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Win the World’s Most Lavish Kosher Dessert Display from Luxury Cake Purveyors GC Couture

23/07/2019 by Karen Cinnamon

GC Couture’s kosher Indulgence Bar^®

I’m SO excited to offer you the chance to win the hottest new innovation on the kosher catering market for your very own wedding – an ultra-Instagrammable Indulgence Bar^® from international luxury cake purveyors GC Couture. Say what?!!! I know! What a show-stopping (not to mention off-the-scale delicious) detail to add to your big day that EVERYONE will be talking about!

Introducing the Indulgence Bar^®

A new design concept created by GC Couture, an Indulgence Bar^® is the perfect way to bring some serious wow factor to your wedding. An assortment of luxe sweet treats from cookies to cake pops to macarons to brownie bites to cupcakes (and so much more) – not to mention an exquisite centerpiece cake or macaron tower – catered to serve anywhere from 30 to 500 guests (and beyond), an Indulgence Bar^® is truly a sight to behold.

Wow Factor

An Indulgence Bar^® is a bespoke production, designed for each couple to fit with the theme and colour scheme of their day. With four options to choose from, Bebe, Petit, Classique and De Luxe, an Indulgence Bar^® is the sure-fire way to impress your guests whatever the grandeur of your occasion. They’re also perfect for corporate events, private parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, and baby showers.

Kosher Couture

GC Couture are known for their amazing designs, attention to detail, and exemplary level of service – and no request is too much for them. With ten years of experience in the luxury cake market, we’re thrilled that GC Couture have recently opened a dedicated kosher production kitchen, endorsed and under the guidance of the KLBD.

No one else is doing anything quite like their lavish Indulgence Bar^® under the highest kashrut standards, so this is a really exciting innovation to the market.

STG Recommends: Bee’s Bakery

09/03/2017 by Karen Cinnamon

I am thrilled to welcome Bee’s Bakery to our Smashing Suppliers, Smashing The Glass’s handpicked selection of the best brands and services the wedding industry has to offer.

Smashing The Glass hand selects and verifies each Smashing Supplier, and can personally vouch for the fact that every one of them has the ability to turn your wedding day into something truly special.

You can find Bee’s Bakery in the Sweet category in the UK Smashing Suppliers.

STG Recommends: Peboryon Wedding Cakes

08/12/2016 by Karen Cinnamon

I am thrilled to welcome Peboryon to our Smashing Suppliers, Smashing The Glass’s handpicked selection of the best brands and services the wedding industry has to offer.

You can find Peboryon in the Wedding Sweets category in the UK Smashing Suppliers.

My interview with Peggy Porschen, award-winning wedding cake designer, and entrepreneur

14/08/2014 by Karen

I was bowled over by Peggy Porschen, the esteemed wedding cake designer, when I heard her speak at Paperfest a few weeks ago. Her phenomenal success it an inspiration to all ‘kitchen table’ entrepreneurs and as much as her lecture was unbelievably inspiring, I wanted to hear more.

I got in touch with Peggy after her session and she managed to squeeze me in to her very busy schedule to reveal to me her love for flower markets, designing Mary Berry’s imaginary wedding cake, her path to the top, and much, more!

So Peggy, what’s the ’Peggy Porschen’ story? How did you start your company and what’s happened between then and now?

I moved from my home in Germany to London in 1998 to study at the internationally renowned cookery school Le Cordon Bleu. After successfully completing ‘The Grand Diploma of Cuisine & Patisserie’, I worked as a pastry chef at London’s Lanesborough Hotel and celebrated caterer Rhubarb Food Design, followed by a position as cake decorator for German master-baker Gerhard Jenne, proprietor of Konditor & Cook.

I set up my business ‘Peggy Porschen Cakes’ in 2003 from my home in Battersea, which I eventually had to move out of as the business grew and grew! The Peggy Porschen Parlour opened in London’s Belgravia in October 2010. It was always a dream to have my own shop and offer my cakes to people on an everyday basis, I also created my own home wares & cake accoutrements range and a collection of jams and loose leaf teas — all inspired by the ingredients used in my kitchen. I opened the Peggy Porschen Academy in January 2011 just across the road from the parlour. It’s a wonderful addition to the company because I am lucky enough to teach all year round and offer a range of different classes and courses to suit every proficiency level. Meanwhile the bespoke design side of the business continues to thrive, I regularly bring out new wedding and celebration cake collections and my brides enjoy visiting our Belgravia bridal boutique — a space dedicated to one-on-one consultation and tasting for those wishing to commission a bespoke Peggy Porschen design.

Now more than ever, standing out and having something unique or different to offer is really important in this industry. How you do feel you’ve done this and do you have any advice for people who want to do the same?

My cakes are renowned for their pretty designs that are traditionally elegant and understated with an emphasis on skilled craftsmanship and most importantly, luxuriously delicious! I pride myself on my dedication to perfection, good taste, an understanding of what people want and the skills to translate this to sugar.

My interview with the woman behind the UK’s most eye-catching luxury wedding cakes, Victoria of ‘Victoria Made’

07/07/2014 by Karen

Every so often I’m sent images that truly take my breath away, and I certainly had one of those moments when I first clapped eyes on Victoria Made‘s incredible creations. They are essentially works of art — beautifully sculptural, contemporary , sleek, elegant , and so utterly pleasing to the eye. I immediately felt like I had to get the inside scoop on Victoria Watkin-Jones, the woman behind these works of art (that I’m sure delight the taste buds in equal measure) so I asked Victoria if I could talk to her for my Wedding Smashers series.

She kindly obliged and I was delighted that she spilt the beans to me on how she quit her 9 to 5 to start her business from her home kitchen just 3 years ago, what a typical day is like, and who she’d like to be trapped in a lift with!

So Victoria, what’s the ’Victoria Made’ story? How did you start your company and what’s happened between then and now?

My work life started in hospitality and catering and I always loved the creative element of putting a dish together, though not quite Masterchef standards I have to say! After a very different career change working in the fitness industry – health and fitness is something that’s always been part of me (in varying degrees!), I felt the need to go back to something creative.

The whole baking craze was taking off and wedding cakes seemed the perfect fusion of my previous food prep experience and an outlet for my creativity. I quit my old job in mid 2011 and set up Victoria Made, initially wanting to make cakes just in the Sheffield area. Not long into the business I started getting a bit of attention from further afield and was well received by some blogs so I started to look at shifting up a gear and aiming a little higher. Now 3 years in I have made cakes for Le Manoir, Jess Ennis and been featured in Brides Magazine amongst others. It’s been both a blessing and a curse that things have happened so quickly but it still seems an age ago that I was in my kitchen in Sheffield. My designs really have come a long way from then, it’s been a very quick, steep learning curve!