Holiday JOMO
Missed out on a 'proper' summer holiday this year? Sure, it kinda sucks when you're the only person in the office without holiday glow and new Insta-worthy desktop background. But think of the positives...
03 September, 2019
Blog
5 Reasons You Need A Monthly Cake Day
Doesn’t it feel like it is ALWAYS someone’s birthday in the office? Not that we’re complaining. Yay to Graham's 50th if there’s a cake lurking about (who is Graham again?). But let’s be real… the recycled birthday banner, perpetual half-inflated balloons and barrage of bloomin’...
13 August, 2019
How to cut a cake
With the right cutting technique a cake can go a long way! And you know what, sometimes a ‘party piece’ is all you need to hit the spot. Here’s our cutting guide to get the most out of your cake...
29 July, 2019
Healthy cake – is it possible?
From avocado buttercream to beetroot sponge, our bakers are always mixing it up with weird and wonderful ingredients to create different textures and flavours, and of course to cater for those with particular dietary requirements. With coconut flour, courgette and even charcoal featuring in the ingredients...
17 July, 2019
ORGANISING OFFICE BIRTHDAYS? MEET CAKEDROP
There are few things in life more thrilling than an all-staff email saying there’s cake in the office. No matter where you work, it’s the universal cue to drop whatever you’re doing, grab your work besties and relish in the excitement of cake day. If you’re...
11 June, 2019
#SmallBusinessStories – Chatting cake, challenges and campaigns with Printed.com
As part of Small Business Saturday in 2019, Printed.com are chatting to customers up and down the country, finding out what it takes to be a small business in today’s bustling world. Whether you’re setting up, starting out, or already established in your field, running...
04 June, 2019
10 THINGS I MISS ABOUT OFFICE LIFE
It’s been two years since I left full-time employment to set up CakeDrop - probably one of the ballsiest things I've ever done. Everyone assumes it must have been one of those hair-flicking, strutting out of the office moments...
21 May, 2019
VEGANUARY: Meet our all-vegan bakery partner, Bake It Til You Make It
We simply cannot argue with Kelly Hickson’s job title of ‘Cake Wizard’. Admittedly, we were as sceptical as the next person about how a cake with no eggs or dairy could still be… well… a cake!? But when we joined forces with Bake It Til...
08 January, 2019
The dream week of a London PA
Monday You make it to the office in time for that 9am client meeting you’re minuting, only to find out your boss is stuck on the central line. Looks like that presentation you worked on all weekend, you’re now going to have to present yourself. By...
22 October, 2018
Life as the office newbie
Is there anything worse than being the office newbie? The evening panic about whether your brand new Zara blazer is too smart for the new place, turning up an hour before your start time having allowed for 45 minutes worth of tube delays… then you...
13 August, 2018