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The Vanilla Pod Bakery

LocationCheltenham
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What do prices start from?

Our bespoke range service varies in price due to its bespoke nature, but prices tend to start from £1000 for our Couture Cake service.

Services

Caketick

Specific Details

tickBiscuits & Cupcakes
tickGluten-Free
tickKids
tickWedding Cake
tickVegan

About the company

The Vanilla Pod Bakery is an award winning luxury cake business based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Established in 2009 by owner, Pia Cato, we specialise in creating beautiful bespoke cakes for our clients weddings and birthday celebrations.

We describe our style as elegant yet relaxed. However, we also love a challenge so please do get in contact if you’re looking for a cake that is a bit more “out there”.

Over the years we have had the privilege to create truly gorgeous cakes for hundreds of couples including actresses, fashion houses, royalty and musicians.

Although we are based in the Cotswolds we are more than happy to travel across the UK and abroad to deliver you the perfect celebration cake (minimum spend does apply).

Style

tickModern
tickNatural
tickTraditional

Additional Information

Do you deliver?tick
Do you do bespoke cakes?tick
Can you cater in a marquee?tick
Do you have public liability insurance?tick
When was the company started?

2009

Are you VAT registered?tick

Sustainability

We are only use locally sourced free range eggs and locally sourced flour. Wherever possible we try to shop local.

FAQ's

It is very difficult to offer a price list per se, as each of our beautiful cake and dessert tables have so many variables bespoke to each couple. We take into account the number of servings, the complexity of design and style elements, and level of service the couple choose. Sometimes a highly decorated smaller cake may take longer to create than a larger one, and therefore, will be a higher price. We bake a number of different sized cakes and we will always try to present a few possible variations for you to choose from. However, as a guide our wonderful wedding cake prices tend to range between £5.00 - £45.00 per portion.

Absolutely, you are welcome to order a delicious Tasting Box prior to booking from our website shop here. The Tasting Boxes are a wonderful experience to have at home with your selves, or friends and family. They are sent direct to your chosen address via Royal Mail.

I started the Vanilla Pod Bakery because I wanted to share the joy of delicious tasting cake. As my skills and the business grow that has also evolved into me wanting to share a magical cake experience with both our clients and my wonderful team.

I wouldn’t say it was bizarre but the most unusual wedding cake we created was in 2022. We created a huge cake building in the form of the The Victor Emmanuel II Monument for a couple who had their first date there. It was a fantastic cake to create and had a wonderful love story attached to it for the couple.

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Testimonials

"Absolutely loved our cake from VPB! Pia, Jo & the gang were absolutely amazing start to finish. Our wedding cake was absolutely stunning & it tasted PHENOMENAL. 100% would recommend Vanilla Pod Bakery, wonderful customer service from start to finish!"

India P

"I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for the cake! It was absolutely stunning and we have had so many compliments about it. Not only was it lovely on the outside but it was just as lovely on the inside as well and it was exactly what I had imagined. Thank you so much for our little gift as well, it truly is things like that that make an impact. Such amazing customer service throughout the whole of our experience with you guys and it has been an absolute joy. Thank you for making my cake wedding dreams come true 🙂"

Jessica H

"My email started ‘I bet you’ve never had this request before.’ After 13 years of marriage my husband finally asked me for something for his 50th birthday. That something was 3 cakes and these were not ordinary cakes. The first was of Iron Maidens Eddie, the second was Paul McCartneys famous Bassman guitar and the third was of a specific Patek Phillipe watch. I must have approached 20+ companies asking for help, I was either ghosted, turned away, told they did not have the date or that it could be made but I would need to collect two days before. Thankfully after reaching out to our party venue they recommended The Vanilla Pod Bakery where I had the pleasure of dealing with their wonderful team via email, phone and a zoom meeting. They were up for the challenge and a design was created that combined all three of my husbands requests. Wow, this cake was incredible. Two tiers, the top being gluten and dairy free for myself. Hand painted with Eddie jumping out of the cake holding Paul McCartneys guitar and the watch face formed part of the age to the top of the cake. The cake was all hand painted with the Iron Maiden background and then ‘the number of the beast’ written to the back of the cake. The cake tasted amazing, my first taste of birthday cake in probably 10 years. We were surprised how far it went and every guest went home with enough for themselves and extended family. We have kept Eddie and my husband loved the design of the cake so much he’s now looking at having the Eddie holding the guitar made as an ornament to go in his office. Thank-you to the whole team for bringing my bizarre design and husbands only ever birthday gift request to life."

Danielle B

"The Vanilla Pod team created the most beautiful cake for our wedding - both stunning and delicious! The whole experience was absolutely wonderful. They made everything, from the tastings to the delivery, so special and so easy. Thank you all so much x "

Kate

"Pia and the team produced the most fabulous cupcakes for our anniversary/birthday party. From our very first conversation with Pia we knew we were in good hands. She understood exactly what we wanted and produced cupcakes for us which were absolutely fabulous. Everyone raved about them - “the best cupcake I have ever eaten” said one of our guests. My only sadness ? All the salted caramel ones were gone by the time I got there! Thanks so much Vanilla Pod - we highly recommend you xx"

Julia H

"Thank you for making our dream wedding cake! Pia and the Vanilla Pod Bakery team made the tasting, designing and making process so enjoyable, easy and fun. The online client portal made communication really easy. The cake looked absolutely beautiful and all of our guests commented how delicious it was! We definitely recommend this fantastic team to make your wedding cake! Thanks again xxx"

William O
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