! I can only imagine how much time and effort (and sheer talent!) goes into creating something so beautiful.

Pop by Dreamworld's website or facebook page to stay up to date with all of the latest creations. For now, over to Bernadett...

Photography by Katy Melling Photography

Buns in the oven

Hi there, hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

We're cooking up some exciting posts here at Cake HQ and will shortly be introducing you to some amazing cake makers and decorators. Look out tomorrow for the most beautiful and intricate flower details from the fabulous Dreamworld Cakes.

We also have a list of places that people tell us we must go to try the desserts. Coming soon is a visit to Willow Farm, a family run pub in Cramlington that's becoming known for its out of this world cakes. And we're also planning a trip to York after spying through the window of Patisserie Valerie.

We'd love you to leave us a comment and let us know of anywhere you think we'd be blown away by the cakes - of course it's a chore but we'll try them if we can, all in the name of research!

Happy weekend :-)  xxx

Setting the standard

Hi there fellow cake lovers :-)

Thank you for visiting our blog, the new home of all things cake! Have a read of our introductory post to find out more about A Separate Compartment.

We've got some fab posts coming up featuring some amazing cakes and suppliers, but first of all we thought it a good opportunity to talk to you about the benchmark for all of our cake comparisons - the ultimate cakes that despite travelling far and wide, we've never quite managed to beat!

The difficulty is - there are two. And choosing between them is like choosing between your two favourite pets, or Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, or...well you get the impression!.

If we had to - we're sure it could be done (in fact we may do this one day soon), but for now let's tell you about them both.

Let's be clear - in this post we're talking about the taste sensation and yumminess of these cakes - rather than presentation...we couldn't compare a wedding cake or a delicious looking cupcake to these fail safe desserts! These are the cakes you turn to at any time to pick you up and make the world a nicer place :-)  

What’s in a name?

Team Cake has recently been to our first ever Naming Ceremony. Margaret was proud to be officially declared a 'Supporting Adult' for Eva Nicole, the daughter of our close friends Jane and Matt.

Having never been to a Naming Ceremony, we were looking forward to seeing what it would bring. The service was beautiful, with promises to Eva to bring her up in a kind, caring and understanding way, helping her to live life to the full - 'Living Life' being the translation of her name.


Of course there was cake-a-plenty at the fabulous party in the Captain's Suite afterwards! Jane's Mum is a definite one to keep on side, working for a food wholesaler known for their fabulous desserts!!


Congratulations Eva Nicole, we know you're surrounded by family and friends who love you more than words can describe xxx