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The Vanilla Pod Bakery
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Luxury bespoke wedding cakes created for couples with a relaxed yet elegant wedding vibe.
Pricing & Costs
Prices start at
£580
Details
General Services
Bespoke Design
Cake Accessories
Delivery
Physical Shop / Studio
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Set-Up
Sheet Cakes
Tastings
Tiered Cakes
Treats and Favours
Dietary Options
Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Vegan
Vegetarian
Full Description
Thank you for visiting this page, my name is Pia Cato, and I am the founder of the Vanilla Pod Bakery.
We are an awarding wedding cake company based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. We create delicious luxury bespoke wedding cakes from our purpose designed wedding cake studio and deliver throughout the UK and abroad.
Myself and small team adore cakes and we continually feel that it is such an honour to be part of a couples special day.
The cakes we create are highly bespoke and no two are ever completely the same, from the flavour choices, to the size to the overall design. We love to create cakes with you in mind.
We understand choosing a wedding cake is no an every day occurrence so we like invite all our couples to a tasting consultation at a prestigious hotel in Cheltenham. The consultation is a wonderful chance to chat about, and design your perfect wedding cake, whilst sampling a selection of our most popular wedding cake flavours and slipping on Champagne.
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Pia Cato
Thank you very much for visiting our page, if you have any questions or would like a quote please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will be more than happy to help. Best wishes, Pia and team Vanilla Pod Bakery
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2009
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
5
Reviews
(14)
(14)
Gema and James
Married in February 2019
April 2019
We were so impressed
We were so impressed with Pia from the first meeting at a venue open day to our tasting session and then sample boxes to the seamless professional manner on our wedding d...
Nick and Nicola
Married in December 2018
April 2019
The cake itself tasted amazing and and looked spectacular
We were really impressed with the entire experience. We enjoyed the tasting session with Pia; she managed to accurately capture the ideas we had in our heads and was real...
Julianne and Jamie
Married in November 2018
April 2019
absolutely amazing
Pia was absolutely amazing throughout the whole wedding process. From cake tasting, to refining ideas to creating our beautiful three tier gluten free wedding cake, she w...
Julianne and Jamie
Married in November 2018
December 2018
Pia was absolutely amazing throughout the whole wedding process
Pia was absolutely amazing throughout the whole wedding process. From cake tasting, to refining ideas to creating our beautiful three tier gluten free wedding cake, she w...
Linda and David
Married in November 2018
December 2018
Our wedding cake was absolutely delicious.
Our wedding cake was absolutely delicious. It looked amazing and our wedding quests stated that they hadn't ever tasted such a good cake. We thought the flavours were ama...
Shantel and Alex
Married in August 2018
December 2018
Our wedding cake exceeded our expectations!
Our wedding cake exceeded our expectations! It was not only visually stunning but absolutely delicious. All of our guests have commented on how wonderful our cake was.
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Location & Contact Details
Press & Awards
(25)
Press & Awards (17)
The Guardian
Wedding Idea's Magazine
Cotswold Bride
Cotswold Life
Cotswold Style
OK! Magazine
Hello Magazine
Industry Awards (8)
Regional Finalist Wedding Industry Award 2014
Regional Finalist Wedding Industry Award 2015
University of Gloucestershire Business Enterprise Winner 2008
Gloucestershire Women in Business Finalist 2010
2015 National Cupcake Champion Finalist 2015
Photos
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Videos
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Preferred Supplier List
(12)
FAQ
(8)
What is your most memorable wedding?
I have so many favourites, I can't possibly choose!
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Relaxed, Elegant, Bespoke, Delicious, Memorable
What about your business are you most proud of?
That I have created a business that brings happiness and joy to couples wedding cakes.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Book your venue and photographer early!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
After the initial email or phone contact, I invite couples to a complimentary tasting consultation, where we design your perfect cake. Once everything has been decided and finalised, I then touch base shortly before the wedding to confirm delivery times, and final details. Your wedding cake is then set up on the day and you get to enjoy it.
What is your signature cake?
The Naked Cake has become our signature cake, I first created one of these 6 years ago and trend continues to grow and evolve.
Describe how you got into making wedding cakes.
I won a university business planning competition! I had always loved baking and had a dream to set up tea rooms in Cheltenham after winning the competition I focused on creating bespoke cakes and this organically grew into specialising in just wedding cakes.
What would be your show stopper in the Great British Bake Off?
My show stopper, would be an extravagant three tier naked cake decorated with handmade dainty macaroons, abundance of fresh fruit and edible flowers.