Oookaayy.... Here we go! I have called sooooooo many different bakers and supermarket bakeries regarding wedding cake pricing. I called all 50+ Stop & Shop locations here on Long Island, including locations in Brooklyn and Queens. I could've stopped at the first 10, but curiosity about whether other places offered better prices and options drove me to keep on callin'. Here is all the info I received from these locations regarding their wedding cakes:
1) Whole Foods - Jericho, NY
- They said that the lowest for a 2-tiered cake is $85.00. There's a bit of confusion for me as to how many people that actually feed because I talked to two diff. cake decorators at diff. times and one said that it feeds 40 - 45 ppl, whereas the other said 60 ppl.
- The bottom tier of the cake is made of two 9” cakes stacked on top of one another, and the top tier is two 6” cakes stacked on top of one another. It may sound crazy but I'm sure it's done in a neat fashion.
- If you have more people than that being invited, then what they can do is either another tiered cake for the same amount or you can get a half-sheet cake for an additional $74 to feed an extra 30 - 40 ppl.
- They have made other 2-tiered cakes before so you can request to see them or see pictures of them.
- Tastings of different flavors are available
- **Keep in mind that Whole Foods uses all-natural products, so they may not have certain colors available that are usually made with artificial coloring.
- The above quoted prices are for BUTTERCREAM CAKES ONLY!
2) Stop & Shop – Carle Place, NY
- From the notes I took down from the conversation I had with them, I'm not exactly sure if they have tiered cakes. What I did write down is that they offer a full-sheet, double layer cake for 100 ppl for $74 and that tastings are available. Sorry my notes weren't clearer
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3) Stop & Shop – East Meadow, NY
- Their tiers are made of double-stacked sheet cakes (the same principle as the Whole Foods tiered cakes mentioned above).
- Base price for tiered buttercream cake is $125 and goes up from there depending on flavors, decoration, etc. ```
- I'm not sure if they do fondant or not.
4) Stop & Shop – Freeport, NY
- Tiered cakes available for around $100 (for 80 – 90 ppl) or more
- The cake decorator (CD) said that it's hard for them to describe what they offer over the phone so it's best to come in to see what they have available and to get a better idea of the pricing.
5) Stop & Shop – West Babylon, NY
- Do not have tiered cakes. They only offer double layer full-sheet cake (about 17.5” x 27.25”) that serves 100 ppl for $60.99. The same cake is available from the S&S location in Maspeth, NY but may be a different price.
- You might be able to taste different cake flavors but they will have to ask the bake shop manager if it's allowed.
6) Stop & Shop – West Islip, NY
- The CD I spoke to was very nice and she admitted to me that she is not an expert on tiered wedding cakes but that she is willing to work with you and make a nice cake.
- She could make the double-layered/double-stacked tiered cakes but is not sure how much something like that would cost. Although she did say that she would estimate it to be somewhere around $100 and up since a regular cake costs $60.
- She basically could not really describe what she could create over the phone so she said it would be better to come in with a picture or some idea of how you would like it and she would try to work with you. She emphasized that she's not an expert so keep that in mind. But she really did seem very willing to help. I appreciated that.
7) Stop & Shop – West Hempstead, NY
- NO FONDANT available. Only offer buttercream or whipped icing cakes. Note: Not whipped cream!
- They have many options available for tiered cakes and have done it before. They don't have a book available but the CD I spoke to said that she does have pictures of cakes she's done outside of S&S. Cakes for 80- 90 ppl could start from anywhere b2wn $75 -$100 and up.
- She said it would be best to come in and talk about more options and get more specific prices.
8) Stop & Shop – Brooklyn, NY
- Full-sheet double-layered 2-tier cakes made of full-sheet square on the bottom tier and an 8' double-layered round cake on top.
- 5 cakes available with prices ranging from $125-$312. Call or visit the store for more info.
- BJ's in Westbury only have sheet cakes
- The Fresh Market in Woodbury can only do square cakes and cannot make round cakes. I'm guessing that means they don't do tiered square cakes either but I didn't write that down so you can call to make sure if you would like.
**Waiting to hear back from Fairway Market in Westbury, NY, and did not get pricing/information from Oyster Bay, Long Island City, South Setauket, Little Neck, Oceanside, Lake Ronkonkoma, Holbrook, Farmingdale, Shirley, or Bronx Stop & Shop locations because the CD or CB (cake baker) was not available. If those locations are ones you'd be interested in considering, feel free to give them a call. I have no idea if they do wedding cakes or not.
Now please keep in mind that the prices given here may change in a year or even a couple months from now so don't be surprised if you call and their prices are a bit higher. And always alwaaays make sure that when you're connected with the Bakery/Bake Shop departments that you ask to speak with the cake baker (CB) or the cake decorator (CD) because many of the employees that just answer the phones have NO idea what the decorators/bakers offer. Some of them shut me down and said they don't make wedding cakes but then when I asked to speak with the CD, they were the ones who told me that they DO in fact offer wedding cakes. I even had some S&S bakery employees tell me that NONE of the S&S locations offered wedding cakes. C'mon now, people.
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There are bakeries (non-supermarket) that I've gotten quotes for as well but I honestly think I've written more than enough. If you need to know who I spoke to at any of these locations or have any other questions, please feel free to send me a FM.
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