Collect your cake or have it delivered? Collection is free, delivery €5 to €47.
Collecting is the best choice for any single-tier cake. Delivery is worth it from two tiers upwards, for long journeys in summer and when nobody can get to Soltau on the day of the celebration. The flat rate depends on the distance by road from Soltau.
- Collect in Soltau: Lüneburger Straße 29, Tue–Fri 6 am–6 pm, Sat 6 am–1 pm, Sun 6:30 am–6 pm. The cake is waiting in the cold room at the agreed time and travels home in its box in the footwell.
- Delivery in Heidekreis: a flat rate based on the distance by road from Soltau, the configurator works it out for your address. We bring the cake chilled at the agreed time.
- Multi-tier cakes: from two tiers upwards we drive them ourselves. The cake arrives fully assembled, not in pieces. You can collect it yourself, but we advise against it. One sharp stop is enough and the tiers slip.
Most cakes are collected from us, and that is a good thing: the trip to Soltau is short, the cake goes straight from the cold room into the car, and it costs nothing. We deliver when the cake is too big, the journey too long or the day too full. Of the requests in recent weeks, about one in four was a delivery, and almost always it was for a wedding cake or a big celebration.
The flat rate depends on the distance by road, not as the crow flies. Since September the configurator has worked it out with Google road data for the exact house number. Enter the address and you see the surcharge straight away. Beyond 40 km there is no flat rate any more, and the configurator does not book delivery there.
The zones from Soltau
€5 within Soltau, then €6 more for every 5 km or part of it. Distance by road from Lüneburger Straße 29. The figures for each place are ranges taken from several addresses there. At the edge of a band, the house number decides.
| Distance | Delivery | For example |
|---|---|---|
| up to 5 km | €5 | Soltau and Harber |
| up to 10 km | €11 | Wolterdingen, near Wietzendorf |
| up to 15 km | €17 | Neuenkirchen (12–14 km), Wietzendorf (15) |
| up to 20 km | €23 | Bispingen (15–20 km), Dorfmark (17), Schneverdingen (18), Munster (19–20) |
| up to 25 km | €29 | Bergen (23 km), Bad Fallingbostel (23–24), Visselhövede (23–25) |
| up to 30 km | €35 | Walsrode (25–30 km) with Honerdingen and Düshorn |
| up to 35 km | €41 | Idsingen, Hamwiede and other outlying villages |
| up to 40 km | €47 | Hodenhagen (36 km), Ahlden (39) |
| over 40 km | no delivery | Lüneburg, Celle, Rotenburg (only for cakes worth the journey) |
Which is better when
The situations we come across at the counter, and what we tell people then.
On Sundays we open at 6:30 am. The cake is collected in the morning, waits in the fridge until coffee time and has cost no surcharge. The best way for a cream gateau.
You can make a firm booking for collection in Soltau directly in the configurator and pay online, without a phone call. Delivery, on the other hand, we always arrange with you personally.
We drive three tiers chilled and fully assembled right into the hall. That costs a €23 flat rate, which is less than a slipped tier.
A cream gateau keeps for a good hour without refrigeration. If you drive for 40 minutes and then still have to park, you have no margin left. We bring it chilled and on time: €35.
Fine, as long as the cake stands level in its box in the footwell and someone rides along. If you are driving alone or have a winding country road ahead of you, it is better to have it brought: €17 or €23.
Beyond 40 km we do not calculate automatically. For a wedding cake we make the trip, for a 28 cm cake it is usually not worth it. Then we recommend buttercream and collection the day before, it can take that.
How each one works
Collection. When you order, you give us the day and time; the cake is then ready in the cold room. It comes in a box with an edge to hold it by. In the car it travels level in the footwell or on the flat boot floor, just not on the seat. The four rules are here. Collect cream gateaux on the day of the celebration, buttercream cakes can also go home with you the day before.
Delivery. We agree the time with you beforehand, usually in the morning, and bring the cake chilled to your door or onto the table. Multi-tier cakes arrive fully assembled too. We drive them put together and chilled, not in pieces. We then also make sure the cake is kept cool until it is cut. The flat rate is stated in the request and on the invoice, with no charge per kilometre.
Over 40 km. We do not deliver there. The configurator tells you straight away and switches to collection. On a baking day we cannot fit in any more driving. Exception: large orders for a business or a big celebration. For those we have driven further before. Call us on +49 5191 2110.
Collecting is not the budget option, it is the usual way. Delivery is the insurance for the cake that does not get a second chance.
That is how we have done it since 1992: a 28 cm cake for coffee and cake is collected. A three-tier wedding cake we bring and set up ourselves.
FAQ
What does delivery cost?
A scale based on the distance by road from Soltau, for every 5 km or part of it: €5 up to 5 km, €11 up to 10 km, €17 up to 15 km, €23 up to 20 km, €29 up to 25 km, €35 up to 30 km, €41 up to 35 km, €47 up to 40 km. Beyond 40 km the configurator no longer books delivery and switches to collection. We still drive larger orders for businesses and celebrations if you call us first. Just get in touch. Collection is free.
Which place falls into which zone?
Neuenkirchen is 12 to 14 km away, which means €17. Bispingen, Dorfmark, Schneverdingen and Munster are between 15 and 20 km away, so €23. Bergen, Bad Fallingbostel and Visselhövede cost €29. Walsrode town centre is 29 to 30 km away and costs €35, Hodenhagen is 36 km away and costs €47. Visselhövede and Walsrode lie close to the edge of a band, so the next flat rate up can apply there too. The configurator works it out for the exact address.
When should I have it delivered?
From two tiers upwards, for journeys of more than half an hour in summer, and when nobody can get to Soltau on the day of the celebration. Multi-tier cakes arrive fully assembled.
How do I transport a cake I have collected?
In its box, level in the footwell in front of the passenger seat, air conditioning on, slowly round bends. That way a cream gateau keeps for a good hour, buttercream for longer.
When can I collect?
Tuesday to Friday 6 am to 6 pm, Saturday 6 am to 1 pm, Sunday 6:30 am to 6 pm, closed on Mondays. At the agreed time the cake is waiting for you in the cold room.
Do you also deliver outside the Heidekreis district?
We deliver for a flat rate up to 40 km by road from Soltau. In the configurator that is our fixed limit, it does not accept deliveries further out. For larger orders, for example for businesses or big celebrations, we still make the trip. For those, call us on +49 5191 2110.
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