Less sugar · Unforgettable taste · Handmade in Basingstoke
Little Ovenby Nilam · Basingstoke
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Getting your cake to you

Three ways to get your cake.

Every cake is finished by hand the day before your celebration, so it arrives at its best. Collect it from me in Eversley, let me hand-deliver it locally, or — for buttercream cakes — have it sent across the UK in an insulated box.

Always free

Collection in Eversley

Pick your cake up from my kitchen in Eversley, near Basingstoke. I’ll have it boxed, chilled and ready at your chosen time. Collection is always free, for any cake — fresh cream, tiered or sculpted included.

  • Free for every order
  • Any size, tier or covering
  • Arrange a pickup slot when you order
from £8

Local hand-delivery

For nearby postcodes I’ll deliver the cake by hand, kept flat and cool in the car — the safest way to move a finished cake. This works for any cake, whatever the covering or number of tiers.

  • Basingstoke & Eversley (RG)£8.00
  • Wider Hampshire / Surrey border£15.00
  • Handed to you, never left on a doorstep
from £12 · UK-wide

Buttercream by post

Selected single-tier buttercream cakes travel beautifully by courier. They’re packed in an insulated box with a cool pack and dispatched early in the week so they reach you fresh. Fresh-cream and tiered cakes can’t be posted — they’re collection or local-delivery only.

  • Buttercream, single-tier only
  • Insulated box with a cool pack
  • Dispatched
  • Flat postal fee of £12.00

Spend £65.00 or more and local hand-delivery and postage are on me — the fee drops to free at checkout.

Lead times
diary · the week ahead in the kitchen
Planning ahead

How much notice I need.

Because everything is baked fresh and finished by hand, I can only take so many orders a week. The sooner you ask, the more likely I can fit you in — you can order up to 90 days ahead.

Most cakes
48 hours’ minimum notice.
Two-tier & number / sculpted cakes
At least 5 days, so I have time to build and decorate.
Local hand-delivery
2 days minimum for nearby postcodes; 3 days further out.
Buttercream by post
3 days’ lead, dispatched for delivery later that week.
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