A christening cake wants to be soft, simple and personal rather than loud. It is a family day, and the cake should feel like part of it.
Get a Free QuoteWoodford Green is a leafy, well-to-do corner of north east London where a great many weddings and milestone parties are held every year. Bake You Happy makes christening 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.
Woodford Green and Woodford Bridge have a strong christening trade, with several churches and a good number of halls used for the gathering afterwards. Families here often want something quite traditional, ivory and soft piping rather than bright colour, and frequently ask for the cake to match flowers already ordered for the church.
We cover the whole of Woodford Green and the IG8 postcodes, including Woodford Green, Woodford Wells, Woodford Bridge, South Woodford, Highams Park border, Salway Hill and The Broadway. 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 Woodford Green include:
Send us a photograph of the church flowers or the outfit and we will pick up the colours from it properly.
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 about 25 minutes from Woodford Green, 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.
The classic christening look is royal icing over marzipan, piped by hand, and it is a genuinely different craft from buttercream. It sets hard, it holds fine detail like lattice and scrollwork, and it keeps well, which is why it was the traditional choice when the top tier was saved. It is also unforgiving to work on and takes days rather than hours, so it needs booking further ahead. Fondant gives a similar clean finish with a softer bite and suits families who want the look without the formality. If the cake is going to the church before the gathering, tell us. Churches are cold and often have nowhere sensible to put it, and we would rather deliver to the hall or the house and let you carry it the short distance than leave a cake standing in a vestry. Ivory, cream and the palest blush all photograph better in a church than bright white, which can go grey under stone.
Christening cakes start from £80 for a single tier and £150 for two tiers, depending on size and detail. 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 Woodford Green and the surrounding IG8 area, including Woodford Green, Woodford Wells, Woodford Bridge, South Woodford and the rest of the neighbourhood. Our kitchen is about 25 minutes away, so your cake travels a short distance and arrives in good condition.
Christening cakes start from £80 for a single tier and £150 for two tiers, depending on size and detail. Every cake is quoted individually once we know the size, the design and the date.
Christening cakes are usually ordered two to four weeks ahead, which gives time to get the name, date and colours exactly right.
Yes. We regularly deliver to homes, halls and venues around Woodford Green, including places such as Prince Regent Hotel and Woodford Golf Club. 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.