Afternoon Tea & Catering
We serve delicious afternoon tea every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at our tea room in Didsbury from 1pm. A selection of our delicious cakes, fluffy scones and chocolate dipped strawberries are served on china cake tiers handmade by local craftspeople. We have many varieties of tea to choose from including delicious loose-leaf teas from The Brew Tea Company, a tea blending company based in Liverpool.
Please note that reservations are now required for Afternoon Tea, to ensure that we have enough stock for all you cake lovers! If you would like to book a table, please give us a ring and we’ll take your booking. We look forward to seeing you! Click here for our afternoon tea menu.
External Tea Parties and Afternoon Tea
If you can’t get to us why not ask us to come to you! We regularly provide an external cake catering service for any event or occasion… perfect for an alternative wedding, hen do or christening! Browse our Afternoon Tea Gallery to see some of the fabulous events we’ve catered for, and click here for more details
We work with a fantastic vintage crockery specialist For the Love of Vintage and wedding accessories designer Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe to create a bespoke event for your special occasion. From delicious cakes to beautiful vintage crockery and table linen, we have everything covered. Our price list and menu options will be available soon but if you require a quote in the meantime, please contact us for more details.
Our Cake & Cupcake Classes
Cupcake Decorating Classes are held at our Didsbury Shop & Tea Room throughout the year. They make perfect gifts for your cake-loving friends and family or a fantastic treat for your very good self!
Classes are £35 per person and include:
- Tea and cake on arrival
- A 2 hour lesson in icing & decorating. where you will learn:
- How to make perfect icing
- How to pipe icing in various styles
- How to make simple but beautiful sugar decorations,
- How to top your cupcakes to make them look fantastic!
All of the above is done in small classes of 6-8 people so that you get the right level of attention from your tutor (the master baker). And you’ll get to take all of your fantastic creations home to eat (or look at lovingly and adoringly!).
We also have a lovely and very talented photographer friend in the form of jonny draper (www.jonnydraper.co.uk). Jonny attends most of our classes to photograph every second of you creating your masterpieces. We then send the photographs to you afterwards so that you have a memento of your evening!
We can even hold private sessions for you and your friends if you would like to – perfect for hen do’s and birthdays!
Visit our facebook page to see all the pics from previous classes!
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Wednesday 27th June 7pm
Tuesday 10th July 6:30pm
Tuesday 24th July 6:30pm
Tuesday 14th August 6:30pm
To reserve, simply pop into the shop or contact us to book a place, payment by card can also be taken over the phone.
We ask that any cancellations or changes to dates be made at least one month before the date of the booked class. Although we will do our best to accommodate any requests for cancellations or date changes under a months notice by re-advertising spaces, refunds or date alterations cannot be guaranteed within this time.
Other Classes
Bespoke, vintage-inspired Bridal Accessories Designer Silver Sixpence in her Shoe will be hosting a special, one-off Bridal Made by You Workshop at our tearoom on Thursday 3rd May, 7pm-10pm. Tickets priced at £50.00 per person
The workshop will give brides a very special opportunity to create their very own headpiece for their big day! You will be provided with a selection of luxury, vintage fabrics, an array of pretty embellishments and all of the relevant millinery materials required to make your headwear. You can even bring along a special trinket or family heirloom to make your headpiece that extra bit personal! Delicious cakes washed down with top quality loose-leaf tea and artisan coffee will be provided by our good-selves too!
For more information or to book visit http://www.eventsbythesocialbutterfly.com/events/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/03/19/-/silver-sixpence-bridal-qmade-by-youq-workshop
