Drip Cakes in Bracknell
A drip cake from £100 for a 6-inch feeding 8–12, made to order in Bracknell. The useful thing to know first: a drip is a finish rather than a kind of cake, so it costs the same as any cake that size — £130 for an 8-inch, £150 for a 10-inch.
Chocolate is poured over a chilled top edge so that it runs a few centimetres and sets where it stops. Underneath it is whichever sponge and filling you choose.
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Finished with a drip and photographed before they left — the rest of the gallery.
What does a drip cake cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
6" with a drip The drip is part of the finish, not an extra 8–12 slices | £100 |
8" with a drip The drip is part of the finish, not an extra 14–18 slices | £130 |
10" with a drip The drip is part of the finish, not an extra 22–28 slices | £150 |
6" + 8" two tier A drip on the top tier, the bottom one plain, is the usual arrangement 22–30 slices | £270 |
The same prices as every other cake, because the drip is part of the finish. Flowers, figures and printed toppers are quoted with the design. See all prices or custom cakes.
Order a drip cake
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.
Which finish should you choose?
Four finishes leave this kitchen, and the gallery says how often each one does. The numbers below count the photographs tagged in October, leaving out the cakes with somebody’s name piped across them: 70 photographs in all. Buttercream is the default, fondant is what a sharp edge or an unusual shape needs, ganache is the darkest, and the drip sits on top of whichever of them is underneath.
| Finish | In the gallery | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Buttercream | 41 photographs | Smooth or textured; takes colour well and cuts softly |
| Fondant | 18 photographs | A sheet of icing: sharp edges, any shape, firmer to cut |
| Ganache | 7 photographs | Chocolate and cream set hard — the darkest, sharpest finish |
| Drip | 2 photographs | Chocolate poured over a chilled edge so it runs and stops |
The long version of the first two is in buttercream or fondant.
Why does a drip need a cold cake?
Because the drip is stopped by temperature, not by the person pouring it. Chocolate poured onto a room-temperature cake keeps running until it reaches the board; poured onto a chilled one it thickens within a couple of centimetres and holds there. That is the whole technique, and it is also why a drip cake wants to stay cool until it is cut: the same physics that stopped the drip will start it again in a warm conservatory. In July, have it delivered rather than driving it yourself.
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What goes on top of a drip cake?
Whatever is going to be eaten, as a rule: berries, chocolate, a piped border, a candle and a short message. The reason to keep it simple is that the drip is already the decoration — a row of uneven chocolate falls is a strong enough shape that anything crowded on top of it reads as clutter. Two colours and one texture is the version that photographs well, and it is included in the price rather than quoted on top of it.
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.