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In August 2022 the Petersham Hotel wedding venue expressed its delight in welcoming 7Marvels as its sole preferred cake supplier for weddings and parties. The wedding venue at the Petersham Hotel is matched by no other for its view – and what a view it is! You look down over Petersham Meadows, where cows may […]
Well, not exactly the headlines, but 7Marvels did feature in an article in the Telegraph newspaper. The piece, “The best show-stopping alternatives to traditional wedding cake”, describes how many couples are now leaving the customary, multi-tiered wedding cake behind and choosing exciting alternatives instead, such as our 7Marvels macaron tower. The Telegraph says “Macarons are a […]
7Marvels is proud to support The Poppy Factory in helping veterans with health conditions on their journey into employment. £2 from each cake sold by 7 Marvels will be donated to The Poppy Factory. To find out more about thedifference The Poppy Factory makes to the lives of veterans and their families, or if you too wouldlike […]
My lovely customers, come and meet me in our new, shining premises in central Richmond! We are now based at The Poppy Factory, 20 Petersham Rd, Richmond TW10 6UR. We are proud to be associated with this enormously beneficial organisation, which isn’t only a factory that has now been making Remembrance wreaths for 100 years: […]
Simnel cake – to boil, bake or both? There is a delightful legend about this cake. In medieval times, regulations suggested simnel cakes should be boiled and then baked; but how did this double cooking convention come about? Well, a mythical couple, Simon and Nelly, fell out over making the cake because one wanted to […]
We all know how good mothers are at multi-tasking – they have to be – but did you know that Mother’s Day itself has done some multi-tasking in its time, by representing all sorts of mothers? Mother’s Day originated in the Middle Ages and is always on the fourth Sunday of Lent, the period leading […]
“Love planted a rose and the world turned sweet” … Katharine Lee Bates Fast approaching is Valentine’s Day, with its tradition of sending letters, cards or gifts, often featuring heart shapes. But who was Valentine? What is actually behind this celebration of love? And how did the traditions associated with it begin? Valentine’s Day (properly […]
If you search online for ‘Bourdaloue’, beware – you may find yourself reading about a French Jesuit priest, long sermons and chamber pots. This Bourdaloue, a pear tart, is definitely NOT connected in any way whatsoever! The tart is a Parisian culinary speciality with its origins in a small street in the 9th arrondissement of […]
Recently, because of the challenging situation we have been facing, I have received many orders from clients living abroad who ask me to make cakes for their friends or family living in the UK. Their stories have been quite moving at times and I have been delighted to help them in their wish to make […]
I have a long-time love of French pastries. At our home, each Christmas my mum would make one of my favorite cakes—the Sarah Bernhardt—a decadent, layered and similar to a macaron. We used a rich walnut flour rather than the traditional almond, and added a coffee infusion to our meringue cream, which gave our Sarah […]
