By Leah Montebello The hot weather and cost living sliced into Cake Box’s trading success in the last six months, as the premium cake maker struggles to keep up with strong comparators. Although group revenues were up a humble 2.1 per cent to £16.8m, EBITDA and pre-tax profit plunged over 32 per cent as cost pressures start to take their toll. “Although revenue increased, trading in the first half of the period was against a very strong comparative period last year, and was impacted by exceptionally hot weather which went on for a far longer period than normal,” said chief exec Sukh Chamdal. “…