No sugar thermometer required! The recipe makes enough caramel to fill a 3 layer 6″ cake.

Put 125 grams of butter, 50 grams of golden syrup, 50 grams of white sugar and 50 grams of light soft brown sugar in a heavy based non stick saucepan. Stir over a low heat until the butter had melted.Turn up the heat to medium. Do not stir now, just swirl the pan around every now and then. When the mixture starts to simmer, allow it to simmer for a further 4 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and add 75 ml of double cream. This must be double cream and do not add more than 75 ml or the caramel filling will be too runny to fill a cake. Stir in up to 1 teaspoon of sea salt. Place the pan back on a medium heat and let it simmer for a further 2 minutes to dissolve the salt and thicken even more.

The sauce is now ready and can be poured over puddings or ice cream. Don’t worry it will be runny at this stage. For a salted caramel cake filling, pour the source into a Pyrex bowl, allow to cool then chill in the fridge overnight to thicken up. Leave for an hour to come back to room temperature before spreading on the cake. This will store for up to a couple of weeks in an airtight tub in the fridge.

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Naked cakes can be decorated with summer fruits, fresh flowers or both. We supply fresh fruit decoration and will liaise with your florist over fresh flower decoration.

We can trim your cake or leave it un-trimmed, whichever you prefer, examples of which are shown below. We also apply a light or generous dusting of icing sugar and can add buttercream to the top of each tier, the choice is yours.

We make our naked cakes with luxuriously deep tiers, each with 4 layers of sponge and 3 layers of filling.

A 2” difference in width between the tiers creates a narrower cake and a 3” difference a wider cake. Again the choice is yours, but if you would like a lot of decoration we advise that you have the wider shape.

You may choose from any of our flavours except traditional fruit cake. Our sponges are all brushed with fresh syrups to add flavour and keep the cake moist, so there is no worry of the cake drying out whilst on display.

We can deliver, assemble and decorate your naked cake for you. Please contact us if you would like a quote for delivery.

Complimentary pedestal cake stand hire is available, as with all of our wedding cakes.

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Naked wedding cakes West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey and Dorset.

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High quality commercial photography can make a real difference to the image of your business or brand! Martin has also done commercial photography for some of our favourite Portsmouth wedding suppliers; County Caterers and HMS Warrior.

As well as commercial photography, Martin has years of experience in both wedding and event photography and is a qualified wedding photographer (LMPA).

He has now covered over 500 weddings throughout the South and would say that weddings and civil ceremonies are his speciality. He offers his clients a relaxed, modern and stylish, yet realistically priced service, allowing you to enjoy your day whilst recording memories in a totally professional way. Photographing around 50 weddings each year, allows his clients the maximum level of care and attention and high quality work.

www.martinlewis.biz
01243 389803
07761 157296

SPECIAL OFFERS

Commercial photography – these may include ‘free’ mileage for clients within a 50 mile radius of Emsworth and an extremely competitive hourly, ½ day or full day rate.

Mid-Week Wedding Photography – exceptional value for money for clients whose weddings are mid-week, or tailor options to suit individual couples, starting from only £295!

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Birthday cakes: aproximately 40 (not including our friends and family), Anniversary cakes: 12, Christening cakes: – 9, Wedding Cakes :166. Largest wedding cake:  5 tier square cake to feed 300 guests, Furthest delivery: Portmeirion in Wales (plus one collected and driven to France last summer), Number of wedding guests fed: with an average of 100 guests per wedding, aproximately 16, 600!

Below are the beautiful wedding venues that we supplied cakes for:

HAMPSHIRE WEDDING CAKES

The Tithe Barn, Petersfield

The Old House Hotel, Wickham

De Vere Venues New Place, Shirrel Heath

Lysses House Hotel, Fareham

The Elvetham Hotel, Hook

Tyleny Hall, Hook

De Vere Venues Warbrook House, Hook

Aviator Hotel, Farnborough

Old Thorns, Liphook

East Horton Golf Club, Eastleigh

Macdonald Botley Park Hotel

Legacy Botleigh Hotel and Spa, Hedge End

Meon Valley Marriot, Shedfield

WINCHESTER WEDDING CAKES

Lainston House

Avington Park

The Guildhall, Winchester

The Great Hall, Winchester

The Winchester Hotel

Norton Park Hotel

Winchester University

THE NEW FOREST WEDDING CAKES

Beaulieu, The Domus and Palace House

Montague Arms, Beaulieu

Carey’s Manor, Brockenhurst

Rhinefield House, Brockenhurst

Weddings in the Wood, Emery Down

PORTSMOUTH WEDDING CAKES

HMS Warrior

The Spinnaker Tower

Hilton Farlington

Royal Maritime Club

Queens Hotel, Portsmouth

The Royal Beach Hotel

The Royal Naval and Royal Albert Yacht Club

The Still and West

HAYLING ISLAND WEDDING CAKES

Newton House Hotel

Hayling Island Sailing Club

EMSWORTH WEDDING CAKES

36 on The Quay, Emsworth

The Brookfield Hotel

Westbourne Village Hall

WEST SUSSEX WEDDING CAKES

Upwaltham Barns

Grittenham Barn, West Sussex

The Mill Stream Hotel, Bosham

South Lodge, Horsham

Wiston House, Steyning

Baliffs Court Hotel and Spa, Climping

The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Bartholomew Barn, Kirdford

Wakehurst Place, Ardingly

CHICHESTER WEDDING CAKES

Southend Barns, Donnington

Goodwood House

Goodwood Park Hotel

Goodwood Racecourse

The Kennels, Goodwood

Itchenor Sailing Club

Chichester Park Hotel

West Stoke House (now a private residence)

BRIGHTON WEDDING CAKES

Stamner House

The Metropole

WEDDING CAKES SURREY

Great Fosters

Burrows Lea, Shere

FARNHAM WEDDING CAKES

Northbrook Park

Frensham Heights

Farnham Castle

The Barn at Bury Court

LONDON

The Naval & Military Club, St James Square

Gibson Hall

Portmeirion , Wales

Gosford Hall, Essex

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Just go to www.charlottecornelius.co.uk/jewellery-designer or the contact or appointment page and put the special voucher code HWE01 in the message box along with your details.

Charlotte Cornelius provides you with the opportunity to be involved in every step of the creation of a one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery that is designed and crafted to your personal requirements.

Working from my home studio in a leafy lane a short walk from the beach on Hayling Island I am definitely inspired by my surroundings. I am fascinated by shape, texture and contrast. I believe that expert jewellery design will reflect our personality, and I love designs that make a statement, expressing a sense of freedom and joy.

In 1998 Charlotte started designing her own range of contemporary silver/gold and stone set Ready to Wear jewellery, and continues to add to her creations, including her stunning signature ‘bubble’ collection.

Charlotte selects all precious metals and gems personally and is helped in the handcrafting of both bespoke and limited edition pieces by her locally based team including a Goldsmith and a specialist Diamond Mounter.

Charlotte’s aim is to offer a service that is tailored to each client’s individual needs, to the highest standards, both before and after purchase, and build a long lasting relationship with you, her client.

Charlotte seeks to run her business ethically and with integrity. All work is made and hallmarked in England, gems bought from UK dealers who are part of the Kimberley Process ( using conflict free diamonds and gems only).

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Flavour

The flavour of the cake rarely affects the design on the outside, so there is no problem if your dream wedding cake is layers of indulgent, rich chocolate cake with a classic white iced finish. Ideally, arrange with your cake maker which flavours you would like to try prior to the tasting and try as many as possible. They may also be able to make other flavours on request for you. Remember a fabulous tasting cake should always be made with real butter.

Serving your cake as dessert is often a budget friendly option. If you are having a separate dessert however, choose a different flavour for your cake. It is lovely to have at least 2 different flavours to cater for different tastes, or even a different flavour in each tier. Nowadays many wedding cakes are served in the evening, buffet style, when guests may be getting hungry again. If you are inviting extra guests for the evening, a lovely way of involving them is to invite them at a set time for the cake cutting.

Size

the number of guests effects the size of your cake to some degree, however if you want a large cake but have fewer guests, there is the great option of adding some false tiers for affect. A tall pedestal stand will also add height and drama to a cake. If your cake budget is not so large, a smaller 3 tier cake with extra cutting cake is more budget friendly than one large decorated cake. Most cake makers allow for finger size portions however you may require larger portions if serving the cake as dessert. Make sure your cake maker knows how you plan to serve the cake.

Design

if you would like the design of cake to match the style of the reception, it is advisable to choose the flowers and reception details first. This is very helpful to your cake maker if you are having a bespoke wedding cake design, and do take all these ideas and colour swatches with you to your cake tasting. The design of your cake may focus on your wedding dress details, invitations or reception flowers. Go with your gut instinct on what you like. You may have quite a traditional style wedding but want a themed wedding cake that is very personal to both of you. It is your cake, so don’t be afraid to go against tradition.

Many wedding cake designs incorporate flowers. Sugar flowers are very fashionable right now and are so stunning when expertly crafted. Fresh flowers are beautiful too and if you want a lot of flowers on the cake they are usually a more cost effective option. If you really don’t like icing, you may wish to choose a patisserie style cake; un-iced naked wedding cake or with a butter cream finish. Fresh flowers and fruit work well with these and the buttercream can be coloured to match your colour scheme. When choosing a bespoke design, ask your cake maker to send a sketch of the finished design to you.

Ultimately, your wedding cake should look and taste beautiful and provide a fabulous centrepiece and talking point at your reception.

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It all started back in July 2013 when I received a telephone call from award winning and highly regarded Hampshire photographer, Simon John FBIPP FSWPP. He felt with so many rogue traders popping up everywhere, it was time to bring quality back to the Hampshire wedding scene. With over 30 years experience photographing weddings, Simon brought together some of the best suppliers he had worked with and so Hampshire Wedding Experts was born. The photographer sees every aspect of the wedding day, so who better to form the group!

We now meet regularly at the gorgeous Old House Hotel in Wickham. The hotel is part of our group; a perfect setting for an intimate wedding with fabulous food (believe me I have eaten it), an extensive wine list and beautiful rooms.

Simon John FBIPP FMP, photographer and founder of Hampshire Wedding Experts, has been a professional all his working life with over thirty years experience. He has handled somewhere in the region of 1500 weddings to date. However he still strives for that perfect image every time he picks up the camera. He has won UK wedding photographer of the year, and holds the UK’s highest Accolade of Fellowship. He teaches other professionals and is an author on the subject of wedding photography

Nicki Hill bespoke wedding dresses are in my opinion second to none. Her dresses flow, beautifully balanced with her natural feel of elegance. Timeless, but very “now” at the same time. Nicky can also supply other leading designers and a fabulous range for Mother of the bride.

Jeannette Rawson, This Designer Florist has amassed the highest awards for artistic floristry in the UK and USA. She is a warm approachable lady with great taste. Jeannette is simply passionate about what she can create for her wedding clients, a rare talent indeed.

Elizabeth Dayment has worked at London Fashion week and for an impressive list of celebrities. Liz brings out the natural beauty in everyone she works with. Having a great make up artist is so important to a photographer as this helps controlling the skin softness when lighting for beauty.. Liz achieves this with relaxed ease.

Charlotte Cornelius is just one of the most original jewelers I have ever seen. With a background in art and design she brings to the group originality. When the perfect engagement ring or wedding band is what you are looking for make sure to look at Charlotte’s impressive and original ideas.

Lily Anna Rose wedding stationary is that touch of style every couple so desperately look for to set their day off on the right track. Claire’s enthusiasm is contagious and whether you are looking for vintage, romantic or a modern feel for your day, make sure you speak to this talented lady first.

Thomas Cook A name synonymous with the amazing honeymoon locations available today. Let Mary at Thomas Cook in Fareham tailor the perfect romantic hideaway. A sun drenched terrace, beautiful white sandy beaches, or romantic candlelit dinners are all waiting for you.

Diamond Films By Roger Lowe are visually exciting and beautiful at the same time. Roger is a multi award winning cameraman with an eye for detail.

Simon James Menswear Simon has won many regional and National awards for best Groomswear retailer. Come on chaps its not just about the girls, you deserve to look your best too. Hiring Simon’s wealth of knowledge can really make you look good in a suit!

Funkybuddha Ultimate party band… Absolutely !! Simon our photographer says that every wedding he has been to where these guys play, the dance floor is packed immediately.. Make sure your guests are entertained and no better way than a Funkybuddha night out!

Hampshire executive travel Last but by no means least this is the chauffeur service that looks the part. How many times do we see badly dressed taxi drivers in tatty cars? Not with this firm. Arrive in style and choose from their selection of Vintage, classic and modern cars.

Thank you for reading this post. You can find out more about Hampshire wedding experts at www.hampshireweddingexperts.co.uk. We also have a Facebook page where you can view the latest work and news from our experts.

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