Graduation & Retirement Cakes in Bracknell
Both of these are usually eaten standing up by a room of colleagues, which changes the answer: 24 cupcakes at £138 feed 24 people with no knife, no plates and nobody having to cut anything, where a 10-inch cake at £150 cuts 22–28 and needs somebody to volunteer.
A cake is the right answer when there is a speech and a photograph of somebody holding it. Otherwise the box wins, and we would rather say so than sell you the bigger thing.
How much for an office or graduation order?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
24 cupcakes No knife, no plates, nobody has to cut it 24 people | £138 |
12 cupcakes A small team, or a desk 12 people | £72 |
8" single tier For the leaving do that sits down 14–18 slices | £130 |
10" single tier For a big party, or the base of a tiered cake 22–28 slices | £150 |
Invoiced to a company without VAT — Sweet Panda is not VAT registered, so none is charged. An edible logo is £1 per cupcake. Delivery from £30 by distance, and an office is the easiest address there is. For a standing order of office cakes, see corporate cakes.
Ask about a graduation or leaving cake
We reply within 24 hours with a price. No deposit is taken until you are happy with the quote.
Not ready to send it? What follows answers most of what people ask first.
How long it takes
7–10 days for a simple design, at least 14 for two tiers.
Sooner is sometimes possible: a rush adds 50% when the notice is under 7 days, if the diary is clear.
In a hurry? Bento cakes take 3–5 days.
Delivery
From £30, quoted by distance from RG12 0UY.
Collection from Bracknell is free — see the areas we cover.
Paying
50% deposit to hold your date; orders under £50 are paid in full.
Balance 3 hours before collection, or cash on the day.
The deposit is non-refundable but transferable with 4 days' notice — full terms.
Which actually feeds an office better?
Per person, cupcakes. The table is the whole argument, and it is our own price list rather than a rule of thumb.
| What you order | Feeds | Price | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 cupcakes | 24 | £138 | £5.75 |
| 12 cupcakes | 12 | £72 | £6.00 |
| 10" cake | 28 | £150 | £5.36 |
| 8" cake | 18 | £130 | £7.22 |
| 6" cake | 12 | £100 | £8.33 |
Cake portions are counted at the top of their range here, which is the fair comparison: a cupcake is one person and a slice is one person. Cut the cake meanly and the figures move.
Why does a July graduation need booking in May?
Because every university in the country holds its ceremonies in the same fortnight, and this is one person in one kitchen rather than a production line with a night shift. The notice we need is still 7–10 days for a simple cake, but in late June the diary fills before the notice runs out — and a rush costs 50% when it is possible at all. The same is true of the fortnight before Christmas and of summer Saturdays.
What does an office order involve that a party does not?
An invoice, usually, and a delivery to a reception desk rather than a kitchen. Both are straightforward: there is no VAT to add because this is not a VAT-registered business, the deposit holds the date as it does for anything else, and reception is the easiest delivery address in the world because somebody is always there to sign. What an office order needs from you is the floor and a phone number — a cake left at a barrier is a cake nobody collects.
What else do people ask?
Allergies? Our kitchen handles all 14 of the allergens UK law requires us to declare, so nothing we bake is free from any of them. What is in each cake, and our hygiene rating.