Learn about the Vanilla Pod Bakery’s cake journey, how we can help you and our team.
Hello – I’m Pia Cato, the owner and founder of the Vanilla Pod Bakery.
My Cotswold based cake business was born out of a passion for creating moments of pure joy & happiness through delicious cakes & sweet treats.
I’ve loved baking for as long as I can remember. I have fond memories of making fluffy scones and helping my father bake jam tarts on a lazy Sunday afternoons.
So it was only natural that I went on to official launch the Vanilla Pod Bakery in 2009.
I decided to set the business up after I won the University of Gloucestershire’s first ever business planning competition (BUG Competition) back in 2008.
Initially, my idea was to open a cupcake tearooms but I soon discovered that my heart lay with creating bespoke cakes for extra special occasions.
And the Vanilla Pod Bakery was born.
We now specialise in creating luxury cakes and hosting wonderful cake experiences. From beautiful bespoke luxury wedding cakes & mouth-watering dessert tables, to extra special birthday and celebration cakes, indulgent cupcakes and delicious postal treats.
Myself and small team operate out of a dedicated cake studio in the Leckhampton area of Cheltenham. We offer a highly personalised cake journey, with all our cakes being created to order.
No factory lines here!
Using high-quality ingredients – from local free-range eggs from our super suppliers Billy’s Eggs, to Matthews Cotswold Flour, to fragrant Madagascan vanilla. All of our mouth-watering cakes are handed created with the upmost care and love.
Over the years myself and team have been very lucky to bake for many wonderful couples and have been featured in many super blogs and magazines, including OK! and Hello. We are also a preferred cake supplier at a number of prestigious venues across the Cotswold area (please see our homepage for more details).
You are welcome to visit our studio but we operate on a strict appointment-only basis. Please take a look at our Cake Consultation page if you would like to book an appointment.
Enjoy our website, browse our portfolios and information pages. Please do get in touch with Jo for a quote, more information or if you would like place a bespoke order.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Pia x
Pia Cato
Director and Founder
Meet our wonderful Vanilla Pod Bakery Team. Our team are what truly make Vanilla Pod Bakery excel.
Jo
Bryony
Dee
Nina
Kayley
Lou
Learn more about us as a team and how Pia Cato started her business journey from this blog in 2022. If you fancy a longer read have a browse through Pia’s original blogging site on Blogger (which was kept update between 2009 - 2017).