Wedding Cake Size and Price Guide

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Let them eat cake!

Wedding cakes can be all sorts of sizes & tier combinations.

What will you choose?

Cake Portions & Starting Prices *

2025 base starting prices for simply decorated cakes including local delivery and setup
[subject to change at any time – contact me for an accurate quote]
diagram of a 2 tier wedding cake on a cake stand in peach tones

2 tier cakes

30-60 portions

TYPICAL INVESTMENT

£575

Starting prices

fully iced £455 – £490

(semi-naked from £440)

diagram of a 3 tier wedding cake on a cake stand in peach tones

3 tier cakes

70-120 portions

TYPICAL INVESTMENT

£700

Starting prices

fully iced £585 – £675

(semi-naked from £550)

diagram of a 4 tier wedding cake on a cake stand in peach tones

4 tier cakes

130-215 portions

TYPICAL INVESTMENT

 £850+

Starting prices

fully iced £770 – £890

(Semi-naked from £705)

diagram of a 5 tier wedding cake on a cake stand in peach tones

5 tier cakes

220-350 portions

TYPICAL INVESTMENT

£1200+

Starting prices

fully iced £985 – £1155

(semi-naked from £900)

*Included as standard:-

  • bespoke design service

  • personal tasting and design consultation meeting where we’ll design your cake to your requirements
  • a sketch of your cake
  • liaison with your wedding venue coordinator
  • local delivery and setup at your wedding venue

          ……and of course your delicious cake!

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vanilla sponge with strawberry conserve and vanilla buttercream finger cake portion
typical finger portion size

Pricing Notes

I’ll create your cake especially for you so the prices shown are indicative starting prices based on round sponge cakes in my classic cake flavour range.

 

  • For fully iced cakes this includes simple side decoration and a typical investment is shown including some sugar flowers.

 

  • For semi-naked cakes this includes liaison with your/my florist and my time to decorate your cake, flower costs are additional.

 

There are 3 standard sizes of each tiered cake – hence the range of portions and starting prices.

 

How you’d like your cake to look will influence the size and shape, as well as how many portions you’d like the cake to serve.

 

I can advise you when we have our initial chat and we’ll refine the details at our consultation.

A completely bespoke service

We’ll work together to create a custom cake that fits your wedding perfectly, so the cakes and prices here are just starting points, not fixed options.

 

  • The diagram above shows the most common tier combinations, with each sponge cake tier being 5 to 6 inches tall as a standard. We can discuss different height and size options to achieve the look you want.

 

  • Flavours, sugar flowers, and more intricate designs may increase the starting price, and I’ll include these details in your quote.

 

  • You can also add extra display tiers if you’d like a bigger cake design without needing more actual cake.
Two and Three Tier Wedding Cakes with sugar roses in neutral colour palettes
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Find out more about ordering your cake….

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FAQ

Some frequently asked questions and answers

The most common way to serve wedding cakes is as finger portions (1×1 inch slices by approx. 5 to 6 inches tall) in the evening buffet. In this case I suggest catering for 75% to 80% of your total guest numbers for the evening.

Although it’s less common, if you’d like to serve the wedding cake to all your daytime guests as the main dessert at the wedding breakfast, I suggest dessert portions (2 x 1 inch slices by approx. 5 to 6 inches tall) – so you’ll need approximately double the finger portions/twice the cake size quoted for in the portion guide and I can advise you on this.

I deliver across South Wales and beyond.  Please tell me your wedding venue when you enquire here.

The prices in the starting price guide include local delivery (15 mile trip from CF41 7HQ) and your quotation will include delivery to your wedding venue.

Fully iced cakes are covered in either a ganache base (chocolate and cream mix that sets firm) with a rolled sugarpaste icing (fondant icing) outer coating OR a thick buttercream icing coating.

Semi-naked cakes are sponge cakes covered in a thin buttercream icing coating where some of the cake shows through.

I only recommend ganache/sugarpaste-iced cakes in the hot summer months.

Please email me on alex@alexandrahughescakedesign.co.uk or call me on 07501 549212.

To check availability or your wedding date and request an initial quote or have chat, please fill in the contact form first.

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Making beautiful wedding cakes to add more joy to your special day!

 

Based in Ton Pentre, Rhondda, South Wales, UK

 

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