08/26/2026
There’s SO much more that goes into a custom cake than what you see sitting on the cake table. 🎂🤍
When you order a custom cake from a small business, you’re not just paying for flour, sugar, butter and frosting. You’re paying for hours of work, experience, creativity, supplies, equipment, and all the little details that make your cake YOURS.
It starts with messages back and forth discussing your vision, colors, flavors, servings, design and all the little details. Then comes:
🛒 Shopping for ingredients & supplies
🧈 Measuring & preparing ingredients
🎂 Baking multiple layers
❄️ Cooling, leveling & filling
🍰 Making buttercream from scratch
🎨 Mixing colors & creating custom shades
✨ Making edible decorations and details
🧁 Filling, stacking & crumb coating
🎂 Frosting & smoothing
🖌️ Decorating and adding every tiny detail
📦 Boxing & carefully preparing the order
🧼 Cleaning the kitchen, dishes, tools & equipment
🚗 And sometimes delivery and setup
A cake that takes 8–10 hours from start to finish cannot be priced like something that took 30 minutes to make.
And that price doesn’t just pay for the cake—it helps pay for the time spent behind the scenes, the ingredients, packaging, electricity, equipment, business expenses, taxes, and most importantly, the YEARS of experience it takes to create something beautiful and delicious. ❤️
So the next time you see the price of a custom cake and think, “Wow, that’s expensive,” remember that you’re not just buying a cake.
You’re buying someone’s time, talent, creativity, experience and a whole lot of love. 🥹🎂
And trust me… there is a LOT more happening behind that pretty cake than you see. ❤️
Support your local small businesses. Every order means more than you know. 🫶🏼