Celebrate your baby shower with a bespoke cake from Fancy Cakes by Rachel.
Look at our photo gallery to see the range of cakes our clients have requested.
We are based in Manchester and make cakes for all your celebrated occasions, including wedding cakes, birthday cakes, anniversary cakes, engagement cakes, first holy communion cakes and baby shower cakes.
All our cakes are baked fresh to order using the best quality ingredients. You can choose from a range of different flavours, please look at the cake flavours page.
The most popular cake flavours are the vanilla victoria sponge cake with jam and buttercream filling and the rich chocolate cake, made with real Belgian chocolate. Visit the flavours page to see the full range of our cake flavours.
We also make a range of free-from cakes, If you require a cake that is vegan, gluten-free, egg-free or dairy-free please let us know on initial contact and we will let you know if we can make it for you.
All cakes are prepared in an environment where nuts, wheat flour, dairy products and eggs are used and therefore cannot guarantee nut, gluten, dairy and egg free, there may be traces. If you have a high level of allergy, we don't recommend purchasing one of our cakes.
Our Chocolate box cake is a firm favourite. A round or square cake is decorated to look like a beautiful box with a layer of chocolates of your choice on the top. The "box" lid is open so you can see the delicious chocolates inside. Decorated with bows and flowers and in your choice of colour, every chocolate box is different.
Floral decorations
We use sugar flowers, fresh flowers or artificial flowers to decorate the cakes. The sugar flowers are handmade and can be made in the colour theme of your wedding. Fresh roses always look lovely but the colour palette for fresh roses is less extensive. Artificial flowers come in an extensive range of colours and shades and can, therefore, get a closer match to your colour theme. Artificial flowers are the best option if you require a larger number of flowers on your cake.
Cakes with bouquets of handmade sugar flowers are always popular. Look at our gallery to see the flowers we make. Bouquets of sugar flowers may be wired and these should be removed from the cake before eating
Character cakes can be based on a hobby or pastime, a favourite football team or to reflect a special holiday or event.
If you have a photograph you would like on your cake send us the picture and we can incorporate it into the design - See the photo cake page for more details. The higher the resolution of the image you send the better the picture will print on the icing. The picture is printed in edible ink onto an icing sheet.
Please send pictures via email, Facebook, Instagram or Whatsapp of the designs you like, the date the cake is for, how many people the cake is to serve, and any additional information and we will price the cakes for you.
We make all the favourite characters including Frozen, In the night garden, Shrek, Cinderella, Cars, Thomas Tank, Cocomelon, Boss Baby, Spongebob, Mr Tumble, Lazy Town, Hello Kitty, Peppa Pig, Tom and Jerry and many more. Ballon cakes are great for children's birthday parties. Balloons on straws are added to the top of the cake, usually a chocolate drip cake and look fantastic.
Cake Stands
We have a selection of cake stands for hire, including a crystal stand with a water fountain for those who would like a little extra drama from their cake and the very popular crystal pillars. Hoop stands and chandelier stands are increasingly popular. There is also a refundable deposit for cake stands, this is to cover the cost of replacement if the stand is damaged or not returned within 3 days.
Cake stands are hired out, the cost varies depending on the stand, please ask for prices.
There is a refundable deposit paid for all cake stands and the price of this depends on which stand you are hiring. This deposit covers the cost of replacement should the stand be lost or damaged.
Cake stand hire is for 3 days and for a full refund of the cake stand deposit the cake stands need to be returned, undamaged, within 3 days. Additional hire charges will be deducted from your refundable deposit for every 3 days of late return.
Please note: We sometimes use a piece of dry spaghetti, lollipop stick or cocktail stick for support in sugar figures. These should be removed from the cake before eating.
How do I order my cake?
There are several ways to order your cake from us
Order online
Order over the telephone
Order in person at our studio
Order through Facebook or Instagram
Order via WhatsApp
To order online
View our extensive range of cakes in the cake galleries on our website
Use the contact us form on the website. Please include details of the date, the size of cake required and pictures of the designs you like.
We will send you prices for your preferred designs.
Once you have decided on the design you would like and cake flavours and are ready to book your cake, we will send you details for payment. The deposit to confirm your order is £25 for smaller, one-tier cakes, the deposit amount may vary depending on the value and size of the cake being ordered. On receipt of the deposit, the date is booked for your cake. Please note that as the cakes are baked fresh to order we can only make a limited number of cakes each week and, therefore, the deposit is non-refundable.
Payment of a deposit is confirmation you have read and accepted our terms and conditions.