Wedding Cakes & Show Stoppers
Lydia Kraitman Cakes is a Somerset wedding cake designer creating bespoke wedding cakes and statement showstopper desserts for weddings and celebrations across Somerset and the South West.
As the winner of the South West Wedding Awards - Wedding Cake Designer 2025, every wedding cake is designed to capture the spirit of the day, a reflection of your style, season, and celebration.
Made with local ingredients and an eye for detail, each piece is crafted to feel timeless, personal, and unforgettable. Butter from local dairies, orchard fruits, and single-origin chocolate ensure every slice tastes as considered as it looks.
Hand-painted details, delicate sugar flowers, and modern sculptural forms bring each design to life. Whether inspired by the folds of a gown, the tones of a bouquet, or the setting of your venue, every element is considered with care to create a cake that feels truly your own.
Explore signature styles below to discover the artistry behind each design.
Classic Styles
Timeless, balanced, and elegant. These designs draw inspiration from traditional tiered silhouettes with smooth fondant finishes, subtle textures, and soft tones that feel at home in both historic and contemporary venues. Ideal for stately homes, heritage venues, or couples who value understated refinement, classic styles combine clean structure with delicate detail.
"We couldn’t decide on the design for our wedding cake, in the end we went with a table of 5 different cakes. It was wonderful as our guests got to pick their favourite flavour. The designs were absolutely beautiful and really matched our aesthetic."
CAROLINE & SIMON
Wedding cake review from a Somerset couple
Painted Cakes
A celebration of craftsmanship and storytelling through art. Hand-painted wedding cakes take inspiration from nature, architecture, and personal details from a couple’s story, each brushstroke layered over a smooth fondant canvas.
These designs often draw from Somerset’s changing seasons, with painted florals, landscapes, or motifs that reflect the setting and atmosphere of the day.
Floral Creations
An homage to the beauty of flowers, from lifelike sugar blooms to pressed edible petals and fresh arrangements. Every stem is prepared for food safety and designed in harmony with your florist’s palette to create a cohesive and considered finish.
Floral wedding cakes can feel romantic and abundant or refined and sculptural, always rooted in seasonality and designed to echo the tone of the celebration.
Contemporary Designs
Modern forms, architectural lines, and unexpected textures define these designs. Sculptural movement is created through contrast - smooth and rough surfaces, matte and gloss finishes, and layered tones.
These cakes create confident visual statements while maintaining balance and elegance. Ideal for modern venues, marquees, or couples seeking a design that feels current yet timeless.
Design and Investment
An outline of investment, from simple tiers to bespoke artistry.
Each cake is made to order and designed to balance flavour, form, and seasonality in equal measure. From intricate lacework and gilded finishes to soft buttercream textures, every cake is created as a centrepiece that feels intentional and refined.
Each design is priced to reflect the level of artistry, time, and ingredients involved. Investment is guided by size, finish, and the complexity of detail, ensuring each piece receives the care it deserves from initial sketches through to on-site setup.
Minimum Spend
A minimum spend of £500 applies to all wedding cakes. This allows for quality ingredients, detailed design work, and professional delivery and setup.
Final pricing is tailored to your chosen design, flavour, and serving requirements.
Creating Your Design
Each wedding cake begins with a conversation about your style, palette, and setting. Sketches, colour references, and seasonal influences are explored to develop a design that feels cohesive with the wider celebration.
Every element is considered in detail, from proportion and tier placement to surface finish, ensuring the final cake feels balanced and thoughtfully resolved.
Example cakes and price guides can be found on the linked style pages for Classic, Painted, Floral, and Contemporary designs.
The Process
Every design begins with a conversation. From your first enquiry to final delivery and setup, the process is designed to feel seamless and reassuring.
Ideas, sketches, and flavours are refined together, ensuring your wedding cake reflects both your vision and the atmosphere of the day.
Discover how your wedding cake comes to life from first sketch to final slice.
Flavours
A wedding cake should taste as memorable as it looks. Every recipe is developed to highlight seasonal Somerset ingredients, from orchard fruits and local dairy to hedgerow berries and hand-preserved compotes.
The flavour list reflects the rhythm of the seasons, offering a balance of familiar favourites and considered pairings that celebrate local produce.
Explore the full list of flavour combinations and find the right match for your celebration.
Unconventional Elegance
Not every couple envisions a traditional tiered wedding cake. For those seeking something distinctive, a collection of showstopper desserts can be created to reflect personality and style while still acting as a centrepiece.
Options include croquembouche towers filled with choux pastry and vanilla crème pâtissière, millefoglie layered with crisp pastry and seasonal fruit, or a giant tiramisu layered with espresso-soaked sponge and mascarpone.
For a more relaxed display, table-length cakes finished with fresh fruit, berries, and natural glazes create a sense of abundance and shared celebration. Styled with herbs, edible flowers, or powdered sugar, these designs are especially suited to marquee and outdoor weddings.
Each piece is styled to harmonise with your wider design and venue setting.
Prices start from £500, with final costs tailored to size, complexity, and styling requirements.
