Wedding Cakes: 12 talented Irish bakers you should know about

You’re knee deep in wedding planning, but have you thought about the cake?

If you haven’t thought about your wedding cake yet, you might under-estimate the length of time needed to ‘book in’ and order your cake, as well as the price a wedding cake might set you back.

Top tip: get ordering early, especially if you’re getting married around Christmas, New Year’s or during the peak summer months.

There are also plenty of alternatives to a traditional wedding cake, check them out right here.

BUDGET: From approx. €300. Prices can stretch to significantly more depending on size and intricacy. Delivery costs are usually additional.

2210 Patisserie

Where: Based in Mullingar with nationwide delivery
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Starting Price: From €265

Widely known across the country for delicious cake postal boxes, the enigmatic Una of 2210 Patisserie has become popular amongst the ‘in’ Irish-celeb-crowd and the general cake loving public. The cost of a two-tier custom cake starts at around €265 and does not include delivery. Additional extras include the ever-popular chocolate drip (€50 extra) and iced name plates (€10 extra) for example. You’ll find a wide range of flavours available from lemon meringue, carrot and walnut, red velvet, Nutella, chocolate biscuit cake, raspberry and white chocolate and many others.

Amazing Cakes

Where: Bray, Co Wickow
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Starting Price: Prices available upon request.

Specialising in creative sugar work and figures, the team at Amazing Cakes recently showcased their works at the RDS Wedding Fair. Creating layered bakes in various flavours including chocolate with orange buttercream, Bailey’s sponge cake, strawberry madeira, toffee caramel and even a traditional rich fruit cake depending on your tastes.

Caroline Goulding Wedding Cakes

Where: Ranelagh, Co Dublin
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Starting Price: From €495

A graduate of Ballymaloe Cookery School, Caroline Goulding is a class act when it comes to beautifully detailed wedding cakes. The wedding cake flavours are elevated, sophisticated and luxurious; from vanilla, elderflower and gooseberry, and maple, pecan and pecan praline to cardamon, orange and almond. Fresh florals, sugar work and other intricate details make these cakes something special. The team recommend ordering your wedding cake at least 12-18 months in advance, especially if you are having a summer wedding.

Colhoun Creations

Where: Dublin 14 with nationwide delivery
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Starting Price: From €75

The queen of buttercream, Laura Colhoun has become one of the major players in Ireland’s patisserie scene, particularly for events and weddings. With silky smooth buttercream skills and incorporating both fresh and edible flowers and fruit – the aesthetics of Laura’s cakes are definitely worthy of an Instagram shot. Flavours include coconut and raspberry, cookies and cream, rose and pistachio as well as classics like raspberry and white chocolate and lemon drizzle. 6” celebration cakes start at €75 and 8” start at €100, depending on the size of your party and your budget – this could be a good option.

Cove Cake Design

Where: South Dublin with delivery available within a 90-minute radius of Dublin
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Starting Price: From €695

Cove Cake Design is a luxury and boutique cakery, with features in Vogue – it’s unsurprising that the team are one of the most sought after suppliers for anyone planning a wedding. The flavour selection available at Cove Cake Design is intriguing and experimental, and we’ve heard from friends that they are truly delicious; flavour combos include white mocha and whiskey salted caramel, chocolate orange olive oil rosemary hazelnut and Earl Grey tea lavender and lemon. The entry price for boutique (ie. non-bespoke) wedding cakes start from €695. For a bespoke wedding cake creation, prices start at €825. Intricate and realistic sugar flowers can be added at an additional cost, with prices starting at €350.

Croft Cake Design

Where: Wicklow / Carlow boarder, with nationwide delivery available
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Starting Price: From €385

Louisa Rogers is the talent behind Croft Cake Design. Creating incredible wedding cake creations with luxurious buttercream and ganache, Louisa uses fresh, dried and hand crafted florals, as well as gold leaf and hand painted details. These cakes are very, very pretty and the flavours are unique and experimental; courgette and chocolate, carrot and coconut, spinach vanilla and blueberry, and wild sage and strawberry to name a few. Vegan cakes and flavours are also available to order.

Cupcakes and Counting

Where: Swords
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Starting Price: Available upon request

Cupcakes and Counting owner, Jen Rojas, is one very talented baker. Creating cakes with incredible details, these wedding cakes are perfectly pinnable on your Pinterest board. Large, layered butter cream cakes decorated with sugar flowers, gold leaf and hand painted designs. Cupcakes and Counting offers various flavours from dark chocolate Guinness cake, rocky road and a traditional vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream. Vegan cakes and flavours are also available. The Cupcakes and Counting team recommend that wedding cake bookings should be made at least nine months in advance of the wedding date, as there are only a certain number of spaces available.

Fern Cakery

Where: Leixlip, Co Kildare
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Starting Price: From €480

These cakes are truly pieces of art, inspired by nature The Fern Cakery produce cakes that will be forever remembered. Using fresh, pressed and dried florals as decoration, The Fern Cakery offers a number of elevated and luxurious flavours including; prosecco and wild strawberry, almond and apricot, raspberry and rose-water and dark chocolate with sour cherry. If you’re interested in trying these flavours, having a cake tasting if you will, there is a tasting box available for the cost of €40 (for collection) or €50 if you want to include delivery, and this can be offset against the cost of the cake.

Fox and the Flour

Where: Greystones, Co Wicklow and Cashel, Co Tipperary with nationwide delivery
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Starting Price: From €190

The Fox and the Flour is the cakery combination of dreams. Popular cafe The Fat Fox meet the patisserie talents of The Flour Artist making for the perfect match, especially for anyone searching for an aesthetic and delicious cake. Think the cute, Instagrammable quirks of The Fat Fox cafe paired with dreamy fresh flower crowns, smooth butter cream and meringue kisses. It is recommended that orders are placed at least 30 days or 1 month in advance of the wedding date. With everything done online (bar tastings of course), wedees to be can book and secure their date by making a deposit online. The Fox and The Flour sit at the more affordable end of wedding cakeries in Ireland; with an extra-tall single tier cake, serving up to 40 starting at €190. Consultations can take place in both the Wicklow and Tipperary locations.

French Wedding Cakes

Where: Kilcock, Co. Kildare with delivery up to 1.5hours from this location
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Starting Price: From €410

With incredible designs using edible pearls, gold flake, piped lace and hand-made floral details – these are seriously intricate cakes. These wedding cakes are true works of art. Not only can you order wedding cakes, you can also order French pastry towers or croque-em-bouche too. Or you can combine light and crispy macaroons with a traditional cake for something different. Flavours include passionfruit with Swiss meringue buttercream, rich truffle chocolate cake with orange zest and rich fruit cake. Croque-em-bouche flavours include vanilla, praline, chocolate, coffee and pistachio to name just a few.

Gabi Bakes Cakes

Where: Killorglin, Co Kerry with delivery available up to 20km
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Starting Price: Prices available upon request

Getting married or based in The Kingdom? You should consider Gabi Bakes Cakes for your wedding cake. Offering what seems to be an endless amount of flavours, if you choose Gabi Bakes Cakes, you can keep it classic and delicious or go a little bit more adventurous.

Primrose Lane Bakery

Where: Dundalk, Co Louth
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Starting Price: From €250 depending on finish

Helen McCann is one very talented baker. Using fresh florals and artistic buttercream designs to make her cakes stand out from the crowd, if you’re planning a wedding and looking for excellent work at a very decent price point, Primrose Lane Bakery should be on your list. From the classic flavours of vanilla buttercream and lemon poppyseed, to premium flavours such as white chocolate raspberry and, coconut and passionfruit – you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.

Lead Image via Croft Cake Design and Cove Cake Design