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Christmas cakes are festive celebration cakes made to order for the holidays, from traditional snowy designs and elegant modern finishes to fun novelty bakes like reindeer and cheeky green Grinch-inspired cakes, each one handcrafted fresh rather than pulled off a shelf. Whether you search for a Christmas cake, an xmas cake, a cake for xmas, simply ‘cake xmas’, or a festive xmas theme cake, you are in the right place. At The Cravery, every Christmas cake is baked to order for your date, and for many Birmingham families the best Christmas cake is exactly this: a fresh, beautifully decorated cake from an independent cake shop Birmingham trusts.
We are an independent, family-run cake factory in Birmingham, trusted with more than 950 five-star Google reviews (4.9★) and holding a 5-star FSA food hygiene rating.
The Christmas cake has earned its place at the centre of the table. It is the showpiece of the family gathering, the thing brought out after dinner to a chorus of approval, and increasingly a design statement in its own right. Whether you want something classically festive, sleek and contemporary, or a fun centrepiece the children will love, a made-to-order cake lets you have exactly the look you picture for the day.
This guide covers what to expect from our Christmas cakes, the festive flavours available, how to order in time for the holidays, and the designs people request most broken down in full towards the end of the page.
It is worth being clear up front: our Christmas cakes are freshly baked, beautifully decorated sponge cakes — not the traditional matured fruitcake with marzipan. That is good news for most tables, because a light, fresh xmas sponge cake in a flavour everyone actually enjoys tends to disappear far faster than a dense fruitcake. You get all the festive look and feel, with a cake your guests will genuinely want a second slice of.
Every cake is a fresh brief. Decorated Christmas cakes from The Cravery are designed around the look you want — the colour scheme of your table, a particular festive theme, a family name piped on top — rather than chosen from a fixed catalogue. If you have a specific christmas themed cake in mind, send it over and we will build the design around it. For fully bespoke festive work, our Personalised Cakes service covers the full range of detailing.
Configure your cake through our online shop at any hour, or contact us directly for a bespoke design. We confirm the theme, colours, flavours and size with you before we begin, then bake it fresh for your date — nothing is frozen and nothing is mass-produced. During December our diary fills quickly, so the earlier you order, the better the choice of dates.
The combination is yours to build. Choose a sponge from Vanilla, Chocolate, Vanilla & Chocolate, Red Velvet and Rainbow Vanilla; add a cream filling from Vanilla, Chocolate, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Strawberry, Lemon, Oreo, Biscoff, Hazelnut or Cream Cheese; and a jam or spread such as Strawberry, Raspberry, Black Cherry, Lemon Curd, Biscoff, Salted Caramel or Hazelnut. A rich chocolate Christmas cake — chocolate sponge with salted caramel and chocolate cream — is the indulgent festive favourite, while a Red Velvet sponge with cream cheese gives a striking, seasonal red-and-white reveal when it is cut.
On dietary matters: our base recipe is nut-free, meat-free and alcohol-free and is suitable for vegetarians. We are not an allergen-free kitchen and we do not offer egg-free cakes, and because our kitchen handles a range of ingredients we cannot guarantee against the presence of any allergen. If anyone celebrating has a diagnosed food allergy, please speak to us before ordering.
Candles, a helium foil balloon and a personalised message card finish the centrepiece. To turn the cake into a full festive display, our Match & Save range coordinates the whole table: matching Christmas Cupcakes for easy individual portions, fun cakesicles for younger guests and party bags, and a complete dessert table designed in one festive colour scheme for larger gatherings and parties.
Every cake is handcrafted to order and delivered across Birmingham and the West Midlands by our own vans — never a postal courier. We cover the full B1–B99 region plus Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley, with a £70 minimum order beyond the B postcodes. Festive deliveries run right up to Christmas Eve between 8:00am and 8:00pm; please note we do not deliver on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, so plan your date around that.
Need one quickly? Same-day cake delivery is available when you order by 11am, next-day cake delivery by 11pm the night before, and collection from our factory daily between 9:00 and 9:30am. December is our busiest month and dates book out, so for a particular design or a multi-tier cake we recommend ordering one to two weeks ahead.
As early as you can. December is our busiest month and dates fill quickly, so for a specific design or a tiered cake we recommend one to two weeks ahead. Same-day and next-day options are available for simpler cakes when there is space.
Yes. We scale every cake to your table, so a small Christmas cake for two or three people is just as welcome as a large centrepiece for a full family gathering.
Anything from classic snowy and winter designs to modern minimalist finishes and fun novelty cakes like a reindeer cake or a Grinch-inspired design. Every christmas themed cake is built around your idea.
Any of our five sponges paired with a cream filling and a jam or spread. A chocolate Christmas cake is the indulgent favourite, while Red Velvet gives a festive red-and-white reveal. The base recipe is nut-free, meat-free and alcohol-free, though we cannot guarantee against any allergen.
Yes, right up to Christmas Eve between 8:00am and 8:00pm across our delivery area. We do not deliver on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, so please plan your delivery date accordingly.
We deliver to the whole B1–B99 region by our own vans, plus Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley. We do not use a postal courier. A £70 minimum order applies beyond the B postcodes.
We deliver every day of the week, including bank holidays, with the only exceptions being Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Deliveries run between 8:00am and 8:00pm, and you receive a one-hour time slot for the day of delivery.
Yes. With our Any Day option you can select any available future date that suits you except for the Christmas Day.
You are given a one-hour delivery window on the day.
Yes. We deliver to homes, workplaces, hotels and event venues across our delivery area, with the same one-hour time slot.
When a celebration cannot wait, you can order a range of our freshly made cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, doughnuts and other sweet treats for fast delivery through our partner platforms.
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Order through Deliveroo to enjoy freshly made cakes, cupcakes and desserts without the planning — ideal for last-minute occasions.
When celebrations cannot wait, Just Eat lets you order our freshly made cakes and sweet treats for quick delivery.
Festive designs fall into a few clear directions. Settle on the overall feel first, classic, modern, fun or indulgent, and the colours, flavour and detailing follow naturally. Here are the christmas inspired cakes people ask for most, each built fresh around your idea.
Snowy white finishes, holly and berries, robins, winter foliage and a dusting of edible “snow” — the timeless festive look. These designs feel instantly Christmassy and suit a formal family table beautifully.
For a more contemporary table, a clean single-tier cake in a deep festive shade — forest green, burgundy, midnight blue — with gold or metallic detailing reads as sophisticated and grown-up. Minimalist designs photograph wonderfully and feel current rather than kitsch.
Playful designs are a hit with families and younger guests: a jolly reindeer cake, a cheeky Grinch-inspired cake in bright green (Grinch cakes are a hugely popular festive novelty), snowmen, Santa themes and festive characters. These sculpted and hand-modelled designs always get a reaction when they are carried in.
A rich chocolate Christmas cake with a glossy drip, chocolate shards and festive gold detailing is the indulgent showstopper — ideal for chocolate lovers and an easy crowd-pleaser after Christmas dinner.
Not every celebration is a big one. A small Christmas cake delivers all the festive design and flavour scaled for a smaller household or an intimate gathering — no waste, all the occasion.
Whatever look you are after, we will build your Christmas cake around it.
Ready to make the centrepiece of your festive table? Browse the designs above and order online in minutes — we accept Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, PayPal, Klarna and Clearpay through Stripe, around the clock. For a fully bespoke festive design, message us on WhatsApp and we will bring your idea to life. You can also explore the full range from Cake Makers across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Order early — December dates fill fast.
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