Wedding cake flavors and pricing

Your Wedding Cake…

For design selections, please ask to see our extensive wedding cake album. Bakery Hours are 6 am to 4 pm Sunday – Thursday, 6 am – 6 pm Friday and Saturday. If you would like to make a tasting appointment, contact Barbara at (530) 583-1377. Tasting appointments are scheduled Tuesday - Saturday on the hour from 10 am to 2 pm depending on availability. From May 15 – October 15 appointments are available Tuesday – Thursday. Friday and Saturday are available only if wedding cake production permits. 

Favorite Wedding Cake Flavors:
Chocolate Truffle:  Chocolate or vanilla cake layered with a rich chocolate mousse
Lemon & Berries:  Lemon cake layered with vanilla custard and fresh berries (seasonal)
Strawberries & Cream:  Vanilla cake layered with fresh cream and strawberries
Tiramisu Su:  Vanilla cake soaked in rum and espresso layered with mascarpone cream
Chocolate Raspberry:  Chocolate cake layered with raspberry marmalade & fudge
Carrot Cake:  made with carrots, walnuts, & spices.  Layered with cream cheese
Custom Dessert Tables:  Please ask for a list of options

Cake pricing is based on round butter cream iced cakes.
Additional charges are as follows:
Fondant or Chocolate Ganache Icing:  +25%
Square Cakes: +25% (square cakes have 15-20% more servings per size than round) 

* Sheet cakes are decorated with butter cream and a simple border.  
* Sheet cakes are for larger groups. 

KEY:
Level 1:  Simple borders:  pearl, star tip, real ribbon.
Level 2:  Swiss dots, piped designs, piped swag, monograms, chocolate drizzle.
Level 3:  basket weave, fern design, cornelli lace, graffiti, different design on each tier
Sorry, we do not dye icings.  Colors are never predictable.

Round Cake Serving Sizes:
6”= 8-10, 8”=15, 9”=20, 10”=25, 11”=35, 12”=40, 14”=55, 16”=75

Delivery Charges

Tahoe City area:
Tahoe City $25.00
(Granlibakken, Gatekeeper’s Cabin,
Garwoods, Sunnyside)
Tahoe Gal $40.00

North Shore (CA side):
Tahoe Vista/ Kings Beach $30.00
(N.T. Conference Center, Fitzhaven)
Fairwins Estate $50.00

West Shore:
Homewood, Chamber’s Landing $30.00
Ehrman Mansion, Meeks Bay $40.00

Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley:
River Ranch $30.00
Squaw Valley $35.00
Highcamp at Squaw Valley $125.00

Truckee and Incline areas:
Northstar $50.00
Truckee/Donner Lake area $50.00
Tahoe Donner $75.00
Incline Village, NV $75.00

Delivery is not always available. Please specify delivery with cake order if needed.

Holidays and Boat Show weekend: delivery may not be available for certain locations

4 or 5 tier cake delivery is only available if accessible by cart.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Ribbon for Wedding Cake Border: If you would like to have a ribbon trim on your wedding cake, please keep the following in mind: The ribbon needs to be provided by the bride or the florist. For butter cream iced round cakes please provide a satin/fabric type ribbon without wire. Square butter cream iced cakes: you may provide a wired ribbon or a satin/fabric ribbon. Stiff ribbons will have to be cut to trim a square cake. Ask Barbara for details. For butter cream cakes, keep in mind that the ribbon color will get darker when it is put on the cake. You may want to choose a shade or two lighter than the color you actually want. Rolled fondant iced cakes: any ribbon you like will work on rounds, wired is preferred on square. Ribbon will not change color on fondant cakes.

Cake Flavor Changes: as long as your new choice is listed on Tahoe House’s flavor choices, there is no problem. Just let us know that there is a change by the 14 day confirmation of your wedding cake. If you would like to ask about something that is not on the list, be sure to contact Barbara as soon as possible. The high altitude and remote location of Lake Tahoe sometimes limits special requests.

Delivery or Location Changes:
We coordinate other wedding cakes and delivery timing based on what you tell us about your event. If you change at the last minute, we may be unable to deliver your cake. Please contact us as soon as you know there is a change, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.

Design Changes:
If you change your mind on the design on the wedding cake, be sure to check with Barbara right away. Not all designs pictured on the internet and in magazines can be duplicated by us. There are often ingredients that must be ordered far in advance, or features that are custom made by specialized pastry chefs. We want you to be happy with the design of your cake.

Finalization:
Please call us a minimum of 14 days prior to your wedding to confirm your order. At that time we will need a final guest count and confirmation of all details. It is very difficult for us to track you down as it gets closer to your wedding, so it is important that you contact us. Barbara is generally available Tuesday - Saturday. Between 9 am and 2 pm are the best times to call. If you do not contact us by 7 days prior to the wedding, we will attempt to contact you. If we cannot reach you, we will make the cake that is specified on the contract. For our planning, scheduling and ordering purposes, flavor and size of cake can only be changed 1 week or more before the wedding.

Cancellation Policy:
It is the policy of the Tahoe House to refund wedding cake deposits if the cancellation is 90 days prior to the date. We understand that plans change and unforeseen problems occur. In the instance of a cancellation made less than 90 days in advance the purchaser forfeits the deposit.