From a North Yorkshire farmhouse

Built by hand.
Baked with heart.

Elli Rose turned a farm building into a bakery, coffee shop and chocolate room—creating every chapter with her own hands.

Plan your visit Meet Elli

Plains Farm · Scampston · near Malton

The converted brick farm building that houses The Farmhouse Bakery — A business built from the ground up.

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Handmadeon the farm

Independentand family-built

ScampstonNorth Yorkshire

The story so far

It began with Christmas cakes and a need to support a family.

More than twenty-five years ago, Elli Rose began making Christmas cakes to bring in a little extra money for her family. What started modestly in an old farm shed grew through determination, skill and long days of making.

Renovation of the barn began in 2011. Elli carried out the work herself and shaped it into the bakery, coffee shop and chocolate room customers know today.

Baker first, chocolatier later, Elli developed her craft through specialist chocolate courses in Manchester and years of practice. The result is unmistakably hers: generous, inventive and made with care.

Owner review required: exact dates, course names and professional recognition.

“You can taste the love she puts into everything.”
— recurring customer sentiment

Made here

Bakery comfort.
Patisserie precision.
Chocolate artistry.

The cabinet changes with the seasons and with Elli’s imagination. These are examples seen across the business’s public pages—not yet a confirmed signature menu.

A bakery display cabinet filled with cakes, tarts and slices — **The “naughty cabinet”**The affectionate name used for a counter full of temptation.

Decorated handmade chocolate bars — **Chocolate by Elli Rose**Hand-finished, seasonal and full of character.

A chocolate sleigh filled with colourful handmade chocolates — **Seasonal creations**Special pieces for Easter and Christmas.

Chocolate by Elli Rose

This is where the artistry takes over.

Elli’s work ranges from hand-painted bonbons and characterful celebration cakes to seasonal pieces and ambitious sculptural showpieces. Every piece carries her eye for colour, humour and detail.

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Elli Rose Stuffed Collection artwork showing Millionaire Shortbread, Biscoff and Biscuit, Pistachio Crunch, Banoffee Waffle, Crispy Pecan and Caramel, and personalised chocolate sentiments — **The Stuffed Collection** Five filled chocolate bars, alongside personalised chocolate sentiments.

An elaborate chocolate celebration cake decorated with chocolate tools, bees and tiny construction figures — **Celebration cakes**Personal, playful and made for the occasion.

Rows of glossy, hand-painted chocolate bonbons — **Hand-painted bonbons**Each one finished with its own pattern.

A large sculptural chocolate pirate showpiece made for a three-day competition — **Chocolate showpieces**A three-day collaborative competition piece.

A participant hand-painting a chocolate mould during a small workshop — **Learning by making**Colour and technique shared in small groups.

Photographs from @chocolate_by_ellirose. Final image selection and captions require Elli’s approval.

The practical chocolate room with work tables ready for a small group

The Chocolate Room

Small-group workshops

Make something wonderful with Elli.

Seasonal adult workshops offer a relaxed way to learn, make and decorate chocolate in a working chocolate room. Easter and Christmas sessions are announced in limited runs.

Small, friendly groups
Hands-on chocolate making
Seasonal Easter and Christmas themes

Ask about upcoming workshops

Dates, group size, format and booking terms require Elli’s confirmation.

More than a shop

Made by Elli.
Strengthened by her community.

The business creates Saturday, weekend and seasonal work for local young people. Alongside Elli is Magsy—her trusted right-hand woman and, in the family’s words, “a beautifier of the business.”

Come and find us

A little farmhouse destination near Malton.

Plains Farm
Outgang Road, Scampston
Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8NG

01944 759153 plainsfarmbakery@gmail.com

Opening hours

Open Wednesday to Sunday

Exact daily hours are awaiting Elli’s confirmation.

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