How Much Is a Cake at Whole Foods?

Whole Foods Market is well known for its high quality but expensive products, so much so that it has acquired the nickname “Whole Paycheck” in a jab at its high prices.

The bakery shops inside Whole Foods Market are no different. You will find delectable and beautiful cakes and pastries there catering to all sorts of dietary needs. But at a price.

Whole Foods Market offers a wide variety of cakes, including vanilla sheet cakes, chocolate sheet cakes, chocolate eruption cakes, vegan cakes, carrot cakes, gluten-free cakes, tiramisu cakes, and more. But the most famous and popular cake from Whole Foods Market has to be its Berry Chantilly Cake.

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Whole Foods Cake Price

Whole Foods cakes price is $12 for 4″ round cakes, 6″ for $25, and 8″ for $30. They also have quarter sheet cakes for $50, half sheet for $80, and full sheet for $140.

Cake	Price	Serves	Price per Guest
4 Inch Round Cake	$12	2	$6.0
6 Inch Round Cake	$25	8	$3.1
8 Inch Round Cake	$30 – $33	10	$3.0 – $3.3
Quarter Sheet Cake	$50 – $55	25	$2.0 – $2.2
Half Sheet Cake	$70 – $90	50	$1.4 – $1.8
Full Sheet Cake	$140 – $180	100	$1.4 – $1.8

Depending on its size, a round cake can typically feed 2 to 10 people, while a sheet cake can feed 25 to 100. The exact number will depend on how large you cut the cake slices, but typically:

4 Inch Round Cake – serves 2
6 Inch Round Cake – serves 8
8 Inch Round Cake – serves 10
Quarter Sheet Cake – serves 25
Half Sheet Cake – serves 50
Full Sheet Cake – serves 100

Whole Foods Signature Cakes

Blackberry Lime Cake
Berry Chantilly Cake
Chocolate Cake
Carrot Cake (Seasonal)
Celebration Cake
Cupcakes
Fresh Fruit Tart

Whole Foods Custom Cakes

Wedding
Birthday
Baby Shower
Anniversary
ETC

Whole Foods Ready-Made Cakes

Tiramisu Cake
Cheesecake
Chocolate Cake
Berry Chantilly Cake

You can order a cake in person at any Whole Foods Market store. Or, you can go online and send an order to your local Whole Foods Market for in-store pickup. If you are an Amazon Prime member and live in an eligible ZIP code, you can also order Whole Foods cake on the Amazon.com website and get free 2-hour delivery for orders over $35.

As long as you are ordering your cake directly from a Whole Foods Market and not through the Amazon.com website, you can customize your cake. Talk to the bakery inside your local Whole Foods Market. It will typically take 1 or 2 days for the bakery to fill your order of custom cakes.

Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Cake Price

Whole Foods Market offers a wide variety of cakes such as vanilla, chocolate, carrot, tiramisu, vegan, and gluten-free cakes, but their most famous cake is without a doubt Berry Chantilly Cake.

Whole Foods’ famous Berry Chantilly Round Cakes cost between $12 to $25 and can feed between 2 to 10 people. Their Berry Chantilly Sheet Cakes cost between $50 to $180 and can feed a big party between 25 to 100 people.

Ever since the creation of this cake more than a decade ago by a Whole Foods Market baker at the Arabella Station store in New Orleans based on her grandmother’s family recipe, the Berry Chantilly Cake has been admired and imitated everywhere, but never surpassed.

It has spawned dozens of online copycats and even its very own hashtag: #berrychantilly. You will find numerous iterations of it on the internet. But if you want the original version of Berry Chantilly Cake, you can only get it from Whole Foods Market.

This cake is made with natural and high-quality ingredients such as fresh berries and cage-free eggs. It does not contain any hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup, or sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, or saccharin. If you want to indulge in your sweet tooth but still want something good for you, the Whole Foods Market Berry Chantilly Cake is a great option.

You can even customize your Berry Chantilly Cake. The bakery team at your local Whole Foods Market is happy to add a personal message to your cake. All you have to do is ask.

Whole Foods Market offers Berry Chantilly Cake in 6 different sizes: 4 inch round cake, 6 inch, 8 inch, quarter sheet cake, half sheet, and full sheet.

Not every Whole Foods location will offer all 6 sizes of Berry Chantilly Cake. Also, the price of even the same size of Berry Chantilly Cake can vary based on the location of the Whole Foods Market.

The prices may also be different if you order online.

Berry Chantilly Cake 4 Inch Round

16 ounces
$12 online at Amazon for Amazon Prime members exclusively
- Free 2-hour delivery between 10 am and 9 pm on orders over $35 with Prime membership
- Also available for pick-up between 10 am and 9 pm
Serves 2

Berry Chantilly Cake 6 Inch Round

53.6 ounces
$25 online at Amazon for Amazon Prime members exclusively
- Free 2-hour delivery between 10 am and 9 pm on orders over $35 with Prime membership
- Also available for pick-up between 10 am and 9 pm
$25 at the Pembroke Pines, FL Whole Foods store
Serves 8

Berry Chantilly Cake 8 Inch Round

76 ounces
$30 online at Amazon for Amazon Prime members exclusively
- Free 2-hour delivery between 10 am and 9 pm on orders over $35 with Prime membership
- Also available for pick-up between 10 am and 9 pm
$33 at the Oakland, CA Whole Foods store
Serves 10

Customize Whole Foods Cakes

Whole Foods Market cakes are customizable if you order directly from your local store. On the other hand, if you are a Prime member who lives in an eligible ZIP code and orders a Whole Foods Market cake through the Amazon website for free delivery or pickup, you will not be able to customize your cake.

There are 2 types of customizations you can get for cakes at Whole Foods Market:

Add a personal message to a ready-made cake such as Berry Chantilly Cake or Tiramisu Cake
Get a custom-designed cake made from scratch just for you

To get a customized cake at Whole Foods Market, you need to order ahead:

Go to the Whole Foods Market store locator to find a store close to you
Either call or visit your chosen Whole Foods Market store
Ask to speak with a Bakery team member to get started
Tell the Bakery team member what kind of customized cake you have in mind and, if applicable, what special occasion, such as a wedding or anniversary you are getting the cake for
Agree on a customized cake design – this could be a personalized message written on a ready-made cake or a completely new cake design
Agree on a pickup date and price
Place your order
Pick up your customized cake on your scheduled pickup date

How to Order Whole Foods Cakes

There are 3 ways to order a cake from Whole Foods Market:

In-Person – The simplest way is to go to your local Whole Foods Market store and buy a cake from the Bakery shop inside the store
Online Order from Your Local Store for In-Store Pickup
1. Go to the Whole Foods Market online order
2. Enter your state and then choose a store close to you
3. Click on Desserts & Cakes under the heading Everyday Selections on the left side of the screen
4. Choose the cake you want to order. Enter the size and quantity you want
5. Click Add to cart
6. When you are done shopping, click on the shopping cart icon in the upper right corner of the screen
7. Click Proceed to pickup and billing
8. Follow the instructions to complete your order
9. Go to your chosen store to pick up your cake
Prime Order on Amazon.com
1. This option is only available to Amazon Prime members in eligible ZIP code
2. Go to the Whole Foods Market section of the Amazon.com website
3. Choose the cake you want to order
4. Click Add to cart
5. When you are done shopping, click on the shopping cart icon in the upper right corner of the screen
6. Click Proceed to checkout
7. You can choose either delivery or in-store pickup
8. For the delivery option, you get free 2-hour delivery on orders over $35 with your Prime membership