About

Emma Waddington is the gifted wedding cake designer and confectioner behind Gifted Heart Cakes. With an earlier professional background in graphic design, her attention to detail and the gorgeous overall look of the cakes is really where her strength lies.

Having been subsequently trained by some of the country's foremost sugarcraft professionals, and as an associated member of the British Sugarcraft Guild herself, you can relax in the knowledge that this central and pivotal part of your day is in safe hands.

The Cakes

Besides their fantastic looks, Emma's cakes themselves taste great. Using locally-sourced free-range eggs, real butter, fair-trade chocolate and sugar, real heart goes into each and every tier that Gifted Heart Cakes produces. In terms of decorations, Emma can provide anything from simple one-tier cakes to extravagant towers featuring a range of embellishments like ruffles, swagging, gold leaf finish, sugarcraft flower cascades and details, wafer paper, combed buttercream, sequins, piping and fabric effects etc.

More unusual items like naked cakes, or themed cakes such as Alice In Wonderland and vintage trunks are equally possible too.

Flavours

• Rich light fruit cake
• Light and moist vanilla sponge
• Amaretto fruitcake
• Chocolate and coconut
• Chocolate and orange
• Chocolate and peppermint
• Chocolate and raspberry
• White chocolate
• White chocolate and raspberry
• Raspberry sponge
• Banana cake
• Strawberry sponge
• Moist carrot cake
• Cherry sponge
• Chocolate sponge
• Coffee
• Chocolate and espresso sponge
• Luscious lemon drizzle sponge
• Red velvet

Fillings

• Strawberry buttercream
• Madagascan vanilla buttercream
• Almond
• Chocolate Baileys
• Coconut cream
• Chocolate
• Chocolate and orange
• Chocolate ganache

The Service

Emma begins the process with a consultation at the Gifted Heart Cakes studio near the centre of Basingstoke. These one-hour consultations are complimentary, so you don't have to commit if you feel it's the wrong decision. Bring along your own designs, fabric and sketches if you like. Following this chat Emma will send you over a digital design plan of the cake for you to approve.

Other Services

Emma can supply hanging cakes, dessert tables full of sweet treats and edible favours, amazing cupcakes, macarons and more.

For further information about Gifted Heart Cakes, get in touch with Emma Waddington using the contact details below.