How Early Should You Order A Birthday Cake

So you're thinking well-nigh ordering a busy cake from us!

Below is information about how to practice this. We accept tried to make it as easy as possible! The best way to place an order is through the website.

Why?

Because then nosotros'll have your social club – and especially the Special Instructions – in your own words, non ours, so we can exist sure to set the cake exactly the way you want information technology. Because then we'll accept your order in our system and nosotros'll exist able to look information technology up in the hereafter if you or a friend want to order the aforementioned thing.

What if I detest computers or don't want to deal with ordering through the website?

Then feel gratuitous to email your order to Jenny at jenny@jennycakesbakery.net and she will place it through the website for you lot, or come into the bakery and we'll place the society on our estimator for you. Just promise the states that you'll look at the emailed confirmation to be sure we got everything correct. If nosotros didn't, please e-mail Jenny or call united states at 240 388 9989.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING CUSTOM CAKES

Go to jennycakesbakery.net.
Click on Carte and Order
Click on Cakes
Click on the block flavor you would like.
Most people order under the first category called All-Classic Xanthous or Chocolate Cakes. Be certain to check out that category considering there are things like chocolate chip cookie dough filling cached in there! But don't forget to scroll down through the remainder of the flavors like Red Velvet, Cookies and Cream, Just Vegan, Vegan and Gluten-Free.
Select from the various dropdowns , such as size (which includes info on how many people each size serves).
Scroll down a bit farther and, if yous'd like a message or have special instructions , fill in those sections.
Click on Add to Cart . Cart volition appear on right-mitt side of your screen.
Click on Place Order .
Add your contact information.
Curlicue down a bit further and click on the appointment and time you would like to choice upward your order.
Click on Place Social club one last fourth dimension. You will receive an emailed confirmation. If yous don't encounter it correct abroad, be certain to check your spam binder. Thanks!

You lot're done! The price on the confirmation will reflect merely the base of operations price and will not reflect the extra charges for decorating or special fillings (salted caramel and ganache) or tiered cakes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How much advance notice do I need for a custom cake?

About always, a week's observe is enough. But sometimes nosotros tin prepare a cake with less notice. It merely depends on how busy the week is.

When can I pick up my cake?

As part of the checkout process, you will pick the date and time of pick upward and we'll exist sure your cake is ready for you by then.

Closed on Sundays and Mondays – If your issue is on a Lord's day or a Monday, you should plan to pick upward your block on Sat and keep it refrigerated or in a dank room. A few hours before your event, take it out and bring it to room temperature. We hope it volition taste just equally good and wait simply every bit pretty when you serve it.

What size block should I get?

Under each cake flavor, in that location is a size dropdown that will show you the bachelor sizes and how many people each one serves. Here'south a summary though:
4″ rounds serves 2-3
vi″ circular serves upwards to 10
9″ circular serves up to 22
¼ sheet serves up to 22
12″ round serves upward to l
½ sheet serves up to l

Can I add a message?

Yes, on most cakes. Type your message in the space called "Message on Cake" establish below the various dropdowns for your order.

The post-obit cakes are difficult to add a bulletin to: any block frosted with whipped foam (strawberry shortcake, cassata cake) or a glaze (glazed lemon block) or chocolate ganache (flourless chocolate cake, Boston cream cake).

What if I'd similar a special design on my cake?

*** Important: We but decorate with buttercream and do not decorate with fondant because we are not fans of the style fondant tastes. And so we tin can just do FLAT designs and we cannot do designs with 3D elements. ***

If you would like a special blueprint…

First , check out the many, many photos of cakes nosotros've done nether the Photos tab on our website.

To search in a general category (like Children's Birthday Cakes or All Things Baby), click on that category at the peak of the Photos page and curlicue through.

To search for cakes with specific themes , type into the search line at the superlative of the folio a word or phrase to search, such as "elephant" or "burn truck", and all of the cakes with designs related to those words will come up.

If you lot see something you like on the Photos page, under Special Instructions mention the image number and whatsoever modifications you'd similar us to brand to it.

2nd , if you lot practise not see something y'all like among our photos, you lot can send an image you like or the link to an image to Jenny at jenny@jennycakesbakery.net and she will allow yous know if information technology's something we tin can exercise.

Third , once you decide on a design, equally yous identify your order, under Special Instructions mention the number of the prototype you liked under the Photos tab (and any modifications), or refer to the prototype you emailed me, or generally describe how you would like the cake to exist decorated.

Things to keep in mind when selecting a special pattern:

The size of the cake you program to order then you tin can be certain to option a design that will fit on a cake that size.
We practise not have whatsoever figurines, toys, toppers or candy generally on paw at the bakery, simply if you drop them off, we are happy to incorporate them into the design.
We do non have an arrangement with a florist but if y'all would like flowers on your cake, feel free to bring them in and we'll identify them on the cake for you.
The following cakes are difficult to add a design to: whatsoever cake frosted with whipped foam (strawberry shortcake, cassata cake) or a glaze (glazed lemon cake), chocolate ganache (flourless chocolate cake, Boston foam cake) or vanilla vegan frosting (frosting is finicky and designs tend to sink into the frosting and spread).
Cookies and cream cakes: if you'd similar a blueprint, we usually use cookies and foam frosting (which is grayness and speckled) between the layers but plain cream cheese frosting (the base for our cookies and cream frosting) on the outside so the design will prove up ameliorate.
Italian cream cakes: if you'd like a pattern, we normally use Italian cream frosting (which has toasted pecans stirred in) betwixt the layers merely evidently foam cheese frosting (the base of operations for our Italian cream frosting) on the outside then the blueprint volition show up amend. We can e'er add a border of toasted pecans around the bottom of the cake though.

How much volition my block cost?

When you click on a particular size in one of the flavor categories, the base of operations cost for the cake will announced at the lesser of the page. The base of operations price includes pretty borders and a bulletin.

A few things will increase the price of your block:

Ordering chocolate ganache filling, or raspberry buttercream or salted caramel filling/frosting on a yellowish or chocolate cake ($five additional charge for a 6", 9" and ¼ canvass, or a $ten additional charge for a 12" or ½ sheet)
Calculation a design to your cake. Min. decorating fee for 6" round is $8, min. decorating fee for a 9" round or ¼ canvass is $10, min. decorating fee for a 12" or ½ sheet is $fifteen.

Jenny will decide on the decorating fee subsequently she knows the size of the cake and the decorating requested. Former during the week your order is due, she will email you with the price for your cake, inclusive of the decorating, to be sure you are OK with the toll. But if y'all'd similar to know the total price farther in advance, feel complimentary to electronic mail Jenny directly.

Why is price on confirmation dissimilar from price Jenny quoted me?

The toll shown on the confirmation is just the base of operations price and does not include any special pricing for decorating, fillings, associates of tiered cakes, etc.

Do you make offset birthday cakes or blast cakes?

Yes! Usually people club a larger block with a design theme on it and then a iv" yellow or chocolate cake (under All Classic Yellowish or Chocolate) as the boom block. To see Photos of big and minor starting time altogether cakes, go to Photos, and then to the category called All Things Baby. Since the smash cake is then tiny, we usually add borders/decorative accents in colors matching the bigger cake so put a "1" on top.

Practice you make gender reveal cakes and/or cupcakes?

Yes! Usually our customers order a cake under All Classic Xanthous or Chocolate and we colour the buttercream in between the layers pink or blue. Since nosotros make a yellowish cake instead of a white cake, it is hard to color the cake itself. There are some gender reveal designs nether the Photos tab. To see them, search "gender reveal." We are also happy to practice gender reveal cupcakes by adding pinkish or blue filling to the cupcake. We usually charge an actress $vii to practice this.

Can I order a 3rd layer for my cake?

Yes! Nigh of our cakes, including the sail cakes, have ii layers. Only nosotros are happy to add a third layer. Price for a third layer for our bones flavors is $eight for a 6", $11 for a 9" and $20 for a 12". Cost for a tertiary layer for our specialty flavors is $10 for a 6", $14 for a 9" and $24 for a 12".

Can I order tiered cakes?

Yes! We can practice tiered cakes up to 4 tiers. The available sizes are 4" circular (serves ii-3), 6" circular (serves up to ten), ix" round (serves up to 22) and 12" round (serves up to 50). To order the cake through the website, social club each tier every bit a separate cake but mention nether Special Instructions that it's part of a tiered cake.

The price for tiered cakes is the base price for each of the tiers/cakes, plus $25 for assembly of a ii-tier, $35 for assembly of a 3-tier or $xl for assembly of a 4-tier, plus any decorating charges.

Tin can I add an edible image to my cake?

Yes! Considering nosotros exercise non take an edible image car, nosotros ordinarily refer people to the Piffling Bitts Store in Wheaton (phone number is 301-807-6368 and address is 11244 Triangle Lane, Wheaton, Md 20902).

Identify your order through the website but mention that yous'll exist getting an edible image. Once you option up your edible image you lot can driblet it off at the bakery a couple days before your order is due or bring information technology with you when you lot pick upward your cake. Just be certain to tell the folks at Piffling Bitts the size of the block you're ordering.

Do you brand vegan cakes?

Yes! Later on clicking on Cakes, scroll alphabetically down to "But Vegan Cake/Cupcake" and cull from the dropdowns.

Do y'all make gluten-gratis cakes?

Aye! Afterward clicking on Cakes, select the offset category called "All Classic Yellow or Chocolate (Includes Gluten Free Option)" and select from the dropdowns. Be sure to pick "Gluten Free" under "Type".

Do you make cakes that are BOTH vegan and gluten-free?

Yes! Afterward clicking on Cakes, scroll alphabetically downward to the bottom of the page to the category called "Vegan and Gluten Free Cake/Cupcake" and select from the dropdowns.

Do you lot make saccharide-free cakes?

No, we unfortunately do not carry sugar-gratuitous cakes at this point.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING WEDDING CAKES

Beneath is some general data about ordering nuptials cakes from usa. We are pretty informal and practise not do formal tastings. Ordinarily, people roughly follow this process for ordering a wedding cake.

Cake and Frosting Flavors

You tin find cake and frosting flavors we offer if you go to jennycakesbakery.net, click on Menu and Order tab, then click on Cakes. Well-nigh people order nether the first category called All-Classic Yellow or Chocolate Cakes. Be sure to check out that category because at that place are things like chocolate chip cookie dough filling buried in there! But don't forget to scroll down through the rest of the flavors similar Reddish Velvet, Cookies and Cream, Just Vegan, Vegan and Gluten-Free, and more.

For tiered cakes, keep in mind that you can do dissimilar flavors for dissimilar tiers. For case, you can do

a 6" yellow with lemon zest block with strawberry buttercream in the middle on pinnacle of a
9" chocolate cake (feeds up to 22) with mocha buttercream in the middle on top of a
12" yellow block (feeds up to l) with chocolate buttercream in the middle
all frosted on the outside with white buttercream and so the cake looks compatible.

Once you've glanced at the flavors, you might want to come up into the bakery and buy a few cupcakes in the flavors you want to attempt to make sure you like how they taste.

Size

For tiered cakes, we offer iv sizes:

four" round (feeds up to 3)
6" round (serves up to 10)
9" round (serves up to 22)
12" round (serves up to 50)

You can do any combination of these you would similar, just we don't recommend doing ii sizes that are very dissimilar from each other, like a 4" on a 9", or a 6" on a 12" because they tend to await weird. Our biggest cake (4" on six" on nine" on 12") serves upwardly to 85 people. If you are serving more than than 85 people, then yous can always supplement with ¼ sheets (each serves up to 22) or ½ sheets (each serves up to l).

Decorating

To see wedding cakes we have prepared in the by, go to the website, click on the Photos tab, then click on the category at the acme of the page chosen Wedding and Shower Cakes.

If yous don't see a wedding cake pattern on our website that you lot like, feel free to send a pattern you've found on the internet to me at jenny@jennycakesbakery.net and I'll let you know if it's something we tin do. Just go along in mind that we decorate only with buttercream (fabricated with real butter), so we can merely do flat designs that don't involve such detailed work that it can't be captured with buttercream.

Usually the give-and-take near the decorating and flavors is done with me past email. Because things get hectic at the bakery, I discover email works best for figuring out a wedding block. Merely if yous exercise come in, we'd exist happy to talk to you. Whatsoever of my staff should exist able to answer near questions about a hymeneals cake.

Pricing

The cost for the cake will be the base toll of the cake (and remember each tier is considered a separate cake), plus the price for assembling a tiered block ($25 for a 2-tier, $35 for a 3-tier, and $40 for a 4-tier), plus the price for decorating. For instance, the toll for a 3-tier with the D20 piping design on it would be

$25 (base price for basic flavors) for the vi" tier
$35 (base cost for bones flavors) for the ix" tier
$sixty (base price for bones flavors) for the 12" tier
$35 for assembly as a 3-tier
$50 for decorating, the piping work on the outside
Total: $205

How to Order

Once the flavors and pattern have been decided, the customer places the cake order through the website so that I have all of your information in one place and in your words and nosotros can exist sure to prepare the cake exactly the way you want it. Below are some bones instructions for ordering through the website. If yous program to club a tiered cake, merely order each tier every bit a divide cake but nether Special Instructions mention that it's part of a tiered cake.

Go to jennycakesbakery.net.
Click on Bill of fare and Order
Click on Cakes
Click on the cake flavor you would like.
Select from the various dropdowns , such equally size (which includes info on how many people each size serves).
Scroll down a bit further and add any Special Instructions about decorating, that it'southward a tiered cake and anything else.
Click on Add to Cart . Cart will appear on right-mitt side of your screen.
Click on Identify Order .
Add your contact data .
Scroll down a bit farther and click on the date and time you would like to pick up your lodge.
Click on Identify Club 1 terminal time. You will receive an emailed confirmation. If yous don't come across it right away, be sure to check your spam binder. The cost on the confirmation will reflect just the base of operations price and volition not reflect the extra charges for decorating or special fillings (salted caramel and ganache) or tiered cakes.

A Few Last Things to Go along in Mind

We don't take an arrangement with a florist so usually people bring the flowers to u.s. and we put them on the cake or someone puts them on at the venue. We don't generally deport cake toppers. Nosotros more often than not don't deliver but if the reception is fairly close we tin can commonly find a manner to deliver the cake to you.