My story
Your professional cake designer
A classically trained pastry-chef creating hand painted & bespoke wedding and celebration cakes in Warminster, Wiltshire.
A professionally trained cake designer and artist, creating bespoke, hand painted, floral cakes for weddings and celebrations, in Wiltshire, Somerset and the surrounding areas.
With every bake I bring together artistry, flavour and sustainable practices to create something truly memorable for you to enjoy with the ones you love.
Hello, I’m Catherine
In college, my passion for cake-making flourished as a stress reliever from long essays. I decided to switch paths and turning down a placement on a psychology degree, and moved to London to train at Le Cordon Bleu. I graduated as a classical pastry chef.
After gaining invaluable experience at various London bakeries, I set up Piper’s Bakery, supplying London cafe’s with a variety of vegan cakes. Whilst finding my way in the self employed world, I met my lovely partner Dan. We decided we preferred the quiet life and wanted to be closer to family, so we moved to Wiltshire with our beautiful dog, Odin.
I became devoted to bespoke cakes and developed my decorating techniques - reigniting my love for creativity and art, making unique wedding and celebration cakes.
I take inspiration from both nature and the character of my customers, combining beautiful watercolour and pallet knife artistry with mouthwatering flavours. I love that no two cakes I make are the same, each brush stroke is different.
You’ll find my camera full of wedding cake inspiration, from garden centre to flowers to interesting finds on a forest walk. Natural meadows and water fill me with calm and always sparks my creativity. Anything will have me thinking about cake - from rewilding websites, wildflower books or even a vintage dress pattern.
When I'm not baking, painting or sketching, you'll find me on a long walk with Dan & Odin, often practicing some training, enjoying nature and taking a breather from the busy atmosphere of the kitchen. Odin is half German Shepherd and half Labrador - creating his adorable floppy ears (they are SO soft).
I love playing the piano to unwind, and I'm a macrame enthusiast, creating quirky pieces for my home. Finding new patterns is my favourite, so if you’re an enthusiast too, let me know I you have any that you love!
Wandering around Warminster & Frome is great, drinking good coffee and doing that all important market research - finding a piece of vegan cake to devour (it would be rude not to)! Lamina Bakery’s vegan croissants are absolutely amazing. I could not recommend them more.
Plus, I’m always hunting for new cosy jumpers or hidden gems in charity shops to spark my next creative project.
I create bespoke cakes to bring smiles to faces and make their day even more memorable. Each cake I design reflects my customers unique personalities, making it as special as the occasion itself.
Planning a wedding or celebration can feel like a daunting task, and so I strive to support my customers through every step of their cake journey, making the process stress-free and exciting.
Sustainability and animal welfare are in my heart. I will only use carefully selected ingredients which are free from any animal products, and I will only use eco-friendly packaging.
To give back to our beautiful nature world, I donate to Heal Somerset, a local rewilding charity, with every wedding cake I create.