FAQ

HOW AND WHERE ARE CRUMBS & DOILIES CUPCAKES AND CAKES MADE?

Private orders are baked and decorated fresh and to order at our bakery in Wandsworth. We use only the very best ingredients available, including free range organic eggs, Lescure butter, organic Doves Farm flour, Valrhona cocoa, Callebaut chocolate and all-natural fruits, spices and other flavourings, including organic Madagascan vanilla. We do not operate a production line or use industrial machinery; all our cupcakes are freshly baked each day in small batches and iced one order at a time. It takes longer but they taste better.

HOW LONG WILL MY CAKES STAY FRESH FOR?

All our products are made without artificial preservatives and we always recommend eating them on the day to enjoy them at their best. Depending on your needs you may want to get your cakes a day before you plan to serve them, and that's fine too - just store in their boxes at room temperature, or in the fridge if the weather is very warm.

When storing cake in the fridge always allow it to come to room temperature before serving - please note that for large cakes this can take several hours. In the (unlikely) event you find that you have cupcakes left over they’ll stay fresh for a day or so in their box, or an additional day in an airtight container. We do not recommend freezing our cakes.

WHAT SIZE ARE YOUR BAKES?
CAKES

Our Cakes are generously proportioned. As a guide we recommend the following:

6-inch cake | feeds approx. 12-14 people
7-inch cake | feeds approx 14-18 people
8-inch cake | feeds approx. 22-24 people
9-inch cake | feeds approx 26-30 people
10-inch cake | feeds approx. 32-36 people

2-tiered cakes (8-inch & 6-inch) | feeds approx 40
3-tiered cakes (10-inch, 8-inch & 6-inch) |  feeds approx 80

OTHER BAKES

Big Cupcakes | Standard cupcake size, approx 2.5 inches
Mini Cupcakes | approx 1.5 inches
Brownies | Selection box brownie portions are approx 2 inches square and 1.5 inches tall
NY Cookies | Approx 3.5 inches across

CAN I GET A CAKE DELIVERED?

All our cakes and cupcakes need to be hand delivered as they are freshly baked and fragile. We offer a door to door delivery service in Central and SW London, with an early delivery option also available if you’d like your cakes to arrive by 12pm. For orders that need to arrive at or by a more specific time please contact us.

Unfortunately due to the costs associated with hand delivery we do not deliver outside of London. Orders can be collected from our Soho shop or Wandsworth main bakery Monday-Saturday, and we are happy for direct couriers to collect on behalf of customers. Please ensure if arranging your own courier that your driver has the name the order was booked under and the order number when they come to collect.

Orders Outside London

We offer nationwide next-day shipping on our Brownies and Cookies, so even if you're outside London you can get the best bakes delivered. We also stock a range of Bake at Home Kits and Books.

When is C&D Soho open?

We're open from 11am-7pm Mon-Sat and 12pm-6pm Sundays.

Come visit us in Kingly Court

Can you help me with my baking?

Check out the Cupcake Jemma YouTube Channel for a whole host of recipes, updated weekly.

Unfortunately we're not able to offer personal baking tips via customer service channels (though the guys in the shop are very friendly ;)) .