Flavours

Flavour Guide & Tasting

As important as the design of your cake is, the flavours are what take a wedding cake from being good to great.

Quality from the start

The finest ingredients

Every Cherry & Black cake is made entirely from scratch using ingredients chosen for flavour, provenance, and quality. Our curated flavour compositions are what take your wedding cake from being great to unforgettable.

  • Belgian couverture chocolate — Belcolade and Callebaut
  • Free-range eggs sourced locally
  • British milled flour and unrefined sugars
  • Ethically sourced Madagascan vanilla beans and paste
  • High-fat British butter (minimum 80% fat)
  • House-made ganaches, pralines, and buttercreams
  • Mrs Darlington's curds and conserves

The full list

Twelve signature flavours

Madagascan Vanilla & Raspberry

A classic pairing elevated by the finest Madagascan vanilla bean and a sharp, house-made raspberry compote. Clean, elegant, and universally loved.

Salted Caramel

Layers of soft caramel sponge with a house-made salted caramel ganache. Rich without being heavy, with a gentle finish of fleur de sel.

Belgian White Chocolate & Raspberry

Callebaut white chocolate lends a creamy sweetness, balanced by a vivid raspberry jam made in-house. A crowd-pleasing favourite.

Lemon & Blueberry

Zesty lemon sponge with a blueberry compote and lemon curd buttercream. Bright, fresh, and perfect for summer celebrations.

Lemon Drizzle

A Cherry & Black take on a British classic. Fragrant lemon sponge soaked in a sharp drizzle syrup, finished with a light lemon cream.

Pistachio & White Chocolate

Ground Sicilian pistachios give this sponge a delicate, nutty character, offset by a smooth Callebaut white chocolate ganache.

Spiced Carrot

Warmly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, layered with a cream cheese frosting. Deeply satisfying and always popular at autumn weddings.

Coffee & Walnut

A refined take on an enduring classic. Strong coffee sponge with a toasted walnut praline buttercream — rich, nutty, and deeply satisfying.

Chocolate & Salted Caramel

Belcolade dark chocolate sponge layered with a house-made salted caramel ganache. Indulgent, complex, and consistently one of our most requested flavours.

Chocolate Orange

Dark Belgian chocolate sponge with a bright orange curd and chocolate ganache. A festive favourite that works beautifully year-round.

Boozy Guinness Cake

A show-stopping dark sponge made with Guinness stout, layered with a dark chocolate ganache and a whisper of cream cheese. Bold and memorable.

Red Velvet

Velvety red sponge with a mild cocoa character, paired with a classic cream cheese frosting. Striking to look at, even better to eat.

Wedding cake tastings

Taste before you commission

Choosing your flavours is one of the great pleasures of the commissioning process. Cherry & Black offers both in-person tastings and postal tasting boxes so you can try your shortlist of flavours either at your leisure at home or while discussing your plans with Kathryn over a cup of coffee.

Kathryn

  1. Enquire

    Use the form below to register your interest in a tasting. Let us know your wedding date and we will confirm availability.

  2. Choose a date

    We will send you a selection of available tasting dates. Choose the one that suits you best.

  3. Choose your flavours

    Select any six flavours from the guide above. Your personal selection of beautifully presented flavours is £50 (+£4.75 delivery where applicable)

  4. Meet

    We will arrange to meet at your venue or a local coffee shop to discuss your commission over your tasting. No obligation required.

Register your interest

Arrange a tasting