Wedding Cake
 

Hi This is along shot perhaps .but can anyone recommend where my daughter could have a professional wedding cake made for her wedding later this year in the Malaga area .PS i would rather keep away from so called professionals doing cakes from there kitchen.Thanks

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My friend who owns a cafe/cake/snack shop in Alhaurin el Grande! She makes cakes to die for!!!!! The shop is called Pik-Niks - remove this if I'm advertising


Jo xxx

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Its acceptable if it's personal recommendation

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Thank you for that jo 'sorry to be a pain but could you tell me do they do celebration cakes to a high standard as as my daughters in laws¨are hi brow to say the least¨

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Yes, they most certainly do. They did a guitar shaped brthday cake for my husbands birthday and it was absolutely amazing, both the taste and the look. The lady who runs it, Kate, is a professional cake maker/decorator! Its well worth the drive over to visit them and have a discreet "nose", a coffee and indeed one of their cakes!! - I wish I had a phone number for them, but I dont (broken mobile, long story!!)

Jo xxx

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Thank you for that jo it sounds ideal:thumbup:

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It does actually!! Please visit their cafe, its lovely!

Jo xxx

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I still owe you a coffee!:rofl:

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Indeed!! Maybe we should meet at Pik niks in El Grande!??? Have you been there yet? Its on the top road, not far from the BP garage!?

Jo xxx

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Do not knock "professional amateurs" working from their kitchen. The hours needed to make a wedding cake (3 tiers) are enormous and they often do not earn even the minimum wage. I operated out of my kitchen in the UK making wedding cakes - this was after a two year course - and stopped making cakes when I moved here. Look at their pictures and then compare prices.

One word of warning - if you are going for sugar flowers be careful because of the humidity.

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I actually own a cafe in the Malaga area and would like to tell you that i have all sorts of un-savoury people coming in to offer their services of " Home-baking " i certainly wouldnt entertain the Kitchen cook !!! i would prefer to buy from a fully licensed premises where i am sure that there are no animals etc. and their is a controlled standard of cleanliness.
Do you have any more details please JO, i host lots of communions and get asked for british style cakes and always struggle to find a reputable establishment......maybe i could work alongside Pic-niks. Many thanks

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I shall go into Pic niks tomorrow and ask them to give me their phone number to pass on to you - alternatively, if you're fairly close to Alhaurin El Grande, you could pop in there - Simon and Kate are the owners, he does the talking and she does the work lol!!!!!!!

Jo xxx

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Celebration cakes are easy to make. The Be-Ro recipe is good

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...ate/CAKE-1.jpg

However icing them is a different matter.

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goodness me.......a BeRo book, thats takes me back to my nanas kitchen !!, great memories. And the "old fart " iced cake.....what can i say....Smelly and un-savoury spring to mind. Thankyou for your help but huge thanks to Jo for a contact number for picniks, i have spoken to the lady who owns it and we are meeting tomorrow so i will let you know how it goes, once again thankyou for getting the info so quickly for me Jo.

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I hope its helpful for you both! Kate is really lovely and makes brilliant cakes too!!!!


Jo xxx

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could you please tell me where this shop is ,the only one we are aware of in AEG is Taylors ,does this lady work there:rofl:

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No, its on the top road, coming in from Alhaurin de la Torre. You go round the round about, past the BP garage on your right and then its about 100 - 200 yards on your right. It has a pale brown and orange canopy/awning over it and tables outside. There are a few other cafes etc along there and estate agents.

Jo xxx

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sorry jo i could not open your pm

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I've tried the e-mail option???????

Jo xxx

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Just for those who havent found it yet if you look for the fuel station, pikniks is on the same side further down the road, its got an orange facade and the food is really nice. been there today and will definately be going again

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Oi you, is this advertising??? lol ;)

Seriously tho, I'm sure that there are other places around that do proper british cakes, pasties and stuff, but so far thats the only one I know of

Jo xxx

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Its not advertising, I´m only recommending it because I´ve been and enjoyed it. I don´t have any affiliation with the place just like the grub!:thumbup:

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my wife and i are planning to visit next week ,thanks sparkplug .It sounds to good to be true:fingerscrossed:

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I have to say a very big thankyou Jo for your directions and information on Picniks. I went yesterday to discuss a few projects of have lined up, and yes you are right, Kate is lovely, infact the whole team were very helpful.
Worry i need not, i had the fortune of being taken " behind the scenes " and can safely say it is almost like a surgical area.
I stayed for lunch and had a huge cornish pasty with baked beans, needless to say i am placing a regular order for these pasties to sell in my cafe.....maybe i shouldnt say this but, i am getting a wholesale price :)
I have ordered 2 celebration cakes and look forward to ordering many more!! Cant beleive you have kept this little gem hidden JO. Oh, must tell you i had a fresh cream ( proper cream ) eclair, its been a long time but it wont be long now i know where to get my fix !! Many thanks to all.

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I'm glad you like them and its been beneficial. As lovely as those cakes etc are, its not a good place for the waistline is it!!!! lol

Jo xxxx