T&Cs and FAQs

I design, sketch, bake and decorate each cake, and this is the reason I take a limited number of commissions each year. I recommend you to get in touch as soon as you have your event date and venue confirmed.

I offer signature cake tasting boxes for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home ( UK addresses only). These can be ordered from the online shop. The signature cake tasting boxes have six of my most popular cake flavours. This service operates twice a year and is available for pre order.

Each cake is quoted on an individual basis and it just wont be possible for me to give you an exact figure here. The final price will depend on the number of servings and the complexity of the cake design. As a guide : Two tier cakes start from £400

Absolutely! Although I usually recommend to limit the flavours to three. This way you get to incorporate your personal favourite.

The real cost of a wedding cake is in the time that takes to decorate it. There is a whole lot of work and time involved in designing and planning your wedding cake before I even start baking it and this is the reason why cakes are priced individually. I also do not support the idea of fake tiers as the dummy cakes just end up in the bin. I have to be conscious of the impact my business has on the environment and for this reason I do not offer fake tier cakes.

Aside from wedding cakes, I also have created a selection of single tier celebration cakes and hand painted cookies which are perfect as gifts. These are available to buy from the online shop. However, if you are after a bespoke design, please feel free to get in touch via email at info@lemon-tree-cakes.co.uk

Should you wish to make any changes to the cake design, these should be made no later than 30 days prior to the event date. Any changes must be confirmed in writing or via email. Please note that this may affect the balance due and will be adjusted accordingly.

Cakes should ideally be consumed within 2 days of delivery. Please note that sponge cakes need to be eaten as soon as possible as once cut they will begin to dry out when in contact with air. Cookies will last for up to 3 weeks if stored in an air tight container.

I advise that all cakes should be stored in the box provided in a cool room where they will not be moved or knocked over. Cakes covered in sugar paste and sugarflowers should not be refrigerated. Please avoid displaying your cakes in direct sunlight, under spotlights or near candles.

Of course! Your cake will be suitably protected for its journey before being delivered to you. Delivery and set-up of your wedding cake within central London is charged at a flat fee of £60 and is dependant on availability. Deliveries outside central London will be charged based on distance from my premises in East London. Once delivered the person in charge will need to sign the delivery note to say the cake arrived in perfect condition. Lemon Tree Cakes accepts no liability for any damages to the cake thereafter. Weather or unexpected events may on occassion make your venue inaccessible. Please be assured I will always do my best to deliver as pre-arranged. If delivery is attempted and I am unable to set-up the cake at the venue, (for example the venue is not ready) I will leave the cake with the banquetting team.

At present I do not hire out cake stands, as most venues are able to provide these. I recommend you liaise with your venue regarding hiring of cake stands.

All cookies are wrapped in food safe tissue, before being securely packaged in recylable packaging. I offer FREE UK DELIVERY on cookies which are made to order and are dispatched by Royal Mail's 1st Class Signed for post, which should arrive with 1-2 days from date of dispatch. However please note, this is not a guaranteed service. A customers signature is required upon delivery. Please note that all delivery times (except Guaranteed Express Next Day Delivery) are ESTIMATED. Celebration cakes are boxed in sturdy food safe boxes and are available for delivery within London M25. Please get in touch via email for more details.

Cookies are delivered TUESDAY - FRIDAY by Royal Mail’s first class post. Any orders placed over the weekend will be delivered the following Tuesday. Celebration cakes are available for delivery within the London M25. Please email for a delivery quote.

As everything I bake is made to order and gets booked into my schedule straightaway, therefore unfortunately I cannot accept any returns. If you wish to cancel your order you must do so within one hour of placing your order. If your order is damaged on delivery, please take pictures of the damage and email it with details of the damage to info@lemon-tree-cakes.co.uk within 24 hours of receiving your order.

In the unlikely event where a customer is unavailable to take delivery of Cookies, Royal Mail may deliver the package to a neighbour under the "Leave with Neighbour" policy and should leave a card to say where the parcel has been left. This is at the driver's discretion and does not always happen. If a card has been left, it should list the details of the local sorting office which the customer can get in touch with to arrange re-delivery. If the delivery subsequently fails or the customer refuses to take delivery then the goods will be returend to Lemon Tree Cakes. Any new delivery charges incurred due to such an error will be passed on to the customer.

Please ensure you enter the correct and complete address and postcode when placing an order. If you are unsure, try the Post Office address finder. Lemon Tree Cakes will not be held responsible for late, failed or missed deliveries due to incorrect address.

To confirm your wedding cake order, a non-refundable deposit of 50% is required. The final balance is due 30 days prior to the event date. You will receive an invoice for the remainder. Once the balance has been paid, work will start on your cake. Failure to complete payment 30 days prior to the event date may result in your cake order being cancelled. Payments can be made by bank transfer. Alternatively you can also reserve your date with a £150 non-refundable holding deposit and decide on your design at a later date. Cookie orders need to be paid in full at the time of booking. Please note that if you wish to cancel your cookie order you must do so in writing via email within 1 hour of placing your order. No cancellations will be accepted after this time and your card will be charged for payment. If payment has already been made no refund will be issued.

Your cake booking is reserved solely for you and certain components for your cake may be ordered months in advance. If for any reason you cancel your wedding cake order less than 30 days prior to the event, no refund will be issued. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. Orders paid in full and cancelled with more than 30 days notice will receive a partial refund of 50% of the total amount paid. Cancellations must be made in writing. In the unlikely event that I have to cancel your wedding cake order for any reason, a full refund will be issued.

As everything is made to order, as soon as you place an order it gets booked in straight away into my schedule. If you have placed an order for cakes/cookies and would like to cancel it, please get in touch within 1 hour of ordering to cancel it. No cancellations will be accepted after this time and your card will be charged for the payment.

On the very rare occassion that your order has arrived damaged or fails to arrive due to unforseen delivery issues, please get in touch immediately so that we can discuss an appropriate resolution. Lemon Tree Cakes will not offer both a refund and resend. If an order has arrived damaged, you will be asked to provide photographic evidence showing the problem.

Each cookie is individually hand painted and therefore there may be a slight variation in the design.

Cookie Ingredients : Wheat Flour, Butter (Milk), Sugar, Egg, Vanilla Extract. Fondant ingredients: sugar, glucose syrup, palm oil, humectant: E422, emulsifier: E471, Stabiliser: E413, preservative: E202, flavouring, edible food colours. Allergen advice. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. NOTE : I use vodka to mix my edbile colours with. I need to use a liquid with a very high rate of evaporation and Vodka fits the bill as it evaporates completely, does not have any residual flavour and it's clear. Cookies will last for up to 3 weeks if stored in a cool and dry place.

All cakes are made with gluten, wheat and dairy and are made in an environment that handles nuts, soya and alcohol. Although some of the flavours do not contain nut as an ingredient, I cannot guarantee that cakes will not contain trace amounts of these ingredients. I cannot guarantee 100% pip free and stone free preserves, as they can be missed in the manufacturing process. Lemon Tree Cakes accepts no liability for customers suffering allergic reactions from eating the cakes.

All cakes and cookies are made with or may contain gluten, wheat, dairy and eggs and are made in an environment that handles nuts, soya and alcohol. Although some of the flavours do not contain nut as an ingredient, I cannot guarantee that cakes and cookies will not contain trace amounts of these ingredients.