Being based in Kent we have the opportunity to make and deliver wedding cakes to some of the most amazing wedding venues all over the South East. As such we thought, why not share some of these breathtaking and sometimes downright quirky (Lost Village of Dode anyone!!) venues with you. Where do we start, well […]
Who Wants to go Naked? The Naked Wedding Cake Phenomenon
The naked wedding cake phenomenon is as popular as ever in a world of ever changing wedding cake styles! Mention naked cakes and the majority of couples will think of a rustic or country house wedding although that’s not necessarily true. All styles and designs can be created by your wedding cake designer using a […]
Brides, Birthday cakes and another Baking Adventure
For those of you who know us or indeed have read any of our previous posts know that we do love an adventure. Indeed our newest hashtag is #bkbakingadventures…just in case you are interested! Back in March we were approached by Jade Beer, Editor of Brides Magazine (ok, truth be told her PA) to make […]
Tasting Consultations…can life get any better!
Apart from buying your dress we really do think the next best part of your wedding must be your wedding cake tasting! Always looking for a quirky angle, we at Bluebell Kitchen came up with the idea of Tasting Consultation Weekends. What does a Tasting Consultation involve? Set up almost like a personalised wedding show or […]
Kent Wedding Awards 2015…We Won…Wowee!
What an amazing end to a very exciting 2015. On November 12th 2015, we were named 2015 Kent Wedding Awards – Cake Designer of the Year. To say we were shocked was a complete understatement. When our names were announced we think we sat in our chairs for five minutes before we realised it was […]
Bluebell Kitchen sponsors The Wedding Experience VIP area
How on earth did we at Bluebell Kitchen come to be a sponsor of the VIP area at The Wedding Experience for their upcoming Show on October 25th 2015? They asked! Tina Green, organiser extraordinaire of The Wedding Experience (biggest free Wedding Show in the South East dontcha know) contacted us back in August to see […]
Shirley Hughes, OBE and the mini edible book cupcake…an adventure!
Another day, another adventure in the life of Bluebell Kitchen. We can’t tell you how delighted we were to be asked to provide our mini book cupcakes for the summer party at The Orangery in Holland Park to celebrate Booktrust’s first Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Shirley Hughes, OBE. Yes we might be a tiny […]
Team Cupcake versus Team Mini Cake….
“Cupcakes are out of fashion now aren’t they?” “What is a mini cake?” Just some of the questions we were asked at out last Tasting Weekend. So to answer the first question – cupcakes and fashion. Who orders their wedding cake based on what’s “cool” or not…no seriously, if that was the case no one […]
50 Shades of Grey…the cake version!
You’ve read the book (ok, so you might not admit it!) and now the film is about to be unleashed upon us. As with all great things you know there has to be a cake version! You’ve probably seen all sorts of 50 Shades of Grey type cakes or cupcakes on Facebook, Pinterest and Google, […]
Dear Bluebell Kitchen, I’m on a tight budget but want a handmade wedding cake…help!
Did you know that some of the most popular wedding internet searches are “cheap weddings” or “budget weddings”…well, this is where Erica and Charlie at Bluebell Kitchen can help. For some of our couples the wedding cake is the very first item that they book, yes in some cases even before the venue or the […]