Helpful information when choosing your cheesecake

How big is a cheesecake?

Cheese cakes normally range from three to six nicely tiered layers, depending on the number of people they are feeding.

 

What cheeses can I use?

We can help you with selecting cheeses which will provide a good contrast in size to form nicely tiered layers. We’ll also look at colour and texture for interest and milk types to strength of flavour and, of course, personal taste. It’s always good to try and include one hard cheese, a soft, a blue and a goats or ewe’s milk cheese for variety. We try and use farmhouse and artisan cheeses where possible and can recommend a selection which includes some traditional farmhouse favourites.

 

You are welcome to come and visit us at our shop where you can taste a variety of cheese until your heart’s content and see how the cheeses work together for your cake. If you can’t get to the shop, we can send you a cheese sample pack and can always email you a picture of your chosen cheeses. If you would like us to give you some dedicated time on your visit, please email enquiry@westcountrycheese.co.uk so we can organise an appointment.

 

What will my cheesecake cost?

Let us know if you have a specific budget and we’ll do our utmost to work within this, where possible. To give you an idea, you are looking at around 100g of cheese per person, so for budgeting purposes, you need to allow approx £2 per head. Prices start from around £100, the exact costs will depend on which cheeses you choose, as some are more expensive than others, along with the size of cake required, i.e. number of people you are catering for.

 

A few suggestions for decorating...

Your cake can be beautifully garnished with fresh fruit such as cherry tomatoes, green/purple grapes or figs. Flowers, of course, can be spectacular and blend with your theme, cut flower or leaf stems could be wrapped in a little cling film if you are worried about them touching the cheese. Foliage, such as holly for Xmas, looks great and very seasonal (although be careful of its poisonous berries, we’d remove these). Ribbon or raffia could be wrapped around each cheese or perhaps some nuts to decorate (and we don’t mean your friends helping!) You can stack the cheese on top of each other or use traditional wedding cake stands or smaller goat’s cheeses as supports to separate the layers and, of course, the latter can be eaten unlike the cake stand! It’s worth putting a little greaseproof paper or circle of cardboard between each layer of cheeses. So, endless variations to consider, unfortunately we can’t help with the decorating so enlisting a creative friend or family member would be useful or ask your event organiser at your chosen venue. Serve with oatcakes, some fabulous chutney and port or tipple of your choice Oh, and don’t forget the invites!!

 

Timings

We’ll get the cheese to you, in perfect condition, and on time and the great news is we can deliver nationwide. We like to have at least one months notice before the big day to ensure the cheese arrives in prime condition, but we'll do all we can to accommodate short notice requests without compromising quality.

 

Extras

We have a fabulous, award winning range of chutneys, pickles and relishes in store plus a huge cracker selection to choose from. We also have some wonderful Calabrian baked fig balls bursting with flavour and irresistible with soft cheeses along with an award winning range of olives. So, we can also help provide the right extras specifically for your cheese selection.

 

How to pay

Once we have done the nice bit and agreed your cheese requirements, we ask for a 25% non-refundable deposit. The balance is payable just before the cake is despatched to you.

 

How do we deliver?

We offer nationwide delivery and can send your cheesecake to your home or chosen venue. We deliver by overnight courier and there is a standard delivery charge of £8.50 within the mainland (this excludes Highlands and Islands). We use insulated boxes to ensure we keep the cheese at a cool temperature and suggest getting them to you two days before the event. Of course, you’ll need to keep the cheese refrigerated until the big day.

 

If you would like to discuss how we can help, no obligation, please call us on 01271 379944. Alternatively, send us an email: enquiry@westcountrycheese.co.uk, don’t forget to include your name, telephone no, wedding date & approx no. of guests and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

 

Why us?

We pride ourselves on supplying great cheese in prime condition. Having provided a large number of cakes over the last couple of years we understand which cheeses work well together to make a balanced and nicely tiered cake.

 

2Gorgeous Flowers

If you are getting married locally, we have a wonderful florist a couple of doors up from us called 2Gorgeous www.2gorgeous.co.uk. They can help choose the flowers to decorate our cake and provide first class wedding flowers. Speak to Dawn or Sandie on 01271 377000.