Our Story

Roxy Mankoo leaning between two vintage-style buttercream cakes

Roxy Mankoo

Creative Director

Roxy launched April’s Baker in November 2019 after deciding to pursue her dream of running a luxury bespoke cake business. Having trained at Le Cordon Bleu, and learnt from bakeries across London and New York, she wanted to dedicate her skill set and eye for detail to creations that blended playful colour palettes with vintage charm, for cakes that are so much more than just cakes.

  • Pastel buttercream cakes chilling on cake stands in the fridge
  • Roxy and Corinne taking a mirror selfie in the studio
  • Hand-drawn sketch of a tiered cake design
  • Tubs of freshly whipped pastel buttercream
  • Bowls of cream, pink and sage buttercream ready for piping
  • Crumb-coated pastel cakes resting on vintage cake stands
  • Tray of colourful cake slices ready for tasting
  • Three-tier white wedding cake with piped details
  • Green celebration cake cut open to show the sponge inside
  • Swan-shaped cake beside silver serving trays

Corinne Mankoo

Managing Director

In April 2020, April’s Baker evolved into a sister-run business, with Corinne becoming Co-Director. With a background originally in Event Design and Business Management, having been on the opposite side of the industry you can rest assured that all aspects of your event will be taken into consideration when creating your showstopper piece.

Corinne Mankoo sitting behind two vintage-style cakes in the studio
Roxy and Corinne presenting colourful buttercream cakes

Our mission

We are constantly looking to push the boundaries of cake making whilst staying true to April’s Baker’s essence. April’s Baker is all about the finer details and bringing tailor designed buttercream showstoppers for celebrations both big and small.

Our commitment to quality

Pink heart cake sliced open to reveal chocolate sponge layers

We strive for perfection across the board starting from the moment you get in touch. All of our cakes are made fresh just before your celebration. Baked and assembled just a day or two before ensures your cake tastes the best it can whilst still allowing us the time to pay attention to every highly embellished detail. All before your order is hand-delivered to your doorstep or collected from our South London studio.

Assorted buttercream cupcakes topped with strawberries and raspberries

Fancy Cakes - available for pre-order now!

This is a book for anyone who has ever had an urge to pick up a piping bag or has simply found inspiration in endless scrolling through fancy cakes - R&C

Fancy Cakes book cover — the art of vintage cake decorating with 40 modern designs, by Roxy + Corinne Mankoo
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Ornate emerald green vintage-style cake
Collage of cupcakes, Corinne raising a glass, and melted chocolate
Collage of a raspberry-topped cake, Roxy, and rhubarb batons
Powder blue cake with intricate piped scrollwork

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We pride ourselves in creating cakes that taste delicious whilst looking great, they are the perfect ‘cherry on top’ of any celebration

Three-tier cherry-topped cake piped with ‘Till death do us part’