A Novruz cake doesn’t have to be big: a small bento cake with semeni, pakhlava and shekerbura on white cream dresses up the holiday table, makes a thoughtful gift for the family and suits a baby’s spring photoshoot. The Vanilla Cake catalogue has several Novruz designs, and we can make any of them with your own lettering — free of charge, in English, Russian or Azerbaijani. Prices in Baku start at 25 ₼ and depend only on the size. Below we cover the designs we have, how to fit a Novruz cake into a monthly photo series, and what to give family and colleagues.
Novruz bento cakes in our catalogue
Novruz is a spring holiday, and its symbols are easy to recognise even on a small cake. Almost all our Novruz designs have semeni tied with a ribbon in the centre, surrounded by flowers, and some also have pakhlava and shekerbura. Here are the designs currently in the catalogue:
| Design | On the cake | Lettering |
|---|---|---|
| Novruz, 8 months | Semeni with a red ribbon, pakhlava, shekerbura and hyacinths — the full Novruz spread | “8 months” in red |
| Novruz Leyla, 6 months | Semeni, pakhlava, shekerbura and blue flowers | Name and month |
| Novruz, 9 months | Semeni with a red ribbon ringed by pink flowers — a gentler take | “9 months” |
| Novruz Meryem | Semeni with a ribbon, pink flowers and a crescent moon on white cream — the palest of the series | Name in red |
| Happy Novruz, 5 months | A boy by the bonfire and green grass — a child-friendly take on the holiday | “Happy Novruz” and the month |
If you want a classic Novruz cake with all the symbols, take a look at the cake with semeni, pakhlava and shekerbura. For children, there is the “Happy Novruz” cake with a boy by the bonfire — a playful, child-friendly take on the national holiday. The price depends only on the size, not on how complex the design is: a cake with the full Novruz spread costs the same as a cake of the same size with just the semeni.
A Novruz cake for your baby’s monthly photos
Almost all the Novruz designs in our catalogue are monthly milestone cakes: they show the month number, and some show the baby’s name too. If your baby’s monthly milestone falls on Novruz, the semeni and shekerbura on the cake show at a glance what time of year the photo was taken. You will find these cakes in the kids’ bento cakes section.
For a baby’s first spring holiday there is the “Novruz Leyla” design: semeni, pakhlava, shekerbura and blue flowers, with the name and month above. The boy by the bonfire on the “Happy Novruz” cake can be swapped for another character — send us a picture and we will recreate it.
For photos, a small cake for 1–2 people is usually enough: 300–350 g for 25 ₼. It comes in a white clamshell box, and the cream border runs along the top only. We write the baby’s name and month free of charge.
If you photograph your baby every month, a Novruz cake becomes the spring shot in the series. How to keep the whole series in one style, and which cakes to choose for 40 days and six months, is covered in our article on cakes for baby’s monthly milestones.
A Novruz cake for the family table
If the cake is for holiday tea with the family rather than for photos, choose the size to suit the number of guests. We can make any Novruz design in the size you need, and the prices are fixed:
| Size | Weight | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| For 1–2 people | 300–350 g | Baby’s photoshoot, a gift for one person | 25 ₼ |
| For 3–4 people | 750–800 g | Tea with the family | 35 ₼ |
| For 7–8 people | 1200–1500 g | A holiday table with guests | 60 ₼ |
Inside is the sponge of your choice — vanilla, chocolate or red velvet — with cream cheese and one filling, following the rule “1 sponge + 1 filling”. For more spring and celebration designs, browse the bento cake catalogue — we can make any of them with a Novruz greeting instead of the usual lettering.
Novruz gifts for family and colleagues
A small cake for the holiday is a thoughtful gift that doesn’t take long to choose. A few ideas:
- For parents and grandparents — a bento for 3–4 people with semeni and a greeting in Azerbaijani, such as “Bayramınız mübarək!”;
- For friends and neighbours — a small bento for 1–2 people in a white box, easy to hand over in person;
- For colleagues — a Cake to go set: mini cakes in cups with a wooden spoon and a candle. Offices often order six to nine cups at once, with a different drawing and wish for each colleague;
- For a small team — a bento set of three or four mini bentos in one box (75 ₼ and 100 ₼), each with its own design and lettering.
If the cake is for someone else and should go straight to them, tick “The recipient is someone else” in the order form and add their name and phone number — we will deliver it across Baku. Our article on sending a cake as a gift explains how to arrange a surprise like this.
Spring flowers and your own design in the builder
Besides semeni, most of our Novruz designs feature spring flowers: hyacinths, pink or blue blossoms. If you would like a spring cake without the holiday symbols, have a look at the cake with a lilac branch piped in mauve cream on a white base — it is a popular choice for spring occasions.
If you would rather have your own version, put it together in the online cake builder. White or pistachio cream suits a Novruz cake, with red lettering like on our Novruz series or green to match the semeni. Instead of a picture you can upload a family photo taken at the holiday table — we print it in edible ink. You see the design straight away, in 3D too, and a link to it is added to your order message.
When to order a Novruz cake
Every cake is made to pre-order for a specific date, and the earliest day the order form offers is two days ahead. Free dates fill up faster before a holiday, so book your day as soon as your plans are settled, especially if you need several cakes or Cake to go cups for colleagues. You can order straight from the cake’s page or on WhatsApp.
Novruz cake FAQ
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A Novruz cake is a small sign of spring on the table: semeni, pakhlava and shekerbura on white cream, a baby’s name or a warm greeting for the family. Choose a design from the catalogue or build your own — we will take care of the rest in time for your date.
