Baked every morning
Cakes and bakes
Nine cakes on the counter most days, scones with jam and clotted cream, warm Welsh cakes and whole cakes made to order for collection.
Everything on the counter was baked here that morning by Tomasz, who arrives at six and has the ovens on before the first bus.
The counter changes daily but usually holds a Victoria sponge, a lemon drizzle loaf, a chocolate fudge cake, a carrot cake, coffee and walnut, a traybake or two, bara brith and fruit scones. There is always one gluten-free cake and, most days, one vegan one.
Welsh cakes come straight off the bakestone on Sunday mornings, and the rest of the week from the morning batch, warmed on request. We sell them by the half-dozen to take home.
Whole cakes can be ordered for collection: pick a cake and a size on the cake page and it tells you the price and the earliest day you can collect. Most need two days; the two-tier celebration cake needs a week.
What you get
- Baked in our kitchen every morning
- A gluten-free cake every day
- A vegan cake most days
- Whole cakes to order in three sizes
- Unsold cakes half price at close, then to the food bank
What it costs
A slice from £3.40, scone with jam and cream £4.20, whole cakes from £24. The whole menu is on the menu page, with today’s specials board.
Allergies: please tell us about any allergy or intolerance before you order. Our kitchen handles all 14 major allergens, so we cannot promise any dish is free of traces. Ask for the allergen sheet; it lists every dish.
Questions about cakes and bakes
How much notice do you need for a whole cake?
Two days for most cakes, three for chocolate fudge and carrot, and a week for the two-tier celebration cake. The cake page works out the earliest day for you.
Can you write on a cake?
Yes, a short message in buttercream at no charge. We do not do printed photographs or figures.
Are your gluten-free cakes safe for coeliacs?
They are made without gluten, but in a kitchen that uses flour all day. We would not call them safe for a coeliac and we will say so at the counter.
Come in. There is usually a table, and always cake.
Breakfast until 11:30, lunch until the kitchen closes, cakes and coffee all day, Tuesday to Sunday. Book for six or more, order a whole cake for collection, or hire the café after hours.