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Last updated August 2026

Returns & refunds

Food isn't like a shirt — we can't take it back and sell it again. So this page really covers two things: when we remake something, and when we refund it.

1. If something is wrong with your order

Tell us as soon as you notice — at the counter, or by phone or WhatsApp on the same day. A photograph helps a great deal.

If the cake is not what we agreed — wrong flavour, wrong message, wrong colour, or damaged when we handed it over — we remake it or refund it. That has never been up for discussion and it never will be.

2. What we cannot refund

  • A cake that has been eaten, or mostly eaten.
  • Damage that happened after the order was handed over to you, or to a rider you arranged yourself.
  • A change of mind about flavour or design after the cake has been baked.
  • A finished custom cake not collected within 24 hours of the agreed time.

Food safety rules mean we cannot resell returned food, so we cannot accept a return simply because plans changed. We hope that's understandable.

3. Cancelling a custom cake

More than 24 hours before collectionFull refund of the advance
Less than 24 hours before collectionAdvance is not refundable — it covers ingredients and work already done. If we have not started, we say so and refund what we can
After the cake is finishedNo refund, but the cake is yours to collect

4. Cancelling a food order

Tell us before it goes on the heat and there is nothing to pay. Once cooking has started we cannot cancel it, because it cannot be sold to anyone else.

5. If we cancel

If we cannot deliver your order — an equipment failure, an ingredient we cannot source, anything else — we tell you as early as we can and refund you in full, with no deduction.

6. How refunds are paid

We approve the refundWithin 48 hours of you raising it
UPI3–5 working days
Credit or debit card5–7 working days, depending on your bank
CashIn cash, at the counter

Refunds always go back the way you paid. We cannot refund a card payment in cash, or a cash payment to a bank account — that's a rule we're required to follow, not a preference. Once we've sent it, how quickly it appears is up to your bank.

7. Raising it with us

Call or WhatsApp , or email . Have your order details and a photograph ready if there's something to see.

If you are not satisfied with the answer, escalate to our grievance officer:

Nothing on this page affects your rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

8. Honestly, though

We would much rather hear about a problem than read about it later. Come and tell us. In four years we have remade more cakes than we have argued about, and we intend to keep that ratio.