Welcome

Cakes by Alison Fawkes is a Cumbrian-based cake maker specialising in extra special wedding and events cakes.

Located in rural Cumbria, I am perfectly situated for a host of beautiful venues in Carlisle, Cockermouth, Keswick, Ambleside, Windermere, throughout the Lake District and Cumbria, as well as Gretna, the Scottish Borders and surrounding areas.

With an inherent passion for baking and design, I combine these interests to create stunning wedding cakes that are works of art in their own right.

Add to this my tried-and-tested flavour combinations, gorgeous textures and the most irresistible taste, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a standout wedding cake you’ll remember forever – the only issue will be stopping at once slice.

About me

North West Wedding Awards Finalist 2021Wedding Industry Awards 2021Top 3 Cakemakers in Carlisle

Ganache / Buttercream Wedding Cakes

Sugar Paste Wedding Cakes

Hand Painted Cakes

Celebration Cakes



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Thank you so much for making our wedding cake it was absolutely gorgeous and tasted amazing. Also a big thank you for being so accommodating with all our date changes. Would definitely recommend you to anyone!

- Charlotte M, Skitby House, Smithfield 2021

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Alison came to our rescue when our original cake maker unfortunately caught covid 4 days before our wedding! This lady must be superwoman. After a frantic 10 minute consultation over the phone (whilst she was also out delivering cakes) we just had to keep everything crossed but wow! The cake was stunning and tasted amazing. Thank you so much for stepping in at such short notice! Highly recommend!

- Hayley B, Inn on the Lake, Glenridding 2021

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We live in the North of Scotland and contacted Alison about creating the cake for our wedding at the borders. Alison was so helpful and posted out the most delicious cake samples for us to try. We had a rough idea of the style of cake we wanted but we couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw it on the day It was beyond expectations, not only did it it taste AMAZING but it looked absolutely stunning We had 4 tiers, each with a different flavour, and a line of sugar roses that ran from top to bottom. It was absolutely perfect!! Alison also came out on the day and set the cake up for us too Alison kept in touch with us during the process of creating the cake and answered all of our queries as they arose which made us feel completely at ease despite living so far away. We can’t recommend Cakes by Alison Fawkes highly enough! Thank you so much for creating the wedding cake of our dreams.

- Alisdair M, Hidden River Barn, Carlisle 2021

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What can I say! Alison made the most beautiful cake for our wedding. I highly recommend this incredibly talented lady for any bride who is looking for a show stopper of a cake. She really takes on board what your looking for and goes above and beyond to ensure your cake is everything you hoped for and more. Our cake was incredible and received do many compliments from our guests Thank you Alison!

- Claire S, The Halston, Carlisle 2021

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I would like to thank Alison for making my daughters wedding cake, who got married at hetland hall on the 12th July, the cake was amazing exactly what they wanted, I would recommend Alison 100%, thank you.

- Jayne W, Hetland Hall, Dumfries

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