Custom Cake Bags

Paper Weight and Handle Choices

Cake is heavier than people think, especially fruit cake or a tiered sponge with buttercream. A thicker kraft or white paper stock with a reinforced handle patch is the safe choice for anything over a single tier. Twisted paper handles are strong and economical; flat paper handles fold away neatly when bags are stacked; ribbon handles suit wedding cake studios that want a softer look.

If your cakes go out on a cake board inside the box, the bag base board adds a second layer of support, which is reassuring for customers carrying a cake across a busy street.

Think about stacking and storage too. Flat paper handles fold inside the bag, so a stack of bags under the counter stays neat and takes up less room. Twisted handles lie on top and can tangle in a drawer, though they are slightly easier to grip for heavy cakes.

Base boards can be supplied loose for you to drop in, or fixed into the bag. Loose boards let you reuse bags for lighter items without the extra card. Paper weights and handle strengths are listed on the board and finish page.

Print That Looks Good in Photos

Cake bags appear in a lot of party photos. A clean logo, your shop name and a simple pattern often work better than a crowded design. White paper shows bright colours and pastel palettes well; brown kraft gives a homely bakery look and takes black or white print crisply. Printing on both faces means the logo shows whichever way the bag is carried.

Some bakers add a short line on the gusset, such as how to store the cake or their social media name, where it is seen when the bag is opened.

Wedding cake makers often choose a very restrained look: a cream or white bag, a ribbon handle and a small foil logo. It suits venue deliveries and matches the elegant style of the cakes, while still identifying the maker to guests who ask. A one-colour logo on kraft is compared with full colour in the print and finish options guide.

Bags for Collections, Deliveries and Events

A shop where customers collect cakes needs bags that open wide and accept a box quickly at the counter. A baker who delivers in person can use bags as a tidy way to carry two cakes at once from the van to the door. Market and event stallholders often use smaller cake bags for slices and bento cakes, which are easier to carry around a fair than an open box.

For each of these, the bag size and handle type change slightly. Collection bags benefit from wide openings and strong handles. Delivery bags should match your largest boxes. Event bags can be smaller, lighter and more colourful, as they hold small, light treats and are often photographed by customers enjoying the day.

Café counters selling single cake slices to take away can pair a small bag with a slice box, giving the slice a smart carry option without the cost of a full cake box. Slice boxes sized for a small bag are shown on the bakery cake boxes for counter sales page.

Tips Before You Order

Order bags at the same time as your cake boxes if you can, so the sizing and colours match. Keep one bag back from each delivery and test it with your heaviest cake. If you sell cakes for delivery by courier, a bag can also double as an outer wrap, but a corrugated outer box is better for long journeys.

Ask us for a custom quote with your box sizes, handle type and quantity; we reply by email within one working day with a price and a suggested paper weight.

Count how many cakes you sell in a typical week and the share that leave in each box size. That gives a sensible starting quantity for each bag size, and stops you running out of the most popular one. Our guide to how custom pricing works explains why one larger run costs less than two small ones.

Measure the Box, Then Add the Fingers

A cake bag is sized to the box it carries, with one allowance people forget: the customer's hand. The base of the bag should match the box footprint plus 10 mm each way so the box drops in flat, but the height needs the box depth plus around 80 mm so fingers can hold the handles without pressing on the lid. Measure your most common cake box, add those allowances, and send the result with the handle type you prefer and if you want a base board fixed in or supplied loose.

A custom quote comes by email within one working day, with minimums quoted per job to suit a smaller bakery, and the free proof shows the print on each face and the gusset. Production takes 4 to 7 working days after approval and the bags travel flat on free tracked delivery to UK mainland addresses in 2 to 3 working days. Bags that arrive torn or misprinted are reprinted or refunded if reported within 10 days. If your boxes already have a built-in handle, as on the bakery boxes with carry handles, you may only need bags for the larger sizes.