Sized to the iced cake
Give the tin and your icing, or run a tape round the finished cake. The wrap is cut to meet exactly at the back, with an overlap to hide the join.
Cake wrap maker
Edible cake wraps, sized to your cake
Photos, patterns or a whole scene that goes all the way round the side of your cake. Measure once, check it in 3D, and print it split onto your icing sheets, ready to cut and wrap.
Round or square, 2–16″Up to 5 tiersA4, Letter or your own sheetsClear of the peel tab
Part of a CakeyTops membership: the first 3 days are free, then £4.99 a month. See what's included
Photos, patterns or a scene
Drop in a batch of photos and each fills the next frame. Or repeat a pattern that meets itself at the back, or one picture all the way round.
Check it in 3D
Spin and zoom a model of your cake to see the design all the way round, with any bare patches hatched, before you print a sheet.
Split onto your sheets
Printed on A4 or US Letter icing sheets, or your own size, clear of the peel tab, with cut lines, numbered pieces and a line to check the scale.
How it works
- 1
Measure the cake
Give each tier's tin size and icing, or a tape measurement round the iced cake, and its height. Each tier gets a strip exactly long enough to go all the way round. - 2
Design the strip
Start from a layout, then add photos, a pattern or a scene. Anything off one end carries on at the other, like it will on the cake. - 3
Check it in 3D
Spin the cake to see the design all the way round, with how much of the wrap is covered and any bare patches hatched. - 4
Print, cut and wrap
The strip is split onto your sheets with cut lines and numbered pieces. Print a test on plain paper, then wrap from the back with piece 1.
Starting layouts
| Layout | What it is | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Photo reel | Photos in white cards all the way round, with an optional caption | Birthdays, anniversaries, memory cakes |
| Framed panels | Photos with gaps between them to pipe buttercream round each one | A piped, finished look |
| Photo strip | Photos edge to edge, no borders | Lots of pictures on a small cake |
| Panorama | One picture or scene all the way round | Landscapes, skylines, themed scenes |
| Middle band | Two big pictures in a band, plain icing above and below | Tall cakes, a ribbon effect |
| Three bands | Rows to fill with colours, patterns or photos | Stripes and patterned cakes |
Common sizes
An 8 inch round tin under 5 mm of icing needs a wrap 680 mm (26.8 in) long, including the overlap. At 4 inches tall that prints as 4 strips on 2 A4 sheets. Every size is worked out the same way in the free cake wrap size calculator.
Cake wraps
Make your first cake wrap
Set up the cake, drop in your photos and see it in 3D in a few minutes. The first 3 days of membership are free.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an edible cake wrap?
A strip of printed icing sheet (or wafer paper) that goes round the side of a cake, the way an edible topper goes on top. It can be photos, a repeating pattern or one scene, and is usually made from several strips joined at the back or under piping.
How do I know what size to make it?
Measure round the iced cake with a tape, or give the tin size and how thick the icing is: 5 mm of icing adds about 31 mm round the cake. Our free cake wrap size calculator gives the length, height and sheets without an account.
What paper and printer does it work with?
Any edible printer and icing sheets. A4 and US Letter are built in with Canon PIXMA TS705 margins, the edible printer we test on; for any other sheet you measure it once and set it up as a custom sheet. Strips are kept clear of a plastic peel tab if your sheets have one.
Can I do a tiered cake?
Yes. One design holds up to 5 tiers, each with its own size, and their strips share sheets so nothing is wasted.
How do I stop the print coming out the wrong size?
Print at actual size (100%), never “fit to page”. Every sheet has a 50 mm line to measure, and you can print a test on plain paper first to wrap round the cake.
Can I put cartoon characters or celebrities on a wrap?
Only pictures you have the right to use: your own photos, your own designs, or artwork you are licensed to print. Characters and famous faces belong to someone else, especially on cakes you sell.
Is it free?
The size calculator is free. Designing and printing cake wraps is part of a CakeyTops membership: the first 3 days are free, then £4.99 a month.