Pasticceria Lorena

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Hi, I'm Lorena Moloney 👋
Friendly,
dedicated
perfectionist
I am all about quality and authenticity, I treat each and every wedding I work on with the same care and attention to detail as if it were my own. I just love 'LOVE', so I live for working on weddings
Pasticceria Lorena takes huge pride and passion in designing, creating and styling unique and delicious Italian patisserie tables and wedding cakes for couples who dare to be different.
Pasticceria Lorena Pricing & Costs

Pricing for suppliers

Prices Start at
£500
My dessert tables are typically between £8-£11 per head. Wedding Cakes are typically £4-£6.50 per portion.
Pasticceria Lorena Details

Dietary Options

Nut-Free
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free

General Services

Tastings
Delivery
Treats and Favours
Bespoke Design
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Set-Up
Pasticceria Lorena Full Description
‘Pasticceria’ is Italian for Patisserie and ‘Lorena’, well thats me! I am an Italian pastry chef specialising in authentic Italian wedding cakes and pastries using the finest Italian ingredients, everything is made by hand, by me, as you can’t beat that artisan touch. Think, fresh creams and creme patisserie, puff pastry and choux pastry, think Italian liqueurs and flavours, in fact, think BAKE OFF The Professionals! I thrive on working with couples to create showstopping dessert tables that make a beautiful feature at your reception and delicious and unique addition to your wedding food. I find great pleasure in helping couples think outside the box when it comes to their wedding cake. My clients are definitely foodies who don’t like icing and dare to say “arrivederci” to the traditional tiered wedding cake. YES, THAT'S RIGHT! I DO NOT MAKE TIERED WEDDING CAKES, AND I DO NOT USE ICING OR BUTTERCREAM IN ANYTHING I MAKE! I DON'T MAKE DOUGHNUTS, BROWNIES OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN OR BRITISH STYLE CAKES. Most of my work consists of a show stopping Italian gateau style feature cake that is complimented by a selection of mouthwatering mini pastries, but my services do not stop at baking, working closely with a wedding stylist, I design and set up the complete bespoke display to suit the theme, style and colour scheme of your venue and day. My most popular cake is my traditional Italian wedding cake, layers of the lightest sponge soaked with a liqueur of choice and layered with lashings of pastry cream. These gateaux style cakes are decorated with creams, meringues, fresh, fruits, chocolate, flowers and pastries. I love to be challenged so if you have an idea you want brought to life, just ask!

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Lorena Moloney
Hi! Congratulations on your engagement! Thanks for taking the time to visit my profile. As someone who literally does a happy dance at the mention of a wedding, I would love you to get in touch! If you want to ditch the traditional iced tiered cake for a show stopping alternative for your big day I would love to make your dessert table dreams come true! See you soon, Lorena x

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2014
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
2
Reviews
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Tiphanie and Alex Jackson
Happy couple married in October
June 2023
A fantastic, professional and personalised service
Lorena made and created an amazing dessert table for our wedding. Everything was delicious and our friends/family keep telling us they want to try everything again. We would highly recommend using Lorena for any event where you want guests to have a choice & be able to try several little desserts along with having a fantastic professional, personalised service provided the whole time.
Neha and Ashvin Babbar
Happy couple married in February
June 2023
We would 100% recommend Lorena
Lorena did our wedding cake and dessert table for us in September 2022. We had the Italian lemon wedding cake and the dessert table had various pastries The dessert table was laid out beautifully and the pastries tasted absolutely incredible! The cake was our absolute favourite - we’ve never had cake like that before! All our guests absolutely loved the desserts and cake. Lorena was approachable from the get go and all communication was detailed and thorough. We would 100% recommend Lorena
Sophie and Alan Aitken
Happy couple married in October
June 2023
It was out of this world...heavenly!
Where do I begin....Lorena prepared us the most beautiful dessert table for our wedding in August. 4 mini desserts and a traditional Italian cake for our "cutting" cake... and it was out of this world, heavenly. She was wonderfully polite and presented the dessert table so brilliantly that all the guests commented. On top of all of the above, everything tasted bloody brilliant. Every step of the process was faultless, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Lorena to anyone.
Georgina and Will Skeates
Happy couple married in July
June 2023
JUST WOW!!!
Just wow! Lorena's pasticcini and tortas are incredible! We have always loved going to Italy, especially enjoying the local cuisine. So when we heard about Lorena and that she catered for weddings it was a no brainer that we had to book her! She saw our vision perfectly and our wedding cake and pastry table couldn't have been more perfect for what we wanted. All of our guests said what a lovely idea it was to have a dessert table alongside our cake and that it wasn't something they had seen.....
Sara & Alfonso Pagano
Happy couple married in October
June 2023
We honestly couldn't recommend Lorena enough!!
We honestly could not be happier with Lorena!! We are an Italian couple with a family background in patisserie, so when we decided to get married in the UK, having a pure Italian cake was essential for us. We never liked the English buttercream, and we wanted to gift our guests an excellent authentic Italian cake to make them feel at home. If you are looking for a REAL Italian wedding cake.. Lorena is the right person!!
Anita and Antonio
Happy couple married in November
August 2021
Tasted out of this World!
We chose Pasticceria Lorena, following a fabulous cake tasting with Lorena on a wet Sunday afternoon. If you are looking for the most amazing Italian celebration cake and beautiful pastries then look no further than Pasticceria Lorena. Lorena is a wonderful baker and created our wedding cake and a selection of 300 miniature pastries and desserts that not only looked incredible, but also tasted out of this world. We were absolutely delighted and our wedding guests were "blown away" by the dessert table that Lorena created, making a 100 mile round trip to our venue - we couldn't recommend Pasticceria Lorena highly enough and will certainly be ordering more cake soon! Thank you Lorena you were a delight to work with and you realised my vision perfectly.
Vicky and Matt
Happy couple married in January
August 2021
Adding Italian magic to our wedding reception!
Matt and I can't recommend Lorena enough for adding some Italian magic to our wedding reception!! We met Lorena at a wedding event in February and having tasted some of her desserts there we knew we wanted some with a more 'traditional' cake. From the tasting session we then had up to the reception itself, Lorena has been super helpful and as we suspected, our guests were totally blown away. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Jelle and Felice
Happy couple married in July
August 2021
Delicious creations
As a Marketing Officer i know a perfect score on google reviews might seem fake, but this is not the case! We met Lorena at a wedding show and she has been our deus ex machina. I am Italian and i was getting worried that i wouldn’t be able to find the perfect match for the sweets buffet i had in mind for my wedding here in UK. Then, Lorena appeared! She has been a pleasure to get to know and work with. She listened to our requests and was very kind in recommending different options when we had some unrealistic expectations. I am very grateful for the help she gave us and for delivering our vision with her style and delicious creations. She should be proud of her work and i hope soon she will open that pastry shop in town (Remember Sneinton market is up and coming!!!!!!😝)
Melissa and Max
Happy couple married in August
August 2021
We will definitely be ordering again!
We had booked lorena for our wedding, after meeting her at a wedding event. She did not disappoint!! From right from the start she was absolutely amazing. She listened to us and gave us her best advice. Everyone of our guests commented at the beautiful set up Lorena had displayed! We will definitely be ordering again! Thank you!!
Nicola and James
Happy couple married in December
August 2021
Service provided was impeccable!
We chose Lorena to provide the sweet treats for our wedding reception last year and wow, she did not disappoint! From the consultation (which came with samples!!) to the display on the day, the whole experience was perfect. The level of detail in the design of each little piece of authentic Italian magic, matched only by the abundance of freshness and flavour of each. The display was immaculate, so much so it was hard to believe they're all handmade by Lorena herself, to the original family Italian recipes. Her work was faultless and the friendly, courteous service provided was impeccable! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Lorena to anyone thinking of choosing her service for their special day! Thankyou Lorena x
Pasticceria Lorena Location & Contact Details

Address

Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Nearest Town

Nottingham

Nearest Motorway & Junction

M1 Junction 24

Nearest Train Station

Nottingham

Nearest Airport

East Midlands

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FAQs
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What is your most memorable wedding?

My own of course! Oh sorry you mean, the ones I have worked on. I think it would be the first one I did a dessert table at for a bride whose family originate from the same village in Italy as my mum. She was so excited to have found a taste of Italy in the U.K. and the comments I got that day are what fuelled my determination to build my business.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

Unconventional, unique, modern, striking and mouthwatering

What about your business are you most proud of?

For me it’s all about bringing joy to people with what I create, I am most proud of the reactions, compliments and amazing reviews I get from my clients as that’s what makes the hard work worthwhile.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Do it your way! Many people will give you advice about what you should have, what you should wear, what you need to do, what traditions you should follow, but it’s your day, so I say do it your way and make it personal to you.

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

A bride who had made a floor runner to go down the aisle with a personal message hand painted on it. It was a message to her mum who was walking her down the aisle in the absence of her late father.

Describe your typical process with a couple.

It’s begins with a chat over the phone or email to establish, like, dislikes and a bit about the vision for the wedding. I then invite you to a consultation and tasting at my home, this is very relaxed over a coffee and you get to sample some pastries and discuss the finer details of your dream dessert table. After this I put together a full proposal and quote and you secure the booking by paying a deposit. About 3 months before the wedding I liase with you and the venue to finalise the intricate details and timings of the day. Full payment is made 1 month before the wedding and the week of the wedding the magic happens and you can enjoy your day, all you have to worry about is how you are going to stop yourself from eating all the cake!

What is your signature cake?

Italian wedding cake - a light sponge, drizzled with a vanilla liqueur and layered with vanilla pastry cream. Topped with Chantilly cream, meringues fresh fruits and chocolate

What is the most original creation you have baked for a wedding?

A cascading millefoglie (meaning a thousand layers) Italian wedding cake with an array of mini desserts displayed on an old farm cart turned bar with draped foliage and rustic backdrop. The guests commented on how different it was having pastry instead of cake, it was light and fresh, perfect for a summer wedding!

Describe how you got into making wedding cakes.

Baking is in my blood! being Italian I was brought up around great food and watching my family cook and bake using traditional methods. However I wasn't always a baker, I used to be a dancer and dance teacher! when my body told me it was time to stop dancing, I turned back to my heritage and started to spend more time in the kitchen experimenting. I began making cakes for my children and family birthdays and people began asking me to bake for their celebrations and so what was at first a hobby became a second career, however I knew I wanted to bring something different to the table and so combined my love of baking with my heritage to bring people an authentic taste of Italian patisserie. after a few years of establishing my business, I created a wedding dessert table for a lovely couple, the bride was Italian and wanted to bring some of her heritage to her wedding day, and it was this wedding that shaped the direction of my business. I absolutely loved the entire process from start to finish and I find it such a privilege to be entrusted to create cakes for couples special day.