About us

We are Aisling and Des, an Irish couple who run La Cava Cakery, an artisanal bakery where you can enjoy a positive experience and a magical concept that allows people to make the perfect gift, with our cupcakes and cakes, to transform moments. everyday items in special moments, and turn special occasions into something truly magical.

La Cava Cakery, a family business where every detail is taken care of

At La Cava Cakery we make sure to offer very high quality products.

All of our cupcakes and cakes are made by hand in our workshop daily.

Aisling Cava is made with the best grapes in the most beautiful and traditional winery.

Plus, all of our packaging is custom, from our pink boxes and mugs to our custom bows on the gift boxes.

We want to help ensure that every little detail makes the moment amazing.

  • Finding the perfect match requires research, a lot of trial and error, and timing.

    La Cava Cakery started in Barcelona in 2016 as a small pop-up shop, called Deya's Cupcakes in honor of my daughter.

    I had been exploring the idea of ​​a cupcake and cake shop in Barcelona for almost two years and looking for a location, so I saw the pop-up as the start of the business.

    We have spent many hours baking at home with the kids, creating Pinterest boards, and traveling to cities like London, Paris, New York, and Washington to study their pastry.

  • A turning point was Aisling's trip to New York, when she decided that her cupcakes should not be as sweet as American ones, and that they should be served on beautiful tableware and utensils, rather than on a simple napkin. It was crucial to her that enjoying cupcakes at La Cava Cakery was an experience of delight above all else.

    The concept of combining Cupcakes and Cava was born during the joint celebration of Sienna's second birthday and Deya's fourth birthday (the sisters share the same birthday, a real stroke of luck!).

    Aisling served her guests cupcakes and Cava and found that this combination added a touch of magic to any celebration.

The pairing of Cupcakes and Cava, a novel concept


After this revelation, we delved into research on Cava and champagne and their association with desserts.

I had one thing certain: I didn't want to open a regular cupcake shop.

I envisioned something different, special, and memorable. I truly believed that adding Cava would provide that magical touch—after all, every celebration deserves a little bubbly!

Cava is a Catalan product, like Guinness or whiskey from her native Ireland, and Aisling felt it was essential to incorporate a local touch into her concept.

Before opening La Cava Cakery, we hired a pastry chef from the United States as a consultant to optimize the cupcake recipe and ensure they would have the best possible texture and flavor: light, moist, and simply delicious.

  • A bakery in the heart of Barcelona

  • When my husband, Des, and I finally found our shop with its decorative arches and bright light on the corner of Passeig de Sant Joan and Provença, all the pieces finally fell into place and in November 2018, Des and I launched La Cava Cakery.

    We are a bakery with a family workshop and a team of four people who handcraft our cupcakes and cakes daily with the finest ingredients, infusing each cupcake with that special celebratory feeling.

    We love seeing our customers smile when they experience the delight of a sweet cupcake and sparkling cava together at a table, or when they return delighted because the cupcakes at the celebration were a complete success.

  • We put all our love and attention into the design of our cupcakes and cakes, the choice of flavors, the appearance, and the pairing with Rosé Brut and Cava Brut.

    We also consider a cup of delicious coffee a necessary luxury, and we've carefully selected the finest Colombian beans to accompany our cupcakes.

    We encourage you to try one of our cupcake and cava experiences or purchase one of our cupcake boxes or a delicious cake online to give your celebration an original and delicious touch. You can come and pick it up or we'll deliver it to your home.