Delicious cake creations fueled by Harry Potter and Stephen Fry? That’s exactly how our long-standing fabulous supplier, Ali the Cake Lady of Harrogate makes Fodder Kitchen cakes.
“Whenever I tell people I supply Fodder, the first thing they mention is that they love the Fodder cakes!”
Ali’s home-based kitchen is in central Harrogate, just off Cold Bath Road.
“I make around 40-55 cakes per week. Monday is my lay in morning, and my customers can place their orders up to 10.30am in the morning, then I plan what I need to make for the next two days. I bake the cakes during the day and go to bed at 7.30-8pm at night. My alarm goes off at 1am, and I immediately start decorating my cakes”
“I decorate, box them up and load the car and start delivering at 7am in the morning. The cakes that arrive at Fodder on a Wednesday, will be made on a Monday afternoon or a Tuesday, so they’re the freshest cakes you can get, just like you would when baking for your family at home.”
“When I’m baking or decorating, I always have Harry Potter audio books read by Stephen fry. I think it’s because it’s something familiar read by a lovely voice. And I find this really helps me block out everything and focus on the cakes.”
“There are over 60 flavours of cakes that I make at home, but Fodder customers love my Toffee Apple Crumble and the Maltesers cake. And there’s a Skinny Blueberry and Lemon which people love because its sharp and summery.”
“I started working with Fodder around 6 months after Fodder opened. I brought a chocolate cake and sticky ginger cake (one of my best cakes) into meet the team, and I’ve been delivering one or twice a week since!”
“I won’t use any ingredients that I wouldn’t feed my family. I use local eggs, milk, vanilla paste, it’s all ingredients that your grandmother would know. That’s what it’s all about for me. I have a friend with a farm who I get my eggs from, and I know the hens are happy. I go once a week to collect my eggs, and I even have specific hens that I get my eggs from. You can’t get any fresher or better than that.”
“Something I’ve been working on is a chocolate cake inspired by the viral pistachio chocolate! I’ll be delivering the first one to Fodder this week!”
Many of Ali’s cakes sell out as soon as they hit our fridge. Visit our newly refurbished Fodder Kitchen and head to the cake counter to enjoy some of Ali’s delicious bakes.
