La Creme Patisserie Blog

Welsh Cup Cakes

One of the more unusual requests last weekend was for Welsh Cup Cakes to celebrate a birthday and a famous Welsh victory over the old enemy.

 

Come on Wales - two down, three to go.

Bluebell Hotel in Neath start using La Creme Desserts

It is always nice to pick up new accounts, and this week we have started supplying the restaurant at the new Bluebell Hotel in Neath called La Mancha.

The La Creme desserts Sian has chosen include the following :

Lemon Cheesecake

 

and Raspberry Mousse Gateau

 

Other choices include La Mancha Chocolate Cake and blackcherry roulade.

So remember, if you are dining out at La Mancha remember to leave some room for the dessert.

 

 

 

Blackberry cheesecakes for Margam Orangery Wedding

Not only did Sian make the desserts for the Wedding at Margam Orangery today but she also delivered them and she photographed them.

This is Sian's picture of food art - Blackberry cheesecake

 

She is doing me out of a job !

Valentines Cup Cakes

La Creme Valentines cup cakes are available to order.

 

 

 

 

 

Prices for cup cakes shown above range from £3.00 to £3.50 each.

We also offer fairy cakes which are smaller in size and start from £2.00 each. 

To order send an email [email protected] or telephone 01639 638574

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Wedding Fayre

We have just returned (exhausted) from displaying at the South Wales Evening Post's Wedding fayre at the Liberty Stadium. The Liberty stadium is the home of the Ospreys and Swansea City Football club and it was a fabulous venue to hold the event. I am not sure what the final count was but it certainly was more than the 1,000 people predicted. We have talked cake so much, our tongues are worn out.

As Wedding fair debuts go - I think this was a good one. Our stand looked amazing and nearly everybody commented on how unique and contemporary the cakes were.

If you attended the show and have followed the links on our leaflet to this blog then please read through the articles to find out all about us and check out the Cakes gallery's on the left hand side to see examples of our award winning cakes. We are currently in the process of expanding our business to incorporate the La Creme Centre of Excellence on the Baglan Moors. This unit will host a purpose built kitchen and the site will also incorporate both a Wedding cake studio and a Birthday cake studio and we will host cookery demonstrations and cookery classes. One of the ideas we have for the future is to run a class called  "Bake your own Wedding Cake" - watch this space for more details as we have it.

Last year Sian was voted one of the top three patissiers in the UK at the British Bakery Awards in London and since then her fame has grown. Sian is now a regular recipe writer for the Evening Post. If you are thinking of asking Sian to bake your Wedding Cake then please don't leave it too late. If you would like to book a private consultation then please send us an email [email protected] or telephone Sian at the Patisserie on 01639 638574.

We currently supply desserts to a number of Wedding venues in South Wales and you can watch the following video clip to see our first delivery to Margam Orangery last April.

If you read through the blog, you will see other video examples of our products and also you can read feedback and comments from people who have tasted our cakes. As well as Wedding cakes we also offer a range of Wedding favours including our award winning welsh cake petit fours shaped into hearts and our penderyn chocolate truffles.

We feel that we are offering something unique to South Wales and it is fantastic to be part of people's special day and helping to make great memories.

If you are passing Neath, then call into our patisserie which is situated in Angel Square next to Morrisions car park and have a cup of coffee and sample one of our cakes. You won't be disappointed.

18th Chocolate Birthday Cake with Musical notes

Sian's latest creation is an 18th Chocolate Birthday Cake decorated with chocolate musical notes.

La Creme Chocolate cakes are for serious chocoholics.

Best served warmed for 10 seconds in the microwave with lashings of cream.

 

If you are looking for that dream celebration cake then send us an email with your requirements [email protected] or telephone our shop in Neath on 01639 638574.

Great Taste Awards Products a hit at Christmas

The Frangipane Mince Pie count is finally in.

Officially we made 7,200 of our Great Taste Award winning frangipane mince pies over the Christmas period which equates to 600 boxes. We also sold 55 boxes of our award winning petit four Welsh Cakes. The top selling dessert was our White Chocolate and Raspberry Ripple Cheesecake.

 

We have had lots of lovely comments from customers who gave our products as gifts for Christmas. This was an email I received yesterday.

 It was titled :SUPERB! What a product and super presentation.

"I go to a cafe in Mumbles called Theos, where I was asked to try your mince pies and was so impressed with the texture and flavour I ordered a box to take away for Christmas and a box of Welsh Cakes. Unfortunately I was taken ill and did not go away, and I am afraid I ate the boxes of your goodies I had intend for presents to others. I AM SO GLAD I DID! The mince pies and cakes were SO DELICIOUS and I also have to commend you on your packaging and design choice. Quite Superb. Your product would grace Harrods and Fortum and Mason. Quite quite delicious. I wish you well with your business.

Thank you". Mrs Lawmary Champion

What a lovely email to receive. It really would be wonderful to one day make products for Fortum and Mason and certainly when we open the La Creme Centre of Excellence this will be one of our aims.

Watch this space.

Wedding Cake for Gower Golf Club, near Swansea

Sian's latest creations are Black and White individual wedding cakes made for a Wedding held at the Gower Golf Club on Saturday 3rd January 2009. The Gower Golf Club is one of a number of fantastic golf courses in the Swansea area and has great facilities for holding Wedding ceremonies. This was the first time that La Creme Patisserie have delivered a Wedding Cake to this venue although I am sure that it won't be the last.

Black and White individual Wedding cakes

    

 

 

If you are looking for a Wedding Cake maker in Neath, Swansea or South Wales why not give Sian a ring on 01639 638574 or email [email protected] to arrange an appointment.

In light of Sian's award winning creations, our calender is filling up quickly for 2009 so don't delay.

As part of the consultation process Sian can arrange sampling for you to trial different flavours and we also offer a service whereby we can co-ordinate the desserts at the Wedding reception with the Wedding Cake.

Some brides bring pictures from a magazine of their dream wedding cake for Sian to match, whilst others are looking for inspiration. We have lots of Wedding books and magazines available for you to flick through or alternatively why not just leave it up to Sian to create something amazing.

Fire Engine Cake is Ace

Simon's latest cake is an ace Fire Engine for Rhys 4th Birthday.

 

Having spent hours designing and shaping his engine, Simon didn't have any time left to comb his hair - so sorry for the way he looks in the picture.

 

 

If you are looking at ordering a novelty Birthday Cake, please can you give us plenty of notice.

La Creme Latte Art

We are fortunate at La Creme to have some very talented people working for us. People who can make even a simple latte look amazing. The secret is that everything we make is made with love.

This is a picture of Melania's Mocha Latte Art.

 

We have had some fabulous comments recently about how helpful and friendly all the staff are at our patisserie. One person said this week that we were like the Tina Turner song  "Simply the Best". 

A review in the Evening Post last week called us a "mecca for pudding lovers".

Thanks to all the staff for all their hard work and the passion that they show in promoting the La Creme brand.