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M&S Personalised cakes to order - reviews?

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Hulababy · 15/03/2004 14:25

I am hoping to order DD's birthday cake this week for her 2nd birthday. We were looking at a simple chocolate sponge cake with icing number 2 and a birthday message. It is 20.5c, x 20.5cm and apparantly has 20 portions. And we can also get a cutting cake to go with it, with another 16 portions. Costs £22 for the cake, and £30 with the cutting cake.

Has anyone had M&S cakes?
What were they like?
How many pieces does the cake REALLY serve - mainly adults rather than children you see!

I have never bought a proper cake before - had them made by family before this. So any suggestions on these would be great. We also looked at Cooplands bakery but the M&S ones looked better, and better value too.

Thanks in advance

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Coddy · 15/03/2004 14:32

That is a hell of alote of money H!

Just get one from a supermarket!

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Hulababy · 15/03/2004 14:36

I guess but I like the idea of the personalised bit - sad I know! I am going to look in Asda this week as well though before I order anything.

Is it expensive? DH just said he would like to keep it below £30-£35 if possible. I haven't had chance to show him any of these yet. As I said, I haven't bought a proper cake before. Even my wedding cake was made by a friend as a present!

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jmg · 15/03/2004 14:39

I tend to go the supermarket route and then get one of the piping sets with different coloured icing in them (little tubes) and then personalise the cake myself. It really isn't difficult to do a good job, but you need to make sure than when you choose the cake there is sufficient space on it to pipe the name and the age.

Frenchgirl · 15/03/2004 14:50

As I know nothing about complicated decorated cakes, I ordered dd's 4th birthday cake from M&S, and got the beautiful Mermaid one. It looked fabulous and tasted very good too, so I would definitely recommend them. As for portion sizes, I think it was meant to be for 20 people, which was just right. I never buy cakes normally so I can't compare it with other ones though...

Coddy · 15/03/2004 14:51

or cook your own?
or ge some tweenies or whatever and plonk them on

remember kids like naff stuff

Tissy · 15/03/2004 14:57

I agree that's a lot of money for a 2 year-old. As Coddy has said, I bet she would far rather have a cake with the Tweenies or Teletubbies on, you can get them from a supermarket for a few quid. You could always get something a bit posher for the adults to pig themselves on, as well, and still have plenty of money left over from £30.

BTW, my 2 year old, refused to go anywhere near her birthday cake until the candles were removed!

Coddy · 15/03/2004 14:59

Yes and she cant even read so I would wait till she can!

suedonim · 15/03/2004 15:03

Dd had a Barbie (what else?!) cake from M&S last week. It wasn't personalised, though. I think it was 11.99 and I thought good value as both sponge and icing tasted good and it served quite a lot of people with plenty left over. Ds1 and his DW had M&S wedding cakes and they were also good. Because M&S muddled up the combination of sponge/fruit we even got one layer free.

mez75 · 15/03/2004 15:04

Hulababy, Asda do a nice one and if you give them a photo they scan it on the cake and write a message I don't think they are that expensive about £15 or £20.

Coddy · 15/03/2004 15:06

IMo all those shop cakes are over sweet but they do the job

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Hulababy · 15/03/2004 15:10

Okay, will go a hunting more on Friday and have a look what I can find. DD loves anything girly at the moment but it will have to have a least a M on it for her name - that's the main bit she recognises at the moment.

I really can't bake my own - believe me. I adore cooking and will cook loads of stuff. But baking - no I am so rubbish at it and I want this cake to be edible

Frenchgirl - thanks for the positive note; if I find nothing else I like at eleast i know this tastes good.

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suedonim · 15/03/2004 16:12

Hula, you can buy readymade packs of icing sugar letters and other bits and pieces in supermarkets. Would that suit?

jasper · 15/03/2004 20:34

Mez75 the ASDA cakes are fantastic - easily serve 20 and cost either nine or ten pounds.(think it was actually £8.95) You just turn up the day you want it and give them the photo and they do it in ten minutes. Got one for my Dad recently and everyone was so impressed.

Cod · 26/03/2004 18:29

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Hulababy · 26/03/2004 18:33

None yet - party next weekend. Think I am just going to get a ready made cake, Seen a Disney Princess cake in Morrisons, and a Barbie one in Sainsburys which DD was very excited about when we saw them. Normally shop at Asda so will see what they have to offer on Monday.
Thanks for all the advice everyone. DH will be happy as will be saving him lots

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