Cakes and decorating add-ons
For Bakery owners & managers · 5 min read · Last reviewed 2026-08-04
A whole cake is a bigger-batch recipe item the customer can dress up: add candles, a gift box or an iced message. RetailPOS models these as decorating add-ons, some of which consume stock and some of which bill labour only.
Whole cakes and slices
Sell cake by the slice and as a whole. Each carries its own recipe, so a chocolate slice draws its share of flour, sugar, butter, cocoa and egg, while a whole chocolate cake draws the full batch. Sold-out isn’t a mystery: stock reflects the ingredients you baked with.
Decorating add-ons that bill and consume
Attach the Decorate modifier group to your whole cakes. Each option adds to the price, and two of them draw down stock as well:
- Add candles — adds to the price and consumes one pack of candles.
- Gift box — adds to the price and consumes one gift box.
- Iced message — adds to the price only; it’s labour, so no ingredient moves.
Bundle a breakfast deal
Build a combo to lift the average ticket — the seeded Breakfast Deal pairs a croissant with a juice for less than the two apart. Combos set the price; stock still decrements the actual items chosen, so the croissant in the deal draws its recipe as usual.
Frequently asked
- Why do candles and a gift box move stock but the iced message doesn’t?
- Candles and gift boxes are physical items you hold in stock, so the add-on consumes one of each. An iced message is labour on the cake, priced on the option with no ingredient to deplete.
- Does the breakfast combo still track ingredients?
- Yes. The combo sets the bundle price, but the croissant inside it decrements its recipe just as it would sold on its own.
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