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SO Cakes Cake shop in Birkenhead town centre

Hours not listed Hygiene 5 – Very good CH41 6ES
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SO Cakes – cake shop in Birkenhead town centre
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Opening hours

Thu 01:24
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About SO Cakes

At 90 Claughton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 6ES you will find SO Cakes, a cake shop serving Birkenhead town centre. Head here for cakes – by the slice or whole for celebrations.

Opening hours for SO Cakes have not been confirmed. If you know them, you can send them to us and we will update this page. The Food Standards Agency register lists a hygiene rating of 5/5, awarded on 19 March 2026 by Wirral.

Conway Park station sits around 0.2 mi away – allow 5 minutes if you walk. 7 other bakeries sit within about ten minutes' walk, which makes Birkenhead Centre a good area to compare loaves and cakes.

Information from OpenStreetMap, the Food Standards Agency and our own research. Suggest an edit.

What's on the counter

Menu highlights

Typical bakes for a cake shop like this, with indicative prices.

Full menu

Cake by the Slice

  • Red velvet sliceV£3.90Crimson cocoa sponge with cream cheese frosting and crumb decoration.
  • Coffee and walnut sliceVN£5.20Coffee sponge with espresso buttercream and candied walnut halves.
  • Biscoff cake sliceV£5.20Caramelised biscuit sponge, Biscoff buttercream and a crunchy biscuit crumb.

Whole Celebration Cakes

  • Carrot cake 6" (serves 8–10)VN£32.00Spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and sugar-paste carrots.
  • Victoria sponge 6" (serves 8–10)V£26.50Classic jam and buttercream sponge, finished with a dusting of caster sugar.
  • Photo cake 10" (serves 25–30)V£58.50Large single-tier cake printed with your edible photo image.

Custom & Occasion Cakes

  • Bespoke birthday cake (from)V£69.00Designed to your theme with sugar-paste figures, toppers and hand piping.
  • Bento lunchbox cake 4"V£17.00Mini two-layer cake with a short message, boxed in a cute clamshell.
  • Gender reveal cake 8"V£65.00Neutral outside with a pink or blue surprise sponge and sprinkles inside.

Usually busy

Estimate
6am9am12pm3pm6pm

Modelled from typical footfall for cake shops and this shop's opening hours – not live data.

Food hygiene rating

5 – Very good

Inspected19 March 2026
Local authorityWirral
Food handlingVery good
Cleanliness & premisesGood
Food safety managementGood

Source: Food Standards Agency. A rating reflects hygiene standards on the day of inspection.

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Getting there

StationDistanceWalk
Conway Park Rail0.2 mi5 min
Birkenhead Central Rail0.3 mi7 min
Hamilton Square Rail0.5 mi13 min

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Questions about SO Cakes

Where is SO Cakes?

SO Cakes is at 90 Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Birkenhead town centre CH41 6ES. Use the map on this page or the Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze buttons for turn-by-turn directions.

What is the nearest station to SO Cakes?

Conway Park is the closest, about 0.2 mi away – roughly a 5-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does SO Cakes have?

It holds a rating of 5 – Very good, from an inspection on 19 March 2026 by Wirral. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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