No big deal, but we had an order for a birthday cake for delivery on May 15th. It was for a guy turning 38, who likes to play tennis. Oh, and his name happens to be Andy Murray. You know, THE Sir Andy Murray, winner of three Grand Slams.

We created a personalised cake for him with our popular vanilla Hero sponge layers, filled with our signature Swiss meringue buttercream. We then covered the cake with grassy green buttercream and piped grass along the edges with a bit of edible cookie soil.

A hand-modelled figurine of Andy sat in the middle of the cake court with his fondant raquet, a dog and a bunch of fondant tennis balls. 

Andy doesn't come across as a flashy kinda guy to us. He seems fairly grounded, with our favourite type of sense of humour, the dry kind, and under-stated good taste (his Rado wrist watch is NICE). And he lives in leafy green Surrey! Where we deliver our cakes for free.

I'm particularly chuffed that this cake seems to fit his persona. It's simple but refined, highly personalised but not over the top or gaudy, and made with sponge that's the opposite of his wit.

If you'd like to have a personalised cake (custom cake, bespoke cake, whatever you want to call it) made for you or someone else you know that like a spot of tennis, or any other sport for that matter, do get in touch with us. We need a minimum of two weeks' notice to be able to sculpt your personalised figurines and details made from sugarpaste and we deliver anywhere within London and Surrey.

Love,

Reshmi xoxo