ABOUT

and a little bit of history

Hey, I’m Tasha – a ‘30 something’ tattooed Elder Emo with a passion for live music and all things cake!

Not your average baker, I specialise in the weird and wonderful, alternative, and most importantly – the unapologetically you! Looking for a black cake with a blood red drip, covered top to bottom in skulls - I got you! Or a wedding cake that looks like it came straight out of a Tim Burton film - say no more!

Though, if you're looking for 'timeless' classic elegance, fear not, I can totally pull that off too!

How it all began

I've always enjoyed baking, and have created my children's birthday cakes for years. Friends and family would often tell me I should do this for a living, but I never thought much of it. Until May 2020, when I baked the cake that changed it all. It was the most horrifically perfect Joe Exotic cake, for my close friends birthday. After posting my creation to Facebook, interest snowballed into 10,000 likes and more than 1,500 comments. A few days later my cake was splashed across the press, from York to the USA!

Taking the leap to Cake Artist

At this point, I figured that maybe my friends were right and perhaps I could make a career out of this... but I would only make birthday cakes. I would NEVER make wedding cakes. Ever.

Famous last words...

Having then been asked to bake for a close friends wedding in June 2021, I found my footing in the wedding industry. Creating one of the most important cakes for my friends special day was such an honor and privilege.

I now get to work alongside some of the most amazing clients, and the best suppliers in the industry creating everything from the simple and rustic, to the most outrageous and 'out there' designs!

I run Valkyrie Cakes from my home studio in the lovely village of Bishopthorpe near York in the heart of Yorkshire. I live with my Fiancé, Adam, my two daughters and my stepson.

I hope to bake for you soon.

Much love. Tasha x

Celebration Cakes

Wedding Cakes

My Tiger King Joe Exotic cake

Here is my infamous Joe Exotic cake in all his glory, with Mel on her birthday in 2020.

Don't worry, my cake decorating skills have come on rather a lot since I created this horrific masterpiece!

Why 'Valkyrie Cakes'?

When I decided to start my bespoke cake business in June 2020, I wanted a name that stood out. York is on our doorstep, packed with Viking heritage from the JORVIK Viking Centre to the Valhalla bar.

In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie ('chooser of the slain') is depicted as a warrior woman on horseback who would whisk the souls of the slain from the battlefield to Odin’s Hall of Heroes, Valhalla.

A badass woman warrior?! It was perfect, and truly represents the one woman army that is Valkyrie Cakes.

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