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Led by taste, finished with flair. Multi Great Taste Award winner 2025, 2024 & 2023 Handcrafted, natural wedding and occasion cakes in London & Surrey.

Order / enquire online: www.madebyadele.com Made by Adele creates unique, natural and handcrafted cakes, perfect for any occasion. My love of pastry was inevitable having spent my younger years baking with my mother, in awe of her birthday cake creations for my older sister and I. Growing up, the path between the kitchen and dinner table was well trodden, so it was no surprise that once I got into

the food industry I was hooked. I spent over 15 years working in food development for some of the UK’s most recognised retailers and restaurants, until my love of creating food for other people led me to my own business. I started Made by Adele in 2020 and operate at my registered home micro bakery in Hampton. I hold a CTH Diploma in Culinary Arts, having been trained by a michelin star chef, and an Advanced Level 4 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate. Every cake is delicious, beautiful, carefully designed and handcrafted by me. You will never see the same cake twice. Every element of my cakes and decorations are entirely handmade and natural; never processed, no colourings, preservatives or artificial flavourings and you will never find fondant in my kitchen. Provenance and quality are key to my products and I use the highest quality ingredients that I can get my hands on. I use organic Shipton Mill British flour, organic single origin cocoa, fair trade sugar, free range eggs, responsibly sourced real Madagascan Little Pod Vanilla, and finest sustainable Belgian chocolate. Flowers, fruits and herbs are often organically homegrown and other fruit and vegetables are sustainably sourced where possible. Seasonal produce lies at the heart of my business and I offer products to reflect the seasons, showcasing the best of British produce with a regularly changing menu. I try to source local products as much as possible, such as honey from Bramble Hill Farm in Walton, stout from Big Smoke Brewery in Esher and coffee from London Roasteries such as Old Spike - the UK’s first social enterprise speciality coffee roaster. For me, nothing is better than sharing delicious and beautiful cake whilst making memories with my friends and family and I hope to be able to create this for you. Eat cake, make memories.

01/09/2026

THIS S**T IS REAL! (Am I allowed to swear on Instagram?) My opinion on AI :

A new local food & drink business recently opened in Hampton, advertising their services using quite clearly AI curated images. I found it really offputting that I couldn't see real life product and formed an opinion of that business pretty quickly - it just didn't seem genuine. It made me realise that i've never bothered to consider how my content is viewed by the public because i'm of the mindset that any content I put out there is authentic and I've never thought that I should declare that?! I've been naive that we're now living in a world where we aren't actually sure what's real, what's not, what's been made or written by a human or what's been created by a bot somewhere.

I've lately experienced so many businesses using AI and making mistakes by doing so, creating frustration and wasting time. I’m not saying humans don’t make mistakes, but we do have the ability to have some emotional intelligence. An article was written a few years ago (which i now can't find, but read with interest back then) when AI started becoming more widely used, where an AI programme was asked to write a deck of recipes for all sorts of food dishes. The recipes were tested, not surprisingly with poor results: AI could not replicate the understanding that chefs have of food, of texture, of flavour, of temperature, of look, smell, touch. The dishes created were average, but often with mistakes - too much or too little liquid, adding ingredients at the wrong times, items over or undercooked ,or combining ingredients that just didn't make any sense. The same recipes were re-written by real human chefs and tested again, and of course the end result was far superior.

So let's just be clear, as I can't assume that you know, that every single image posted, content shared and email written by this business is done so by a human and is 110% genuine real life. AI plays no part in this business for a reason - it can't be trusted, and definitely doesn't know how to create beautiful cakes.

17/08/2026

Bold and bright edible flower cascade for L&W a few weeks ago Bingham Riverhouse with a passionfruit white chocolate and double chocolate tahini & salted caramel cake underneath.
I had the colour palette but didn't quite realise how closely I managed to match the florals from Rose&Mary flower studio Richmond ! And yes, I did move the cake just to capture it against the backdrop of florals ... 🫣

10/08/2026

This post is called "I've forgotten how Instagram works". Celebration cakes & cupcakes have been flying out the door this month! Order online up to 60 days ahead: madebyadele.com/collections/all
Easy!

28/07/2026

It’s that time of year ! 2026 Great Taste Awards have been released & I’m so proud to announce that for the 4th consecutive year, four of my cakes were awarded those those sought after shiny stars.

2🌟🌟 Black sesame, calamansi lime & jasmine tea - described by judges as ‘magnificently constructed’ with ‘excellent, unusual flavours’
2🌟🌟 Lemon, elderflower & blackcurrant described by judges as ‘technically stunning’ & ‘absolutely delivers on the flavour it promises’
1🌟 Chocolate, orange & rosemary described by judges as ‘instragrammable & innovative”
1🌟Chocolate, tahini & salted caramel (re-entered due to recipe changes after 2023) described by judges as “show-stopping”

Receiving awards 4 years in a row is huge for a small business, I now proudly have 12 awards to my name 😮
Over 15000 products were judged this year by over 800 expert judges who meticulously evaluate every product.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already a customer, which means you’re in the right place. The most important thing about Great Taste is that it’s a verification that food is about flavour, not appearance. Products are blind tasted & it is this criteria alone that is important to me. In the public eye, cakes are mostly judged first on how they look, & how they taste second. My cakes are there to flip this way of thinking on its head - Great Taste awards does just that.

Whilst the awards have had a measurable halo effect on business growth, it is the personal impact that for me is immeasurable. The business was born in a period of challenging mental health & a difficult redundancy in the midst of an industry in crisis as a result of Covid19. I had little self confidence as a result and was in a mentally poor position when I started the business. The awards I’ve achieved in the last 4 years are a personal symbol of determination, energy & hard work in an economic climate that is so difficult for small businesses.

Read more wafflings on my website blog post but in the meantime THANK YOU to Guild of Fine Food and everyone who supports the running of this business. You literally keep it alive.

https://madebyadele.com/blogs/news/great-taste-awards-2026

20/07/2026

Fresh moss surrounding K&C’s pistachio raspberry rose cake with edible flowers and herbs on the terrace Bingham Riverhouse last month, 📸 from an unknown source who doesn’t want to be credited but it’s too pretty not to share!

13/07/2026

Tropical details 🌴🥥🍍
I secretly hate sheet cakes but this one somehow aesthetically clicked in my brain. Loads of fun piping, scattered toasted coconut, passionfruit, physalis, white chocolate & sour cherry shards, pistachio and handmade pineapple crisps with a few fennel pollen sprigs, with a passionfruit white chocolate cake underneath.
A treat for all the senses!

07/07/2026

Classic florals for R&M Bingham Riverhouse with some bright and summery flavours underneath: blackcurrant, elderflower & lemon and passionfruit white chocolate vanilla bean.
Flowers from Johanna Pedrick Flowers - London Wedding florist - that fragrant freesia stole the show for me along with trailing jasmine 🌸
The last wedding in June that marked the busiest month of the year. And my god it was a scorcher!

01/07/2026

Apologies I forget to post on Facebook! Doing some bonus tiramisu pots this Friday - see images for details - payment link here! Email me once paid to arrange collection [email protected] https://monzo.com/pay/r/made-by-adele_keORVnrz3INNew

07/06/2026

Posting this because I think people forget I produce celebration cakes?! Easy to order online, same flavours as all my wedding cakes, choose the size, pick the date, you get the idea. Collection or local delivery. I’m here for any occasion worthy of cake.
madebyadele.com/collections/all

26/05/2026

Because this cake deserves more than one post (and because instagram still doesn't let you post more than one orientation!). Loving this epic long cake .events for B&G on one of the hottest days of the year so far. Lemon blackcurrant elderflower and passionfruit white chocolate vanilla bean scattered with lemon thyme, variagated mint, figs, pomegranate, redcurrant, raspberries, blackberries & strawberries, served as dessert by the team who really do provide a fun time.

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