Afternoon Tea Cakes in Bracknell
This is the sweet tier of an afternoon tea, made to order: macarons at £5 each, 6 cupcakes for £45, a 4" cake for £70 serving 4, and meringues or dipped strawberries quoted by the box. Collected in Bracknell or delivered across Berkshire.
Scones, sandwiches and clotted cream are not made here, and the number worth knowing before you order anything is two to three pieces a head — an afternoon tea has two courses in front of this one.
What does the sweet tier cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
Macarons Each. The one item on this list that improves on day two one piece | £5 |
6 cupcakes £7.50 a cake, and the easiest thing to hand round 6 pieces | £45 |
12 cupcakes For a table of eight to twelve with other things on it too 12 pieces | £70 |
4" cake to cut One small cake as the centre of the stand 4 slices | £70 |
6" cake to cut If the tea is really a birthday with sandwiches 8–12 slices | £100 |
Meringues, dipped strawberries Priced by the box and by the season, not per piece | Quoted per box |
Cupcake decoration is priced per cake, not per box — a swirl is included, piped flowers £0.50 each, a fondant topper £1.00 each, as the price guide sets out. Delivery from £30 by distance, or free collection.
Order for an afternoon tea
We reply within 24 hours with a price. No deposit is taken until you are happy with the quote.
Not ready to send it? What follows answers most of what people ask first.
How long it takes
7–10 days for a simple design, at least 14 for two tiers.
Sooner is sometimes possible: a rush adds 50% when the notice is under 7 days, if the diary is clear.
In a hurry? Bento cakes take 3–5 days.
Delivery
From £30, quoted by distance from RG12 0UY.
Collection from Bracknell is free — see the areas we cover.
Paying
50% deposit to hold your date; orders under £50 are paid in full.
Balance 3 hours before collection, or cash on the day.
The deposit is non-refundable but transferable with 4 days' notice — full terms.
How many pieces does an afternoon tea actually need?
Two to three a head, and the reason is the running order. An afternoon tea is three courses eaten upwards — sandwiches, then scones with jam and cream, then the sweet tier — so by the time anybody reaches a macaron they have already had a meal. Six people therefore want something like 6 cupcakes at £45, or a dozen macarons at £5 each, not a box each. Twelve people want 12 cupcakes at £70 and perhaps one cake to cut. Buy for the number of people, halve what instinct says, and put the difference into variety instead.
What to put on the top tier
Macarons — £5 each, one bite, and the best keeper on the list.
Cupcakes — £7.50 a cake in a box of 6; ask for the icing kept low for a stand.
Meringues — quoted by the box, dry and patient.
Dipped strawberries — the shortest-lived and the most photographed.
Which of these can sit out all afternoon?
Sort them by what is inside. A macaron and a meringue are dry-shelled and hold for hours at room temperature without changing, which is why they are the two things to put out first and stop worrying about. A cupcake keeps its shape but its buttercream goes soft in a warm room, so it is better on a cool table than a sunny one. Anything filled with fresh cream belongs in the fridge until the moment it goes out, and dipped strawberries are at their best within a few hours of being made and visibly past it by the evening. The cake care page covers keeping, and the rule of a closed box in the fridge applies to all of it until serving.
What should you buy elsewhere?
The scones, the clotted cream and the sandwiches. None of the three is made here and there is no version of this order that includes them: a scone is at its best within an hour of coming out of the oven, which no advance order can deliver, and the other two are not baking at all. The arrangement that works is to order the sweet tier ahead and do the scones on the morning — and if you would rather not bake, a supermarket scone warmed for a few minutes is a great deal better than a stale one from anywhere. Cream tea or afternoon tea sets out what belongs to each course, including the jam-first argument.
What else do people ask?
Allergies? Our kitchen handles all 14 of the allergens UK law requires us to declare, so nothing we bake is free from any of them. What is in each cake, and our hygiene rating.