How Much Does a Wedding Cake Cost in Melbourne? (2026 Guide)

Updated September 2026. Every price below is a real starting price from Bakeology Studios in Burwood East, Melbourne, and includes GST.

Most couples we speak to have two questions in the first message: "how much is a wedding cake in Melbourne?" and "how far ahead do we need to book?" The short answers are from $450 and 12 to 18 months. The longer answers, below, will help you set a budget that matches your guest list and the look you want, and avoid the two mistakes we see most often: ordering too much cake, and leaving it until the last few months when peak-season weekends are gone.

Wedding cake prices in Melbourne at a glance

Cake	Serves (dessert / coffee portions)	Starting price
Single tier, 6-inch	15–25 / 30–40	from $220
Single tier, 8-inch tall	55–60 / 100+	from $395
Wedding cakes (any style)	—	from $450
Two tier	45–60 / 90–120	$450–$650 typical
Three tier	80–110 / 160+	from $800
Fresh florals	—	$40 per cake
Delivery and set-up at the venue	—	free within 10 km of Burwood East, then by distance

Across Melbourne, wedding cakes generally land between $6 and $15 per serve. A two-tier cake for 60 guests at Bakeology sits at roughly $8 to $11 per serve depending on the finish.

What decides the price of a wedding cake

Guest count and tiers

The number of guests sets the number of tiers, and tiers set most of the price. Each tier is a full cake in its own right (three or four layers of sponge, filled and crumb-coated), and stacking tiers needs internal supports, a hidden board between each level and a much longer chill-and-build day. That is why a three-tier cake starts at $800 rather than three times a 6-inch.

A useful rule: if cake is the dessert, plan for one dessert portion per guest. If cake is served with coffee after a plated dessert, plan for coffee portions and you can comfortably size down a tier.

Finish and detail

A smooth buttercream cake with a soft palette and a few fresh stems sits at the starting price for its size. Hand-piped vintage Lambeth detail, textured or sculptural buttercream, hand-painted elements and piped florals across every tier add hours, and the quote reflects that. Fondant is available on request; most of our couples choose buttercream because it tastes better and photographs beautifully.

Flavours

Our core sponges (classic vanilla, classic chocolate, chocolate coffee) and classic fillings are included. Premium fillings such as raspberry compote, fresh strawberry, salted caramel, Biscoff, cookies and cream or chocolate ganache add $15 to $30 per tier depending on size. Different flavours in different tiers is common and costs nothing extra beyond the filling upgrade. See the full menu on our flavours page.

Delivery and set-up

Delivery is free within 10 km of our Burwood East studio and calculated by distance beyond that. For venues in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenongs or the CBD, ask for the delivery figure in your quote so there are no surprises. We set the cake up at the venue, place the florals and leave cutting instructions with your coordinator.

Three ways to bring the price down (that do not look like compromises)

1. A smaller display cake plus a kitchen cake. A beautiful two-tier for the photos and the cutting, with a plain sheet cake in the same flavour cut in the kitchen. The most common way couples with 120+ guests keep the budget sensible.
2. Fewer, taller tiers. An 8-inch tall single tier serves as many as a small two-tier and costs less to build.
3. Let the florist's flowers do the decorating. Fresh florals from your own florist can be placed on the cake at set-up; we simply need them at the venue.

How to choose a wedding cake maker in Melbourne

Melbourne has three kinds of wedding cake maker and they are not really competing with one another. Large bakeries and cake shops work from a set catalogue, can often turn a cake around in a week, and cost less — the design is the design. Small studios like ours build each cake to order for one couple, which costs more and needs months of notice. Supermarkets and dessert caterers sit below both on price, with tiers that are assembled rather than built. None of that is a criticism. It is a question of what you are actually buying, and plenty of weddings are better served by the first or third option than by us.

If you are comparing quotes from a few wedding cake makers, these are the questions that change the answer:

• Is the price per cake or per serve? A quote of "$9 a serve" and a quote of "$650" are not comparable until you know the guest count each assumes. Ask for the total, in writing, for your number.
• Who supplies the flowers, and who places them? Fresh florals are often quoted separately, and some makers will not handle flowers they did not supply. Ours are $40 a cake, or your florist can send stems to the venue and we will place them at set-up.
• Is delivery and venue set-up included, or extra? This is the line that most often moves a quote by $100 or more. Ask for the delivery figure before you pay a deposit, not after.
• How many wedding cakes do they take that weekend? A maker with eight cakes on one Saturday is running a production line. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is a different thing from a studio taking two.
• Is the cake in the photo the cake you will get? Ask whether the images are their own work and whether your design will be built by the person you are speaking to.
• What happens if something goes wrong on the day? Every honest maker has a contingency. Ask what it is.

What "wedding cakes near me" really means

Searching for a wedding cake near you returns whoever is geographically closest, which matters much less than it appears. What matters is whether they will deliver to your venue and what that costs. We are in Burwood East, so delivery is free within 10 kilometres — which covers Box Hill, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Blackburn, Forest Hill, Vermont, Nunawading and Wheelers Hill — and quoted by distance for the Yarra Valley, the Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenongs and the CBD. A studio forty minutes away that sets your cake up properly is a better choice than one down the road that hands it to you in a box. Collection from the studio is also free, seven days a week, 7am to 10pm.

What makes the best wedding cakes in Melbourne?

Every studio in Melbourne is described somewhere as one of the best wedding cake makers in the city, so the label on its own does not help you much. Three things are worth more than any list: whether their existing work — the floral and vintage cakes, in our case — looks like the wedding you are planning rather than merely being beautiful in general; whether they were specific and unhurried when you asked a hard question about price or timing; and whether the cake tastes like something you would order again. The third is the one couples skip, and it is the one your guests will remember. Ask for a tasting, or order a small cake from the online range and decide for yourself.

If our style is the one you keep coming back to, the wedding cakes Melbourne page walks through how an enquiry becomes a cake, and Sithumi answers every enquiry herself.

When to book a wedding cake in Melbourne

For a spring or summer Saturday, enquire 12 to 18 months out; we take a limited number of wedding cakes per weekend so each one gets the time it needs. Autumn and winter weekdays can often be booked six months ahead. A non-refundable deposit secures the date; the design, flavours and final numbers can be confirmed later, usually one month before the wedding.

Tastings

Once your date is secured, we arrange a tasting of the flavours you are considering. If you would like to try our flavours before enquiring, order any cake from the online range in the size you like; many couples do this for an engagement party or a family dinner and treat it as the tasting.

What a Bakeology wedding cake looks like

Soft florals, hand-piped vintage detail, textured buttercream and quiet colour palettes are our signature; see the floral cakes and vintage cakes collections for the style, and the wedding cakes Melbourne page for how the process works from enquiry to set-up.

Wedding cake cost FAQs

What is the average cost of a wedding cake in Melbourne?

Most Melbourne couples spend between $500 and $900 on a two- or three-tier wedding cake. At Bakeology, wedding cakes start from $450; two-tier cakes typically land between $450 and $650 and three-tier cakes from $800.

How much wedding cake do I need for 100 guests?

For 100 dessert portions, a three-tier cake. For 100 coffee portions served after dessert, a two-tier cake (about 90–120 coffee portions) is usually enough.

Is there a delivery fee to wedding venues?

Delivery is free within 10 km of Burwood East. Beyond that it is charged by distance in 10 km bands and confirmed in your quote before you pay a deposit.

Do you do tastings?

Yes, after your date is secured. Before that, ordering a small cake from the online range is the simplest way to taste the flavours.

Can you make a gluten-free or vegan wedding cake?

Not currently. Let us know about dietary needs when you enquire and we will advise before you book.

Ready for a quote? Send your date, venue and guest count through the custom cake enquiry form and Sithumi will reply with a written price. For everything else on lead times, pickup and delivery, see the FAQ, and for single-tier pricing read how much a custom cake costs in Melbourne.