Bespoke cake designer and maker

Creativity, style, craftsmanship and delight

Delivering exceptional baking in Lancaster & The North West

Consultation

Have a particular design in mind for a cake? Perhaps just a colour scheme or a theme or are you looking for ideas? I love working with clients to develop spectacular centrepieces for their special events.
Design

Designs come in all shapes and sizes, from multi-tiered wedding cakes to subtle and elegant celebration cakes. Whatever you're looking for, I can create.
Realisation

Your cake can be made in a variety of lovely flavours with fillings to match. The cake is encased in ganache and sugar paste. Decorations are all hand crafted and vary from sugar flowers and models to fresh, edible flowers and edible photos.
To order, get in touch

I'd love to hear from you! Please give me an outline of what you're looking for. It would be helpful if you could tell me your delivery date, the number of people you want to feed and your budget.
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Your local baker

As a skilled baker, I can bake any type of cake or sweet treat and deliver it to you for your celebration. With many years of experience in the baking industry, I have built an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding customer service, which is demonstrated in my reviews across the web.

I specialise in bespoke wedding cakes, delectable cupcakes and sumptuous biscuits, and undertake orders for both domestic and commercial events. If you have a birthday party or a corporate event coming up, celebrate it in style with the perfect cake. I can cater for all customers in Lancaster , Morecambe and the surrounding areas including the Lake District. I've also worked with a number of Lancaster University colleges - including County, Furness, Graduate, Lonsdale, Bowland, Grizedale and Pendle.

To discuss your requirements, give me a call.

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Testimonial 1

"Having ordered a custom cake for my daughter's 11th birthday, I can only say Cate’s baking is scrumptious and the professional finish really impressed and amazed my daughter. It was exactly what she wanted! From order to pick up, the process was completely stress free. Highly recommended."

Deborah Atkinson Jones
Rainbow Cupcakes

"When I asked Cate to design and bake 200 rainbow buns, as a token of thanks for key workers in the NHS, she didn’t disappoint!
They were beautifully executed in both design and taste. My daughter commented they were the best cakes she had ever sampled!
I would highly recommend Cate to everyone."

Sarah Putland
Music Themed Glittery 18th Cake

"Cate made a show-stopping cake for my god-daughter’s 18th birthday. We requested a very large 10” cake which was delicious and stayed fresh until finished. Cate is so professional and does everything to the highest standards. I highly recommend The Lilac House."

Anthony Putland
Preston North End FC Cake

"Our son's response when he saw his birthday cake was "Wow, that's amazing". It was a triple layered chocolate orange sponge separated by chocolate buttercream and covered in vanilla buttercream and tasted extremely delicious. It was lovely and moist but not too sweet and kept fresh. Cate's decorations of footballs and PNE logo on a layer of white icing were spot on. We are so pleased to have discovered Cate and shall definitely be ordering again. Thanks."

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