Milly's have been stocking timber cake boxes for many years. Our team have baked literally hundreds of Christmas cakes courtesy of their own cake boxes. Recently, however, quality wooden cake boxes have become increasingly difficult to source so, ever the resourceful Kiwis, we're making our own! Dimensions: 20x20x9cm

Your new wooden cake box has been made by hand by the Milly's team. It's made of New Zealand Kahikatea which is an odourless native timber that won't flavour or taint your bake as it cooks. And, because the thick natural timber sides and base of your cake box insulate your cake as it bakes, there is no need to wrap the box with additional insulation for baking.

You should 'season' your box before its first use by placing it on the middle shelf of your oven for 30mins at 140C. Turn the Oven off and leave to cool (in the oven) overnight. Remember to always line your cake box with either baking paper or brown paper. Simply brush any crumbs or spills out after each use and never wash your cake box by immersing it in water. These boxes are designed for slow and low baking at temperatures of 150C or lower and they should not be used on the stovetop or in the microwave.

See our favourite Christmas cake recipe here

Please note our cake boxes are all made with New Zealand Kahikatea so please expect some colour variation with the natural timber we are supplied to what we have pictured.