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Laguiole Dessert Knives & Cake Forks, Set of 6
Here you’ll find Laguiole cake forks and their matching dessert knives, made by hand in France by Laguiole en Aubrac, six to a set. Plenty of people call them dessert forks: shorter than a table fork, they’re laid for pudding, whether that’s pastry, tart or fresh fruit. The knives are shorter than table knives too, right for cheese or a slice of cake, so together they cut and hold through the last course.
Every cake fork handle is also offered on a dessert spoon, so the whole pudding setting can share one wood or horn. Pick up a cake fork set on its own, or alongside six knives with matching handles. See the Laguiole Dessert Spoons, Set of 6 for pudding spoons and the Laguiole Table Forks, Set of 6 for the main course.
•Six forks or six knives per set•Made by hand in France•Dessert spoons in matching handles•
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Laguiole Dessert Knives & Cake Forks, Set of 6
Price range: 521€ through 620€
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
- GBP: 444£ - 528£
⏳ Made to order: handcrafted within 10 to 28 days
-10%
Out of stock
Complimentary laser engraving available
Laguiole Dessert Knives & Cake Forks, Set of 6
Price range: 521€ through 620€
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
- GBP: 444£ - 528£
⏳ Made to order: handcrafted within 10 to 28 days
Pistachio, buffalo horn or juniper
Pistachio gives a firm handle with a bold, marked grain, and the pattern differs on every handle. Buffalo horn is black, and when polished it shines and shifts with the angle. Laguiole knife handles have been made from it since the 1800s. Juniper from the Mediterranean mountains gives a pale, satin-finished handle with a soft peppery scent when you hold it. Choose pistachio for a strong grain, horn for gloss, or juniper if you prefer a pale wood. Our UK guide to dessert spoons, dessert knives and forks explains the options in more detail.
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Watch the cake forks
A closer look at a set of six forks by Laguiole en Aubrac.
For tart, cheese and fresh fruit
A cake fork is the fork for whatever comes after the main course: a slice of Victoria sponge, a fruit tart, a pear or a wedge of cheese with the dessert knife. Laguiole en Aubrac makes both pieces shorter than its table cutlery, so they sit comfortably on a pudding plate. In a formal setting, the cake fork goes above the plate with the dessert spoon. Factories can call their cutlery Laguiole too, and many do. Each fork and knife here is handmade in France by Laguiole en Aubrac.
Buying knives and forks separately
The cake forks and the dessert knives are sold as separate sets of six, with an identical choice of handles. Start with forks for pudding and add the knives when you want them for the cheese course, or buy both sets at once if cheese often follows the main course at your table. You'll see these handles on the soup spoons, the steak knives and the table forks as well, and on the dessert spoons, so one material can carry through a whole meal.
Questions about cake forks
What is the purpose of a cake fork?
It lets you eat cake, tart and pastry neatly without needing a knife for every bite, and it's handy for fresh fruit too. Being shorter than a table fork, it suits a small pudding plate. There are six cake forks in each Laguiole en Aubrac set, with dessert knives made in the same handles.
How does a pastry fork differ from a cake fork?
In most British homes they're the same thing. Some pastry forks have one broader tine on the side, for cutting through pastry without a knife, while others look like a small table fork. Laguiole en Aubrac's cake forks are sold alongside matching dessert knives, so you have both pieces for firmer cakes and cheese.
How do you eat dessert with a spoon and fork?
In Britain, hold the fork in your left hand to steady the pudding and push it onto the spoon, which you hold in your right hand and eat from. For cake or tart, the fork alone usually does the job. Laguiole en Aubrac makes dessert spoons with the same handles as its cake forks, so spoon and fork match at every place setting.
With every order you'll get care instructions. Wash the cake forks and knives by hand, dry them straight away, and remember a dishwasher will spoil wood and horn.
