Collection: Cake boxes

Your cake is finished, now for the right box. You choose it on three things: the size, the height and how the cake will travel. I have put them in a row for you below, so you order the right one first time. Because nothing is quite as sad as a beautiful cake that only just does not fit.

What size cake box do you need?

The easiest rule: your cake box is the same size as your cake board. The board then sits snugly in the box and the cake cannot slide on the way. That is why our cake boards and boxes share the same sizes: a Ø25 cake board fits exactly in a 25x25 box.

Extra saving: with every cake box with a shop window you get a discount on a matching white MDF cake board. You will find these combinations in our combo deals, so you get the box and the board in the right size in one go.

So you start with the cake tin. Choose a cake board at least 2.5 cm larger than your cake, then the box in the same size. Working without a cake board? Choose a box 2 to 3 cm larger than your cake. If there is a drip, a ring of flowers or anything else on the outside, go one size up.

For an even larger cake there is the tall 40x40x30 box, and for a rectangular sheet cake the 40x30x13 cake tray. The shop window line runs from 16x16x10 for a bento cake to 30x30x30 for a tiered cake, in steps that follow on from each other, so you can scale up within the same style.

How tall should the box be?

A standard cake box is 15 cm high. That is enough for a cake with one or two layers and no tall decoration.

Working with tiered cakes, drip cakes or toppers? Then keep at least 5 cm of space above the highest point. In the tall cake boxes you will find heights from 23 to 35 cm, up to 40x40x30 for wedding cakes. Using a cake box with a separate lid and only a few centimetres short? Then cake box extensions are often enough: board corner pieces that raise the box to 30 cm.

With window, without window or clear?

• With window is the most popular choice. Your customer sees the cake straight away, while it stays protected. On our shop window boxes the window has a scalloped edge, just like the edge of a real shop awning. That is where the name comes from.
• Without window is plain board. Handy when the cake needs to stay out of sight on the way, or when you want to put your own stickers on the outside.
• Clear shows the cake from every side. This includes the smart cake dome, which is delivered flat and sets up in a few seconds.

How to put the cake in

On the shop window boxes, the lid and the front fold forward in one go. The sides slope down, so you can set the cake straight in instead of lifting it over an edge or sliding it inside. Then fold the front back up and the box is closed.

This helps most with tall cakes and cakes with decoration on the sides. That is exactly where things go wrong when you have to tilt or slide, and exactly where you need two hands instead of three.

Cakes that are not round

Not every cake fits in a square box of standard size. For those we have separate sizes:

• Sheet cake boxes, low and rectangular.
• Boxes for number and letter cakes, including the XL box of 46x32 cm with window.
• Bento cake boxes of 16x16x10 for small cakes, also with a shop window and in white, pink and red.

Making sure the cake arrives in one piece

The box is only half the story. A cake board under the cake stops it from sliding, and for tall or heavy cakes a box with a handle helps: you lift it from the top instead of by the sides. How to place the cake in the car afterwards is covered in our article on transporting a cake without damage.

One line, from cake to cupcake

Most of our cake boxes belong to the shop window line: the same scalloped window edge and the same way of opening across cake boxes, cupcake boxes, bento boxes and sweet boxes, in white and in pink. Everything you hand over looks like one set straight away, and that is how your customers recognise you.

Want your own name on it? With stickers and ribbon you make the box personal, even in small quantities.

Frequently asked questions about cake boxes

What size cake box do I need?

Choose the box the same size as your cake board, and a cake board at least 2.5 cm larger than your cake. Without a board, allow 2 to 3 cm of space. See the table above.

Do you have round cake boxes?

Our cake boxes are square. A round cake sits perfectly well in them, and the corners give you exactly the room you need for toppers and decoration. Prefer a round look? Choose the white cake box with a round window, so you look at your cake through a round window.

What are the cake boxes made of?

Our cake boxes are made of sturdy board, the clear cake boxes and the cake dome of clear plastic. The product specifications list the material.

What is the difference between a pastry box and a cake box?

In practice bakers use the words interchangeably. We call the low boxes for slices, pastries and smaller cakes pastry boxes, and the boxes from 20x20 cm upwards cake boxes. Search for either, you will end up in the same range.

How many boxes are in a pack?

Most cake boxes come in packs of 10 or 25, smaller sizes often in 50 or more. The number is in the product title. Volume discounts are applied automatically for larger quantities.

Can I order a single cake box?

We sell per pack, not per piece. The number of boxes is in the product title.

Still unsure about the size? No worries, most bakers are with their first order. Our article which cake box do you need has the full version, with examples per type of cake.