Baked since September 2025

Small-batch bakes, crafted with heart.

Welcome to Ashlys Bakes—where flour, sugar, and passion meet. This is a digital home for my weekly creations, from rustic sourdoughs to decadent celebration cakes. Take a look at what’s come out of the oven lately, or let’s bake something special just for you.

See the bakes View folder plan

Signature cakesCelebration layers

Weekly pastriesSmall-batch treats

Seasonal loavesRustic breads

Custom ordersCreative finishes

Portfolio grid

Sample baked goods showcase

Each card can later be linked to real images from the monthly week folders. For now, these serve as placeholders for Ashlys's growing 2026 body of work.

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2026/jan/week1

Vanilla berry celebration cake

January · Week 1 · Custom cake

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2026/jan/week3

Caramel pastry box

January · Week 3 · Pastries

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2026/feb/week2

Chocolate drip birthday cake

February · Week 2 · Celebration cake

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2026/march/week1

Country sourdough loaf

March · Week 1 · Bread

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2026/april/week2

Spring cupcake set

April · Week 2 · Cupcakes

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2026/april/week4

Wedding dessert table

April · Week 4 · Event bake

Image workflow

Folder structure for weekly uploads

This folder layout makes it easy to collect images week by week, then swap the placeholder cards with real baked goods as the portfolio grows.

2026/
  jan/
    week1/
    week2/
    week3/
    week4/
  feb/
    week1/
    week2/
    week3/
    week4/
  march/
    week1/
    week2/
    week3/
    week4/
  april/
    week1/
    week2/
    week3/
    week4/

About Ashlys

A portfolio that feels handmade, not overbuilt.

This layout is meant to be affordable, simple to update, and strong enough to act as a polished placeholder until Ashlys is ready for a bigger website. It gives equal focus to beautiful product imagery, a short personal story, and a direct path for enquiries.

16Weekly folders ready

1Single-page GitHub site

4Months structured

How to use it

Drop bakery photos into the matching month and week folders.
Replace the sample cards with real image paths and captions.
Update contact details, testimonials, and brand name.
Push the folder to GitHub and publish with GitHub Pages.

Social proof

Placeholder testimonials section

These are sample quotes only. Replace them with real client comments from cake orders, events, or repeat customers.

“Our birthday cake looked beautiful and tasted even better. Everyone asked who made it.”
Sample client · Celebration order

“The pastry box was elegant, fresh, and clearly made with care. We’ll order again.”
Sample client · Weekend order

“The baker captured exactly the look we wanted for our dessert table and made it feel special.”
Sample client · Event order

Contact

Ready for enquiries and custom orders

Add Ashlys's real details below, then use this section as the main conversion point for WhatsApp, Instagram, email, or order requests.

Emailbaker@example.com

Instagram@ashlysbakes

WhatsApp+27 00 000 0000

LocationCape Town, South Africa

Publishing notes

This file is ready to go into a GitHub repository as a static site. Rename ashlys-bakes-portfolio.html to index.html when you publish on GitHub Pages, or keep the filename and link to it from a repo landing page.

Store weekly photos in the included folders, keep filenames simple, and use web-friendly image sizes for faster page loads.

GitHub Pages Static portfolio refs