Home-baked in Christchurch since 2017
Cakes, cupcakes and party desserts, made to order
Birthday and wedding cakes, cupcakes, chocolate truffles and complete party kits with a cake, savouries and sweets in one order. Bella bakes everything herself in a council-registered home kitchen in Hornby.
- 4 days notice
- Pick-up or delivery
- Council-registered kitchen
What we make
Everything for the party table
From $35Cakes and cupcakes
Buttercream, fondant 2D and 3D, oversized and wedding tiers, in seven flavours.
Kits from $316Party kits
A cake, savouries and sweets for 10, 20 or 30 people, in one order.
20 for $25Sweets and desserts
Chocolate truffles in fourteen flavours, cake pops, cakesicles, cookies and honey cakes.
$1.50 each friedParty savouries
Chicken croquettes, cheese balls, mini pies, sausage rolls and more, frozen or fried.
How it works
A price in one message
Fill in the form and the message writes itself. Send it by WhatsApp or email, whichever you prefer. Nothing goes anywhere until you press send in that app.
- 1Tell us what you need
Date, how many people, and what you have in mind.
- 2Bella replies with a price
Usually the same day. Orders need at least 4 days' notice.
- 3Pick up in Hornby, or delivery
Delivery price to be negotiated when you order.
Our most popular order
Party kits: the whole table in one order
A cake, savouries and sweets, sized for the number of guests. Pick your flavours and fillings, and Bella does the rest.
1 cake, 100 savouries and 50 sweets
1 cake, 200 savouries and 100 sweets
1 cake, 300 savouries and 200 sweets
15 savouries, 8 truffles, 2 cookies, 2 cupcakes, 2 donuts or Danish pastries, 1 L juice or 2 coffee sachets, seasonal fruit
Mini 6 inch cake and 4 cupcakes
Mini 6 inch cake, 12 truffles, 2 cupcakes, 2 fizzy drinks or juices
Cakes
From a simple buttercream to a three-tier wedding cake
Flavours: chocolate, vanilla, lemon, red velvet, banana, carrot or pineapple. Prices are a starting point; the design sets the final price.
Cake sizes, styles and prices
Buttercream
- 5 inch$35+
- 6 inch$50+
- 8 inch$80+
- 10 inch$95+
- Two tiers, 5+6 to 8+10$85 to $160+
Fondant 2D
- 5 inch$70+
- 6 inch$95+
- 8 inch$135+
- 10 inch$155+
- Two tiers, 5+6 to 8+10$145 to $225+
Fondant 3D
- 5 inch$85+
- 6 inch$115+
- 8 inch$155+
- 10 inch$175+
- Two tiers, 5+6 to 8+10$165 to $225+
Oversized and wedding
- Oversized 6+8 inch$200+
- Oversized 8+10 inch$240+
- Wedding, 2 tiersfrom $260
- Wedding, 3 tiersfrom $400
Design chat by appointment.
Sweets and desserts
Truffles, cake pops and cakesicles
Hand-rolled chocolate truffles in fourteen flavours, from classic chocolate and coconut to passion fruit, churros and Oreo. Sold by the box of 20, 30 or 100.
Party savouries
Bite-size savouries by the hundred
Party-size bites, pre-cooked and frozen to finish at home, or fried and ready to serve. From $1.30 each frozen or $1.50 fried, in lots of 10, 25, 50 or 100.
Catering
Morning teas, office lunches and functions
Kiwi favourites alongside the party savouries and sweets. Order by the piece or by the dozen. Gluten-free versions of the sandwiches and tortilla rolls add $1 per item.
Seasonal food
Easter, Christmas and a few things in between
Some things only come out at certain times of the year. Order ahead, they go quickly.
Filled chocolate Easter eggs, made to order in the weeks before Easter.
Sweets, desserts and party savouries for Christmas tables and end-of-year functions.
A sweetcorn pudding steamed in the husk, sweet or savoury. Made while fresh sweetcorn is in season.
Meet the baker, Bella Lyon
Baked by one pair of hands, in Hornby
Minas Taste started in 2017, when my husband and I built a commercial kitchen at our home in Hornby, Christchurch, and had it registered with the City Council. It lets me bake for families across Christchurch and still be home for my own.
I bake everything myself, so please give me at least four days' notice. Pick-up is from Hornby; delivery is by arrangement, at a price we agree when you order.
Please note: I can offer cakes with no added gluten, dairy, egg or nuts, and vegan cakes, but I do not run an allergy-free kitchen. It is a small studio and all my equipment and utensils are used with these allergens every day, so traces are always a possibility. We do our best, but please keep this in mind.
Planning a party? Get in touch.
Send the date and the number of guests and get a price back, usually the same day. WhatsApp, email or a call, whichever suits you.