It’s amazing how time flies when you are having fun! It has been an exiting year since I set up One Of A Kind Cake Co here in Coulsdon.

This Saturday the 4th of June sees us celebrating our one year anniversary; And what a wonderful year it has been.

From our humble beginnings, we now have a well-stocked store catering to everything you’ll need for making your cakes and decorating your cupcakes, as well regular workshops on sugarcraft to cupcake decorations. Last but definitely not least, we have successfully hosted many many cupcake parties for both children and adults.

Come help us celebrate our birthday.

As part of the celebration, we will be baking lots of lovely cupcakes on the day and offering them to you for just £1 each. One can never have too much cupcakes, right? So, to make sure that everyone has a chance to taste our delicious cupcakes, we can only offer the purchase of two cupcakes per customer. (Of course, I won’t stop you from walking round the block whilst eating your cupcakes and coming back for more )

Now here’s the best bit (drum roll please!!)… What’s a birthday party without presents right? So as part of our anniversary, we will be offering one lucky customer a complimentary one character cake topper – Designed and created by moi (that’s french for me, you know )

What do I have to do to win this? I hear you scream with excitement. It’s simple.. All you have to do for a chance to win this wonderful prize is come see us at the shop this Saturday.

Yup!! That’s all.. Just pop round and say hello, fill in the entry form and place your entry into the cupcake jar.

That’s all for now… Looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday.

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

Yes, I know… Spring is almost over as we are in the middle of May. Things have been so busy here at the shop that we forgot (almost forgot ) our annual Spring Sale.

So, this is just a little reminder that we will be having our Spring Sale pretty soon; Lots of lovely things for you to buy at amazing prices, from sugarpaste to birthday candles to everything you’ll need for your cake making and decorations.

We’ll be announcing the date of our sale pretty soon, so check back here for updates or join us on our Facebook page and twitter.

Another exciting piece of news is that we have acquired an edible Image Printer, enabling us to print quality multicolor images & photos on cakes & cupcakes with a push of a button! Great for personalizing your special celebration cakes.

Stay tune for more…..

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

Roses are red… Violets are blue… Flowers are beautiful… Especially if they’re created by you!

Why not join me on a Thursday morning and learn how to make delicate wired sugarcraft roses.

The course last two weeks, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. At the end of the course, you will be able to create a dazzling display of roses.

You will not have to bring any equipment as everything is provided. Also teas and coffee are provided free.
Course fee: £45.

The classes are friendly and interesting. You will be learning your new sugar craft skills at our warm and friendly shop in Coulsdon; with the pleasant aroma of freshly baked cupcakes, which are always very tempting!

Not only will you learn new skills but also make friends along the way. Don’t be shy if you are new to sugarcraft flowers. All beginners are welcome!

The joy of this craft is that it can decorate your cake for that special celebration, but then can be kept for ever!

There will only be 6 people in the class, so places are limited. Please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 020 8660 3605 if you need further information. Alternatively, you can send me an email using our contact form.

How time flies when you’re having fun (and cakes!!)… I cannot believe that we are already into the middle of May as it only seems like yesterday I entered my cake designs for the Squires Kitchen’s Annual Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft Exhibition.

Easter came and went.. and then, of course, we had the Royal Wedding…

What an amazing wedding cake!! A confectionery masterpiece covered in cream and white icing and decorated with up to 900 delicate sugar-paste flowers. Designed by Fiona Cairns, the cake took her and her team five weeks to complete, and it’s truly spectacular.

And let’s not forget the equally scrumptious dessert buffet cake: The chocolate biscuit McVities cake that was specially requested by Prince William.

We have not stopped with the festivities here at One Of A Kind Cake Co as we get ready for another exciting event – Our One Year Anniversary Celebration on the 4th of June. There will be lots of yummy and fun things happening at the shop on the day, and of course there will be cupcakes!!! We’ll be making special flavours cupcakes just for the day

We will also be having a sugarcraft sale pretty soon (don’t forget to check back soon for more details). And if you’re interested in learning more on cupcakes decorating or sugarcraft, why not head over to our workshop page [here] and see all the workshops we are currently conducting.

Stay tune for more…..

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

Ahhh, spring is definitely here! Why not join me on a Thursday morning and learn how to make delicate wired sugarcraft tulips.

The course last two weeks, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. At the end of the course, you will be able to create a dazzling display of tulips.

You will not have to bring any equipment as everything is provided. Also teas and coffee are provided free. Course fee: £45.

The classes are friendly and interesting. You will be learning your new sugar craft skills at our warm and friendly shop in Coulsdon; with the pleasant aroma of freshly baked cupcakes, which are always very tempting!

Not only will you learn new skills but also make friends along the way. Don’t be shy if you are new to sugarcraft flowers. All beginners are welcome!

The joy of this craft is that it can decorate your cake for that special celebration, but then can be kept for ever!

There will only be 6 people in the class, so places are limited. Please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 020 8660 3605 if you need further information. Alternatively, you can send me an email using our contact form.

Well, the Easter Holidays are upon us! What to do with the little darlings over the long holiday?

You can bring them into us at One Of A Kind Cake Co for Easter Cupcake Workshops. We will be learning how to make bunnies, carrots, flowers and all things Eastery!

You can book up to 6 children into the class or you can come along with the younger ones and enjoy a class together. Please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 020 8660 3605 if you need further information. Alternatively, you can send me an email using our contact form.

Four freshly baked delicious cupcakes ready for decorating, a windowed box and plenty of fun. See you soon! xx

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

Happy Easter. For all things new.
Lots of chocolate. For me and you!

Continuing with our Spring theme, why not join me on a Thursday morning and learn how to make delicate wired sugarcraft primrose & polyanthus.

The course last two weeks, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. At the end of the course, you will be able to create a complete display of primrose & polyanthus.

You will not have to bring any equipment as everything is provided. Also teas and coffee are provided free. Course fee: £45.

The classes are friendly and interesting. You will be learning your new sugar craft skills at our warm and friendly shop in Coulsdon; with the pleasant aroma of freshly baked cupcakes, which are always very tempting!

Not only will you learn new skills but also make friends along the way. Don’t be shy if you are new to sugarcraft flowers. All beginners are welcome!

The joy of this craft is that it can decorate your cake for that special celebration, but then can be kept for ever!

There will only be 6 people in the class, so places are limited. Please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 020 8660 3605 if you need further information. Alternatively, you can send me an email using our contact form.

Decorating cupcakes are a lot of fun and since Mother’s Day is just round the corner, why not learn how to decorate some cupcakes for that special person in your life – Your mother.

Why not join me on Wednesday 30th March for a fun-filled cupcake decorating class specially designed towards creating beautiful Mother’s Day cupcakes. You’ll learn lots of interesting, creative ways to decorate your cupcakes; From buttercream swirls to sugarcraft hearts and letterings.

The course last from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. At the end of the course, you will be able to create beautiful cupcake decorations. You will not have to bring any equipment as everything is provided. Also teas and coffee are provided free. Course fee: £40.

My classes are always friendly and interesting. Don’t be shy if you are new to cupcake decorating. All beginners are welcome!

Furthermore, you will be learning your new skills at our warm and friendly shop in Coulsdon. Not only will you learn new skills but also make friends along the way.

There will only be 6 people in the class, so places are limited. Please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 020 8660 3605 if you need further information.

Alternatively, you can send me an email using our contact form.

It’s been absolutely exciting creating my entry for the Class 2 Novelty Cake Competition at this year’s Squires Kitchen’s Annual Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft Exhibition.

When I first found out about the theme for the competition, A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, I couldn’t wait to begin creating my cake.

So, amongst all the recent goings-on and chaos at the shop (which really resembled a mad hatter’s tea party!!), I started my design for my cake

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”

The day before the competition, with so much yet to be finished, I cannot help feeling like the White Rabbit going “I’m late.. I’m late.. For a very important date.. No time to say “Hello.”.. Goodbye.. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.”.

And of course there was that little incident when I dropped the blue ink bottle and it all splattered onto the cake!!! I blame Wardi, that lovable friendly little pest of One Of A Kind Cake co.

The morning of the competition was a complete mad rush… The cake was huge!!!! And I was so worried about transporting the cake…… How on earth am I going to safely transport this to Farnham Maltings? There was no fear really as my new (pink) van did the job beautifully!!!

We got there, cake and all.. and it was truly magical!!! Here’s to Alice and The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

Wow!! What a month it’s been!

A mad, mad hectic month here at One Of A Kind Cake Co. Starting off with the cool guys over at YBsquare.com doing a short video of us, re-merchandised the shop, new stock & products, a new van… and the list goes on.

Firstly, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Sue to the One Of A Kind Cake Co family. She is with us on a part-time basis and it’s been absolutely delightful having her in the shop.

Please give her a great big warm welcome!

Why not pop into the shop on Fridays and say hello to Sue. Whilst you’re here, grab one (or six!!) of her yummylicious cupcakes.

The shop has also gone through a “facelift” – We now have a dedicated sugarcraft area, well stocked with everything you’ll need for your baking and sugarcraft.

From cake pans to cake cases, ribbons, decorations to candles to sugar paste… we now stock them all.

And if you require something that we do not have in stock, we are always happy to order them in for you. Just let us know

And let’s not forget our lovely cupcake cafe where you can sit and enjoy our freshly-baked and delicious cupcake with your coffee, tea or hot chocolate…. Yummy!!!

I’m off to enter my cakes for the Squires competition today. I promise I’ll take lots of photos and tell you all about it in my next post. Wish me luck!!

Lots of love (and cupcakes),
Tracey

ps. Welcome to our new website. Please visit us often for the latest news, workshops information & schedule…. and just about everything when it comes to cakes, cupcakes & sugar craft