A LEINTWARDINE couple are proving they have the recipe for success after winning two new awards for their baking.

Cariad Cakes, which prides itself on offering 'a slice of heaven in the Marches', picked up the

Best Dietary Cake Company (Wales) in the 2017 Trade Food & Drink Awards and followed it by winning the Best Dietary Cake Bakery South West in the MANPACK Worldwide Global Manufacturing Awards.

The company, a family business founded by Dave and Kay Fletcher, began life on Ludlow's produce market before expanding and moving out to Leintwardine on the county's border with Shropshire.

They already hold a clutch of Great Taste Awards for their cakes, with sugar free, dairy free and gluten free lines.

They said: "We're very proud of what we've achieved as a company since we began way back in 2002. We moved across to Leintwardine four years ago and have found it an incredibly inspiring place to both live and work. It’s all a bit of a dream but has been a fantastic boost."

Cariad Cakes are available by mail order or online, as well as at fine food stores, delicatessens and garden centres across the country.

For more information call 01547 540899.