A vegetarian cake shop is coming to Ashford.

Eggfree Cake Box - which sells a range of eggless cakes - is set to expand its offering in the county, as it already has stores in Dartford, Folkestone, Gravesend, Maidstone and Strood.

Bold purple shutters and the company's signage has gone up in Ashford's Lower High Street as the store prepares for its new opening.

The franchise, which sells birthday cakes, wedding cakes, muffins and cupcakes, started out with a small shop in East London in 2008.

There are now more than 120 cake shops across the UK.

All products are 100% egg free as the founders of the company follow a strict lacto-vegetarian diet.

In 2017, a Click and Collect service was launched to enable customers to order personalised cakes and collect them within an hour.

Boxes of cupcakes in a variety of flavours, colours and designs are also on offer, as well as the company's iconic ten-inch giant cupcakes.

The company's website says: "Our busy modern lifestyles mean very few of us have time to bake our own or even pre-order cakes, which is where Eggfree Cake Box comes in.

"The Eggfree Cake Box is dedicated to producing the highest quality eggless, vegetarian cream cakes for all occasions."

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