Cake toppers for your occasion.
Find a size that suits your cake, a message that fits and a design to start from. Choose an occasion for practical wording, palette and printing guidance.
Make a wishBirthday Cake Toppers
Design a printable birthday cake topper free. Add a name and age, pick the size, then print a 300 DPI sheet with a CakeyTops membership.
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One1st Birthday & Number Cake Toppers
Design a printable 1st birthday or number cake topper free. Add the age and name, set the size, then print it at 300 DPI with a CakeyTops membership.
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A & JWedding Cake Toppers
Design a printable wedding cake topper free. Add initials, names or the date, choose the size, then print it at 300 DPI with a CakeyTops membership.
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Oh babyBaby Shower Cake Toppers
Design a printable baby shower cake topper free. Add the name or message, pick a size, then print it at 300 DPI with a CakeyTops membership.
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BlessedChristening & Communion Cake Toppers
Design a printable christening, baptism or first communion cake topper. Add the name and date, set the size, and export a 300 DPI print sheet.
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25 yearsAnniversary Cake Toppers
Design a printable anniversary cake topper free. Add names, the year or the number, pick a size, then print it at 300 DPI with a CakeyTops membership.
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Well doneGraduation Cake Toppers
Design a printable graduation cake topper free. Add the name, year and subject, choose a size, then print it at 300 DPI with a CakeyTops membership.
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Boo!Halloween Cake Toppers
Design printable Halloween cake and cupcake toppers free. Pick a design, add a name, then print a 300 DPI sheet with a CakeyTops membership.
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Merry ChristmasChristmas Cake Toppers
Design printable Christmas cake and cupcake toppers free. Add a name or message, then print a 300 DPI sheet with a CakeyTops membership.
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Made with loveValentine's Cake Toppers
Design printable Valentine's cake and cupcake toppers free. Add a name or message, then print a 300 DPI sheet with a CakeyTops membership.
Sizes & wording →Photo Cake Toppers
Turn any photo into a printable cake topper. Upload, clean up the background, set the size, and export a 300 DPI sheet for edible icing sheets or card.
Sizes & wording →Logo & Branded Cake Toppers
Turn a logo into a printable cake topper for corporate orders, launches and branded bakes. Upload, size it, and export a 300 DPI print sheet.
Sizes & wording →Birthday party themes
Every theme has its own original design — no licensed characters — with the sizes, colours and wording that suit it.
RoarsomeDinosaur Cake Toppers
A dinosaur topper has one job before any other: a four year old has to see it and know it is a dinosaur.
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MagicalUnicorn Cake Toppers
A unicorn cake is recognised from three things: a gold horn, a pair of ears, and closed eyes with long lashes.
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Goal!Football Cake Toppers
A football topper is usually for a child who supports a team, and the obvious move — printing the club crest — is the one to avoid on a cake you are selling.
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To the starsSpace Cake Toppers
Space is the birthday theme that lasts the most ages.
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Wild oneJungle & Safari Cake Toppers
Jungle and safari are one theme with two names, and both come down to leaves and a friendly animal face.
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Making wavesUnder the Sea Cake Toppers
Under the sea covers a lot of parties — ocean, beach, seaside and mermaid — and what they share is shells, starfish and waves rather than any one character.
Design & wording →The sizes that apply to every occasion
Occasion changes the design, but the geometry stays the same. A flat topper wants to be about two thirds of the cake diameter so a border of icing still shows around it — that border is what makes a cake read as decorated rather than as a printed circle stuck on top.
| Cake | Topper size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 6 inch round | 3.5–4 inches | Small celebration cakes and first birthdays. |
| 8 inch round | 5–5.5 inches | The most common single-cake size. |
| 10 inch round | 6.5–7 inches | Scale up or the topper looks lost. |
| Tiered cake | Size to the top tier | The most common sizing mistake. |
| Standard cupcake | 2 inches | 12–15 fit on one A4 sheet. |
| Mini cupcake | 1.25 inches | Party bags and bake sales. |
Frequently Asked Questions
What size should a cake topper be?
For a flat disc topper, roughly two thirds of the cake diameter: 3.5–4 inches on a 6 inch cake, 5–5.5 inches on an 8 inch, and 6.5–7 inches on a 10 inch. Cupcake discs are 2 inches for standard cases and 1.25 inches for minis. Tiered cakes are the exception — size the topper to the top tier, not the base.
What is the best material for a printed cake topper?
Cardstock at 250–300gsm if the topper sits on a stick and is not eaten — it is cheap, sharp and needs no special equipment. Edible icing sheets if it sits directly on buttercream and gets eaten, which needs a dedicated edible printer and edible ink. Wafer paper is a cheaper edible option with a softer, more matte finish.
Are these cake topper templates free?
You can design and personalise any template for free without an account, and preview it on a cake before deciding. Downloading the watermark-free 300 DPI print file is included with a CakeyTops membership at £4.99 a month, along with unlimited printing and 100 AI actions. The first 3 days are free.
Can I print cake toppers at home?
For cardstock toppers, yes — any home printer will do, as long as you print at 100% or "actual size" rather than "fit to page", which silently shrinks the topper. Edible toppers need a printer dedicated to edible ink; you cannot use a normal printer that has had regular ink through it.