Hi, I'm Liz (AKA Bu), welcome to BuBakes!  

​I just wanted to say thanks for stopping by, and to take the opportunity to tell you about who I am and what I do...

​Based in Chelmsford, Essex I'm a passionate and persistent soul; who is ridiculously happy when up to her eyes in fondant and frosting.    The versatility of cake design amazes me.  I love how designing bespoke cakes allows me to give people something to suit their exact needs, adding that extra bit of awesomeness to their occasion! 

I am delighted to have received the highly commended award for Best Wedding Cake Provider at both the 2019 and 2020 British Wedding Awards, an event which I have also had the honour of creating the wedding cake for! 

My cakes have featured in Wedding Ideas Magazine, Cake Decorating Heaven Magazine and (the globally published!) Cake Masters Magazine .  I am proud to be an officially recommended supplier for 3 times "Best UK Wedding Venue" winner Leez Priory, and another personal highlight was having Michel Roux Jnr critique a BuBakes cake (favourably!) while filming British Bake Off - An Extra Slice. 

Furthermore, I've recently joined the Foodies Festival family, making my debut at the Chelmsford festival last year.  Gloriously, it went so well that they have asked me to join them for the full tour this year, and I will be appearing at all the venues across England!

Do please come to see me take to the stage with the magnificent Charlotte White; where I will share my recipes and tips, and also spread the word about how baking is so beneficial for our wellbeing.

​Speaking of wellbeing, BuBakes is more than just a cake decorating business.  It was created in 2014 when I suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and later depression.  I discovered that decorating cakes eased symptoms of my anxiety; and so BuBakes became both my job and a form of daily therapy for me.  I am exceptionally fortunate to be able to say that I love going to work every morning! 

I do still battle with my mental health, and I am proud to stand up and say so.  In fact,  I struggled so much to find a way to articulate what was happening when I was first diagnosed, that I decided to share my experiences in the hope they may be able to help others.  Therefore you will find that BuBakes' blog contains  posts that are dedicated to raising awareness of mental health.

I am particularly proud of one specific post (What's going on in there...), which was endorsed by Stephen Fry.  Mr Fry described it as "A fine articulation of what it's like to live with anxiety.  Written for sufferers and non-sufferers", and quite frankly, I'm clearly not going to argue with him!

Please enjoy having a nose around my website, checking out some of the commissions I have been lucky enough to work on.  If you have any questions or would like to work with me and create your own cakey masterpiece, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

All the very best

Liz (Bu) x 

BuBakes is committed to reducing the stigma attached to Mental Health, and personally donates 25p for every order received to MIND.  This is kindly matched by three generous supporters, meaning a £1 donation is made per order.  If you would like to find out more about MIND, or make a donation you can do so here.