Booking Process

If you are looking for a wedding cake designer in Manchester, please get in touch to check availability for your wedding date.

If you already have ideas for your wedding cake, I can provide a guide price straight away. Simply share your wedding date, venue, guest numbers and any design inspiration, and I will give you an estimated price based on your requirements. A £75 deposit is required to secure your booking.

Don’t worry if you need help with ideas. A personalised consultation is included as part of my service. Your wedding day is incredibly special, and I believe your cake should reflect your style and vision perfectly.

Around four to six months before your wedding, we will meet to discuss every aspect of your cake in detail. Following our consultation, you will receive a design sketch along with your final quotation.

Please get in touch to secure your date in my diary.

Flavours

Emma Shafi Cake Design is committed to creating cakes that not only look amazing but taste incredible too. All my cakes are made from the finest ingredients and baked freshly to order.

Each cake is filled with homemade buttercream and luxury preserves, coated in Belgian chocolate ganache and finished with premium fondant. This gives the cake the perfect base to ensure a flawless finish. I only use vegetarian and halal ingredients in my cakes. While my kitchen is not allergy free, I am able to cater for most dietary requirements.

Classic Vanilla

Moist vanilla sponge with either raspberry or strawberry conserve and madagascan vanilla buttercream.

Peanut Butter & Caramel

Classic chocolate sponge filled with caramel sauce and peanut butter buttercream

Classic Chocolate

Light Belgian chocolate sponge filled with fudgy chocolate buttercream.

Biscoff

Brown sugar sponge filled with both biscoff sauce and biscoff buttercream

Lemon Drizzle

Zesty lemon sponge layered with lemon curd and lemon buttercream.

Chocolate Orange

Chocolate orange sponge with delicious chocolate orange buttercream

Red Velvet

Red Velvet sponge with a hints of both vanilla and cocoa filled with cream cheese flavoured buttercream.

Black Forest

Belgian chocolate sponge filled with black cherry conserve & vanilla buttercream

Salted Caramel

Brown sugar sponge layered with both salted caramel sauce and salted caramel buttercream.

Carrot Cake

Luxurious carrot cake with hints of orange & warming spices with cream cheese flavoured buttercream

Chocolate & Hazelnut

Belgian chocolate sponge filled with delicious hazelnut buttercream.

Pistachio & White Chocolate

Delicious pistachio sponge layered with white chocolate buttercream

Cookies & Cream

Belgian chocolate sponge and vanilla buttercream with crushed cookies for added crunch

Almond & Cherry

Soft almond sponge filled with morello cherry conserve & vanilla buttercream

Coffee & Walnut

Moist coffee flavoured sponge with walnut pieces and filled with coffee buttercream

Taster Boxes

If you would like to try some flavour samples before booking your wedding cake, a box of cake tasters can be purchased for £25.

Each box includes five flavours from my current menu, all chosen by you. Taster boxes are available throughout the year and can be collected from my home studio in Greater Manchester or posted by next day delivery for a small additional charge.

A taster box is a lovely way to explore flavour combinations and begin the exciting process of designing your wedding cake!

Price Guide

All my cakes are priced individually based on your personal design requirements and the size specifications.

Two Tier

Guide price start at around £220

Three Tier

Guide price start at around £350

Four Tier

Guide price start at around £500

Five Tier

Guide price start at around £620

£75 booking fee will secure your date

Frequently asked questions

Please find answers to frequently asked questions. If you require further information, please email me at info@emmashafi.co.uk

As with any of your wedding suppliers, I would highly recommend booking your cake as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Even if you have not got any ideas together for your cake yet it is advisable to book your cake designer as soon as you’ve booked your venue. A small deposit will secure your date and your design can be finalised by 4-6 months before your wedding day.

Yes of course! On your wedding day I will personally deliver and set up your cake at the venue. Most tiered wedding cakes must be assembled at the venue due to their size and the delicate nature of most decorations. This ensures your cake will look perfect at your arrival and gives you the peace of mind that everything has been taken care of.

Yes, I have a wide range of delicious flavours to choose from. If you wish to try before you book, I offer sample boxes with your choice of 5 flavours for £25.

Absolutely! I highly recommend having a different flavour to each tier. This is your wedding day so why not indulge yourselves! Remember that the bottom tier is the biggest, so perhaps make sure this is your favourite flavour. You might not get much opportunity to enjoy a slice during the day so make sure your venue saves a few slices of each flavour for you!

The cost of your wedding cake will depend on several factors, including your guest numbers, the level of design detail, size and venue location.

When you first get in touch, I can provide an estimated price range based on the information you share. This gives you a clear idea of what your cake is likely to cost.

If you have a specific budget in mind, you are very welcome to mention it and I will always be honest about what can be achieved within that range.

You can also view my price guide for starting prices.

As a rough guide I would suggest that you cater for around 80% of your evening guest numbers. Not everyone will want a piece of cake and you don’t want to have lots of leftovers after the wedding (although leftovers can be frozen!). If you want a large showstopping cake but don’t need that many servings, dummy tiers and spacers can be incorporated into your design to create a real wow factor!

Please get in touch with your wedding date and I will check my availability.

If you already have ideas in mind, I can provide a guide price at this stage. If you are happy to go ahead a non-refundable £75 deposit secures your wedding date.

Around four to six months before your wedding, we will meet for your design consultation to go through every detail of your cake. Following this, you will receive your final quotation along with a sketch of your design.

Once you have secured your date and venue, please get in touch and I will confirm availability. A £75 deposit secures your date at this stage.

Around six months before your wedding, we will meet for your design consultation. Following this, you will receive your tailored quote and a sketch of your design.

One month before your wedding, your final balance will be due. I will be in touch beforehand to confirm all the details for your day.

Three to five days before your wedding, I will begin creating your cake and bring your design to life!

On your wedding day, your cake will be delivered and set up at your venue by me personally, and all you need to do is relax knowing your cake is in safe hands.

No, you don’t need to, however a cake stand is the perfect finishing touch to your wedding cake and can really make it stand out at your venue.

I have cake stands available for hire if needed and can also recommend which stand would best compliment the design of your wedding cake if you wanted to purchase your own.

Some wedding venues have their own cake stand and it’s good to see it beforehand if they do, as sometimes they can be old-fashioned looking and may not be suitable for your design.

A design consultation is an important part of my process. This is an excellent opportunity for me to get to know you and understand the style of cake that will suit your day perfectly!

During your consultation, we will go through all the details you would like to incorporate into your design. Following this, I will provide your personalised sketch along with your final costing.

Your consultation will take place around four to six months before your wedding.

We will meet at my home studio in Worsley, Greater Manchester, for your design consultation. If this is too far for you to travel, we can also arrange a Zoom call to discuss everything.

A non-refundable booking fee of £75 will secure your date.

No, creating a bespoke design for you is part of my service. At your design consultation we will discuss any ideas you may already have, and we will work together to create the cake of your dreams.

Yes absolutely! This is one of the most important days of your lives so why not include personal details. Outfits, bouquets, wedding stationery and even the decor of your venue can all be used for inspiration.

Yes, I do! I specialise in iced biscuits, macarons, cakesicles & chocolates as sweet favours. These can be personalised with details such as your initials, the date of your wedding and design elements to complement your wedding cake perfectly.