About

Sweet Expectations is a custom bakery based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand that operates from an Auckland City Council "A" grade certified kitchen. Our motto ""Baked in the heart with love" reflects our passion for the food we trust you will love our food as well. For more information about us, see the about page.

Staff

Sweet Expectations is run by Tessa Shoebridge, an NZQA qualified pastry chef with City and Guilds qualifications who has been in the food industry for a long time and has successfully competed at the Salon Culinare in pastry so has a wide knowledge of baked goods.

Tessa has a passion for quality baking and part of that passion makes her choose to compete on quality, not price. She insists on making everything from scratch in her kitchen using only free range eggs and real New Zealand butter in her products. All the food Sweet Expectations makes is vegetarian, with gluten free, egg free, vegan, and "pure veg" options available. She is very aware of people with food allergies and is more than happy to make to your specific needs. Whilst some nuts are used in some of the products, there is never anything made with peanuts or kiwifruit.

Retail

Currently we are selling though Auckland markets. Please see the outlets page for locations and days.

Custom

We can bake for your one-off or recurring event to your requirements. Recently we made an order of 112 custom decorated cupcakes for a theme party. We'd love to hear your requirements.

Wholesale

If you're in the food business and want to order our products for resale, see our wholesale page for the services we can provide.

Running a cafe? Tired of selling the same cakes, biscuits, muffins etc. as everyone else? See our cafes page or Contact us to discuss creating a custom range for your cafe.

Sweet Expectations

• Handmade gourmet baked treats
• Cakes, Biscuits, Desserts, Cupcakes and Chocolates
• Festive and Holiday treats
• Made in an "A" grade Auckland City council inspected and registered kitchen.
• We use only free range eggs, NZ butter and good quality ingredients
• Allergies and special requirements catered for