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  • Flour Girl Wedding Cakes

    Based in South Lake Tahoe, California, Flour Girl Wedding Cakes is a bakery that can provide magnificent cakes and tasty...Read more treats for your special day. The talented team here is committed to creating custom-made desserts that perfectly match your wedding style and vision. By booking only a few events...

  • Willow Tree Bakery

    Willow Tree Bakery is a full-service bakery based in Santa Rosa, California, that serves the Napa Valley area. The...Read more owner, Tina M. Zettel, is a pastry chef who specializes in designing delicious wedding cakes and unique sweets. Willow Tree Bakery will go above and beyond to design your dream wedding...

  • Capital City Cakes

    Capital City Cakes is a family-owned bakery located in charming downtown Grove City, Ohio. Owned and operated by Sue and...Read more Gary Baisden, this business has been creating dream cakes that make clients smile since 2009. Not only do they offer a variety of flavor options, but they also customize each cake...

  • Delicious Designs

    Delicious Designs is a wedding cake business and boutique bakery located in Reno, Nevada. This talented group of sugar...Read more artists is dedicated to crafting unique, affordable cakes as beautiful as they are delicious. Services Offered Owner Leigh Anne Page boasts over 15 years of experience, culinary...

  • CakeWorks

    CakeWorks is a licensed bakery based in Honolulu, Hawaii, that serves the surrounding region. Chef Abigail Langlas and...Read more her talented team create and design custom cakes for couples’ wedding celebration. With chef Abi’s nearly ten years of commendable experience and training and the combined talent of...

  • The Pastry Bar

    The Pastry Bar is a new female-owned bakery operating out of Colobus, Ohio, and serving weddings and events in the...Read more Columbus area. We decided to open up shop after dealing with the hardships of COVID-19 and the shutdowns in 2020. Life is too short not to do what you love! We cater to all sorts of...

  • Sweet Bottom Baking Co.

    Based in Reno, Nevada, Sweet Bottom Baking Co. offers delectable treats and wedding cakes. Whether you're looking for...Read more the perfect dessert station, tasty favors for your guests, or the wedding cake of your dreams, this team is proudly at your service. Their stunning designs can match any style and...

  • Cake Bliss Cakery & Cupcakes Couture

    Cake Bliss Cakery & Cupcakes Couture is a designer custom cakery that focuses on 100% special ordered cakes, cupcakes,...Read more cheesecakes, cookies, & fine pastries for any occasion. We cater events of all types, from weddings to corporate and social events. We are a full-service event planning company. We...

  • Cake Affairs

    Cake Affairs is a family-owned bakery based in Kansas City, Missouri, specializing in luxury confectionary for wedding...Read more celebrations. Operating since 1998, owner Tammy and the creative team pride themselves on crafting thoughtfully designed wedding cakes that defy expectations. Highly gifted at...

  • All Things Cake

    All Things Cake is a family-owned wedding bakery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, initially established in 2010. Founded by...Read more mother-of-three Janette Stenstrom, the bakery doubles as a local cake decorating supply store for fellow enthusiasts in the area. Renowned for their decor artists, the bakery strives to...

  • Vanessa Caro

    Vanessa Caro is a wedding cake business based in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Vanessa Caro, who is the owner and baker, gained...Read more a great deal of baking inspiration from watching her mom in the kitchen. She boasts over 30 years of baking experience, and during those years has helped create cakes for special...

  • Kymm’s Kakes

    Kymm’s Kakes is a wedding cake company based in Dayton, Nevada, specializing in wedding cakes and confections....Read more Passionate owner, Kymm Gibbons ignited her love of desserts as a young child in her mother’s busy kitchen. Decorating cupcakes, experimenting with new flavors, and learning family recipes...

  • Delighted Wedding Cakes

    Delighted Wedding Cakes is a modern bakery in Carolina, Puerto Rico, offering wedding cakes and baked treats for clients...Read more and their loved ones on their special day. Yare and her husband began their journey in this industry in 2016 and have happily declared it the most incredible adventure they've...

  • Michelle's Patisserie

    Michelle’s Patisserie is an award-winning, locally-owned custom bakery born in Austin, Texas in 2002. Michelle’s...Read more Patisserie was founded by Michelle Doyon, who is a Food Network winner (Big Bake Holiday 2022), a member of Les Dames d' Escoffier, and a finalist for the Austin Woman's Way Award. We...

  • GD Cakes

    GD Cakes is a wedding cake company operating out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Perfect for couples planning a destination...Read more celebration in Puerto Rico, this business is passionate about making eye-catching and delicious wedding cakes. Using time-honored recipes that will surely tantalize your taste buds,...

  • Celebrity Cake Studio

    Celebrity Cake Studio is a specialty wedding cake boutique located in Tacoma, Washington that services weddings...Read more throughout Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia. The company has been part of the industry since 1999 and specializes in designing, baking, preparing, decorating, and delivering custom wedding...

  • McLain's Bakery

    McLain’s Bakery is a bakery located in Kansas City, Missouri. This family-owned bakery has been making cakes since 1945,...Read more giving them over seven decades of cake-making experience. This team of passionate bakers is ready to take on any challenge you give to them, and make your wedding cake vision come...

  • Sorellas Custom Cakes

    Indulge in the exquisite artistry of Sorella's Cake Studio, Livonia's premier destination for bespoke wedding cakes. Our...Read more award-winning creations have graced countless celebrations, recognized by The Knot as a Hall of Fame honoree. We meticulously craft each cake to your specifications, ensuring your...

  • Cakes by Design

    Cakes by Design is a cake service based out of McKinney, Texas. It’s often classified as a boutique-style wedding cake...Read more company that offers custom cakes designed by Tabitha Ballard. Tabitha is the owner and cake artist with over 13 years of experience. She graduated from the Art Institute of Dallas...

  • Sugar Divas Cakery

    Sugar Divas Cakery, located in Orlando, Florida, is a bakeshop specializing in wedding cakes and other delicious treats....Read more The talented team is dedicated to crafting elegant and decadent cakes that taste just as good as they look. From cupcakes to sugar cookies to expertly designed tiered cakes, your...

  • Lisa's Custom Confections

    Lisa's Custom Confections is a wedding cake designer based in Angleton, Texas. They take pride in bringing your sweet...Read more dreams to life, whether it is something traditional or outside the box. Services Offered At Lisa's Custom Confections, they understand that your wedding cake is a focal point on your...

  • The Exclusive Cake Shop

    The Exclusive Cake Shop is a wedding cake bakery in San Antonio, Texas, with over 19 years of experience creating...Read more high-quality and delicious wedding cakes. By taking great pride in its bespoke designs, the bakery is renowned for its close attention to detail and professionalism. Couples are welcome...

  • Elegant Cakes By Cyndi

    Elegant Cakes By Cyndi is a woman-owned business catering to nearlyweds in Reno, Nevada, and the surrounding areas....Read more Unbeknownst to her, Cyndi Yenick began learning her trade as a little girl while watching her mother bake at home. After designing her daughter's wedding cake, Cyndi felt the passion...

  • Delicious Cakes

    This family-owned business has been serving the Dallas area for over 40 years since 1982. Being one of the top 50...Read more bakeries in the USA, Delicious Cakes has a wonderful selection of beautiful, delicious, and affordable desserts for any occasion. With a commitment to providing great customer...

How much does a wedding cake cost?

Having a wedding cake at your reception is one of the biggest (and sweetest!) traditions. But what does a wedding cake cost? While wedding cake prices do vary depending on the size and style of your cake, the average cost of a wedding cake in the U.S. is around $500 with most couples spending between $300 to $700. While this may sound like a lot for a dessert, you’d be surprised as to how much work goes into creating a gorgeous wedding cake.

  • $ 105 or less Lower range
  • $ 500 Average cost
  • $ 300 - $ 700 Most couples spend between
  • $ 1,000 or more Upper range

Costs displayed are based on spend from thousands of couples who recently reported pricing for this service within their WeddingWire review. Pricing varies based on factors including, but not limited to, vendor’s experience, level of expertise, event guest count, date, and geographic region.

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Which factors impact wedding cake prices?

Not surprisingly, the bigger and more elaborate a wedding cake is, the higher the cost of a wedding cake will be. A wedding cake featuring lots of design elements, including sugar flowers, fondant details, many tiers, and unique shapes, will cost more than a simpler cake with classic buttercream icing, a few fresh flowers, and fewer tiers. While your flavor choice likely won’t have an impact on your wedding cake’s price, requesting certain custom flavors may raise your wedding cake cost a bit.

What is the starting price of a wedding cake?

The starting price of a wedding cake can vary depending on the type of frosting you prefer. Cakes covered in fondant, a sugary paste-like icing, tend to cost more than cakes covered in buttercream (frosting made from butter and sugar). Fondant is more durable than buttercream (and it won’t melt in the summertime!), but it’s generally thought of as less tasty. The starting price of a fondant wedding cake is usually about $5 per slice, while the starting price of a buttercream wedding cake is about $4 per slice. Again, these wedding cake prices will vary even more based on decorations, size, etc.

What’s included in the cost of a wedding cake?

This varies from cake baker to cake baker. Usually, the cost of your wedding cake will include the cake itself, a design consultation where your baker will create a custom design just for your wedding, caketasting, delivery and set up. Some cake bakers will also include supplies like cake stands, cake toppers, and cutting utensils, though you may have to provide these on your own. And some wedding cake prices include an extra top tier of your wedding cake or anniversary cake for you and your spouse to enjoy on your first anniversary.

What types of desserts do wedding cake bakers offer?

About 54 percent of couples choose to serve an additional wedding dessert, aside from or in addition to wedding cake, at their receptions. Cake bakers may offer a variety of these alternative wedding desserts, including cupcakes, cake pops, cookies, pies, pastries, doughnuts, and more—the starting price for cupcakes is about $3 per cupcake. There are also groom’s cakes, which are a tradition particularly in the South. We’ve seen these groom’s cakes shaped like everything from sports paraphernalia to burritos!

When should I hire a wedding cake baker?

We recommend hiring a wedding cake baker at least six months before your wedding day—these vendors do tend to book up quickly! Start by reading online reviews of wedding cake bakers near you, and selecting a few to interview (in person whenever possible). You’ll typically have a wedding cake tasting after you’ve booked your baker, where you’ll select your cake’s flavors.

What Type of Wedding Cake Is Right For You?

We all know that a celebration simply isn't complete without cake. Of all of the time-honored wedding traditions, eating wedding cake is one of our favorites. Whether this is because of the endless variety of breathtaking decorations, the symbolic gesture of a new couple sharing this treasured sweetness with their loved ones, or because 90 percent of all couples swear they are not going to smear it all over their new spouse (and yet 75 percent of them still do!), or some combination of all these things – wedding cakes are one of the finest, most dazzling, yummiest type of dessert ever!

Now, we know what you're thinking – when can we sample some wedding cake? Keep in mind you should start looking for inspiration around six months before your wedding and plan cake tasting appointments at least three months before the Big Day. It's important to take into account your wedding theme and color palette when choosing the shape, style and size of your wedding cake.

Wedding Cake Info You Need to Know

If you're not familiar with the difference between buttercream and fondant, check out our Ultimate Wedding Cake Glossary. You can also get inspiration from our Cakes & Desserts articles. When you've finished some basic research, join the conversation on our wedding forums with other engaged couples and newlyweds to get more ideas or hear first-hand what did and did not work on their wedding days.

When you've narrowed your options down to two or three professional wedding cake bakeries, it's time to set tasting appointments. When you schedule, don’t forget to ask whether there is a tasting session fee, so this doesn’t catch you off-guard during your appointment.

Questions to Ask Your Wedding Baker

When the day of the tasting(s) arrives, here are a few suggestions for what to discuss with your baker to make sure they’re able to create your dream wedding cake. First of all, ask to see photos of past creations. This should give you a good idea of their creative talents. Then, try tasting a variety of different flavors. Often, you can arrange to have each layer be a different type of cake. You can even inquire as to whether they offer vegan, gluten-free or dairy-free flavors. This is important for guests with food restrictions or allergies. You’ll also want to find out if they coordinate with wedding venues and wedding florists for cake delivery and set-up – this will save you some trouble if they can connect directly with each other.

If you and your fiancé(e) aren't fans of wedding cake, that's fine, too. You can always opt to go with a smaller cake and/or offer alternative dessert options. Don’t forget to ask your baker about suggestions for other sugary possibilities. If you’re not sure what to do, take a quiz to find what other wedding desserts you should serve at your wedding.

Before making any final selections, be sure to determine your wedding cake budget. Depending on your preferences, you may choose to splurge on the cake itself and save money on elaborate cake decorations, or vice versa. The helpful WeddingWire budget planner can guide you in making these tough financial decisions. You’ll be able to dig in and enjoy your wedding cake on your Big Day – on-budget and guilt-free!

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