Luxury Fruit Cake Baked to Perfection

In England, it's customary for everyone to take time and pause for afternoon tea, and traditionally, delicious cake is served. We truly believe a classic English fruit cake is one of the world's greatest culinary inventions. Our mission is to bring these delicacies to food lovers all over the world.

Three flavours of English fruit cake in embossed gift tins

What makes our English fruit cakes so special?

  • Made with the finest ingredients.

  • No compromise on the quality of our recipes. We take no shortcuts.

  • No pre-made mixes. Everything made from scratch in the bakery.

  • All our cakes are made with pure British butter. Palm oil-free.

  • Quality dried fruits carefully sourced from the best producers.

  • No artificial colours or flavours.

  • The bakery is a nut-free environment, with all our recipes nut-free.  
About our fruit cakes
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    A Long Tradition

    Our English fruit cakes are baked in small batches by dedicated people, not by mass production machines. Using an old family recipe, they're lovingly made in a family-run bakery in South West England.

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    Fruit Cake Specialists

    The Buckingham Cakes team is very experienced and is focused on supplying the very best English fruit cake. We believe we offer the largest range of traditional fruit cakes for delivery in the UK, currently eight varieties. 

    View our Fruit Cake Vintage Gift Tins

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    Palm Oil Free

    All of our luxury English fruit cakes are made with pure British butter. We do not use palm oil within our recipes. We also do not use pre-mixes or any artificial colours or flavours. Only the finest ingredients.

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Watch our fruit cakes being made...

  • Slice of Cherry & Kirsch fruit cake.

    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. Fruit cake is well known to improve with age.

  • Embossed lid of gift tin containing English fruit cake

    Beautifully packaged

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

     

  • Send as a Gift

    We post every English fruit 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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