Farmhouse CakesEst. Seaford· SussexCall to order

Baking since 1961

Traditional cakes,
made by a master baker

Christine McAllen has baked for a lifetime, from a formal apprenticeship to a royal Silver Jubilee cake. Today she bakes the traditional classics for Seaford, all dairy free.

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City and Guilds qualified · Four-year apprenticeship · Over 60 years at the oven

The Baker

A lifetime of baking

Christine piping icing onto the Silver Jubilee cake in 1977
Decorating the Silver Jubilee cake in the window of a British Gas showroom, 1977.

Christine has been baking since she was eleven years old. She served a four-year apprenticeship in bread making and flour confectionery, earning her City and Guilds with a distinction and three credits, then baked professionally for years, five of them at WJ Barton's Bakery in East London.

In 1977 she decorated a Silver Jubilee cake in the window of a British Gas showroom in Romford, sponsored to raise money for charity and later given to the children's ward at Oldchurch Hospital.

Today, after a lifetime of elaborate cakes, she bakes the simple traditional classics the proper way, all dairy free, for people in Seaford.

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The Story So Far

Sixty years in the making

  1. Age 11
    Started baking at home
  2. Apprentice
    Four years in bread and flour confectionery, City and Guilds distinction
  3. Barton's
    Five years at a traditional East London bakery
  4. 1977
    Decorated the Silver Jubilee charity cake
  5. Today
    Traditional dairy-free cakes for Seaford

The Cakes

Our Collection

All dairy free. Round cakes are a generous 20cm. Made fresh to order, please give a few days' notice.

Victoria Sponge with Jam£22Light sponge, raspberry jam, a dusting of sugar. Round, 20cm.Victoria Sponge, Jam & Cream£24The classic sponge with jam and dairy-free cream. Round, 20cm.Chocolate Sandwich Cake£24Two chocolate sponges with a rich chocolate cream. Round, 20cm.Fruit Cake£25Rich and moist, full of vine fruits. Round, 20cm.Dorset Apple Cake£24Moist and lightly spiced, made with fresh apple. Round, 20cm.Lemon Drizzle£22Zesty lemon sponge soaked in a tangy drizzle. Loaf.Date & Walnut£24A proper old-fashioned tea loaf. Loaf.Sultana Loaf£22Light and homely, full of plump sultanas. Loaf.

Every cake links to its own page with the full description. See the collection.

Place Your Order

Baked fresh, just for you

Choose your cake, then phone, text or WhatsApp to order and agree a collection day. Pay by bank transfer or cash on collection. Only six cakes are baked each week, so please order early.

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