Novelty Cakes in Bracknell
A cake shaped like something, or decorated as something. There are two ways to get there and a large gap in price between them: the cake can be carved into the object, or the object can be modelled and set on a round cake.
The second is cheaper, travels better and often looks sharper. Shaping starts at £10 on top of the size price; a printed edible image is £20. Cakes from £100.
Roblox Fun Cake 
Lego-Themed Cake 
Dinosaur CakeA fun and playful cake featuring dinosaur pictures and decorations. Perfect for kids' birthdays and pre-historic themed celebrations. 
Ocean Life Cake
Fondant-covered cakes from this kitchen — the rest of the gallery.
What does a novelty cake cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
Round cake with an edible image From £100 for the cake, plus £20 for the printed sheet 8–12 portions | £100 |
Cake cut to a shape From £130 for the cake, plus £10–25 for the shaping 14–18 portions, fewer once trimmed | £130 |
Modelled or carved cake Hours rather than ingredients — priced after we have seen what you want Depends on the shape | Quoted per design |
Shaping and finishes are charged on top of the size, which is the honest way round: the cake is the cheap part. The designs page prices every finish, and the prices page has the sizes.
Describe the 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.
Carved, or modelled on top?
This is the decision that sets the price, and most people make it without knowing they have. A carved cake is cut, stacked, filled, chilled and pared into the shape, then covered — the object is cake, and every hour of that is hours. A modelled cake is an ordinary round cake with the subject made separately in sugar or chocolate and placed on it, so the shape is a decoration and the cake underneath is a normal cake.
There are three practical differences besides the money. A carved cake feeds fewer people than the cake it came from, because the trimmings are waste. It is far more fragile in a car, since a carved shape has no flat sides to lean against. And a modelled figure can be lifted off and kept, which at a child's party is worth more than the cake was. The table below prices each route from the kitchen's own list.
| How the shape is made | On top of the cake |
|---|---|
| A printed edible image on a round cakeAny picture, printed on sugar paper and laid on the top | £20 a sheet |
| A personalised acrylic topperNot edible, and it goes home with you | £20–40 |
| A moulded chocolate figurine on topThe object sits on the cake rather than being carved from it | £15 each |
| The cake cut to a heartA real shape, charged on top of the size price | £10–25 |
| The cake cut to a number or letterOne digit; a second one is a second cake | £15–25 |
| Covered in fondant for a modelled finishWhat a carved or modelled cake is almost always covered in | £30 |
| Hand-painted on buttercreamThe dearest finish, and the one that cannot be rushed | £45 |
Which sponge does a carved cake need?
A firm one. A soft open sponge sheds crumb along every cut face, rounds off its own corners within the hour and dents under the weight of a covering — which is why British bakers have reached for a close-crumbed plain sponge for shaped cakes for generations. What matters as much is the coat underneath the covering: a chilled shell of ganache or buttercream is what actually holds an edge sharp.
The guide to firm sponges explains the trade — a strong crumb eats plainer — and the fondant page covers the covering that nearly every modelled cake needs.
Which novelty cake do you actually want?
Most requests land in one of six places, and each has a page with its own prices and its own honest limits. A character or a theme for a child; an age cut from the cake; a name or initial; a club badge; a company logo; or a heart. If what you want is a photograph rather than a shape, that is an edible printed sheet at £20 and it goes on a perfectly ordinary cake.
Character cakes · Number cakes · Letter cakes · Football cakes · Logo cakes · Heart-shaped cakes · Photo cakes
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.