What is a Custom Cake?
The Definitive Guide to Making Your Celebration Unforgettable
Is your celebration in danger of feeling... just ordinary?
You've spent weeks planning every detail, but a generic cake risks turning the centrepiece into an afterthought. Your loved one deserves a celebration that truly reflects who they are, not a standard menu option.
x The guest of honour misses the joy of seeing their unique story celebrated.
x You miss the opportunity to make the recipient feel truly known and celebrated.
x You lose the chance for your guests to talk about the cake for months afterwards.
x Worse: Not everyone gets cake. You risk guests with dietary needs feeling excluded because the standard option isn't safe for them.
a cake as unique as a your celebration
A custom cake is a cake designed specifically for one person and one occasion.Unlike generic cakes where you must fit the baker's style, a truly custom cake reflects the personality, passions and story of the person you are celebrating.
If you are searching for a custom cake in Perth, this is the difference that matters. Some cakes are customisable (you choose a style and adjust a few details). A truly custom cake is built from your story.
Pictured: Hojicha Sponge Cake with Chocolate shaped mushrooms
A custom cake should mean something, honour someone, feel “so them,” and create a memory that lasts.
What's the difference between what's known as a "Custom Cake" vs a "True Custom Cake"?
Many bakeries let you choose colour, flavour or shape, but the design often ends up like everyone else's cake. At Cakey Cakes, your cake begins with your story, is made just for you and becomes a highlight of the celebration.
Many cake businesses use the word “custom” to describe something like this:
Customisable cake
- -You choose from a small range of existing designs.
- -You can change the colour, add a message, maybe select a flavour.
- -The cake leads, and you follow.
That is a great option when you want something beautiful and straightforward.
Truly custom cake
- -You start with the person you are celebrating.
- -The design follows them: their style, humour, achievements, favourite flavours, and story.
- -You lead, and the cake becomes your way of saying, “This is so you.”
That is what I make at Cakey Cakes.
-Pictured: A celebration of the new police headquarters at the Telstra Tower.
Why Do Perth Clients Choose Custom Cakes?
You are not really looking for “a cake.”
You are looking for a way to make someone feel seen.
A custom cake gives you a way to celebrate a person properly, without needing to find the perfect words. It can capture a milestone, a private joke, a shared memory, or a passion that defines them.
So the value of a custom cake is not just decoration.
It is connection.
When the cake reflects who they are, the moment lands differently. People do not just admire it. They feel it.
What makes Cakey Cakes Different?
There are many talented cake makers. The difference is what the work is centred on.
A typical “custom cake maker” often works cake-first.
They begin with designs they already offer, then you personalise the surface: a colour change, a name, a small theme tweak. Beautiful, but the cake stays the starting point.
My process is people-first.
I begin with questions about the person receiving the cake.
What do they love?
What moment are you celebrating?
What detail would make them smile?
You are not choosing a design. You are helping create one.
What this looks like
Sometimes that means building edible elements that carry meaning. For example, a recent cake included a world-map chocolate dome for a swimming world-record coach. The dome marked the record, showed the route of the swim, and when smashed revealed edible keepsakes tied to her role.
It was not just a cake.
It was a memory captured in food. Moments like these make the celebration unforgettable - the cake becomes part of the memory, not just dessrt.
Your experience is fully customised
I do have collections and menu options for a simpler process, but the heart of my business is crafting cakes that belong to someone.
Designs can be sentimental, symbolic, humorous, dramatic, minimalist, or wildly imaginative. No two cakes are ever the same.
Dietary-inclusive options are part of the customisation
Dietary needs are not a separate category. They are simply part of making a cake that suits the person. You do not have to choose between “custom” and “dietary-friendly.” You can have both.
-Pictured: Alex’s World Record Smash Cake
Why does getting a true custom cake matter?
When a cake is designed around someone’s story:
- the moment feels bigger
- their reaction is stronger
- the memory lasts longer
People do not just eat the cake.
They experience it.
That is what a true custom cake is meant to do.
Ready to create something personal?
If you’re picturing a cake that feels like it was made for them and only them, you’re in the right place. You don’t need a perfect plan or the right words. Just share who you’re celebrating, what they love, and what this moment means to you. I’ll take those details and turn them into a cake that fits their story beautifully.
When you’re ready, use the enquiry form below to tell me a little about your person and your celebration.
Frequently Asked Questions
A custom cake is a one-off cake designed for one person or event, created from scratch around their story, preferences, and the occasion.
It depends on size and design detail. My starting prices are:
- $190+ for 6"
- $270+ for 8"
- $300+ for 10"
- $400+ for 12"
with higher pricing for complex custom work.
Yes. Dietary requirements can be included as part of the custom design.
Ideally 2–4 weeks for celebration cakes, and earlier for weddings or peak seasons.