Baked to Perfection

In England everything stops for tea and traditionally cake is served. We believe a classic English fruit cake is one of the world's great culinary inventions. Our mission is to bring these delicacies to food lovers all over the world.

Our Best Sellers

Three flavours of English fruit cake in embossed gift tins

What makes our cakes so special?

  • They’re made with the finest ingredients.
  • We will not compromise on the quality of our recipes. We take no short-cuts.
  • We don’t use pre-mixes. Everything is made from scratch.
  • All our cakes are made with pure butter. We never use palm oil.
  • Our dried fruits are carefully sourced from the best producers.
  • We strive to find the top grades of flour, cane sugar and eggs.
  • We won’t use any artificial colours or flavours.
  • The bakery is a nut-free environment and all our recipes are nut-free.  
About our cakes
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    A Long Tradition

    Our cakes are baked in small batches, by humans, not by mass production machines. Using an old family recipe, they're lovingly made in a family-run bakery in SW England.

  • Fruit illustration

    Fruit Cake Specialists

    The team are very experienced and focused on supplying the very best fruit cake. We believe we offer the largest range of fruit cakes in the UK (currently eight varieties). 

  • No palm oil

    Palm Oil Free

    All our cakes are made with pure butter. We do not use palm oil. We do not use pre-mixes or any artificial colours or flavours.  

Watch our cakes being made...

  • Brandy fruit cake in attractive gift tin with slice of fruit cake on plate

    Stable, long shelf life

    Fruit cake is very durable. Shelf life is not a problem. The cake is resilient to long shipping times and changes in climate. It actually improves with age.

  • Embossed lid of gift tin containing English fruit cake

    Beautifully packaged

    Our cakes are very popular as gifts so we make sure they’re attractively presented in gift boxes and decorative cake tins exclusively designed for Buckingham.

     

  • Send as a Gift

    We'll mail the cake in a smart presentation box. You can add your personal message at checkout and we'll include it printed on a gift card.

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  • Enjoy fruit cake with cheese

    Enjoy fruit cake with cheese

    Savouring fruit cake with cheese is becoming ever more popular. We believe it was always traditional in the North of England, particularly Yorkshire, but now the delicious combination is being...

    Enjoy fruit cake with cheese

    Savouring fruit cake with cheese is becoming ever more popular. We believe it was always traditional in the North of England, particularly Yorkshire, but now the delicious combination is being...

  • Celebrate Christmas in style

    Celebrate Christmas in style

    We send fruit cakes all over the world at this time of year. We note from names and addresses that many of you repeat your order time and time again....

    Celebrate Christmas in style

    We send fruit cakes all over the world at this time of year. We note from names and addresses that many of you repeat your order time and time again....

  • New tin for fruit cake gift

    Our latest gift tin

    Encouraged by the rave reviews to our new gift tin last year, we commissioned a local artist to create another bespoke design for Buckingham. It's illustrated with an exquisite painting...

    Our latest gift tin

    Encouraged by the rave reviews to our new gift tin last year, we commissioned a local artist to create another bespoke design for Buckingham. It's illustrated with an exquisite painting...

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