Peony Buttercream Bloom Birthday Cake
From £250.00
Naked & semi-naked · Made to order
Naked Cakes London
Luxury naked and semi-naked cakes made to order in our London kitchen, with soft sponge deliberately left visible beneath a fine finish of Swiss meringue buttercream. Choose a birthday, wedding or celebration cake and we’ll hand-deliver it across London & Surrey using our own drivers.
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Made to orderSwiss meringue buttercreamOwn delivery driversLondon & Surrey
The collection
Shop Naked & Semi-Naked Cakes
Visible sponge, restrained buttercream and proper cake underneath. These are the designs where the finish is intentionally part of the look, rather than a cake waiting to be decorated.
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Salted Caramel MacDreamy Birthday Cake
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Ghetto-Riche Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
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Nutella Ferrero Rocher Cake
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Tiramisu Coffee Birthday Cake
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Chocolate Malt Milkshake Cake
From £100.00 -
Ghetto-Riche Chocoholics Cake
From £140.00 -
MacDreamy Naked Wedding Cake
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Rustic-Chic Macarons and Pearls Vintage Wedding Cake
From £280.00
The finish, explained
Naked or semi-naked?
Naked cake
The sponge remains predominantly visible, with filling between the layers and little or no buttercream around the outside.
Semi-naked cake
A very fine layer of buttercream is scraped around the sponge so parts of the cake remain visible beneath the finish.
Both are deliberately finished cakes, rather than plain or undecorated sponges.
Help me choose
Start with what you actually like eating.
The finish may be restrained. The flavours do not have to be.
The classic Anges de Sucre semi-naked lookSalted Caramel MacDreamy
Chocolate + salted caramelGhetto-Riche Salted Caramel
Chocolate + hazelnutNutella Ferrero Rocher
Coffee loverTiramisu Coffee
Pretty, floral and lighter in appearancePeony Buttercream Bloom
A tiered wedding centrepieceMacDreamy Naked Wedding Cake
Choose by celebration
Birthday first. Then the room decides.
Naked cakes earned much of their popularity as relaxed celebration cakes. For birthdays they feel generous without looking overworked; for weddings and smaller ceremonies, the exposed sponge brings warmth and texture.
BirthdayNaked birthday cakesOur biggest opportunity and the most natural use of the style: visible sponge, a celebration finish and plenty of flavour.
WeddingNaked wedding cakesTiered, relaxed and still properly celebratory. A good route when smooth white icing feels too formal.
Engagement · Christening · AnniversarySofter celebrationsPeony buttercream and a semi-naked finish work beautifully when the mood is romantic rather than maximal.
From the kitchen
When you can see the sponge, the baking has nowhere to hide.
A naked finish removes the camouflage. The sponge needs to be soft, the layers even and the Swiss meringue buttercream smooth enough to leave just the right amount behind.
That is why this style suits flavour-led cakes so well. Chocolate, caramel, coffee, hazelnut and vanilla remain visible parts of the cake rather than being buried beneath a thick outer coat.
Reshmi Bennett · Chef & Founder
Make it yours
Keep the finish. Change the celebration.
Personalise
Choose an existing cake and add the name, age or short message offered on its product page.
Choose a cakeCustomise
Love the semi-naked finish but want a different colour direction, decoration or occasion detail? Start with one of our designs and adapt it.
Explore custom cakesBespoke
For a cake designed from a blank canvas around the venue, guest of honour or event, begin a private commission.
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Made here. Delivered by us.
Every cake is made to order and hand-delivered across London and Surrey by our own drivers. We do not put delicate celebration cakes into parcel networks and hope for the best.
For an important event, arranging delivery the day before is often the calmest option. Keep the cake chilled until the day, then allow it time to return to room temperature before serving.
Delivery & storage informationFrom the bakery
Three useful reads.
Technique, birthday context and wedding history. These are the editorial pages that genuinely add something to the category.
TechniqueFake Bakes: Victoria SpongeSee how a semi-naked finish works when the sponge is intentionally left visible.
Birthday guideThe Ultimate Guide to Birthday CakesFrom tradition to modern styling and the way birthday cakes keep changing.
Wedding historyThe History of Wedding CakesHow wedding cakes moved from ritual breads to modern naked, piped and floral designs.