TEA CAKES
All the good stuff. A little less occasion.
Sometimes you don't need a celebration cake. You just need a really good cake.
Hestia Tea Cakes take the flavours and pâtisserie-led fillings of the Celebration Cake collection and make things a little more relaxed - two layers of soft sponge, generous fillings and an intentionally simple, exposed finish.
Made for birthdays at home, afternoon gatherings, taking to someone's house, or those days when putting a cake on the table feels reason enough.
A little more relaxed. Still very Hestia.
Tea Cakes are built with two layers of soft sponge and two generous fillings, using the same curds, confits, crémeux, ganaches, custards and caramels you'll find throughout the Hestia cake collection.
Rather than covering the cake in buttercream, the sponge is left exposed and the top becomes the decoration — finished generously with elements of the flavour inside.
Less formal. Less cake. No less thought put into it.
Choosing your Tea Cake is easy.
01 - Pick your size
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From a smaller 4" cake for a few people to a 10" made for a properly full table.
02 - Choose your flavour
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Pick from the Standard or Premium collection below.
That's it. Why don’t you go put the kettle on?
Size
4”
5”
6”
7”
8”
9”
10”
Find your size.
Standard
£40
£45
£55
£65
£80
£90
£105
Premium
£45
£50
£60
£75
£90
£105
£125
Serves
4-6
6-8
8-12
10-14
12-16
14-18
16-20
Serving numbers are a guide and will vary depending on how generously you slice.
Not sure which size you need?
Tell me roughly how many people you're hoping to serve when you enquire and I'll happily help you choose.
Now for the important bit.
The same Hestia flavours, in their more relaxed form.
Choose from the Standard or Premium collection. Each Tea Cake pairs soft sponge with fillings and finishes designed around the flavour - from bright fruit curds and confits to custards, caramels, ganaches and crémeux.
Standard.
Madagascan Vanilla Raspberry
Vanilla buttermilk sponge · raspberry cremeux · vanilla buttercream
Lemon
Lemon buttermilk sponge · lemon curd · lemon buttercream
Dark Chocolate Cherry
Chocolate Guinness sponge · Morelllo cherry jam · black cherry buttercream
Sticky Toffee
Medjool date sponge · salted toffee sauce · toffee buttercream
Peanut Salted Caramel
Peanut buttermilk sponge · peanut butter ganache · salted caramel buttercream
Triple Chocolate
Chocolate Guinness sponge · chocolate crémeux · white chocolate buttercream
Carrot Cream Cheese
Spiced carrot walnut sponge · orange crémeux · vanilla cream cheese icing/buttercream
Coconut Passionfruit
Coconut sponge · passionfruit curd · coconut buttercream
Raspberry Pistachio
Pistachio sponge · raspberry cremeux · pistachio buttercream
Honey Chamomile Pear
Honey and chamomile sponge · pear cremeux · honey pear buttercream
Walnut Mocha
Coffee walnut sponge · chocolate crémeux · coffee buttercream
Banana Custard
Spiced banana buttermilk sponge · vanilla custard · caramel buttercream
Rose Vanilla
Vanilla buttermilk sponge · rose petal · rose vanilla buttercream
Black Forest
Chocolate Guinness sponge · mascarpone custard· black cherry buttercream
Apple Maple Cream Cheese
Spiced apple sponge · apple cremeux · maple cream cheese icing/buttercream
Clove & Clementine
Clove buttermilk sponge · clementine cremeux · clementine buttercream
Gingerbread Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Gingerbread sponge · cinnamon ganache · brown sugar buttercream
Cherry Almond
Almond buttermilk sponge · cherry cremeux · cherry almond buttercream
Premium.
Chocolate Mandarin
Chocolate Guinness sponge · mandarin cremeux · mandarin buttercream
Coconut Raspberry
Coconut sponge · raspberry cremeux · coconut buttercream
Deliberately undone.
Tea Cakes aren't Celebration Cakes without their coat on. The exposed finish is part of what makes them Tea Cakes.
The sides are left completely free of buttercream, showing the sponge and fillings inside, while the top is finished generously with elements chosen to complement the flavour - fruit, ganache, curds, caramel, nuts and other seasonal details.
They're intentionally a little more relaxed, a little more rustic and very much still Hestia.
Think beautiful homemade cake, Hestia-ised.
Take a slice. Pour the tea.
For birthdays at home, afternoon gatherings, taking to someone's house or simply deciding that today could do with cake.
Choose your size and flavour, tell me when you need it, and I'll take care of the rest.
Submitting an enquiry doesn't secure your date. I'll confirm availability and send your invoice by email once we've agreed the details.
Please allow at least two weeks' notice wherever possible. Collection is from Hestia in Wymondham, with delivery across Norfolk and North Suffolk subject to availability. For payment, collection and transport information, see Ordering from Hestia; for allergy information, see Allergen Information.