A flower cake is a bento cake decorated with piped roses, daisies, tulips, lavender or a whole wreath around the lettering. We pipe the flowers by hand in cream, and in Baku the price depends only on the size of the cake — 25, 35 or 60 ₼, however many flowers it has. Below we cover which flowers you can have on a bento cake, how to arrange them around the lettering, which colours work together, and which cake to choose for your girlfriend or mum, for Women’s Day or for an anniversary.
The flowers we make on bento cakes
On our bento cakes the flowers are hand-piped in cream, and in some designs painted on with a brush. Here is what you will find in the catalogue:
- Piped roses. We pipe the roses one by one, which gives the top a raised, textured surface — as on the pink cake with piped roses and green leaves. There is also a single-shade cake with rows of roses, where only their texture makes them stand out.
- Daisies. White daisies look lovely on pink, blue and yellow cream. On the blue cake with daisies and “happy birthday” the flowers form a ring, and they can be swapped for any others.
- Tulips. We pipe tulips in several colours around the edge of the cake, leaving the centre free for the lettering.
- Lavender and lilac. Purple lavender forms a neat wreath on white cream, and a lilac branch is piped in lilac cream on a white base — one of our most delicate designs.
- Small wildflowers. Tiny blue and pink blossoms scattered over a yellow cake — bright but not childish, so it is ordered for grown-up birthdays too. Small mint-green and yellow flowers on white cream also come as a Cake to go set.
- Brush painting. Blue flowers with slender stems are painted on with a brush, which gives finer lines than piping.
Wreath, scatter or number: how to arrange the flowers
Where the flowers go decides how much room is left for the lettering. Our catalogue uses five main layouts:
- A round wreath — the flowers form an even ring and the greeting goes in the centre. This is how our lavender wreath bento is made; a wreath can also be pink and raspberry flowers, or white daisies with greenery.
- Flowers around the edge — tulips or daisies frame the cake, and the centre stays free for a longer message.
- A scatter — roses or small flowers cover the whole top, with the name in the middle.
- A bouquet of large flowers — pink and white flowers with full, raised petals turn the cake into a bouquet, so the lettering stays short.
- A number made of flowers — for example, a figure eight of tiny piped flowers. Sometimes no lettering is needed at all: the number is the greeting.
You can finish the flowers with a border — cream pearls around the top rim, or shells. On the 1–2 person cake the border goes on top only, while on cakes for 3–4 and 7–8 people the shells run along both the top and the base.
Flower cake ideas by recipient and occasion
Birthdays: for your girlfriend, sister or best friend
For a birthday, daisies or small flowers with “happy birthday” and a name work well. For a sister or a close friend there is also a set of four mini bentos with flowers, candles and “best sister ever”.
For mum
A calm palette suits mum: for example, a grey-blue cake with white flowers, pearls and a few warm words for her — one of the few cakes in our catalogue in such understated, grown-up tones. Pink piped roses with a tender message are another lovely choice.
For Women’s Day, 8 March
For 8 March the catalogue has a whole spring series: daisies, tulips in many colours, figure eights made of piped flowers and “Happy Women’s Day” lettering. You will find these designs in the Women’s Day bento cakes section, and for colleagues there are Cake to go sets of two cups that are easy to hand out at work. Women’s Day is the busiest day of our year, so get in touch at least a week ahead. For more holiday ideas, see our article on Women’s Day cakes.
For an anniversary
For a relationship or wedding anniversary, piped roses look beautiful with the date you met or married in the centre. Instead of a date, you could write a short phrase that only the two of you will understand.
Colour combinations: base, flowers and lettering
A flower cake has at least three colours: the cream, the flowers themselves and the lettering. To keep it from looking busy, stick to one palette and a single contrasting accent. Here are combinations already in our catalogue:
| Base | Flowers | Effect | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | Large white daisies | White against pink stands out on any table | Women’s Day, birthday |
| Blue | White daisies, silver beads | Festive and springlike | Birthday, Women’s Day |
| Yellow | White daisies, a red greeting with a name | Sunny; an unusual colour for Women’s Day | Women’s Day, birthday |
| White | A wreath of purple lavender | Clean and calm | For mum, Women’s Day |
| Cream | Tulips in several colours, pink lettering | A spring look | Women’s Day |
| Pink | Piped roses with green leaves | Soft and textured | For mum, anniversary |
| Grey-blue | White flowers and pearls | Understated, grown-up | For mum |
| Powder pink | A figure eight of tiny piped flowers | The symbol of the holiday | Women’s Day |
The online cake builder has 19 cream colours — from white, powder pink and lavender to mint, pistachio and peach — so you can pick the base in advance and see it on screen straight away. Our article on cake and lettering colours explains in detail how to choose cream and lettering colours so the text is easy to read.
Flowers and lettering: how to combine them
Lettering on the cake is free — in English, Russian or Azerbaijani. To make it work with the flowers, follow a few simple rules:
- in a wreath, the lettering goes in the centre and the wreath frames it;
- with scattered or large flowers, keep the text short: a name or just two or three words;
- a long greeting fits best when the flowers run only around the edge;
- an easy trick is to take the lettering colour from the flowers — pink letters with pink tulips, for example.
A few flower cakes from the catalogue — we can make any of them in the size you need, with your own lettering:
How to order a flower cake in Baku
We only work to pre-order and make every cake for your chosen date. There are three ways to order a flower cake:
- Choose a design from the catalogue. You will find flower cakes in the bento cake catalogue and in the Women’s Day section. Tell us the size, sponge, filling and your lettering.
- Send an example. On any cake’s page you can attach a photo of a design you like — we will recreate or adapt it, and a link to the photo is added to the WhatsApp message.
- Build the base in the cake builder. Choose the size, cream colour, border and up to three lines of lettering, check the cake in 3D and send the order — a link to the design is added to the message. The builder’s pictures don’t include flowers, so tell us in the message which flowers you want and where.
The earliest date in the order form is two days ahead, and Sunday is our day off. If the flower cake is a gift, tick “The recipient is someone else” and add the recipient’s name and phone number. Courier delivery, Bolt Delivery and pick-up are explained in our guide on how to order a cake in Baku.
Flower cake FAQ
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A flower cake suits almost any occasion: daisies for a birthday, roses for mum and anniversaries, tulips and figure eights for Women’s Day. Choose the flowers and the base colour, come up with the lettering — and we will pipe every petal in time for your date.
