Custom Photo Caricature Sheet Cake

The ultimate personalised cake – a celebration cake featuring your very own custom caricature portrait.

Made to order · Hand-delivered · London & Surrey

This rectangular sheet cake is made with two layers of fluffy, freshly baked sponge in the flavour of your choice, filled and finished with smooth vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. The centrepiece is a bespoke caricature illustration, professionally printed onto icing and framed with delicate piping for a polished, picture-perfect finish.

Size: Rectangular 12 × 9 inch sheet cake. Serves approximately 15–20 portions. For help choosing the right cake for your event, see our cake size guide.

Your personalised portrait is hand-created by a professional illustrator using your reference photos. It can feature you, your partner, your child, a colleague, or anyone you like. The result is a joyful, highly personal cake designed to bring smiles and spark conversation at any celebration.

Order online for complimentary local delivery across London and Surrey. We deliver celebration cakes across the capital and surrounding areas – you can explore our full range of cakes available for delivery if you’d like to browse alternatives.

As each portrait is created individually, advance ordering is essential. You may also choose to add a high-resolution digital download of the original artwork, perfect for keeping, sharing, or printing after the celebration.

Please note: the standard design includes one person only. If you’d like to include additional characters or pets, simply get in touch for a bespoke quote.

  • Lead time: two weeks. This cake is not available at shorter notice, as each caricature is created by an artist. Please select a delivery date at least two weeks in advance at checkout.
  • After placing your order, reply to your confirmation email within one hour with reference photos and any portrait details (such as clothing, hobbies, or activities).
  • Delays in sending reference images may result in delayed delivery.
  • Add a short personalised message on a chocolate plaque if you wish.
  • Optional digital download add-on: receive your personalised portrait by email in high-resolution format.

Best before: Five days from your delivery date. Full delivery details can be found on our delivery information page.

Any questions? Visit our FAQs or get in touch.

How I really feel about photo cakes probably shouldn’t be shared because it would sound unprofessional. But here it is anyway: I’ve always found them a bit naff. I never understood the enthusiasm for slicing into someone’s face—my own included—and then eating it.

That said, there is nothing more personal than one’s own likeness. So I set out to create the ultimate personalised cake: one that puts you or your loved one centre-stage without a hint of naff. The answer was caricature—playful, flattering, and full of character.

This Custom Photo Caricature Sheet Cake is designed to be fun, joyful, and genuinely personal. The illustration is created by a professional artist using your photos, then printed onto icing and paired with light sponge and silky Swiss meringue buttercream. It’s a cake that makes people laugh, lean in, and start talking.

Perfect for birthdays, milestones, office celebrations, or simply because someone deserves the spotlight, this cake is ideal alongside our wider collection of birthday cakes and personalised designs.

Order the Custom Photo Caricature Sheet Cake to turn your celebration into a moment people will talk about long after the last slice is gone.

Sponge:

Vanilla - Flour (wheat, gluten), sugar, egg, milk, buttermilk (milk), yoghurt (milk), sunflower oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt.

Chocolate - Flour (wheat gluten), sugar, egg, milk, cocoa, sunflower oil, sodium bicarbonate (E500), instant coffee granules, vanilla extract.

Lemon - Flour (wheat, gluten), sugar, egg, milk, buttermilk (milk), yoghurt (milk), sunflower oil, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, natural lemon flavoring, vanilla extract, salt.

Red Velvet - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, Red Coloring [Vegetable Glycerine (E422), Mono Propylene Glycol (E1520), Water, Ponceau 4R (E124), Allura Red (E129)].

Cookies & Cream - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, Oreo [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Wheat Starch, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raising Agents, Salt, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin), Flavoring].

Pistachio - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, Pistachios (nuts).

Buttercream: Sugar, egg white, butter (milk), vanilla extract, salt.

Icing sheet: Modified starches (E1422, E1412), maltodextrin, glycerol, sugar, water, thickeners (E460i, E414, E415), dextrose, food colour (E171), emulsifiers (E435, E471, E491), preservative (E202), acidity regulator: citric acid (E330), artificial flavour, edible ink Black (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E151, E110, E102), edible ink Yellow (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E102, Acidity Regulator: E330), edible ink Magenta (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E122, Acidity Regulator: E330), edible ink Cyan (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E133, Acidity Regulator: E330).

*Although not necessarily present in this particular product, the colours used across our range of products may include the colours E102*, E104, E110, E122 & E129 - which may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in some children. All products are produced on premises handling eggs, gluten, nuts, peanuts, milk, sesame and soya hence may contain traces. Please note cakes may contain cocktail sticks and dowelling for support.

Each cake is hand-made individually and carefully and while will look similar to the images, may not be identical.

 

Allergens: 🌾 Wheat (gluten), 🥚 Eggs, 🥛 Milk (dairy), 🌱 Soya, 🥜 Nuts and Peanuts. All our cakes are handmade in a kitchen that handles these allergens every day.

For this reason, we cannot in good faith label any cake as truly “free-from” or vegan — achieving that level of separation would require entirely separate premises. If you have a severe allergy, we recommend speaking to us before ordering so we can advise you personally.

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London & Surrey

Delivery & Service

Every cake is baked to order in our London kitchen, then hand-delivered by our own team. Complimentary delivery is included across London & Surrey, with live tracking and careful temperature-controlled handling from bakery to doorstep.

Delivery days
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday · 8am–5pm
Tracking
Precise time window sent on the morning of delivery
Concierge support
Contact our concierge on WhatsApp for next-day or urgent availability

Cake Care

Serving & Storage

Your cake is baked fresh for your chosen date and keeps beautifully for up to five days from delivery. Store it carefully, serve it at room temperature, and the sponge and buttercream will be at their best.

Shelf life
Best enjoyed within five days of delivery.
Storage
Keep boxed in a cool room, or refrigerate if not serving the same day.
Serving
Bring to room temperature for around three hours before serving.

FAQs

We deliver across London and Surrey using our own in-house drivers, so your cake is handled carefully from our kitchen to your door.

Deliveries run between 8am and 5pm. On the morning of delivery, you’ll receive a more precise time window with tracking where available.

Yes. Delivery is included across London and Surrey, with no third-party courier handling.

Your cake is baked fresh for your chosen date and keeps beautifully for up to five days from delivery when stored correctly.

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The ultimate personalised cake – a celebration cake featuring your very own custom caricature portrait.

This rectangular sheet cake is made with two layers of fluffy, freshly baked sponge in the flavour of your choice, filled and finished with smooth vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. The centrepiece is a bespoke caricature illustration, professionally printed onto icing and framed with delicate piping for a polished, picture-perfect finish.

Size: Rectangular 12 × 9 inch sheet cake. Serves approximately 15–20 portions. For help choosing the right cake for your event, see our cake size guide.

Your personalised portrait is hand-created by a professional illustrator using your reference photos. It can feature you, your partner, your child, a colleague, or anyone you like. The result is a joyful, highly personal cake designed to bring smiles and spark conversation at any celebration.

Order online for complimentary local delivery across London and Surrey. We deliver celebration cakes across the capital and surrounding areas – you can explore our full range of cakes available for delivery if you’d like to browse alternatives.

As each portrait is created individually, advance ordering is essential. You may also choose to add a high-resolution digital download of the original artwork, perfect for keeping, sharing, or printing after the celebration.

Please note: the standard design includes one person only. If you’d like to include additional characters or pets, simply get in touch for a bespoke quote.

How to order
  • Lead time: two weeks. This cake is not available at shorter notice, as each caricature is created by an artist. Please select a delivery date at least two weeks in advance at checkout.
  • After placing your order, reply to your confirmation email within one hour with reference photos and any portrait details (such as clothing, hobbies, or activities).
  • Delays in sending reference images may result in delayed delivery.
  • Add a short personalised message on a chocolate plaque if you wish.
  • Optional digital download add-on: receive your personalised portrait by email in high-resolution format.

Best before: Five days from your delivery date. Full delivery details can be found on our delivery information page.

Any questions? Visit our FAQs or get in touch.

From the Chef

How I really feel about photo cakes probably shouldn’t be shared because it would sound unprofessional. But here it is anyway: I’ve always found them a bit naff. I never understood the enthusiasm for slicing into someone’s face—my own included—and then eating it.

That said, there is nothing more personal than one’s own likeness. So I set out to create the ultimate personalised cake: one that puts you or your loved one centre-stage without a hint of naff. The answer was caricature—playful, flattering, and full of character.

This Custom Photo Caricature Sheet Cake is designed to be fun, joyful, and genuinely personal. The illustration is created by a professional artist using your photos, then printed onto icing and paired with light sponge and silky Swiss meringue buttercream. It’s a cake that makes people laugh, lean in, and start talking.

Perfect for birthdays, milestones, office celebrations, or simply because someone deserves the spotlight, this cake is ideal alongside our wider collection of birthday cakes and personalised designs.

Order the Custom Photo Caricature Sheet Cake to turn your celebration into a moment people will talk about long after the last slice is gone.

Ingredients

Sponge:

Vanilla - Flour (wheat, gluten), sugar, egg, milk, buttermilk (milk), yoghurt (milk), sunflower oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt.

Chocolate - Flour (wheat gluten), sugar, egg, milk, cocoa, sunflower oil, sodium bicarbonate (E500), instant coffee granules, vanilla extract.

Lemon - Flour (wheat, gluten), sugar, egg, milk, buttermilk (milk), yoghurt (milk), sunflower oil, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, natural lemon flavoring, vanilla extract, salt.

Red Velvet - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, Red Coloring [Vegetable Glycerine (E422), Mono Propylene Glycol (E1520), Water, Ponceau 4R (E124), Allura Red (E129)].

Cookies & Cream - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, Oreo [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Wheat Starch, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raising Agents, Salt, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin), Flavoring].

Pistachio - Wheat flour (gluten), eggs, milk, buttermilk (milk), sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, Pistachios (nuts).

Buttercream: Sugar, egg white, butter (milk), vanilla extract, salt.

Icing sheet: Modified starches (E1422, E1412), maltodextrin, glycerol, sugar, water, thickeners (E460i, E414, E415), dextrose, food colour (E171), emulsifiers (E435, E471, E491), preservative (E202), acidity regulator: citric acid (E330), artificial flavour, edible ink Black (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E151, E110, E102), edible ink Yellow (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E102, Acidity Regulator: E330), edible ink Magenta (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E122, Acidity Regulator: E330), edible ink Cyan (Water, Humectant: E1520, E422, Colour: E133, Acidity Regulator: E330).

*Although not necessarily present in this particular product, the colours used across our range of products may include the colours E102*, E104, E110, E122 & E129 - which may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in some children. All products are produced on premises handling eggs, gluten, nuts, peanuts, milk, sesame and soya hence may contain traces. Please note cakes may contain cocktail sticks and dowelling for support.

Each cake is hand-made individually and carefully and while will look similar to the images, may not be identical.

 

Dietary & Allergen

Allergens: 🌾 Wheat (gluten), 🥚 Eggs, 🥛 Milk (dairy), 🌱 Soya, 🥜 Nuts and Peanuts. All our cakes are handmade in a kitchen that handles these allergens every day.

For this reason, we cannot in good faith label any cake as truly “free-from” or vegan — achieving that level of separation would require entirely separate premises. If you have a severe allergy, we recommend speaking to us before ordering so we can advise you personally.