First Birthday Cakes

A first birthday cake is partly for the baby, partly for the photos, and mostly for the adults who somehow survived the first year. This collection gathers soft, playful and milestone-worthy cakes for one-year-old birthday celebrations.

A name, age, date or short chocolate plaque message is personalisation. If you want that simple identifying detail on an existing design, see personalised cakes London. Colour, flavour and size choices are product options, not personalisation.

Choose from animal cakes, number cakes, gentle pastels, chocolate, vanilla and bright party designs. Each cake is baked to order and hand-delivered across London and Surrey by our own drivers.

For the full birthday range, browse our birthday cakes. For age-led centrepieces, see our number cakes. For children’s themes, explore children’s birthday cakes.

What works well for a first birthday?

Choose soft colours, clear shapes, a simple personalised message and flavours that adults will genuinely want to eat. The baby may get the candle moment, but everyone else still deserves good cake.