How to Order Custom Cake Toppers (Step-by-Step Guide)
How to Order Custom Cake Toppers — The Complete Guide
Ordering a personalised edible cake topper from customediblesheets.com is easier than you think. Here's every step — from choosing your design to the moment it arrives at your door.
Custom edible cake toppers let you put any photo, logo, or illustration onto your cake with professional print quality. Whether it's a beloved family photo for a birthday, a company logo for a corporate event, or a beloved character for a child's party — the process of ordering is straightforward and takes less than 5 minutes online. This guide walks you through every step so you know exactly what to expect from start to finish.
Before You Order: What Are You Actually Getting?
A custom edible cake topper from customediblesheets.com is a thin, flexible sheet made from food-grade sugar and starch, printed with your chosen image using professional food-certified edible inks. The result is a fully edible, photo-quality printed sheet that you peel and place directly onto a frosted cake — no special skills required.
The image becomes part of the cake. After 5–10 minutes on the frosting, the sheet softens, bonds with the surface, and looks seamlessly integrated. Guests eat it along with the cake — it's sweet, pleasant, and completely food-safe.
Our edible sheets are used by home bakers, professional pastry chefs, and party planners across the country for birthdays, weddings, corporate events, graduations, baby showers, and every kind of celebration in between.
100% food safe. Printed with food-certified edible inks on a dedicated edible printer — never used with regular ink. All ingredients meet FDA and EFSA food safety standards.
How to Order — Step by Step
Follow these 7 steps and you'll have your custom edible cake topper ordered, printed, and on its way to you in no time.
Go to www.customediblesheets.com on any device — desktop, tablet, or smartphone. Our store is fully mobile-optimised so you can complete your order from anywhere.
Browse the product range to find what you're looking for: full edible sheets for cakes, pre-cut round toppers for cupcakes, or a custom size for a specialty project. Each product listing explains the size, recommended use, and what to expect from the finished print.
Before adding to cart, select the right size for your cake. The easiest way is to measure the top of your frosted cake and choose the closest standard size that fits with a small margin on all sides — a little smaller is always better than a sheet that overhangs the edge.
This is the most important step for getting a great result. Your edible print will only ever be as good as the image you supply. Here's what makes a great image for edible printing:
On the product page, click the upload button and select your image file. Your image will be checked by our team for resolution and any potential issues before printing begins.
Once we've reviewed your image, we'll send you a digital proof by email — a visual representation of exactly how your design will sit on the edible sheet. This is your opportunity to:
- → Check the cropping and composition — make sure nothing important is cut off at the edges
- → Confirm the orientation is correct — portrait vs landscape, right way up
- → Review text and any design elements — check spelling and positioning
- → Request any adjustments — cropping, sizing, orientation changes
Once you're completely satisfied with the digital proof, approve it by replying to our proof email or clicking the approval button in your account. This triggers our print queue.
Payment is taken securely at checkout using any major credit or debit card, PayPal, or other accepted payment methods shown at the time of purchase. Our checkout is fully secured with SSL encryption — your payment details are never stored on our servers.
Secure checkout. All payments processed through our store are encrypted and protected. We never see or store your card details.
Once your proof is approved and payment confirmed, your order enters our print queue. We print on our dedicated food-safe edible printer — a machine used exclusively for edible printing, never loaded with standard ink.
Your edible sheet is printed using professional food-certified edible inks with calibrated colour management to give you the most accurate reproduction of your image possible. After printing, each sheet is inspected for quality before being sealed in food-safe protective packaging.
Your order is then dispatched in flat rigid protective packaging to prevent any bending or damage in transit. You'll receive a shipping confirmation email with your tracking number.
Typical turnaround: Most orders are printed and dispatched within 1–2 business days of proof approval. Express same-day and next-day options are available — select at checkout or contact us before ordering.
When your edible sheet arrives, keep it sealed in its original packaging until you're ready to use it. Store flat in a cool, dry place away from heat, humidity, and direct sunlight. Do not refrigerate or freeze an unopened edible sheet.
When it's time to decorate your cake, follow these basics:
- 1. Chill your frosted cake for 15–20 minutes until the surface is firm and slightly tacky
- 2. Peel the backing sheet slowly and carefully at a low angle
- 3. Lower from the centre outward — never lay it flat all at once or you'll trap air bubbles
- 4. Smooth gently from centre to edges with the flat of your palm
- 5. Wait 5–10 minutes for the sheet to soften and bond — then it's ready to display and serve
What Can You Use Custom Cake Toppers For?
Custom edible cake toppers are one of the most versatile cake decorating tools available. Here are just some of the occasions where a personalised edible topper from customediblesheets.com will make your cake the centrepiece of the celebration:
For Professionals: Ordering in Bulk
If you're a bakery, café, events company, or catering business, we welcome trade and bulk orders. Multiple sheets, recurring orders, and event-scale quantities are all handled directly by our team. Contact us through the website to discuss trade pricing and turnaround times for professional accounts.
Professional bakers welcome. We regularly supply home bakers, professional patisseries, and event caterers. Our consistent quality, fast turnaround, and food-safe certification make us the trusted choice for businesses that need edible prints they can rely on.
When Should You Order?
Timing is everything when you're ordering a custom edible cake topper for a specific event. Here's a simple guide to help you plan:
Our recommendation: For any event where the cake matters, order at least 5–7 days in advance using standard delivery. This gives you time to receive the sheet, chill your cake, apply the topper, and photograph it beautifully before the event — without any last-minute stress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most orders are printed and dispatched within 1–2 business days of proof approval. Standard delivery takes 3–5 business days after dispatch. Express and next-day delivery options are available for more urgent orders. We recommend ordering at least 5–7 days before your event for a stress-free experience.
Upload your image as a JPG or PNG file at 300 DPI or higher at the intended print size. PNG is best for logos, text, and artwork with transparent backgrounds. JPG is ideal for photographs. Avoid screenshots or social media downloads — these are compressed to 72 DPI and will print blurry.
Yes — before printing, we send you a digital proof for review. At that stage you can request changes to cropping, orientation, sizing, or layout. Once you approve the proof, we proceed to print. Changes after approval may not be possible if printing has already begun, so always review your proof carefully.
Absolutely. We offer pre-cut round edible toppers in 5cm, 6cm, and 7cm sizes that are perfect for cupcakes, mini cakes, and macarons. You can have the same image repeated across all toppers, or multiple different images arranged on a single sheet — just let us know in the order notes.
Yes. All our edible sheets are printed with food-certified edible inks on icing sheets made from food-grade sugar, starch, and glycerin. We use a dedicated edible printer — it has never been used with regular non-food ink. Our products comply with FDA and EFSA food safety standards and are safe for adults and children.
Contact us within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the damage and your order number. We'll arrange a free reprint or full refund immediately — no arguments, no complicated process. Genuine transit damage is rare thanks to our protective flat packaging, but we always make it right when it happens.
Order Your Custom Cake Topper Today
Visit customediblesheets.com, upload your image, and get a professionally printed edible cake topper delivered to your door — ready to make your next cake unforgettable.