Nappy Cakes: Not Actually Cake
A nappy cake is a stack of rolled nappies tied to look like a tiered cake — a baby shower gift made by gift companies, with nothing edible in it. We are a bakery, so we do not make them, and that is the short answer if a search brought you here.
What we do make for a baby shower: a 4" bento at £70, a 6-inch cake from £100, or 12 cupcakes at £72 — which is the format a shower suits best.
What can a bakery make for a baby shower?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
4" bento The small one — a gift for the parents rather than for a room 4 portions | £70 |
6" baby shower cake Your colours, your wording, one flavour 8–12 portions | £100 |
12 cupcakes £6 each — the format a shower actually suits 12 people | £72 |
The baby shower page is the proper one for this occasion — sizes, colours and the gender-reveal question. Cupcakes has the boxes.
Tell us about the shower
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.
Why does a bakery have a page about this?
Because four and a half thousand people a month search for a nappy cake in this country, and a fair number of them end up looking at bakeries — the word “cake” does that. Rather than let somebody work through a price list wondering why none of it mentions nappies, this page says what the thing is, who makes it, and what a kitchen can usefully add to the same party.
One practical note while you are here: keep the nappy cake off the food table. It is a decorative gift made of absorbent cotton and plastic, it is handled by everybody who arrives, and it has no business standing next to something people are eating. Gift table one side, food the other.
What works at a baby shower?
Cupcakes, nearly always. A shower is people standing in a room with drinks, a game and a pile of presents — there is no sit-down moment where somebody cuts a cake and hands it round on plates. 12 cupcakes at £6 each are a portion apiece with nothing to organise, and they photograph well on the same table as the gifts.
Where a cake earns its place is a small shower that is really a lunch, or a gift for the parents to have at home afterwards — which is what the 4" bento is for. For the sizes, the colours and the question of whether anybody is announcing anything, the baby shower page is the one to read next.
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.