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Vintage Cake Fairy

Cakes and Cake toppers that are full of personality

West Yorkshire, UK

Decorative cake with silver, gold, and white details, featuring a crown top and a lion emblem, displayed on a round white base.

Intro:

Vintage Cake Fairy (VCF) based in Whitwood, West Yorkshire, provides a warm and friendly service that creates truly personalised works of art. From non-traditional to alternative themes, Karen crafts it all with reveal back wedding cakes and hyper realistic novelty cakes.

If you would like add that special touch, VCF also has a personalised cake topper service where you can choose from traditional wedding attire or novelty/general wear with additional characters too such as dogs, cats, etc.

Feeling confident in the flavours of your wedding cake is very important which is why VCF offers tasting boxes to any couple that wishes to ‘try before they buy’. If you have special diets VCF offers a full range of flavours in either gluten or dairy free.

With over 15 years of experience Karen has exceptional knowledge to take on any design that comes her way. To have a one of a kind wedding cake contact Vintage Cake Fairy today!

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Outline drawing of a square-shaped camera with a large circular lens in the center and a smaller circular button in the upper right corner.
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White outline Facebook logo on a black background.
A multi-tiered cake inspired by Tim Burton's animated movies, featuring characters such as Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero, and others, with gothic and whimsical decorations.
A black wedding cake with white constellation pattern and white roses on top.
A multi-tier wedding cake decorated with white and blue fondant, white roses, greenery, and small animal figurines, topped with a bride and groom figurine wearing hats.
Brown leather brogue shoes, a pinkish-brown bag, and a brown leather wallet placed on a wooden table with a wooden cabinet in the background.
Cake topper of two women in wedding attire, one in a white suit and the other in a white wedding dress with yellow accents, both holding small bouquets, against a neutral background.
Cake topper figurines of two women in wedding dresses, one holding a bouquet and the other with a flower crown, posing against a stone wall background.

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