Vegan Cakes
South Wales Home Bakery
Fully vegan sponges and buttercream, baked with dedicated plant-based ingredients. Birthday, celebration and wedding cakes.
South Wales Home Bakery
Fully vegan sponges and buttercream, baked with dedicated plant-based ingredients. Birthday, celebration and wedding cakes.
Vegan Cakes
Our vegan sponge is its own recipe, built vegan from the start. It comes out soft and moist and keeps for a couple of days. Ours get cut at parties where nobody realises until someone mentions it.
The plant-based ingredients are bought and stored separately from our standard stock. Vegan buttercream pipes, holds a sharp edge and takes colour the same as our dairy buttercream, so textured finishes, drips, fondant models, sugar flowers and multi-tier builds are all available. There is more on how we bake vegan if you want the detail.
Vegan runs right across the range: birthday and celebration cakes from £45, wedding cakes at any tier count, cupcakes and traybakes.
What We Bake
Vegan does not limit what you can order.
Single-tier vegan cakes from 6 to 12 inches, in buttercream or fondant. Our fondant models and toppers are already plant-based, so themed and character work runs the same as on any birthday cake.
Two, three and four-tier wedding cakes, each tier a different sponge and filling if you want. Where only part of the guest list is vegan, we can bake a vegan tier alongside standard tiers so the finished cake looks like one piece.
Vegan cupcakes by the dozen for parties, christenings and office events, plus brownies and traybakes. Useful alongside a standard cake when only a few guests need it.
If your reason is dairy rather than veganism, we can bake a dairy-free sponge and buttercream and keep the eggs in. Gluten is a separate recipe again, covered on our gluten free cakes page.
Taste
These come straight from our standard flavour menu, each one baked in a fully vegan version.
Vanilla sponge, vanilla buttercream, and a layer of sweet strawberry jam.
“A timeless British classic with a delicate twist”
Vanilla sponge with rich maple cinnamon buttercream.
“Cozy and sweet - like your favourite breakfast treat in cake form.”
Vanilla and chocolate sponge swirled together, with your choice of chocolate or vanilla buttercream.
“The best of both worlds in every slice.”
Lemon sponge, white chocolate buttercream
“Light, zesty, and beautifully refreshing.”
Chocolate sponge with rich chocolate ganache filling.
“Decadently dark and undeniably delicious.”
Vanilla sponge soaked in espresso, layered with vanilla buttercream and a dusting of cocoa
“Elegant, bold, and coffee-lover approved.”
The rest of the menu, including Rocky Road and After Eight, depends on whether a vegan version of the sweets and biscuits is available at the time. If you have a flavour in mind that is not listed, ask when you enquire. Most things can be worked out.
Pricing
Plant-based ingredients cost a little more, but most of a bespoke cake price is the hours in it, so the starting points do not change.
From £45, rising with size, finish and how much decoration the design needs. Full price bands are on our birthday cakes page.
Quoted per cake by tier count, design and delivery distance. See the guide figures on our wedding cakes page.
We have written up what a vegan cake costs at each size, and why: vegan cake prices in South Wales.
Every quote is free and specific to your design. Send us the date, size and any reference images.
Prices vary with size, design complexity and delivery distance. Rush orders (less than one week’s notice) may carry an additional charge. Contact us for a quote tailored to your occasion.
Before You Order
These are two different requests and they get two different answers. Please read both before you enquire.
Ethical, environmental, dietary preference or a mild intolerance: we are glad to bake for you. Dedicated plant-based ingredients, separate tins and utensils, and a clean-down before your cake goes in the oven.
Order as you would any other cake. Tell us it is vegan when you enquire so we can schedule it correctly.
We bake in a home kitchen that handles dairy and eggs every week. Our vegan cakes contain neither as an ingredient, and we cannot guarantee any cake is free from traces of them.
Our cakes are not suitable for a severe milk or egg allergy. If a trace could cause a serious reaction, please order from a bakery with a segregated kitchen. Our allergen policy sets out what we do and where the limits are.
Full ingredient lists are supplied with every order.
Anything Else
Most of this is easier to answer on a case by case basis. Tell us what you need and you will get a straight answer, including when the answer is no.
That covers preferences, mild intolerances and anything in between. A severe milk or egg allergy is the one exception, and the answer there is no.
Ask Us About Your CakeQuestions
What we get asked most about vegan cakes in South Wales.
Not for a severe allergy, no. Our vegan cakes contain no milk or egg as ingredients, but they are baked in a home kitchen that handles dairy and eggs. We use dedicated plant-based ingredients and separate equipment, and traces still cannot be ruled out. If a trace of milk or egg could cause a serious reaction, please do not order from us. Full detail is in our allergen policy at https://www.polarbakes.uk/allergens/.
Not in a way your guests will spot. We bake a vegan sponge from a vegan recipe, so the crumb stays soft and the cake keeps for a couple of days. The vegan buttercream pipes and holds its edge the same as our dairy buttercream.
Vegan birthday and celebration cakes start from £45, the same as our standard birthday cakes, with the final price set by size, finish and design. Vegan wedding cakes are quoted per tier. Size by size figures are at https://www.polarbakes.uk/blog/vegan-cake-prices-south-wales/.
Yes, at any tier count, and each tier can carry a different sponge and filling. If only some of your guests are vegan, we can bake a vegan tier alongside standard tiers so the cut looks identical. Vegan tasting boxes are part of the usual consultation.
Two to three weeks for a birthday or celebration cake, three to six months for a wedding. Vegan bakes go in ahead of standard bakes on the day so the kitchen is clean before we start, so we need a little notice to fit them in.
Yes. We deliver across South Wales from our Ebbw Vale home bakery, including Cardiff, Newport, Abergavenny, Monmouth, Brecon and Hereford. Collection from Ebbw Vale is also available.
Let’s Get Started
Send us your date, the number of servings and any reference images. We will come back with a design and a quote.
The bakery is in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, along the heads of the valleys. Collection is either from here, or a collection point just outside of Hereford by arrangement.
Collection from Ebbw Vale or Hereford, by arrangement. The full address and where to park go out with your order confirmation.
Not on the list? Get in touch for a delivery quote.