Smoosh Face Cakes is a home-based licensed bakery in Riverhead, Rodney, run by Kathryn, a mum of two who bakes everything from plain cakes you decorate yourself to custom designs, with smash cakes her speciality. The business holds a 5.0 Google rating, answers enquiries within 48 hours during business hours, and offers pick-ups and deliveries Monday to Saturday.
A good home cake maker trades on the personal touch: a cake built around one child, one theme, one occasion, rather than pulled from a supermarket chiller. Smash cakes — the small single-serve creations made to be gleefully demolished at a first birthday — need to look the part while staying soft enough for little hands. Custom orders reward early booking: give the baker the date, theme and servings up front, because weekend slots fill fast.
For Riverhead families after a cake that tastes every bit as good as it looks, this little home kitchen is right on the doorstep.