A new baby cake is usually ordered for one of three moments: when you tell the family about the pregnancy, when mum and baby come home from hospital, and in the first days at home, when relatives and friends drop by to congratulate you. Vanilla Cake has bento cakes for each of them — from a pregnancy announcement cake reading “Get ready for a change of status” to a stork with “Welcome, little one” and Cake to go sets for everyone at the homecoming. In Baku prices start at 25 ₼ and depend only on the size, and the lettering is free. Cakes that hide the baby’s sex inside are covered in our article on the gender reveal cake.
When you need a cake: from the pregnancy news to the first visitors
The main occasions, and what people usually choose for them:
| Occasion | What people choose | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Telling your parents about the pregnancy | An announcement cake: “Get ready for a change of status”, “On my way, arriving in summer” | 300–350 g or 750–800 g |
| Telling your husband he’s going to be a dad | A small cake with a short phrase or a scan photo | 300–350 g |
| Coming home from hospital | A stork carrying a baby with “Welcome, little one”, the “Baby born” Cake to go set | A small cake for photos and cups for everyone there |
| First visitors at home | A cake with the baby’s name, date of birth, weight and length | 750–800 g or 1200–1500 g |
| A gift for new parents | A cake delivered to their address, signed from you | To match the household |
Pregnancy announcement cake: “you’re going to be a grandad”
You can share the news in words — or hand over a box and wait while they read. The lettering on the cream does the hardest part for you, and all you have to do is watch their faces. Unlike a gender reveal cake, nothing is hidden inside: the whole surprise is written on top.
For grandparents-to-be
Our catalogue has tongue-in-cheek “change of status” cakes for exactly this. On white cream there is a checklist — mum, dad, grandma, grandad — with ticks beside grandma and grandad, and a blue and a pink footprint below. There is another version for someone who is already a grandfather: “dad” and “grandad” are crossed out in red, “great-grandad” is written large underneath, and pink and blue balloons float below.
If the news lands on a family occasion, you can combine the two. One of our cakes shows a stork carrying a baby in a bundle and two messages: a birthday greeting for grandma and “On my way, arriving in summer”. We will change the timing and wording to yours: “arriving in spring”, “happy birthday, grandad”.
For the dad-to-be
Dads-to-be are usually told in private, so a small cake for 1–2 people is plenty. A short phrase works best: “Hi, Dad” or “Soon there will be three of us”. Another option is the scan photo: we print it in edible ink on the cream and show you beforehand how it will look on the cake. Our article on photo cakes explains which shots print best. If the news coincides with his birthday, take a look at the cake with footprints, a question mark and “Happy birthday daddy”.
Wording for an announcement
- “Get ready for a change of status” — with a ticked checklist;
- “dad” and “grandad” crossed out, with the new status — “great-grandad”;
- “On my way, arriving in summer” — we will change the season to yours;
- “Grandma and Grandad, you’ve been promoted!”;
- “Soon there will be three of us”.
The cakes in the photos are lettered in Russian, but we can write in English, Azerbaijani or Russian — whichever your family speaks. You will find more ready-made phrases in our collection of cake lettering ideas.
A cake for bringing baby home from hospital
A baby’s first cake usually appears on the day mum leaves the maternity hospital. A popular choice is the turquoise cake with a white stork carrying a bundle with a heart, and “Welcome, little one” piped in white. Calmer in colour is a white cake with a polar bear cub’s face piped in cream, with the baby’s name added beside it; more playful is a peach cake with a smiling baby face and round pink cheeks.
There are usually quite a few people at the homecoming, and one small cake will not go round. That is where Cake to go helps — mini cakes in cups with a wooden spoon and a candle, so there is no cutting and no plates. For this occasion there is a ready-made “Baby born” set in soft blue, which people take to the maternity hospital and share out at the homecoming.
The baby’s name, date of birth, weight and length look lovely on a homecoming cake — for example, “Ali, 12.03, 3450 g, 52 cm”. In the cake builder you can add up to three lines of up to 40 characters each, so it will all fit.
The first days at home: visitors, gifts and mum’s first celebration
Once the baby is home, the visits begin: relatives and friends come to congratulate the parents and meet the newest member of the family. For that table you need a cake for 3–4 or 7–8 people with the baby’s name and date of birth. A gentle option is the powder-pink cake with baby clothes on a washing line: a bodysuit, socks, a hat and leggings. We will replace its “Jeyla 1 month” with your baby’s name and date.
Can’t visit in person? Send a cake to your friends’ home: in the order form, tick “The recipient is someone else”, add their name, phone number and address, and say in the lettering who it is from. How to make the surprise work is explained in our article on sending a cake as a gift.
If mum’s birthday comes soon after the birth, wish her a happy birthday from the baby. There is a cake for exactly that: a drawn little one on a turquoise background and a birthday greeting to mum in Azerbaijani around the rim. We can make the portrait look like your child — just send a photo.
After that, the baby will have dates of their own — 40 days, six months, the first tooth and the first birthday. Ideas for all of them are in our article on baby month cakes.
Size, filling and lettering
The price depends on the size only — a stork, footprints or a photo do not change it:
| Size | Serves | Price | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300–350 g | 1–2 | 25 ₼ | Telling your husband or parents, photos at the homecoming |
| 750–800 g | 3–4 | 35 ₼ | A family dinner with the grandparents-to-be |
| 1200–1500 g | 7–8 | 60 ₼ | First visitors at home, a big family |
The small cake comes in a white clamshell bento box. If there are more than eight guests, add Cake to go: the cups come in sets of two or more — 25 ₼ for two of 170–190 g or 30 ₼ for two of 270–290 g.
Every cake has a sponge of your choice (vanilla, chocolate or red velvet), cream cheese and one filling — the rule is “1 sponge + 1 filling”. All the combinations, with cross-section photos, are on our sponges and fillings page. Lettering is free, and we can write the baby’s name in Latin or Cyrillic script.
How to order a new baby cake
- Choose a design from the catalogue, or build your own in the cake builder.
- Give us the size, sponge, filling and lettering.
- Choose the date, time and how you get the cake: courier across Baku (Monday to Friday 11:00–20:00, Saturday 11:00–14:00), Bolt Delivery on weekdays until 22:00 — you book the Bolt courier to collect from our address — or pickup.
- If the cake is a gift, tick “The recipient is someone else”.
- Send the order via WhatsApp and wait for our confirmation — the order counts as accepted only after that.
Want a design of your own? In the online cake builder, pick one of 19 cream colours and add up to three pictures or your own photo — such as the scan — plus up to three lines of lettering. You can spin the cake around in 3D, and a link to the design is added to your message automatically. Prefer to chat? Message us on WhatsApp.
Frequently asked questions
How can I announce a pregnancy to my parents with a cake?
How is an announcement cake different from a gender reveal cake?
Can I order a homecoming cake if I don’t know the discharge date yet?
Can I send a cake to new parents?
How much does a new baby cake cost?
Telling someone “you’re going to be a grandad”, welcoming mum home from hospital, treating the first visitors — there is a cake for every one of these moments. Choose a design and message us early.
