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Event and party catering, specialising in afternoon teas, cold buffets, dessert tables and celebration cakes by qualified pastry chef Abby

Registered and insured with a 5 food hygiene rating

14/10/2026

Spot the difference! 👀

I've been giving my website a bit of a refresh recently, updating some of the information and swapping out a few older photos for more recent ones.

But I also decided it was time to make the website feel a little more 'me', rather than using my 'Sweet & Fair business voice'. So, it's goodbye to 'we' and 'our', and hello to 'I' and 'my'! 😂

If you haven't checked out my website recently, why not take a look? There's loads of info about the cakes and catering I offer, from dessert tables and celebration cakes to afternoon tea and buffet catering 👩🏼‍🍳

www.sweetandfair.co.uk (link in bio)

13/10/2026

Better late than never! I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to share this dessert table from a wedding this summer 🌞

Set up at a beautiful venue in Durham, this table had a bit of everything, including some delicious nutty options which I don't often get to prepare for large events because of allergy precautions 🌰🥜
- Bakewell tart slices
- Kinder-Nutella brownies
- Peanut butter cookies
- Raspberry & chocolate macarons.. alongside key lime pie, mini pavlovas, cupcakes and plenty of traybakes!

In a Sweet & Fair first, I even provided jars of sweets for the kids (and the grown-ups too, let's be honest!) 🍬😋

What would you reach for first? 🫳

12/10/2026

A Victoria sponge with a special meaning 💕

This cake was made to celebrate the life of a lovely lady, with a Victoria sponge chosen in her memory as it was her favourite 🍰

3 layers of vanilla sponge, sandwiched with raspberry jam and Chantilly cream, topped with fresh strawberries and raspberries 🍓

07/10/2026

A different kind of decorating 🖌🎨

Yesterday, I had a go at painting a big ol' circle on my kitchen wall to add a touch of 'Sweet & Fair pink' for me to stare at every day while I'm preparing your orders 💖

I was starting to regret my life decisions after the first coat, but I think it came together nicely in the end 😅 Amazing what a £5 tester pot of paint can do!

Are you a white walls and neutrals person, or do you prefer a pop of colour? 👀

06/10/2026

A cake for a special birthday 🎂

With dried pressed flowers from Nurtured in Norfolk

01/10/2026

I had a quiet week recently where I thought I only had one small cake order to fulfil, but then, with just over a week's notice, I got an enquiry for some afternoon tea catering for a birthday celebration! 🎂

The customer was thrilled to hear I was available and proceeded to order afternoon tea for 8 - which is my minimum number of people for catering orders.

But this was no minimal afternoon tea! She opted for 17 different items - 5 types of sandwiches (half on gluten free bread), 5 types of savouries, 2 types of scones and 5 sweet treats. A real feast! 😋

Due to some members of the family being unable to get out and about easily, the celebration was held in their home, and it felt really special to be able to bring a proper afternoon tea to them and help make the occasion feel like a real celebration, without anyone having to worry about getting to a restaurant 💕

I'm always happy to cater for celebrations at home, but this one felt particularly lovely to be a small part of.

30/09/2026

A dessert table for a wedding at Jesmond Dene House 💍

This was for a bride and groom with excellent taste in music, wedding venues and, of course, desserts 😉 I particularly enjoyed their playlist while I was setting up! 🎵

The couple opted for:
🍓 Summer berry pavlovas
🥭 Tropical fruit pavlovas
🤍 White chocolate blondies
🍮 Caramel éclairs
🍫 Chocolate and vanilla éclairs
🍋 Lemon tart
🤑 Millionaire's shortbread
🤎 Triple chocolate brownies

A pleasure to create, as always! 💕

29/09/2026

Another full circle moment? ⭕️

Yesterday I had the pleasure of providing a dessert table for a wedding at the gorgeous Jesmond Dene House, where my chef journey began! 💕

Roughly this time 8 years ago, I embarked on a Masters in Public Health Nutrition 👩‍🎓 and went along to a student jobs fair, where I met the then head chef, Danny , and asked if there were any part-time kitchen jobs going.

I applied, and he took a chance on me and offered me a trial shift!

When I turned up, I was kind of expecting to be doing a lot of washing up and cleaning to start with, but instead I was thrown straight into the pastry kitchen, following recipes to create the most beautiful desserts and pastries for their afternoon teas 🍰

I learnt so much there under the patient guidance of then head pastry chef Cal Byerley , who has since gone on to do incredible things with restaurantpine and on Great British Menu 📺

When lockdown hit in 2020 and I was furloughed, my time at Jesmond Dene House gave me the confidence to start my own afternoon tea business 💪

I'm so grateful for my time there and the people I worked with, and coming back as an external caterer was a lovely reminder of how far my little business has come 💕

Photos of the actual dessert table to follow, but today you get me! 👩🏼‍🍳

25/09/2026

Full circle moment! My first school bake sale as a parent 🍰

Baking at home with my mum, and then getting involved in charity bake sales at school, is where my baking journey started. So it felt pretty special to be passing on some of those skills to the next generation at my son's first school cake sale! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Under close supervision (got to maintain those food hygiene standards 😂), they helped to measure, mix, blitz and pour to produce a batch of tiffin for the coffee afternoon, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support

It turns out I missed the memo about homemade baking no longer being the norm at school cake sales - we were the only ones who brought something homemade! But it went down well and they loved getting involved, so I'll definitely be making something again with them next time. D'ya reckon they're ready to tackle éclairs next? 😉

22/09/2026

A 5th birthday cake for a little girl who asked for exactly the same cake as I made for her last year 🦄🍫

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! 😂

Happy birthday!! 🎂💕

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Gateshead

Website

https://www.sweetandfair.co.uk/

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