Amazing Grace’s incredible cakes
BEVERLEY CAKE DESIGNER’S FESTIVE DISPLAY
A BEVERLEY cake designer who took the bold step of opening a new shop at the height of the Covid-19 crisis has seen the business go from strength to strength.
Grace Savage was weeks away from her wedding to Stephen Hunt last year when the coronavirus pandemic brought dreams of her big day crashing down.
But instead of letting the setback get her down, Grace, of Molescroft, turned her attention to launching a shop to sell her bespoke cakes.
Grace had been considering growing her Grace Eva Cakes business for a while as demand meant she was outgrowing her home kitchen.
She picked up the keys to her North Bar Without premises on the day she should have married.
“It was the best decision we have ever made,” said Grace. “The cake side of things went a bit quiet because celebrations could not happen but because we do postal biscuits and door-to-door drop-offs, that has gone very well.
“I closed my 2021 diary in June and I am now booked up until September next year, it’s predominantly wedding cakes but there are some celebration cakes in there as well.”
Grace said: “We’ve now been open a year and three months and because we couldn’t have a grand opening, due to Covid, we decided to hold a Christmas window reveal event.
“It was a collaboration between myself and my mum.
“This is now going to be an annual event, where we host a festive evening when the public can buy mulled wine, festive hot chocolate and lots of baked goodies in the shop, as well as order our Christmas biscuit collection and biscotti.
“This year we also have my mum’s children’s books for sale along with a selection of her greetings cards.”
Grace did create a Christmas window display featuring a reindeer made of cake last year.
“People saw me creating it and said, I wonder what it’s going to be next year? I thought I’d make it into an annual event.”
Father Christmas formed out of cake dresses this year’s window.
“He took about three days to make from start to finish and it took two of us to carry him into the window, he was that heavy.
“I love making the Christmas window a spectacle as it’s a form of
escapism for children and adults alike. The intricate background to Father Christmas took about two weeks, all carved and hand painted by my mum Tracy, who has a gallery in Scarborough.
Grace said: “Next year’s display is in talks already with some big plans and a challenge to beat this year’s.
“I also made a postbox this year and a ‘guess the Christmas window’ form, so children could write their guesses on and post them for a chance of winning a Christmas stocking, which I bought and filled with lots of treats, including a colouring book, chocolates, pencil crayons and baking treats, and pulled three winners out of a hat.
“This was very well received, as was the grand unveiling of the window last Friday. It was a great turnout and people can’t wait for next year’s reveal.”