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Sustainable cake design | Dorset

Finding new ways to make my business sustainable and work in an eco conscious way has been a goal of mine now since 2021.
The wedding world can be a very throw away industry and I love I am trying to make small changes to lower my environmental impact. Its something I have adopted in my every day so feel its only right it should be mirrored in my business.

To have a read about why I chose to head down the sustainability route, have a little peep at my about me page.

How it all began

What am I doing to be more sustainable?

Do you know what, I love learning new ways to up my sustainability goals.

Here are some of the switches I have already put in place!

We use Ovo as our energy suppliers
For every order over £100, I plant a tree in your name with More trees - It offsets an estimated 0.3 tonne of carbon!
I have significantly cut down on my plastic use and no longer buy single use plastic for the kitchen.
I use local Dorset flower growers for my wedding cake designs.
Buying local seasonal fruit and freezing/ preserving
Turning cake scraps into delicious treats for the community

Sustainable baking

I am always keen to make sustainable switches in my business. Here are a few delicious changes which not only affect my environmental impact, but make them blooming delicious .

Whenever possible I use seasonal fruit for my fillings. Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are all from British farms. The blackberries are foraged by my Diamond team. I love using Dorset jams .

I use delicious organic white chocolate in my cakes! All cakes have a yummy white chocolate ganache coating for added stability and to make it extra tasty. Both the chocolate and the cocoa I use are Fairtrade.

I use local free range eggs and when possible Southwest dairy

I use plant based cream to make ganache to lower the amount of dairy I'm using. The milk in my recipes is organic.

The best of the Southwest

Here are some of the amazing companies that help make

"We need to work with nature, not against it"

David Attenborough

Sustainable taster Boxes

As part of your cake experience, you will receive a delicious taster boxes to help you choose your cake flavours.

Anyone booking a cake over the value of £350 will receive a complimentary taster box.

Each box contains 5 slices of delicious cake from the classic selection and some tasty shortbread iced gems.

Enquire about a taster box

But what makes these cake taster boxes sustainable?

. The boxes are fully recyclable and made from partially recycled materials from The Tiny Box co
. The ribbon is made from recycled fabrics.
. The pressed flower wax seal is actually a magnet.
. The cakes are made with British ingredients and seasonal fruit.
. The plastic surrounding the cakes is compostable, as is the tape securing it.
. The teabags by Clipper tea are plastic free and compostable.
. My business cards are printed by The Sustainable Print co on recycled card using eco ink.

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Reducing single use plastic

One of the first big changes I made to make my business more sustainable was to ditch the single use plastic.
And boy was it everywhere when you really looked at the bigger picture.

. I scrapped using plastic dowels. I now use food grade wooden dowels.

. No more cling film, I use a great silicone alternative.

. Reusable plastic travel boxes for cake deliveries.
I bought the first eco cool box from igloo. Your cakes are coming to you in style!

. My cake taster boxes are both eco friendly and beautiful

Take a peep at them here - Eco cake taster boxes

. I use reusable piping bags and food storage boats/containers.

. I also buy as many of my ingredients in bulk to minimise plastic and recycle any plastic which is able to be.The ingredients that go into my cakes.

"We were also highly impressed with the sustainability focus of her work"

Plans for the future

Find a better alternative to the boards being used for cakes.
Switching to re usable cake liners instead of parchment paper.
Using only organic or local high welfare dairy and eggs.
Sourcing as much produce within my region as possible.
Growing a selection of cut flowers for cakes.
Purchase a dehydrator for edible flowers.