A name turns a cake into a gift for one person. Whether you want a cake with a name for a birthday, a success cake with all the cousins' names, or a graduation cake for one graduate, Avon Cake gives you three ways: a ready-made cake with a name field, a cake you design yourself, or a topper with your message. Here's what suits each occasion, how many letters fit, and when to order.
Which way suits you?
| Option | Best if | Where the name goes |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made cake with a name field | You like a finished design and just want to add the name | The writing field on the product page |
| Design Your Cake | You want to pick the shape, colour and size yourself | The design step: on the cake or on the board |
| Topper with your message | You want the words standing on top of the cake | The "writing on the topper" field on cakes that come with one |
1. Ready-made cakes with a name field
Many of our cakes have a writing field on the product page, but some designs are built around the name itself. Here are the best ones by occasion.
Birthday: Board Cake
The Board Cake comes with a calendar board and three fields: writing on the cake, writing on the board, and the date to mark on the board. So the name goes on the cake and the message on the board. In the photo: "Happy Birthday Alanoud" on the cake, and "We love you" next to a March calendar on the board.
- Shape: round with a board, or heart and butterflies with a board.
- Sizes: 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch (12 inch must be booked the day before).
Graduation: Graduation Cake with Board
The Graduation Cake with Board is a white rectangular cake with a graduation cap drawing and a message board, where you write the graduate's name in the "writing on the board" field. It's 6 inch and serves 4. In the photo, the cake itself reads "Congratulations".
Success for the whole family: Grandma's House Cake
Want one cake with every child's name? The Grandma's House Cake splits the family into three fun groups: "The Graduates" in graduation caps, "The Achievers" in colourful party hats, and the "Just There" squad in golden crowns. Every little character carries a name, and you fill in three fields: the graduates' names, the achievers' names and the "Just There" names. You can adapt the names and groups to your family.
- Sizes: 8 inch (6 people), 10 inch (8), 12 inch (10, book the day before).
For other congratulations, such as a university offer, a promotion or a driving licence, see our congrats cakes.
Baby's first tooth: First Tooth Cake
The First Tooth Cake is a pale green cake with a smiling cartoon tooth wearing a crown and wings. Type the baby's name in the name field and it appears like in the photo: "نورة طلع لها سنون" ("Noura got her first tooth"). Writing is optional.
- Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch (12 inch must be booked the day before).
Welcoming a newborn? Design a cake in the baby's colour and write something like "Welcome baby Jood".
Welcome home: Welcome Travelers Cake
The Welcome Travelers Cake is a cheeky welcome-home cake with two groups, "the travellers" and the "Just There" crowd who stayed behind, and a field for each group's names. In the photo: a light blue cake reading "Welcome back", with a plane, flags and suitcases next to the travellers' names.
- Sizes: 8 inch (6 people), 10 inch (8), 12 inch (10, book the day before).
2. Design Your Cake and write the name yourself
Want your own colour and size? Open Design Your Cake and follow the steps: shape, filling, colour, design and writing, photo printing, then extras.
- Writing: a name or message of up to 25 characters including spaces, on the cake or on the board.
- Photo: there's a step to print a photo on the cake.
- Filling: cream, Nutella, Lotus or pistachio.
- Cake flavour: chocolate, or vanilla in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam only (vanilla must be booked the day before).
Prefer to start from a finished design? The Squidward Graduation Cake shows SpongeBob's Squidward in a graduation cap under the words "4 YEARS LATER…". Its design button opens it in the designer with the same look, where you add the graduate's name on the cake or the board and choose the writing colour. It's a 6-inch round cake (4 people).
The full walkthrough is in our guide to designing your own cake.
3. A topper with your message
Some cakes come with a topper you can write on. The Fancy Nancy Cake is a double-height cake with colourful piping, and you add a name or message in the "writing on the topper" field (optional). In the photo, the topper reads "كل عام وانتم بخير" ("many happy returns").
- Sizes (double height): 6 inch (7 people), 8 inch (11), 10 inch (15).
Good to know: the toppers sold on their own as add-ons (such as the birthday and crown toppers) are fixed designs with no writing field, and the calendar topper only takes a date. If you want the name itself, put it on the cake or the board.
Name messages that fit in 25 characters
Swap in your person's name and keep an eye on the count:
| Occasion | Message | Characters incl. spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Birthday | Happy Birthday Alanoud | 22 |
| Birthday | كل عام وأنت بخير يا نورة | 24 |
| Graduation | Happy Graduation Reem | 21 |
| Graduation | Congrats Dr. Sara | 17 |
| Success | So proud of you Fahad | 21 |
| New baby | Welcome baby Jood | 17 |
| Welcome home | Welcome back Abood | 18 |
| Welcome home | Welcome home Mama | 17 |
More ideas in what to write on a cake. For more designs you can personalise, browse our birthday cakes and graduation cakes.
How many letters fit?
- The limit is 25 characters, spaces included. "Happy Graduation Reem" is 21, so you still have room.
- Long names eat the space: "Happy Graduation Abdulrahman" is 28 and won't fit. Shorten it: "Congrats Abdulrahman" is 20.
- More than one name? Pick a cake with name fields, like Grandma's House or Welcome Travelers, or split it on the Board Cake: name on the cake, message on the board.
- Arabic and English count the same: every letter, space and full stop counts.
- Check the spelling: type the name exactly as you want it, "Alanoud" or "العنود".
Need it today?
- Regular sizes can be ordered for the same day while a delivery slot is open.
- Large sizes (12 inch, 10×14, 11×21, square 6×8 and heart 12) must be booked the day before, and so must vanilla.
- Outside Riyadh, the morning slot must be booked by 11pm the day before.
- Delivery: 9 cities, three daily slots (9am–2pm, 2pm–7pm, 7pm–midnight), 29 SAR and free for orders from 300 SAR. Or pick up from a branch in every city except Unaizah.
FAQ
Can I put a name on any cake?
Many of our cakes have a writing field on the product page. If the design you like doesn't, use Design Your Cake and write the name on the cake or the board.
I want a success cake with all the kids' names. Which one?
The Grandma's House Cake: it has fields for the graduates, the achievers and the "Just There" squad.
Can I write the name in English?
Yes, type it exactly as you want it to appear. Some designs ask for the name in English specifically, and the field says so.
Can I add a photo of the person too?
Yes. Design Your Cake has a photo printing step as well as the writing step.
Pick your way, add the name, and let the cake say the rest. 🎂
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