A birthday cake should look like the person it is for. That is difficult to do from a supermarket chiller and easy to do when someone makes it by hand.
Get a Free QuoteWaltham Abbey is our closest town, a historic Essex market town sitting between the Lee Valley and Epping Forest. Bake You Happy makes birthday cakes by hand for families right across the area, and delivers them personally rather than sending them by courier.
Every cake is designed from scratch with you. There is no catalogue to pick from and no set menu of shapes. You tell Paulina about the occasion, the people and the look you have in mind, and she builds the design around that.
Waltham Abbey is our closest town and it shows in how we work here. Cakes go out later in the day, short-notice orders are usually possible, and a fair number of people simply collect. Parties tend to be at home, in the halls around Ninefields, or out towards High Beach and the forest in summer.
We cover the whole of Waltham Abbey and the EN9 postcodes, including Waltham Abbey Town, Sewardstone, High Beach, Ninefields, Roundhills, Honey Lane and Paternoster Hill. If you are just outside that, ask anyway, we usually can.
We deliver to homes, halls, churches and venues throughout the area. Places we know well in and around Waltham Abbey include:
Under ten minutes from the kitchen means we can often help when someone else has let you down. It is worth asking even at very short notice.
If your celebration is somewhere else entirely, that is no problem at all. Give us the venue name and address and we will speak to them directly about access and timing.
Our kitchen sits under 10 minutes from Waltham Abbey, which matters more than it sounds. A tiered cake does not travel well, and a shorter journey means less time in the car and a cake that arrives exactly as it left. We deliver it ourselves and, for tiered cakes, assemble it on site rather than moving it built.
Being ten minutes away changes what is possible. We can often take on a cake at a few days' notice here that we would have to turn down for somewhere further out, simply because the delivery run is short and can be fitted around the rest of the day. Collection is also straightforward, and a good number of local customers prefer it. If you are collecting, bring a flat boot or a passenger footwell rather than a seat, keep the heating off, and drive as though there is a full cup of tea on the parcel shelf. We will box it properly and tell you which way up it goes. If you have been let down by another baker, which happens more than it should, ring rather than emailing. We can usually tell you within a few minutes whether we can help, and we would rather say no quickly than leave you waiting.
Single tier birthday cakes start from £60 for a six inch and £80 for an eight inch. Two tier cakes start from £120 and number cakes from £70. A £50 deposit secures your date, with the balance due before delivery. There is a full breakdown on our cake prices page.
Send Paulina a message with your date, roughly how many people you are feeding, and any idea of the look you want, even a rough one. She will reply personally, talk it through with you and send a quote. You can also read the full ordering guide first if you prefer.
Yes. We deliver across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding EN9 area, including Waltham Abbey Town, Sewardstone, High Beach, Ninefields and the rest of the neighbourhood. Our kitchen is under 10 minutes away, so your cake travels a short distance and arrives in good condition.
Single tier birthday cakes start from £60 for a six inch and £80 for an eight inch. Two tier cakes start from £120 and number cakes from £70. Every cake is quoted individually once we know the size, the design and the date.
Most birthday cakes need about a week's notice. Simple designs can sometimes be done in two or three days, so it is worth asking even at short notice.
Yes. We regularly deliver to homes, halls and venues around Waltham Abbey, including places such as Waltham Abbey Church and Royal Gunpowder Mills. Just give us the venue name, the address and a contact on the day and we will arrange the timing directly with them.
Yes. We make vegan and gluten free cakes with the same designs and finishes as everything else, usually with a small supplement. Everything is baked in a kitchen that handles nuts, gluten, wheat, dairy and egg, so we label clearly but cannot promise an item is free from all traces.
Every cake is designed from scratch, so there is no price list to pick from. Send a few details and Paulina will reply personally with ideas and a quote. It costs nothing and there is no obligation.
She reads every enquiry herself and will reply to you personally, usually within a day. Her reply will come from paulina@bakeyouhappy.co, so do add that to your contacts.
If your date is close, or you would rather just talk it through, message her on WhatsApp on 07514 660 451 and she will come back to you faster.