Today I’m going to help you source your dream wedding cake in Melbourne.
I’ve sampled more than a few delicious wedding cakes in my day and below you’ll find my favourites.
A lot of these bakers don’t have cake shops but instead, operate online using web design to show off their tasty edible work. You’ll find that these Melbourne wedding cake suppliers also make wonderful anniversary and special occasion cakes. But more importantly, they’ll be a great pride to your wedding reception.
1. Ruwi’s Cakes
Ruwi’s Cakes was created by Ruwindi Serasinghe, an elite-level badminton player who suffered a career-ending injury during high school. She then discovered baking unique cakes as a way to kill all of her spare time!
The hobby turned into a career after baking for over eight years and learning various techniques and skills along the way.
Now, Ruwi’s Cakes operates as a custom cake design company, offering cakes such as wedding cakes, birthday cakes, gluten-free, vegan and many many more styles.
Ruwi was selected for the 2018 SPARK Deakin Accelerator program after competing against different start-up companies and has been growing rapidly over the last year as one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing wedding cake suppliers.
The growth has resulted in them becoming the favourite suppliers of well-known brands such as Electronic Arts, Showpo and Workday and continues to grow its strong portfolio of clients and customers.
In the past years her business has been around, Ruwi always aims to make each customer’s special day even more memorable by customizing delicious cakes exactly to their needs that will be both beautiful and tasty!
Learn more: https://ruwiscakes.com.au
2. Don’t Tell Charles
Don’t Tell Charles founded by the creative and talented Thoa Pham is a contemporary designer cake studio located in Kensington, Victoria. They started as a specialty coffee and dessert house in 2013, but now have become one of the industries leading cake studios in Australia.
DTC has beautiful and special cake ideas for special events like birthday parties, corporate functions, weddings, or anniversaries. They specialise in bringing out a client’s personality in their cakes without fail. In addition, they are also first and foremost designers passionate about including forms of architecture, interior design, fine art food and fashion into their cakes.
They aim to push boundaries with their cakes through exceptional taste, design, and execution across a broad range of cake flavours.
Check them out, and try not to start salivating over their next level tier cakes. They are probably the actual definition of edible art.
Learn more: https://www.donttellcharles.com.au/
3. Raymond Tan
Raymond Tan, also known as Ray Ray is a self-taught baker who began baking as a creative outlet during his years at university whilst completing his Master’s Degree. His amazing homemade cakes posted on his Instagram account has now led to becoming an established brand with a huge audience and this small passion has now blossomed into a full-time profession for him!
Ray Ray works on specialised celebration cakes and desserts that have his own unique style and a sense of aesthetics that have now become the core value of his brand. This style has attracted a lot of public interest because his work can now be seen featured in many publications.
When he’s not baking the perfect custom designed wedding cakes in Melbourne he also makes the cutest paddle pops in the world!!! Check out his instagram for some awesome pics.
Learn more: https://www.lickedbyrayray.com/
4. Coco Cakes
Santhiago, the founder of COCO Cakes, is a qualified pastry chef who has worked in some of Melbourne’s top restaurants. By bringing together his passion for good food and design, he has been able to create cakes that taste and look amazing. The creativity and the technical aspect behind the custom designs have been lead to some of the amazing cakes being featured in the media and the press.
Coco Cakes have been awarded the 2017 Five star award by Easy Weddings which is the largest and the most popular wedding website in Australia today!
The unique and stylish designs by Coco Cakes are very popular in the wedding scene. They are known for taking into account various aspects of your wedding day, including the wedding dress, flowers and venue to ensure the cake compliments the wedding perfectly.
Arguably one of the best designer wedding cake makers in Melbourne!
Learn more: https://www.cococakes.com.au/
5. Miss Ladybird Cakes
Miss Ladybird Cakes was created by a qualified chef with years of industry experience and dedication to immersing herself in the learning process of making a product that is full of love and care.
From working at a local bakery as a teenager to then working for reputable restaurants for over 8 years is said to be one of her key assets to running a successful cake business.
MLC prides itself on using locally produced and high quality ingredients to make each and everything from scratch on-site from their cake batter to the buttercream. They give the greatest attention to every little detail included in their perfect cakes. They cater desserts and specialty cakes for events that are both beautiful to look at and beautiful to taste.
Learn more: https://www.missladybirdcakes.com/
6. Vanilla
One of the oldest in the industry with over 45 years of baking, Vanilla Cakes pride itself on being one of the early innovators and pioneers of the Australian cake industry. The wealth of experience comes with their desire to ensure the highest standards of their cakes through their service, flavours and style.
if you are looking to book a cake with them, you can visit their lounge where you will have the option of choosing from their specialist cakes collection or creating your own masterpiece.
Learn more: https://vanillalounge.com.au
7. AB Fab Cakes
They are award-winning wedding cake designers based in Richmond, Melbourne. They have been given a high star customer review as well as the five-star award for numerous years from easy weddings.
AB Fab Cakes pride themselves on being one of the best makers of designer wedding cakes in Melbourne by having some of the best cake artisans. They aim to create and deliver a beautiful cake for your special day so that you can rest easy.
When couples decide to go ahead with the AB Fab Cakes, they first make time to meet and chat with one of the professional cake designers and the design will be sent to you for consideration.
Learn more: https://www.abfabcakes.com.au
8. BlackBird Cakes
First created in 2012 by Sharyn Frantz has now become a cake studio located in Macedon Ranges and supplies cakes to Melbourne and other surrounding suburbs.
They thrive on creating cakes that are beautiful and delicious. Their mission is to produce mouth-watering cakes that are made with love using only the best ingredients to offer the best quality cakes for your special occasion.
BlackBird Cakes are known to be a family-owned cake studio with the entire family working throughout the week. So be sure to know that you will be treated with a friendly smile upon entering their studio.
Whether you’re looking for an unusual or a beautiful and elegant cake for your wedding, BlackBird Cakes can provide cakes from 3D models to naked cakes full of flowers.
Be sure to take a look at their online gallery as there are some truly beautiful wedding cakes featured in there from some lucky local Melbourne brides. They also make fantastic marble cakes and anniversary cakes.
Learn more: https://blackbirdcakes.com.au/
9. Bake and Co
Bake and Co is a place that has a full variety of delicious goodies that you can get to make your wedding a day to remember for yourself and your guests. They have a wide range of products from naked with flowers to chocolate drip cakes and water coloured cookies.
All of their products are created from traditional artisan recipes and 100% handmade with unique designs to match your wedding theme.
Located in Bentleigh, Melbourne so you can make your order and get it baked fresh and delivered to your wedding venue.
Learn more: https://bakeandco.com.au/
10. Cake Ink
This Melbourne based cake studio founded in 2009 has now become one of the most sought-after cakes for special occasions we celebrate such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and baby showers.
If you’re looking for beautifully detailed sugar creations on your cake, then this is the place to go. At Cake Ink, they pride themselves on their handcrafted creations made from the finest materials and ingredients.
Learn more: https://www.cakeink.com.au/
11. Storytale Cakes
“Every cake has a story to tell” – Hannah
Do you have a story to tell with your wedding cake? If you do, then this is the right place for you because Hannah is known for her love to create beautiful art pieces that will tell your story and this is evident through her large loyal follower base on her social media accounts.
Starting at a young age, she is now creating beautiful cakes and cheesecakes full of life and the taste of her cakes won’t disappoint your guests because it is to die for!
Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/storytalecakes/
12. Atomic Cakes
If you’re looking for a unique wedding cake that will make your special day one to remember for yourselves and your guests, then atomic cakes can make that dream come true.
Gavin and Sophia can create mouthwatering art pieces that are suitable for any occasion.
Atomic Cakes in Ascot Vale are known as some of the most creative cake makers in Melbourne. For their team, no task is off limits because they will make your dream cake come into reality for the big day.
Learn more: https://www.atomiccakes.com.au/
Other Honourable Mentions
- Blissful Inspirations Cakes
- Valley Designer Cakes
- Sweetcheeks Cookies + Cakes
- Peninsula Cake Art
- Summary
Amongst these 12 brilliant wedding cake makers, you should have the perfect wedding cake for your big day.
Have you got a favourite wedding cakes Melbourne baker that I haven’t included on this list?
Let me know in the comments below 🙂
We also have some guides on finding the best wedding venue or wedding photographer for your special day in Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How much does a wedding cake cost in Melbourne?
In Melbourne, stunning custom wedding cakes range from $300 to $1,500 depending on cake size, design and bakery. A beautifully crafted multi tiered cake from a pastry chef will be at the higher end, while a simple yet elegant option will be more budget friendly.
What is a good budget for a wedding cake?
A good budget for a wedding cake is 5-10% of your overall wedding budget so you get a delicious centrepiece without breaking the bank. This way you can allocate your funds wisely and still have a beautiful and tasty cake to match your special day.
How much wedding cake for 100 people?
For 100 guests you will need a 5-6 tier cake so everyone gets a generous slice, assuming each slice is 100g. Or you could do a combination of smaller cakes or a cake and dessert table to add variety and cater to different taste buds.
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Hi Amy,
We hope that you had a great Christmas & New Year!
We are a new wedding cake maker based in the Sydney Road Bridal District in Brunswick, Melbourne. We started in 2018 and have really got into the thick of making wedding cakes, please have a look at our wedding gallery. We cater for small intimate weddings of a few people & a single tier cake all the way to large extravagant weddings of 500 + with a seven tier cakes!
Regards,
Nick & Dana Lazarevski