£48
The Big Wobble
Four layers of vanilla sponge, raspberry jam from August, and the crooked buttercream that started all this.
Sizes 18 / 22 / 26 cm
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The whole case
Twelvethingsandwhattheycost
Eight big cakes and four trays of small ones. The prices below are the prices in the shop — there is no online surcharge, because there is no online, there is Dot and a book.
Inthecasetoday
Twelve things, eight big cakes and four trays of buns. One is sold out until Friday, two are down to the last few.
Nan Peg's order is whatever she thinks you ought to be buying this week.
£34
Black Forest Barney
Dark chocolate sponge, soured cherries from the Pennygate allotments, a lot of cream.
Size 20 cm only
Only 3 left today
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£32
Strawberry Pinafore
Light sponge, mascarpone and whatever strawberries the market had at six in the morning.
Sizes 18 / 22 cm
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£44
Nan Peg's Rose Cake
Rosewater and almond, piped by hand, each rose a different size because hands are like that.
Size 22 cm only
Made to order — three days
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£29
Burnt Honey Stack
Three layers of a deeply unfashionable sponge made with burnt honey and browned butter.
Sizes 18 / 22 cm
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£36
Berry Patch
Lemon sponge under a thicket of blackberries, blueberries and a few stray redcurrants.
Sizes 18 / 22 cm
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£38
Chocolate Sunday
The one Dot asks for. Three layers, and a jug of warm ganache poured over it in front of you.
Sizes 20 / 24 cm
Only 2 left today
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£52
The Party Drip
A pink glacé drip over vanilla, sprinkles all the way round the base, and sugar birds on the top.
Size 24 cm only
Sold out — back Friday 24 October
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£12
Cinnamon Pull-Aparts
Baked shoulder to shoulder in one tin so you have to tear them apart, which is the point.
Tray of 6 or 12
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£9
Jammy Cream Buns
Split, filled with whipped cream and a spoon of Nan Peg's plum jam, dusted and done.
Box of 4 or 8
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£7
Blueberry Morning Buns
Soft, glazed, full of blueberries. Meant for toasting, eaten cold off the rack by Dot.
Bag of 6
Only 4 bags left
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£8
Saturday Iced Fingers
Only on Saturdays, only until they go, iced by whoever is nearest the tray.
Box of 6 or 12
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Before you pick a size
Howmuchcakeisenoughcake
Round cakes are cut in wedges from the middle out. These are the numbers Nan Peg uses when she is talking you out of the wrong size over the counter, and she is almost always right.
18 cm
8 to 10 slices · from £32
22 cm
16 to 18 slices · from £36
26 cm
24 to 28 slices · from £48
Gettingithome,andwhatifitiswrong
See the delivery map and the opening hours →
Collection — free
7 Pennygate, Tuesday to Saturday, 7am until the shelves are bare. Boxed on a board with a ribbon that is genuinely holding it together.
Delivery — £4
Five miles of Fiddlewick, Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 1pm. Dot rings the evening before with a two-hour window and she keeps to it.
If it is wrong
Tell us the same day. Remade for the next morning or refunded in full, your pick. No photographs, no form, no sending it back.
Thethingspeopleringupandask
What does delivery cost and when does it come?
£4 anywhere inside five miles of Fiddlewick — that is Marlock, Harrow Fold, Pennywell and the Green. The van goes out Tuesday to Saturday between 9am and 1pm, and Dot rings you the evening before with a two-hour window. Collection from 7 Pennygate is free and you can come any time we are open.
How far ahead do I need to order?
Two full days for any of the big cakes, three for the Rose Cake because the piping takes an afternoon. Buns and teacakes need no notice at all — turn up and point. If you need something tomorrow, ring us: there is often a spare sponge in the back.
What if the cake is wrong when it arrives?
Tell us the same day and we will either remake it for the next morning or refund it in full, your choice. We do not ask for it back and we do not ask for photographs. It has happened four times in six years and all four were our fault.
How many people will each size feed?
An 18 cm round cuts into 10 polite slices or 8 honest ones. A 22 cm does 16 to 18. A 26 cm does 24 to 28, and the Burnt Honey Stack goes a little further because it is denser. If you are between sizes, go up: nobody has ever complained about leftover cake.
Can you do allergies and what is in the boxes?
Everything is made in a kitchen that handles wheat, egg, dairy and nuts, so we cannot promise a trace-free cake. We do a gluten-free sponge for the Strawberry Pinafore and the Berry Patch with four days' notice. Every cake leaves in a rigid box on a board, with a ribbon, a card and the ingredient list written on the back of it.
Can I change or cancel after I have ordered?
Up to forty-eight hours before collection, yes, and there is nothing to pay. Inside forty-eight hours the sponge is already made, so we ask for half. Nan Peg has never actually enforced this on anybody.
Pointatoneandwewillstartit
Tell us which cake, the day you need it and how many people. Nothing is paid until we have agreed what it is, and Dot writes the lot in the book.
Or ring 01639 55 2041, Tuesday to Saturday. Crumb answers first, then Dot.