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$10 a slice is really high. i think my cake is less than $4 a slice, probably close to $3.50. it was included in the venue’s price. i know you can pay thousands for a cake, but if you do, you should know that you’re paying super high end. $10 a slice is super high end.

$10 a slice is a lot of money, but that is what you pay when you go to the fancy bakeries. We are paying around $2.50 a slice for our cake. We went with a baker that works out of her home, so she has almost no overhead. She also gave us the cake platform/stand for free, etc. The only downside was that she didn’t have all the fancy flavors that some places have. However, we were able to find 4 combinations of cake and fillings from what she offered and had a hard time narrowing it down!

She showed us pictures of her previous client’s cakes and they were all fabulous. Some had heavy decoration, some were plain. We had been to a wedding where she was the baker and so we already knew the cake would taste great!

For the type of cake you’re getting (fondant right?), it’s not high. It sounds about average, if not a bit lower.

that is really high, but it’s probably due to the fact that the cake artist has to put in a lot of labor…those are beautiful cakes, but i would never spend that much on a cake…just make sure it tastes as good as it looks!

That seems way too high. My cake was quite embellished and I had special flavors and fillings plus flowers…
I paid 3.75 a slice.

I think it may have to do with regional prices and the reputation of the baker/bakery. If it is what you want and you are willing to pay for it, I guess it isn’t a problem. I am quite sure that the decoration takes a ton of work.

Totally rediculously high, IMHO, unless you are going for a lot of imbellishment with gumpaste flowers.

Hi everyone! No, i’m not second-guessing my choice - i LOVE my baker/cake designer and i LOVE the taste!

I was just curious to see what is “normal”?

This bakery actually was a lot less than some others I went to… another one quoted me $1850!! O.O

$10 is perfectly reasonable. You get what you pay for and if you have the resources you might as well pay the price to get a great cake. We did many cake tastings and could tell the difference in price when we were there. We paid $13 per slice and it was the best decision. Our cake was beautiful and tasted great. The next family wedding the cake was $3 a slice and both the bride and groom mentioned later that they were disapointed after seeing ours a month earlier.

In the city of Dallas, we have a wide range of bakers that charge anywhere from $2 - 5$ to $10 - $15, depending on the clientele that they cater to. Dallas Affaires is a very high end bakery (and does absolutely amazing work). With that said, $10 per slice is pretty average for them.

that sounds totally reasonable to me. in NY, i only saw one or two cake designs for under $10/slice. the rest were over and some topped out at over $20/slice.