From the bakery
Events, awards, and behind-the-scenes from Abba Cakes in Hoylake and Chester.
Abba Cakes has arrived in Chester! On 11th October 2025, we opened our beautiful new café on Lower Bridge Street — our second home after Hoylake. Set inside a restored Georgian townhouse, Abba Cakes Chester is a place to sit in, sip Colombian coffee, and enjoy Britain’s Best Cake in the heart of the city. The opening day was a sell-out success, with the Bishop of Chester cutting the ribbon and our famous chocolate cake gone within hours!
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On January 12th, Abba Cakes brought something completely unexpected to London’s GTR UK 2025 conference at Convene, 155 Bishopsgate—a beautifully decorated stand, a stack of award-winning cakes, and the warm energy of founder Laura Johnson. Known for attracting leaders from banking, trade, and corporate sectors, GTR (Global Trade Review) UK is a major fixture on…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] On April 29th, Abba Cakes had the honour of welcoming the Mayor of Wirral, Cherry Povall JP, and the Mayoress, Sheila Clarke MBE, for a special visit to celebrate the bakery’s incredible achievement—winning Britain’s Best Cake Award 2025. The distinguished guests were greeted by Abba Cakes’ proud owner, Laura Johnson, who sat down…
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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744311569196{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Abba Cakes – As Seen on TV! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] We’ve got some amazing news to share – our beloved Chocolate Cake has officially been named Britain’s Best Cake 2025! 🎉 Even better, it also picked up the Classic Cake award at the same time. To say we’re thrilled is…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Officially Britain’s Best Cake! We did it! Abba Cakes won the top award at Britain’s Best Cake Awards 2025 with our celebrated ‘The Chocolate Cake’ officially winning the title of ‘Britain’s Best Cake’ and also winning the Classic Cake award at the same time. The awards took place at the NEC in Birmingham…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Father’s Day Bake Box For fathers Day 18th of June 2023, we had our bake box of Dad’s favourite bakes. This included: Biscoff Rocky Road Caramel Crunch Brownie Our brookie (Half Brownie, Half Cookie) Double Chocolate Brownie with a message for your Dad Be on the look out for our next special occasion cake…
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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686501028355{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/5″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686501483713{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator style=”shadow” border_width=”2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abba Cakes isn’t just about making delicious sweet baked treats for in-store or commissioned event pieces. We also offer event catering services including platters and charcuterie tables. I have been blessed with the opportunity to share my passions through a fusion of culinary cultures, steeped…
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Abba Cakes story is picked up by local news site West Kirby Today. Off the back of Laura’s successful opening for the Hoylake Christmas lights switch on and her story receiving attention in the Globe Newspaper, local news site West Kirby Today interviewed the Colombian-born chef to find out more about how she came to…
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Very exciting times at Abba Cakes! It’s been just a few weeks since our opening and we are thrilled to receive our first mention in a local newspaper, The Wirral Globe. After the excitement that surrounded our opening for Hoylake lights in November Rebecca McGrath from one of our our local papers interviewed Abba Cakes…
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[vc_row type=”vc_default”][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Saturday the 23rd of November we officially opened Abba Cakes, our Grand Opening was to coincide with the switch on of the Hoylake Lights that evening. After a busy couple of weeks decorating and getting the shop ready we had a day to prepare our first batches of cake, cookies & pastries to…
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