AD: bakerdays Sent The Cake(s), The Opinions Are Mine
November in our house is absolute birthday chaos. Three kids, three birthdays, all in the same month. Whoever scheduled that clearly wasn't thinking about future me (also... Valentine's Day is gonna Valentine), desperately trying to sort cakes, gifts and parties while also pretending to be a functioning adult.
This year, instead of Mum panic-baking at 11pm or grabbing the last slightly-squashed supermarket cake, I had help. The lovely team at bakerdays offered to send over personalised cakes for the kids' birthdays, and honestly, it us all a job during a momentously stressful period!
This post is my honest take on how the first of those cakes went down – from ordering, to delivery, to the all-important taste test.
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Who are bakerdays?
If you've not come across them before, bakerdays specialise in personalised cakes, cupcakes and brownies you can order online and get delivered to your door – including letterbox-friendly cakes that literally pop through your post.
You pick a design, add your own message, choose the flavour, and they handle the rest. In theory, it's ideal for knackered parents, long-distance relatives, or anyone who is one bad day away from serving a packet of biscuits with a candle in it.
So, did they live up to the promise?
Ordering the cake: minimal faff, maximum choice
For the first November birthday, we went for a Pokemon-themed design – the training ball style cake – with a big bright age on top and the birthday message printed underneath.
A few things I liked straight away:
- Properly personalisable:
You can tweak the age and wording easily without too much faff. - Flavour options:
We chose half chocolate, half sponge so it would keep both camps happy – the chocoholics and the vanilla purists. - Clear delivery options:
You can pick the delivery date you actually need, not just "sometime that week if the planets align".
As a chronically disorganised, neurodivergent parent, I appreciated that it took me minutes, not hours, to sort.
Delivery and packaging: did it survive the post?
Short answer: yes, perfectly.
The cake turned up on time, exactly when bakerdays said it would, in a sturdy branded box. Inside, the cake was tucked into a colourful patterned presentation box with protective cardboard around it, so nothing slid about or got squashed.
You know that mild anxiety you get opening anything that has travelled by courier? I had that. And then… relief. The icing was pristine. No dents, no smudges, no "it's fine if you look from this angle" damage.
Big tick from me just on the packaging alone.
The design: birthday centrepiece sorted
Once we lifted the cake out, it looked brilliant. Bright colours, sharp printing and a really fun, bold design. It genuinely looked like something you could have spent ages designing – except I didn't.
The kids' verdict was basically:
- "Whoa!"
Which is teen for "excellent cake, 10/10 presentation".
We paired it with themed balloons and a little birthday set-up in the lounge, and it instantly looked like we'd put in way more effort than we actually had. Parent win.
The taste test: style and substance?
There's always that worry with printed cakes that they'll look great and taste like sweet cardboard.
Happily, this one didn't.
- The sponge was soft and light.
- The chocolate layer was rich without being too heavy.
- The icing was sweet (obviously), but not that painful, tooth-aching sweet you sometimes get.
There was just enough for seconds and I even managed to get a slice!
Is bakerdays good value?
Could I technically make a cake myself for less money?
Probably.
Would it look this good, arrive on time, and not involve me swearing at the oven at midnight?
Absolutely not.
When you factor in:
- No ingredients to buy
- No last-minute supermarket dash
- No washing up
- No "the cake stuck to the tin and now I'm crying into the crumbs"
…the price suddenly feels very reasonable, especially for a fully personalised cake delivered to your door.
For us, with multiple birthdays clustered together, bakerdays genuinely helped keep costs under control and stress levels vaguely human.
What my teen actually thought
I can rave about packaging and price all day, but the person who mattered most was the birthday teen.
Her feedback, paraphrased:
- "Thanks Dad". (I'll take it)
- The little ones were amazed with the balloons
- Enjoyed the fact it didn't taste like every other generic birthday cake
- Happily took photos with it – which says a lot, because 15 is peak "please don't take my picture" age
It did exactly what a birthday cake should do: made her feel a bit special, got everyone talking, and disappeared rapidly.
Who I'd recommend bakerdays for
I can see bakerdays working really well if you:
- Have kids' birthdays clustered together and need to simplify life
- Have family or friends you can't see in person but still want to surprise
- Are the designated "cake person" in your family and are quietly sick of it
- Need something reliable for a specific date – especially midweek birthdays
If you're a fellow parent juggling work, life, school runs and the emotional load of remembering everyone's birthday preferences… this is one of those services that just makes things easier.
Final thoughts
bakerdays have absolutely delivered (literally and metaphorically) on our first November birthday, and I'm genuinely grateful for how much mental load they've taken off my plate.
- Ordering was easy
- Delivery was on time
- The cake looked brilliant
- The kids loved it
- And I didn't have to pretend I enjoy baking under pressure
If you fancy a personalised cake that turns up ready to go, without you having to go anywhere near a mixing bowl, bakerdays are well worth a look.
I'll be updating this post with the rest of the November birthday's too!
