Cakes By The Gate

12/09/2026

Simple, sweet and perfect for a birthday 🤤🎂

12/09/2026

🤎 A LITTLE BAKING SHED UPDATE…🤎

I feel like I owe you all a little explanation for my absence around here lately! 🥹

It feels like every time I get myself organised and think “right, this is the weekend I’m going to open the shed again!”something else comes along and life gets completely hectic! 😂

The past few weeks have been BUSY busy, and if I’m being completely honest, I’ve not been feeling 100% myself either. When you’re trying to juggle home, the kids, work, baking, the coffee cart and everything else that life throws at you, sometimes you just have to take a step back and breathe.

I had hoped I would be able to open the Baking Shed next weekend, but my husband has a Pro MMA fight on Cage Warriors on the 26th in the RDS in Dublin so he has been absolutely flat out with training and isn’t home until late most nights. 🥊 If any of you are into MMA and fancy watching Billy’s fight, it will be on UFC Fight Pass! 👊🏻 Unfortunately, all the physical tickets are now sold out, but you can still watch it from home on Fight Pass, all support is greatly appreciated 🥰

As you can imagine, the last thing I want to do is try to squeeze in opening the shed when my head and heart aren’t fully in it. And with his fight being on the 26th, I know I won’t realistically get the shed opened that weekend either.

So… I’m giving myself a little bit of breathing space and setting my sights on the first weekend in October!🤞🏻🤎

I’m really hoping that by then things have settled down a little, I’m feeling like myself again, and I can get back into a proper routine with the Baking Shed and have it open for you all again. 🧁🍪🍰

The coffee cart has been busy, which is honestly amazing and something we are incredibly grateful for. ❤️ But with that, along with family, work and just life in general, something had to take a little step back and unfortunately for now, that’s been the Baking Shed.

I’m only human. I can’t do everything, every day, at 100%, and I’ve had to listen to my body and give myself a little bit of time rather than constantly pushing and making myself feel guilty for it. I think it’s important to remind myself that health is your wealth. ❤️

So please bear with me. 🥹🤎

I’m looking forward to getting back in there, getting the oven on, filling the shelves with all the good stuff and seeing yous all popping by the shed🥰

And in the meantime, please don’t ever hesitate to message me, if you fancy a tray of something nice! 👌🏻 If I can fit something in, I absolutely will.

And of course, our bakes are always available at the coffee cart in Omagh, so you can still get your sweet fix there if you’re missing us! ☕️🍰🤎

I’m so sorry for disappearing and for those of you who have been patiently waiting for the shed to reopen. Thank you, genuinely, for every message, every bit of support and for being so understanding.

It means more than you know. 🥹 Fingers crossed life has calmed down, I’m back to feeling 100%, and we can get this little shed back up and running properly again.

See you very soon🤎🧁 Thank you for sticking with me. ❤️

11/08/2026

Just a little serotonin… in Caramelita form 🥰✨

I can’t wait for you all to try these once the shed is back open again! We completely sold out at the coffee cart yesterday, and we even had customers coming back to the cart to tell us how unreal they were🥹🤎 Fresh batch on the way to The Steaming Stag now👌🏻
Safe to say, these little beauties are a HIT! 🤎

10/08/2026

Missing our bakes, theres plenty in the coffee cart today 🤤

🍪 Today’s cart is packed with freshly baked goodies 🍰

These were all baked fresh at 1am this morning and we’ve been told the cookies and school cake are pretty hard to beat 😉 We’ve also got Caramelitas in the cart for the first time and honestly, they looked so good! 🤤 Secretly hoping there’s one left 👀
Our bakes tend to sell FAST, so make sure you grab your favourites while you can! 🏃‍♀️💨
And of course, it’s not just bakes! ☕️ We’ve got all your usual coffees, teas and hot chocolates, plus:

🧊 Iced coffees
💪 Iced protein coffees
🍓 Refresher drinks
⚡️ Refreshers with or without Monster/Red Bull
💪🏻Protein refreshers, if you’re looking to up your protein intake, these are SO good! 🤤

Come grab a drink, treat yourself to a bake, or do both… because why not? 😉❤️

08/08/2026

🤎 A little update from Cakes By The Gate🤎

The Shed will be closed until the last weekend in August.

I have been absolutely run off my feet lately between work, the boys being off school, and trying to juggle everything in between. We’re also heading away on holiday next weekend for a week, so I’ve made the decision that it’s best to close up until we are back, enjoy some proper family time, and come back refreshed rather than constantly stressing and worrying about whether I’ll be able to open.

Please believe me when I say it kills me not being able to open for you all, I hate letting anyone down. But sometimes life just gets a little too busy, and I need to take a step back and breathe.
I work nightshift, we have 3 boys, the hubby is at the coffee cart mon-sat all day then to his mma training straight after so trying to balance everything can be a lot and at the min i feel like a yoyo and I’m here, there and everywhere 🤣

I’m so, so sorry for these past few weeks of not being open as much as I would have liked. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience, your understanding and for continuing to support me. It honestly means more than you know. 🥹🤎

BUT… you can still get your cake fix! 🍰🍪

There will be a selection of cakes and cookies available at our coffee cart The Steaming Stag in Omagh every week but it will also be closed from the 16th until the 23rd due to being on holiday☕️🤎

So although The Shed is having a little break, you can still grab some sweet treats. I’ll see you all the last weekend in August feeling rested, refreshed and ready to get back at it! 🤎

Thank you always for being the best. 🫶🏻

01/08/2026

CLOSED THIS WEEKEND 🫶🏼

Well... life got me again this week. 😂

The past couple of weeks i picked up extra night shifts, the kids are on summer holidays (send help 😅), and somehow Wednesday, Thursday and Friday disappeared before I'd even had a chance to think about baking.

I know some bakers get organised and bake a few days ahead... I am not one of those people. 🤣 If you know me, you'll know I'm usually up to my eyeballs in flour the day before and the morning of because I like everything going out as fresh as it possibly can. It probably gives me more stress, but it means your bakes stay fresher for longer, and that's something I won't compromise on.

So instead of pulling an all nighter, surviving on caffeine and ending up looking like I've been hit by a bus, I've decided to admit defeat again this week. (Im not very good at this juggling am i?) 😂🙈
Sometimes life just gets a bit too life-y, and this week definitely won.

I'm so sorry if you were hoping for a cake or cookie fix this weekend! Thank you all for being so understanding and for supporting my little business, even when its not open ❤️

Im hopeful next week is calmer and slightly more organised (we can all laugh at that 😂).

Thanks for bearing with me, you lot are the best. ❤️

28/07/2026

Whats been your favourite bake? My all time fave has to be the caramel shortbread, cant resist a slice every time i make it 🤤

27/07/2026

Morning folks! ☀️ The shed is open! Thanks so much to everyone who's been popping by we hope yous are all enjoying your treats. ❤️
If you're out and about in Omagh today, be sure to call by The Steaming Stag for the creamiest coffee in town... it's hard to beat! ☕🤤
You'll also find a selection of our bakes in the cart, and the coffee & cookie deal is always a winner! Our stuffed cookies aren't included in the £5 deal... but the hubby doesn’t take much convincing , so im sure he'll sort you out with a wee deal. 😉🍪

26/07/2026

26/07/2026

Well... that didn't last long! 😭🌧️ Where has the 25–30° weather disappeared to?! It's definitely feeling a lot more like a cosy Sunday now! 🥶🍂

The good news is... we're OPEN!
Thank you all so much for being so patient with me and understanding over the last few weeks, I really do appreciate every single one of you.

Hope yous all have a lovely day, whatever you're up to! Thank you for all your continued support ♥️