Sunday 25th February, 2024. I had a great time at Trearddur Bay Hotel, Anglesey yesterday. Meeting all the lovely couples and talking about their ideas and plans for their big day. It’s never too soon to start thinking about what you want for your wedding cake, whether is driven by what flavours you like or design you have in mind. … Read More
Wedding Fayre at Trearddur Bay Hotel
Sunday 25th February, 2024. The Fayre will be open to the public from 12.00 Noon to 4.00pm. Trearddur Bay Hotel is situated on the west coast of Holy Island in Anglesey, North Wales. This venue is the perfect place if you love the beach and the sea I will be there discussing everything to do with Wedding Cakes! From design, … Read More
Building a Gingerbread House
Childrens decorating class at Bodnant Welsh Food. Saturday 9th December, 2023. Starting at 10.00am In this Christmas decorating class we will be putting together and decorating Gingerbread houses. Working in pairs we will be using royal icing to assemble your very own Gingerbread house. Learning different decorating skills such as piping and embossing. Using sweet treats and sugarpaste models to … Read More
Molly and Marc’s Wedding Cake.
Congratulations to Molly and Marc who got married on the 1st of July, 2023 at the beautiful location of Tros Yr Afon, Beaumaris, on Anglesey, North Wales. Molly and Marc had a four-tiered sponge wedding cake, which was to cater as the dessert for their family and friends. The top two tiers were gluten-free whilst the bottom two were regular … Read More
Teaching at Bodnant Welsh Food Centre
Easter Baking and Decorating at Bodnant Welsh Food. Saturday 1st April, 2023 I recently had a great time teaching a group of children how to bake and decorate Easter cookies and carrot cupcakes, at Bodnant Welsh Food, North Wales. We baked our cupcakes first and let them cool whilst making our cookie dough. When the cupcakes were cool enough we … Read More
Christmas Cakes / Cacennau Nadolig
Tis the season to be Jolly! And for Christmas Cake! Custom Decorated Designs for Fruit Cakes starting from £40 for a 6inch cake. Mini 2″ Hamper size cakes are available too! For more details and to place orders please contact Emma on 07985 280936. Email: info@emma-james-cakes.co.uk. Thank you very much and Merry Christmas! Addurn unigryw i chi. Am fwy o … Read More
International Woman’s Day – 8th March 2022
On International Woman’s Day I thought I would put up a post to highlight women in the catering world. It has been my profession since 2003 and I have worked in many aspects of it from waitressing, kitchen porter, baking, chefing and starting my own cake business in 2014. This picture is of me at my first Wedding Fayre when … Read More
Katarina and Charles’ Wedding Cake
I recently made a wedding cake for Katarina and Charles who got married in North Wales on the 17th April, 2021. Congratulations to the newly weds! Their two tiered wedding cake was vintage in its style with buttercream coating and decorated with fresh gypsophila. The couple’s choice of sponge was red velvet and vanilla, filled with vanilla frosting. The cake … Read More
Adam and Sue’s Wedding Cake
Congratulations to Adam and Sue who got married on the 1st of September, 2020 at the beautiful location of Château Rhianfa, on Anglesey North Wales. Adam and Sue had a two tiered dark chocolate sponge cake that was designed to look like birch tree logs. On the top of the cake, they had two hand made wired sugarpaste magnolia flowers. … Read More
Lowri and Blair’s Wedding Cake
Congratulations to Lowri and Blair who got married on the 24th August, 2020 in the beautiful setting of Portmeirion, North Wales. Lowri and Blair had a simple and elegant two tiered white wedding cake with wired sugarpaste flowers coming down the side of the cake. They had a light pink peony, white freesias, small red rose buds, light blue sweet … Read More