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On Hitched.co.uk since 2020

Last update: January 2024

Based in Billingshurst, West Sussex, Claire Owen Cakes creates beautiful, bespoke cakes and sweet treats for wedding celebrations and special events. Company owner and talented baker Claire Owen holds a First Class degree in Fine Art Sculpture and spent 10 years assisting artists to curate public art installations. Since 2011, Claire has utilized her talents to create edible art in the form of beautiful and delicious wedding cakes.

Services Offered

Claire Owen Cakes provides a thorough consultation to get to know you and your wedding cake ideas. Claire creates each cake design from scratch in line with your overall vision for your day. She offers a wide variety of flavours to choose from, including lime gin & tonic, pistachio and rose, red velvet, chocolate orange and many more. A range of dietary requirements can be accommodated for your cake. These can include gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan cakes. In addition to delightful wedding cakes, Claire can also craft a selection of sweet treats and dessert displays for your occasion. These include macarons, mini cakes, meringue kisses, and iced biscuits.

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

How many people can your cakes serve?

200 people or less

What kind of cakes do you offer?

Cakes by theme
Cupcakes
Modern cakes
Traditional cakes
Pattern-inspired cakes
Other cakes

Is it possible to adapt/modify the cake?

Yes

Can I use my own cake topper?

Yes

What kind of services do you offer?

Sale and making of wedding cakes
Sale and making of personalised cakes

Do you offer special cakes?

Egg-free
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Vegan

What other products do you offer?

Cupcakes
Sweet table
Other (Macarons Iced Biscuits Meringue kisses)

How much notice do I need to give you?

As much notice as you can as I am usually booked out in peak season! But a good guide is 6-12 months

Do you deliver?

Yes, yes, I charge for delivery and set up, which is priced depending on location

Do you hire cake stands?

No

How many tiers can my cake be?

As many as you would like!

How many flavours can I have on my cake?

As many as flavours as there are tiers

What are the forms of payment?

50% deposit to secure your booking with the balance due a fortnight before your wedding

What areas do you cover?

London, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex

Served in

East Sussex, Surrey and West Sussex

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100% Recommended by couples
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Ail S. Sent on 13/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fab wedding cake

Claire made our wedding cake recently and it was amazing! She met with us on Zoom, drew us our design and sent us the most delicious tasting cake samples we’ve had in a long time.
After receiving these, we knew the actual cake would be fab. Unsurprisingly, our wedding cake went down extremely well at the wedding, with many guests going back for extra slices and we received so many lovely remarks about it. Would 100% recommend Claire and will no doubt be seeking her services again in the future!
Ivana
Ivana M. Sent on 27/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Just perfect!

Cake was beautiful and delicious. The roses perfectly matched the colour of the bridesmaid dresses!
Rahila
Rahila Sent on 29/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious and out of this world

So happy with our wedding cake!Unforgettable & it tasted lovely!Thank you x
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Katie L. Sent on 25/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Wow, more than we could have expected!

Where to even start. designing my wedding cake with Claire was an absolute joy. Having started with very few ideas beyond something traditional with a twist, Claire really helped to draw out from me and my fiancé exactly what would complement our day. She gave advice on how large our cake needed to be (as we were serving it for pudding) as well as tips on what cake stand would work well!
The cake tasting itself was swift, and we were able to do so during the winter lockdown with samples sent perfectly in the post. Exquisite flavours and flexibility to really personalise too.
We settled on gin, lime and tonic and a pistachio and rose water – it really stood apart from other wedding cakes and guests commented on how delicious it was!
On the day, the cake really took my breath away (as cliché as that sounds) and made our day so special. Beautiful sugar paste flowers, watercolour detailing, and gold leaf all came together to make a perfect classic cake with a twist. Well worth the money spent and Claire was professional, kind and supportive throughout. A great supplier!
Deeba&Michael
Deeba&Michael Sent on 01/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional!

What a wonderful experience! We got married in July of 2021, and couldn't be happier with decision to go with Claire from Claire Owen Cakes. We had spent some time looking for the perfect cake, and Claire nailed it! From our initial consult, to the delivery of the cakes on the day, Claire made the experience seem so easy and seamless from start to finish. We opted for mini wedding cakes for each guest due to COVID-19. Her design and input were second to none. Not only did the cakes look and taste beautiful, Claire was able to cater for all dietary requirements, including extra gluten free and dairy free mini cakes for some of our guests. Thank you so much Claire, you are so talented and we loved our cakes!
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Rose Sent on 19/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded expectations

Claire is such an artist - our cake was not only impressively beautiful but also incredibly delicious. Highly recommended!
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Samantha C. Sent on 13/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A beautiful cake and great to work with

Claire produced a beautiful and tasty cake on our wedding day, and was great to work with throughout. First she listened carefully to our brief and produced great drawings from which we could get a good idea of the final product. We received a box of samples to choose our flavours (good range and all were tasty, we had a hard time choosing!) Finally on the day the set up was smooth and it looked beautiful and in keeping with the rest of the design and flowers. Worked well with our florist. Thank you Claire!
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Sarah Sent on 28/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Completely fantastic

Claire made us an absolutely stunning cake - it was delicious and beautifully decorated. She created exactly what we wanted. We would definitely recommend her!
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Marie Sent on 09/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious and beautiful wedding cake

Claire created the most beautiful and delicious cake for our wedding in June 2021. We were absolutely delighted with it. From initial contact she was fantastic, provided us with delicious samples to taste, and created a delicious and beautiful cake for on the day. We were really excited for the cake and were super pleased on the day. Thanks so much Claire!
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'We loved the cake so much'

Honestly our cake was even more than I could imagine! I didn’t even want to cut it. In this whole stressful planning you were most probably the most easiest person to work with. Thank you so much we loved the cake so much. I knew straight away that I wanted to work with you after meeting. So excited for your future I know you can only go up and up.

- Lisa & Paul, June 2018
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'The cake was beautiful & delicious'

I want to take the time to say the cake was beautiful and delicious! Id love to have said the same for the pistachio rose but it was quite literally demolished and devoured by my cousins by the time we returned from the wedding....I don't know how... There were only 5 of them but hey that can only be a good thing ! I'm told it was amazing and given they managed to eat a whole tier I'll take their word for it!. Please know Rejwana & I are incredibly grateful and honoured for you to have baked our cake.

- Nayeem & Rejwana, December 2019
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'We are so glad that we found you!'

Adam and I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for our absolutely beautiful wedding cake! We had kept the design a secret and it got absolute rave reviews for the looks but most of all the taste of every tier!

We even took two chunks of it on our honeymoon so we could enjoy it more than once!

You are incredibly talented and we are so glad that we found you!

Thank you again, you were truly a special part of our day and we are so grateful!

- Kelsie & Adam, June 2019
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'Everyone was impressed'

I just wanted to say a huge thank you from both of us for the amazing job you did with the cake. Most of our guests kept poking it not believing it was real!

I hear it went down pretty well in the night, everyone was very impressed. I didn’t manage to get any on the night but there was a small chunk left that I’ve been snacking on ever since ha. Delicious!

- Fran & Charlie, October 2019
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'Truly the Centrepiece we were after'

Thank you so much for making our incredible and beautiful cake! Truly the centrepiece we were after and as expected, it tasted incredible.

Thank you for all of your help over the last year or so and will be in touch for our future cake orders!!!

- Chloe & Omar, December 2019
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Anonymous Sent on 06/01/2020

'Best Baker in the World!'

What can we say… there are no words to describe how amazing the cake(s) where! It blew Jordan and me away when we first saw it and I couldn’t stop staring at it during the wedding breakfast!

It looks and tasted amazing and absolutely everyone at the wedding thought it was sensational.

Thanks for all your hard work and for being the best baker and decorator in the world!

- Richard & Jordan, December 2019
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