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Pennsylvania Cakes Cottage Food Labels
Pennsylvania's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for cakes built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.
Here's What Your Label Will Look Like
Add the cakes products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds Pennsylvania's required disclosure automatically.
Product
Ingredients
Vanilla Layer Cake
Net Wt: 8 oz (227g)
Sunflower Home Bakery
412 Maple Ave, Springfield, PA
Ingredients:
Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Corn Starch, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Water, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.
Contains:
What Every Pennsylvania Label Needs
Every cottage food product sold in Pennsylvania, including cakes, needs a label with the following.
- All 9 FDA major allergens present
- Complete ingredient list, in descending order by weight
- Business name
- Business address
- Product name
- Net weight
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Common Allergens in Cakes
These are the FDA major allergens most often found in cakes — the exact list depends on the specific brands and ingredients you use.
- Wheat
- Eggs
Quickly Cottage detects all 9 FDA major allergens automatically from your ingredient list, not just these common ones.
Where You Can Sell in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania permits cottage food sales at the following venues.
Direct from your home
Farmers markets
Online sales
Retail
Wholesale
Interstate
Annual Sales Cap
No cap
No annual revenue cap under the Limited Food Establishment registration.
Permit & Registration
A permit or registration is required
Requires a Limited Food Establishment registration ($35/year), a business plan, and home inspection.
Frequently asked questions
What goes on a cakes label in Pennsylvania?
A Pennsylvania cakes label needs the product name, a complete ingredient list in descending order by weight, all FDA major allergens present, net weight, your business name and address. Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.
What allergens are common in cakes?
Cakes typically contain: Wheat and Eggs. Quickly Cottage detects these automatically from the specific ingredients and brands you use.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Pennsylvania cakes label?
Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Pennsylvania and every other state. If you use a branded cake mix, frosting, or coating, its sub-ingredients must appear on your label. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically.
Can I sell cakes at a Pennsylvania farmers market?
Yes — Pennsylvania's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all Pennsylvania requirements.
What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania's cottage food annual sales cap is: No cap gross revenue.
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