Custom Wedding Cake Cost
A custom Whippt wedding cake can range in price from $400 - $2750+ depending on the custom embellishments, time and detail involved in creating your edible showpiece. As a general guideline, a tiered wedding cake, in natural, white buttercream, without any additional embellishments will start at approximately $8/slice, (50ppl = starting at approx $400 // 100ppl = starting at approx $800).
Embellishments such as; fondant, fresh or sugar flowers, metallic accents, textured finishes, piped detailing, stenciling, etc., are all additional.
Wedding Cake Size
Whippt Kitchen single tier wedding cakes are a standard 3 layers, standing approximately 5 inches high. Custom tier heights are welcome and range from: short - approx 3" H, extra tall - approx 7" H, double barrel - approx 10" H.
Serve Time
Will your cake be served as:
- the main dessert course for your guests?
- later in the evening, following a separate dessert course with dinner?
This is important to help us advise you on the appropriate sized cake for your servings needs. If you're planning to the serve the cake later in the evening, following a separate dessert course with dinner, we recommend accounting for around half of your guests enjoying a slice.
Serving Size
Our wedding cake servings are based on 1x1x5" slices. An approximate servings is provided with every quote. Please note, each venue/caterer has a different style of slicing wedding cake. It is important to also account for some waste as pieces cut around the dowel or at the edge of the cake are often not used.
Flavours
Please refer to our cake flavour menu here. Tiered wedding cake pricing starts with one flavour for all tiers, however multiple cake flavours are welcome at +$30ea.
Wedding Cake Tasting
Wedding Cake Taster Boxes are available at any time during your planning process and can be ordered on our online shop - Order Here. Each box includes mini slices of 5 different cake flavours of your choosing from our Signature menu. Serves 2 people, (10 total mini slices per box / 2 per flavour), at a $40 fee.
In-store consultations are not available at this time. We are happy to correspond together over email to finalize the details of your wedding order.
Delivery & Travel
Whippt Kitchen offers full wedding delivery and set up service within Calgary for wedding orders of $250 or more and outside of the city, in Canmore and Banff, for wedding orders of $1000 or more. (*Minimum spend does not include delivery/set up fee and delivery service is dependent upon availability). Delivery with set up costs are additional and are quoted separately.
When Should I Start An Order?
We recommend starting a formal quote and correspondence at around the 6-7 month prior mark, once important details such as venue, meal and dessert service and design/floral are well established. It is important that these details are in place before investing in the time and detail required to prepare a formal wedding estimate.
Reserve The Date
Too early to talk details, or not sure what you want for your wedding yet, but want to make sure your date doesn't get filled? No problem ~ A $200 down deposit can be made to Reserve the Date, securing Whippt for the baking of your wedding cake and/or desserts for your date. All we need to know at this time is your venue location and further details are then confirmed as the date nears, and the full amount of the reservation is put against the balance of your wedding order.