YouTuber Estimates Shilla Hotel Cake Ingredients Cost at ₩30,888 vs. ₩180,000 Price
Creatrip Team
2 months ago
A popular Korean YouTuber known for ingredient-cost analyses recreated Shilla Hotel’s signature 'White Holiday' cake with a master pastry chef and estimated the raw ingredient cost at ₩30,888 for a cake sold at ₩180,000. The tree-shaped cake has layers of white and chocolate sponge, fresh cream (6754 won), ganache base (10,489 won), eight strawberries (5,596 won), syrups and decorations; the total ingredient cost was calculated as 30,888 won, implying a cost ratio of about 17.1%. Viewers were divided—some said the revealed cost made the luxury price hard to justify, while others noted that labor, craftsmanship, recipe development, packaging, and brand value justify higher prices. The YouTuber commented that the brand value explains some of the price but personally wouldn’t buy it with their own money. (White Holiday cake: signature product of the Shilla Hotel pastry boutique)
