White chocolate contains no cocoa solids at all. Cocoa butter, milk and sugar, and nothing else, so it reads creamy and vanilla-forward instead of bitter. It also behaves quite differently under a pastry chef's hands. That single fact explains most of what the Snow White Chocolate Cake is doing.
One of ten flavours in our specialty layer cake range. The one people reach for when the cake has to look like a gift before anybody has tasted it.
How the cake is built
Four layers, starting from a delicate vanilla sponge kept deliberately moist. Silky white chocolate ganache goes between them, rich without turning cloying. Then the whole cake is finished in white chocolate petals, made by hand in our kitchen.
Those petals are why the cake photographs the way it does. Each one snaps gently and breaks against the soft ganache underneath, so the first forkful gives you two textures at once: a thin cold shard, then cream. No colouring is involved and nothing is sprayed on. The white you are looking at is chocolate.
Choosing a size, and counting heads properly
Our layer cakes are larger than most people assume, so do the arithmetic before you order. A 15cm is $95 and serves 12 to 15. A 20cm is $120 and serves 20 to 25. A 25cm is $165 and serves 30 to 35. Every flavour sits on the same ladder, so choosing Snow White over the Thunder Chocolate or the Tres Leches never changes the price.
Count the actual guests. Do not guess. A 15cm looks modest on a bench and still feeds a full family gathering, and the most common ordering mistake we see is somebody buying a size up out of nerves, then carrying two thirds of it home.
Taste it first, with the person you are planning with
The most useful half hour you can spend before committing to a layer cake is at one of our tables, eating a small piece of one. We sell cake slices from the cabinet, the Prestige Coconut among them, so a tasting costs about what two coffees cost.
Bring whoever else is in the decision. The co-host, the sibling, the other parent. Order two different slices between you and push both into the middle. One of you will go quiet on the second forkful, and that is your answer. Half an hour at a table settles an argument email cannot, and you will both remember which cake you actually preferred instead of which one sounded best. If the recipient loves citrus, the Lemonade Cake wraps lemon custard in white chocolate ganache and is Snow White's closest relative in the range. Leaning tropical? Look at the Tropical Coconut. Wanting something darker? The Black Forest sets white chocolate whipped cream against a deep chocolate sponge.
What we do not do, and why that helps you
We do not make custom cakes. No fondant, no custom colourings, no bespoke decoration, no off-menu designs. You choose from the flavours and finishes that already exist. A cake for a wedding therefore costs exactly what the same cake costs for an ordinary birthday.
For a milestone gift that tends to be an advantage. No consultations to sit through, no design fees, no revisions, and the price is on the page before you begin. The birthday cake page shows the range as it stands, and our guide to choosing, storing and serving a cake covers the rest. For weddings and engagements, see our wedding cakes page and our notes on anniversary and engagement cakes.
Getting one into your hands
Snow White is made to order on a two-day lead time, shorter than most people expect. Pick your collection date and time at checkout; the picker only offers dates the kitchen can genuinely meet for what is in your cart. Sizes and storage are set out on our frequently asked questions page.
Collection only, from our patisserie inside The Welder at 20-26 Welles Street, Christchurch Central. The cake is handed over already assembled in its box, so collecting the day before is the calm option. Keep it in the fridge overnight in our packaging, bring it out one to two hours before serving, and dip the knife in hot water and dry it between cuts. Carry the box from the bottom. Keep the car cool. Doors open 10am to 9pm Tuesday to Saturday.
