Baking since 1961
Traditional cakes,
made by a master baker
Christine McAllen has baked for a lifetime, from a formal apprenticeship to a royal Silver Jubilee cake. Today she bakes the traditional classics for Seaford, all dairy free.
This Month's Favourite
Traditional Christmas cake
A rich, dark fruit cake packed with vine fruits and baked low and slow, then covered with marzipan and finished with smooth white royal icing and festive decorations. It comes in a box, ready for the table or to give as a present. Dairy free as standard, £20.
Christmas cakes are only baked in the run-up to Christmas, and only six cakes are made each week, so please order early.
The Baker
A lifetime of baking
Christine has been baking since she was eleven years old. She served a four-year apprenticeship in bread making and flour confectionery, earning her City and Guilds with a distinction and three credits, then baked professionally for years, five of them at WJ Barton's Bakery in East London.
In 1977 she decorated a Silver Jubilee cake in the window of a British Gas showroom in Romford, sponsored to raise money for charity and later given to the children's ward at Oldchurch Hospital.
Today, after a lifetime of elaborate cakes, she bakes the simple traditional classics the proper way, all dairy free, for people in Seaford.
The Story So Far
Sixty years in the making
- Age 11Started baking at home
- ApprenticeFour years in bread and flour confectionery, City and Guilds distinction
- Barton'sFive years at a traditional East London bakery
- 1977Decorated the Silver Jubilee charity cake
- TodayTraditional dairy-free cakes for Seaford
The Cakes
Our Collection
All dairy free. Sizes and weights are shown with each cake. Made fresh to order, please give a few days' notice.
- 8 inch (20cm)£15
Light sponge, raspberry jam, a dusting of sugar.
Victoria Sponge with Jam and Cream- 8 inch (20cm)£18
The classic sponge with jam and dairy-free cream.
Chocolate Fudge Cake- 8 inch (20cm)£20
Two chocolate sponges with a rich chocolate cream.
Coffee and Walnut Cake- 8 inch (20cm)£20
The teatime classic, coffee sponge with walnuts.
Lightly Fruit Cake- 9 inch (23cm)£17
- 7 inch (18cm)£12
A lighter fruit cake, moist and full of vine fruits.
Dorset Apple Cake- 9 inch (23cm), 1kg£20
- 7 inch (18cm), 750g£14
Moist and lightly spiced, made with fresh apple.
Bakewell Cake- 9 inch (23cm), 1.5kg£22
- 7 inch (18cm), 1kg£16
A soft almond sponge with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries.
Lemon Drizzle- 2lb (1kg) loaf tin£18
Zesty lemon sponge soaked in a tangy drizzle.
Date and Walnut Cake- 2lb (1kg) loaf tin£20
A proper old-fashioned tea loaf.
Gingerbread- 9 inch square (23cm)£18
Dark, sticky and warming, made with black treacle and ginger.
Christmas Cake- 6 inch (15cm)£20
With marzipan and royal icing, comes in a box.
Every cake links to its own page with the full description. See the collection.
Kind Words
What our customers say
Every review in full, word for word from Google.
★★★★★5.0 from 6 Google reviews · Read them on Google
Absolutely delicious cakes made by wonderful Christine. I am particularly keen on the date and walnut cake - which I bought for our book group meeting and it went down a real treat. Yum yum yum 😋. Highly recommend 🌟
Delicious homemade cakes … my favourite is the Bakewell cake with fresh raspberries … scrumptious!
Really delicious cakes, reliable service and very reasonably priced. Recommended.
Truly delicious cakes. I've tried the ginger and the fruit cake and both are amazing. Moist and a perfect crumb. Will definitely be ordering again. Yum!
For many years I have enjoyed Christine’s delicious cakes. Her Gluten Free options are beautifully moist. A real treat!
Christine’s cakes are fabulous! From basic cupcakes to lavish occasion cakes…. She has some interesting and different ideas, and will try to work to your own preferences. She is fully trained ans a baker and has years of experience behind her. 🧁🥮🎂🍰
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Place Your Order
Baked fresh, just for you
Choose your cake, then phone, text or WhatsApp to order and agree a collection day. Collection from Bishopstone village, near Seaford. Pay by bank transfer or cash on collection. Only six cakes are baked each week, so please order early.
Phone lines: Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10am to 4pm