Dummy wedding cake tiers (also called imitation tiers) are something we get asked about a lot; what they are, why they’re used and whether or not you need one. We’ve added everything you need to know about faking it into our mixing bowl, and baked your ultimate guide to dummy tiers right here! Tuck in […]
Wedding Cake Delivery Guide: The Bluebell Recipe
Working together to design your showstopping wedding cake is a lovely journey that we so enjoy going on with you. From the moment we meet in our studio in Maidstone, Kent to the day we start exploring colour palettes, styles and textures, a lot of time, attention and love gets baked into your wedding cake. […]
A Bradbourne House Wedding Cake in Kent: Marvellous Marble
Ever since we created Freya and Harry’s wedding cake for their Bradbourne House wedding, we’ve been looking forward to featuring it on the blog! It combines so many things we love about our job: working with wonderful couples who are a joy to meet, spending time at beautiful venues for which we are a recommended […]
Small Wedding Cakes: Three Ways To Add Big Wow Factor
They say good things come in small packages, and when it comes to petite treats with panache we tend to agree! Intimate weddings with guest numbers from around 10-50 are ever-popular, with more and more couples choosing to celebrate with only their closest loved ones. As your guest numbers reduce, so too does the amount […]
Summer Wedding Cake Flavours: Best of Bluebell
We don’t know about you but it finally feels like summer is just around the corner. And we’re starting to get excited about cooking up a sunny, summery storm in our kitchen! We’ve started to dream of long, warm days bookended by champagne and light, citrusy sponge cake, and delivering our designs to your beautiful […]
Luxury Macaron Wedding Cakes: The Sweetest of Show Stoppers
There is something about a sophisticated little macaron that immediately conjures up images of Parisian side streets and mouthwatering morsels. If you can practically taste that satisfying combination of chew and crackle as you take your first bite, we’d like to firstly say hi…you found a sweet spot here with us! As you might guess, […]
Unique wedding cake designs: our top 5 trends for wedding cakes in 2023
You can have a wedding cake in almost every style your heart desires, including flavours that our grandparents might never have dreamed of! Gone are the days of boring wedding cakes, both in terms of appearance and taste. But this incredible opportunity can seem a bit overwhelming. With anything and everything possible, how can you […]
A Classic White Floral Wedding Cake for Cheryl & Daniel at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Kent
Cheryl and Daniel’s white floral wedding cake was a masterclass in how you don’t have to use colour to create a jaw dropping cake (if we do say so ourselves…) We’ve mentioned on the blog before that colour is a great way of adding creativity to your wedding cake, but if you’re leaning towards a […]
Let’s Give 5 Traditional Wedding Cake Myths Their (Wedding) Marching Orders
If you think of wedding cake, your mind probably goes to a very traditional wedding cake: the same one you’ve seen in family photographs for generations. But if you think about the kind of cake you like to eat on a normal day, would this be the same? We’re going to guess not! With that […]
Dutch Inspired Blue and White Wedding Cake at The Old Kent Barn
We had a total blast creating Susie and Nick’s wedding cake at The Old Kent Barn last year. Three delicious flavours, three different decoration styles, and one amazing result! The Old Kent Barn Wedding We’d have loved working with this gorgeous couple regardless of where they were getting married, but it was the cherry on […]