Cake Cutting Fee

Category: lifestyle

A per-person surcharge applied by a caterer to slice and serve a cake brought in from an outside bakery.

Similar to a corkage fee, this charge covers the venue's labor for cutting, plating, garnishing, and cleaning the dessert ware. Planners flag this fee early to ensure couples calculate the true cost of bringing an outside pastry chef onto the property.

Common Examples

• The resort applied a $3 per slice cake cutting fee for slicing the custom multi-tiered fondant creation from the boutique bakery.
• Choosing the venue’s internal pastry chef completely waives the cake cutting fee, reducing the overall catering invoice balance.