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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Best cakes ever': Highest-rated bakery in Worcester bakes 'phenomenal' cakes
Have you ordered from Worcester's highest-rated bakery? There's nothing quite like the smell and sight of homemade sweet treats, so if you're looking for a new bakery to help you celebrate your big occasions, you'll need to search no more. By Rocksy is Worcester's highest-rated bakery, at the time of writing. Our rating is based on the bakery's current score on Google Reviews and the number of reviews written about it. By Rocksy is a home-based bakery in Worcester (Image: By Rocksy) By Rocksy is a home-based bakery in Worcester with every order being 'handmade with love and care'. Customers are able to ask for bespoke celebration cakes, including those for weddings and birthdays, as well as other sweet treats like cake bars. Bakery owner Rocksy Obogeanu told Worcester News: 'My cakes and toppers are all about telling stories - rooted in my Romanian heritage and enhanced with a British twist. 'I aim to bring unique, authentic flavours to every celebration, whether it's a birthday, wedding, or special moment.' The business has a five-star hygiene rating and was set up during a 'difficult chapter' of Rocksy's life as a distraction, but now it's something she is very passionate about. She said: 'I'm Rocksy - the heart and hands behind ByRocksy, a home-based bakery where every cake tells a story. Baking found me during a difficult chapter in my life - when I was looking for a hobby to keep my mind busy on sleepless nights or restless days. 'What started as a simple distraction soon turned into a deep passion, and eventually, a business built on love, resilience, and creativity. Rooted in my Romanian heritage and sprinkled with a British twist, everything I create is full of authentic flavour and meaning. 'From birthday cakes and wedding showstoppers to personalised candy bars and dessert tables - every treat is designed to turn your celebration into something unforgettable. By Rocksy makes a variety of celebration cakes (Image: By Rocksy) 'I'm proud to run a 5-star hygiene-rated business, working from home in Worcester - no storefront, just a passion-fuelled kitchen where everything is handmade with care and intention.' Customers have been impressed with their cake orders, with one sharing on Google Reviews: 'I recently ordered a cake from By Rocksy and I couldn't be happier with my experience. From the moment I reached out, she was incredibly friendly and accommodating, making the process a breeze. 'The quality of the ingredients she uses is truly impressive. The cake was not only beautifully decorated but also delicious, with rich flavours that clearly came from high-quality products. It was moist and perfectly balanced, making it a hit at my event. 'If you're looking for a cake maker who prioritises quality and offers a personal touch, I highly recommend by Rocksy. I'll definitely be ordering again!' Recommended reading: This is Worcester's highest-rated cafe and it serves 'the best coffee' Hidden gem food spots you can enjoy across Worcestershire Worcestershire's highest-rated farm shop sells 'excellent food' and has a cafe Another said: 'These cakes are phenomenal! For someone who doesn't really like cakes I always want more of ByRocksy cakes! The taste is sensational, good variety of flavours, not too sweet or sickly, refreshing and light, lovely sponge. 'My friend's mum had some and her second slice was bigger than her first - that's how much she enjoyed it. Then I got my mum to try some and she couldn't get enough of it either - she said she wasn't even hungry but carried on eating until it was finished! X well worth the money'. This person said: 'Best cakes ever! I ordered so many times from her and I was never disappointed about the taste or the design.😍 Highly recommend! 🤤🥰🥰'.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Hull school helps Romanian children connect with roots
A Sunday school is helping Romanian children reconnect with their heritage, as many have grown up speaking only English and have never visited than 30 children attend the weekly classes in Hull where they learn about Romanian language, history and classroom, at the Lonsdale Community Centre, is decorated with Romanian flags and Andreea Salvage said the school gave the children "a sense of belonging". "We are now at the second generation of migrant children," she said. "I think it's important to teach them to understand what Romania is because, for them, it is something totally foreign."According to the 2021 Census, Hull's Romanian population was 3,602. Ms Salvage, who moved to the UK from Romania in 2007, said she thinks the number has increased significantly since then. She said each school session focussed on a topic such as Romanian history or national holidays."We try to do themes for each week," she said."For example, last week we had an election. We had an election here in the UK, and we had an election for the Romanian presidential election."If it's something that we celebrate at home, we'll try to give that as a main activity, as the main theme. If not, we look at geography, history, language, tradition and so on." Nine-year-old Angelina is among the children who attend the sessions. "We do some fun activities and we do learn some new stuff in Romanian," she said. "Me and my mum play this game where she has to say in English and I have to say in Romanian." Mirela Popesceo moved to the UK in 2018 and takes her two children to the school including four-year-old Emma-Maria."She barely speaks Romanian to be honest," she said. "We are trying to speak with her at home, but she has been at nursery since she was one, so her language is more English than our native language."We would like her to learn Romanian because, when we are going on holiday to see the relatives and the grandparents, it would be nice for her to understand a little bit."
