Gâteaux de départ à la retraite à Rotterdam : célébrez l'étape

Retirement cakes are different from birthday cakes. They're usually ordered for a group: office teams, department gatherings, sometimes the whole company floor. That means size matters. A cake for 20-30 people is the most common order we get for Rotterdam office farewells.

Design-wise, people tend to go one of two directions: a clean, elegant cake with a personalized message, or a themed cake that references the retiree's job, hobby, or a running office joke. Both work. The themed ones get more laughs. The elegant ones get more photos.

We use buttercream for all our cakes, no fondant. It tastes better and it photographs well under office lighting, which is usually fluorescent and unflattering to everything else in the room.

When you're feeding a group with different tastes, safe choices win. Our most ordered flavors for retirement cakes:

• Vanilla with vanilla cream filling, a crowd-pleaser that works for everyone
• Chocolate with chocolate ganache, for teams that skew toward chocolate lovers
• Vanilla with white chocolate ganache, a bit more refined, popular for senior management farewells

All our ingredients are halal-certified, so you won't need to worry about dietary restrictions for Muslim colleagues.

Office cakes need to survive a trip from Vlaardingen or Rotterdam to your workplace. We pack everything in sturdy boxes designed for transport. Pickup is available in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam. Interested in delivery? Reach out via the order form, DM, or email to discuss options.

Order at least one week before the retirement party. If you need a specific design or have a large group (40+ people), two weeks is better. Use our cake calculator to estimate size and cost based on your headcount.

Most retirement cakes fall in the €50-140 range depending on size and complexity. We'll confirm the exact price when you share your design ideas.

Start your order here and mention the retirement date in your request.