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P & P Cakes

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Custom cakes in Townsville, handmade for 10+ years

Vintage piped birthday and celebration cakes, made in Townsville by a baker with 10+ years behind the piping bag. Buttercream that holds up in a North Queensland summer, prices you can see up front, and one person looking after your cake from first message to delivery.

Cakes from$140I reply within 24 hours
Pink vintage piped heart cake with red frills and cherries, made in Townsville
Pink vintage shell-piped birthday cake, made in Townsville

Delivering across Townsville, including Townsville City, North Ward, South Townsville, Railway Estate, Hermit Park, Hyde Park, Mysterton, Pimlico, Gulliver, Currajong, Garbutt, West End and more.

Quick Picks

Set designs, set prices, less fuss

No back-and-forth on design. Choose a Quick Pick, tell me your date and colours, done. They need just 3 to 7 days' notice, and the custom-cake minimum doesn't apply.
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New to Townsville

Fairy Bread Dot Cups

The dot cake craze that had New York queueing round the block, done the Aussie way: fairy bread. Vanilla sponge and buttercream buried under crunchy hundreds and thousands, in lidded cups.

$36/ box of 6Tell me more
  • Four cake and cream dessert cups topped with sprinkles and little biscuits

    Fairy Bread Dot Cups

    $36/ box of 6

    [Price to confirm]

    Vanilla sponge and buttercream buried under crunchy hundreds and thousands, in lidded cups.

    Feeds
    6 people
    Notice
    3 days
    Minimum
    Just one

    Lidded and fridge-friendly. Perfect for a hot party.

    Contains: wheat, egg, milk. Allergen info

  • Mini bento cake piped with Happy Birthday in an open takeaway clamshell box

    Bento cake

    $45/ each

    [Price to confirm]

    A 4" mini cake in a takeaway box with a short piped message.

    Feeds
    2–4 people
    Notice
    5 days
    Minimum
    Just one

    Small and boxed, so it travels well.

    Contains: wheat, egg, milk. Allergen info

  • Cupcakes piped with pale pink buttercream roses, seen from above

    Cupcakes

    $60/ dozen

    [Price to confirm]

    A dozen cupcakes with piped buttercream swirls in your colours.

    Feeds
    12 people
    Notice
    5 days
    Minimum
    Just one

    Contains: wheat, egg, milk. Allergen info

  • Mint green cake with pink buttercream kisses and a piping bag adding one more

    Decorate-at-home kit

    $55/ kit

    [Price to confirm]

    A naked 6" cake, piping bags of coloured buttercream and sprinkles. School-holiday fun.

    Feeds
    12–14 people
    Notice
    5 days
    Minimum
    Just one

    Contains: wheat, egg, milk. Allergen info

Blue and white vintage-style heart cake with piped shell borders and silver pearls, made in Townsville
Pink and red vintage piped heart cake with ribbon swags, Townsville

The signature

Vintage piped, made for Townsville heat

Shells, swags, frills and cherries: the 1950s-style piping everyone's asking for. The difference is what's underneath.
Heat-stable buttercream
A recipe built for 30-degree days, chilled between layers so the piping keeps its shape.
Ganache where it counts
Chocolate ganache under the buttercream holds a crisp edge and travels better.
Handed over cold
Cakes leave my fridge as late as possible, with a care card for the trip home.
How to keep your cake cool

Watch the piping

Frills, shells and bows, up close

Every cake is piped by hand in Townsville. Here are a few recent ones, turning on the stand.
More in the gallery
  • Miss to Mrs heart cake

  • R.I.P. 20's, hello 30 heart cake

  • Happy 1 Year heart cake

  • Eighteenth birthday cake with bows

Pug Drops

A small menu, one window, then it’s gone

Every so often I open a tiny menu of treats for a set time with one pick-up slot. Numbers are a real limit, not a gimmick. The waitlist always hears first.

Next drop

Coming up

Drop #1: The Fairy Bread Drop

Fairy Bread Dot Cups, new to Townsville. Small batch, one pick-up window.

Opens in

Mon, 19 Oct, 6:00 pm

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  • Fairy Bread Dot Cups · box of 6 · feeds 6 people$36
  • Mango & passionfruit bento · each · feeds 2–4 people$45
  • Cake snack pack · each · feeds 1 person$12

Pick-up: Saturday 24 October, 9am–12pm at [PICKUP_LOCATION]
Only 40 orders in total.

Recent cakes

Every cake here is one I made. No stock photos in my gallery, ever.
  • Blue and white vintage-style heart cake with piped shell borders and silver pearls on a round silver board, made in Townsville
  • White vintage-style cake with red ribbon bows, red piped hearts and frilly red trim, made in Townsville
  • Blue buttercream cake with white shell borders and cascading pink piped roses, made in Townsville
  • Number 8 cream tart cake with a unicorn and rainbow theme, pastel balls, chocolates and sweets, made in Townsville
  • Pink, blue and magenta heart cake with a Mamma Mia hens party message, piped rosettes and pearls, made in Townsville
  • White vintage-style birthday cake with light blue satin bows, blue piped hearts and a silver Happy Birthday topper, made in Townsville
  • Blue birthday cake with white piped shells, pastel balls, sprinkles and a Happy Birthday topper, made in Townsville
  • Two-tier white 21st birthday cake with a black Pacific pattern band, gold flakes, black, gold and white balls and a Twenty One topper, made in Townsville
  • White vintage-style cake with black satin bows and happy birthday piped on top, made in Townsville

How ordering works

Four steps, no guesswork

  1. Step 1: Enquire

    Tell me your date, how many you're feeding and your idea. Photos help. I reply within 24 hours.

  2. Step 2: Get your quote

    A written quote with the size, design, flavours and delivery spelled out. It's held for 7 days.

  3. Step 3: Deposit locks your date

    A 50% deposit locks in your date (smaller orders are paid in full). No card surcharges.

  4. Step 4: Pick-up or delivery

    Collect by appointment, or I deliver across Townsville. Tiered cakes are delivered and set up by me.

The full ordering guide

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From people who’ve had the cake

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FAQ

Good questions

The things people ask me most. Anything else, just ask in your enquiry.
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How far ahead should I order?

For birthdays and celebrations, at least 2 weeks, or 3–4 weeks for detailed designs. Big tiered cakes and busy weekends book out sooner, so ask early. Need something sooner? Ask anyway, or try a Quick Pick.

How much does a custom cake cost?

Custom cakes start from $140 for a 6" cake that feeds 12–14, and bento cakes from $45. The final price depends on size, design and extras. Every price is on the prices page.

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Can you make a cake without gluten, egg or nuts?

I can make some cakes without certain ingredients, but my kitchen handles wheat, milk, egg, soy, nuts and sesame, so traces are possible. Please tell me about every allergy when you enquire. Full allergen information is available on request.

Allergen information

Availability

Weekends go first

I take a small number of cakes each week so every one gets proper attention. Custom cakes need at least 14 days’ notice.

Earliest celebration dates from Wednesday 21 October

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