"Prada for the larder...these cupcakes left me wanting more, not wishing I'd had less"
Josh Clarke - The City Foodie
What do we do
Yes we do weddings - but so much more besides: from festivals, farmer's markets and fashion shoots through to birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs and baby bashes - we've even been known to work for the odd celebrity or two. Whatever your event, get in touch, tell us as much as possible about who you are and the sort of thing you like, and we'll do the rest.
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We currently supply to: Padbury Meats, Buckinghamshire www.padburymeats.co.uk Henry's Cafe, Winslow, Buckinghamshire The Well Cafe, Thame, Oxfordshire www.thewellcafe.co.uk The Deli, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire The Cafe-in-the-Woods, Wendover, Buckinghamshire www.cafeinthewoods.com So what's different about Swirl? Taste: We believe that cupcakes should taste as good as they look (and vice versa). Our starting point has always been ‘moist and moreish' - case in point our fabulously decadent chocolate soufflé cupcake. For this reason we use a lighter buttercream icing - less sugary-sweet than fondants or conventional buttercream frostings (ever had that ‘I'm eating a mouthful of sugar' feeling half-way through a cake?) Occasionally we'll use a cream-cheese base icing as well - as in our summery ‘strawberries and cream' edition, which usually makes an appearance May-September. Texture: Dry sponge is a big no-no for us. We handbake small batches from a domestic (and registered) kitchen, always to order, and using the freshest ingredients we can get our hands on (our eggs, butter and milk are all locally sourced - as are many of our fruits, when in season). Likewise our recipes and techniques ensure that we infuse as much moisture as possible into the sponge bases. Flavour: from the fragrant Pistachio Rose through to the delicate Earl Grey with candied violets, we like to offer something a bit different. We also like to put a Swirl twist on conventional flavours and ideas - such as our chocolate and home-grown garden mint, All-American Peanut Butter, and Lemon-Lime Merengue. Or hey, we can keep it simple with chocolate / vanilla / banana... you call the shots. Check out The Collection online. Quality: Let's face it, anyone can make a cupcake - but the devil is in the detail. That's why we hand-source the finest ingredients we can find: pure Madagascar Vanilla essence; naturally distilled damask rose water; free-range organic eggs; the juiciest lemons; the best quality chocolate...We use no preservatives, no artificial flavours and (with just a few exceptions) we try and use as many natural colours as possible. Fashion: After all, who says a cupcake can't be properly dressed...? We accessorise with fresh fruit, pure chocolate - and our trademark 'bling' with edible glitters and sparkles. Pimp my cupcake? You betcha...