Letter Cakes & Monograms in Bracknell
An initial, a monogram or a name on a round cake — piped, cut flat from fondant or modelled and stood up — from £100 for a 6-inch cutting 8–12 slices. The lettering is part of the price, not an extra on top of it.
And the thing the query hides: this is a letter on a cake. A letter-shaped cake cut from a sheet is not something this kitchen makes — the cakes here are round, in four sizes.
Elegant Flower Box Cake 
Pink Celebration Cake 
Red Velvet With BerriesA classic red velvet sponge layered with silky cream and topped with fresh strawberries. Perfect for any sweet occasion. 
Black Velvet CakeA luxurious black cake covered in velvet frosting, adorned with an abundance of fresh berries.
Cakes from this kitchen — the lettering on them was piped by hand. The rest of the gallery.
What does a letter cake cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
6" with an initial or a name Piped, cut flat or modelled — part of the price either way 8–12 slices | £100 |
8" with an initial or a name Piped, cut flat or modelled — part of the price either way 14–18 slices | £130 |
10" with an initial or a name Piped, cut flat or modelled — part of the price either way 22–28 slices | £150 |
12 cupcakes, a letter on each A name spelled across the box — nothing to cut 12 people | £72 |
Lettering is included; exact fonts and logos are printed instead, and quoted with the artwork — how printing works. For an age rather than an initial, see number cakes.
Order a letter cake
We reply within 24 hours with a price. No deposit is taken until you are happy with the quote.
Not ready to send it? What follows answers most of what people ask first.
How long it takes
7–10 days for a simple design, at least 14 for two tiers.
Sooner is sometimes possible: a rush adds 50% when the notice is under 7 days, if the diary is clear.
In a hurry? Bento cakes take 3–5 days.
Delivery
From £30, quoted by distance from RG12 0UY.
Collection from Bracknell is free — see the areas we cover.
Paying
50% deposit to hold your date; orders under £50 are paid in full.
Balance 3 hours before collection, or cash on the day.
The deposit is non-refundable but transferable with 4 days' notice — full terms.
How much lettering fits on which size?
Cake tops are smaller than they look in photographs, and lettering is the decoration most often asked to do too much. The table below is the practical limit for each size — the point at which letters stop reading as handwriting and start reading as a label on a jar.
| Size | Comfortably | At a push |
|---|---|---|
| 6" | An initial, or two | A short first name |
| 8" | A first name | A name and an age |
| 10" | A name and a short line | Two short lines |
| 12 cupcakes | A whole name, a letter each | Two words, if the box is bigger |
The side of a cake is the forgotten surface: a name low on the side of a 6-inch leaves the whole top free for everything else.
Why do monograms work so well on cakes?
Because a single letter is a strong shape with nothing to decode. A cake covered in a theme has to be interpreted; an initial in gold on white is read instantly, from any distance, by everybody in the room, and it suits occasions where a theme would be undignified — an engagement, a christening, an anniversary, a retirement. It is also the cheapest strong design on the site, because the price follows the size rather than the decoration, and one letter is one letter.
When is a printed topper the better answer?
When the lettering has to be exact rather than hand-made: a company name, a logotype, a particular font, a line in a language that has to be spelled correctly in a script nobody in the kitchen reads. Printing onto an edible sheet gets those right where piping would approximate them. Everything else — a name, an initial, a message — looks better by hand, because handwriting on a cake is supposed to look handwritten.
Logo cakes covers what prints well and what goes soft, and birthday cake ideas the colours to put it on.
What else do people ask?
Allergies? Our kitchen handles all 14 of the allergens UK law requires us to declare, so nothing we bake is free from any of them. What is in each cake, and our hygiene rating.