25 Best Cake Toppers for Every Celebration

Cake toppers are the perfect cake accessory that can instantly add a festive vibe to any celebration. They are easy to make, inexpensive, and fun. Cake toppers come in different sizes, shapes, designs, materials, and themes. It is a cake decorating accessory that never goes wrong. Whatever milestone you want to celebrate, cake toppers are a great addition to your celebration. Whether you are celebrating a birthday, graduation, wedding, anniversary, or any holiday, you should not miss the positive party vibe that cake toppers can add. You can either buy your cake toppers or you can also make your DIY cake topper.

Types of Cake Toppers for Every Occasion

Let us discover more about the different kinds of cake toppers.

Vintage Cake Toppers

Vintage cake toppers are cake accessories that are are typically made of porcelains. Vintage cake toppers are typically designed as small figurines. These porcelain figurines are usually handmade and are extremely fragile. There are also other vintage cake toppers that are made of plastic and metal.

Figurine Cake Toppers

There are many other types of figurine cake toppers. Modern figurine toppers may still feature porcelain. However, they are crafted following contemporary designs and images. You can even request for a personalized cake topper. Figurine cake toppers can follow any desired image like animals, humans, and many more. For kid parties, figurines of popular cartoon characters are widely available. These figurines can be made from porcelain, plastic, and other resilient materials. Figurine cake toppers are  typically used for weddings, birthdays, graduation, and baby showers. Some even use miniature toys as an alternative to figurines as long as they can comfortably sit on top of the cake.

Alphanumeric Cake Toppers

There are people who love the simplicity of numbers and letters. People usually just feature a plainly designed numeric or alphabet topper on their cake when  the cake is already grand on its own. For birthday celebrations, these simple cake toppers can feature the age of a person or the birthdate of the celebrant.

On anniversaries and weddings, the cake topper may feature the date of the wedding and anniversary or the number of years of being married. These types of cake toppers are commonly made from wires, plastic, wood, wax, metal, and monogram. Some of them even feature additional embellishments like feathers, glitters, and rhinestones.

Edible Cake Toppers

Edible cake toppers are probably the number one favorite of kids and kids at heart. They are cake decorations that can be consumed as part of the cake. Edible cake toppers can be bought from the nearest bakeshop or can be made at home. Some of them are flat images that can be placed on the surface of the cake while others are designed to look like miniature candy-like figurines. Like your typical figurine and toy cake toppers, these edible cake topper figurines also come in different varieties. Some are designed to look like animals while other are made to look like leaves and flowers. There is also edible cake topper that features images, messages, and photos. 

Themed Cake Toppers

Themed cake toppers are probably the best option for different celebrations. They are usually made in a set and they also come in different designs, sizes, and shapes. Whichever holiday or occasion you are celebrating, Valentine’s, Christmas, Halloween, and many more, themed cake toppers would be a great option to look into.

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Celebrations that Call for Cake Toppers

Birthday

Graduation

Graduations only happen a few times in a person’s life. It is definitely a must to celebrate it with a cake. Of course, the cake would look more personalized with a cake topper. Graduation cake toppers typically feature a figurine. The figurine may be wearing a graduation dress and a toga. It may also be holding a diploma. If you want to make the graduation cake topper more special, you can opt for personalized figurines that look exactly like the person graduating. The cake topper may also feature the date of the graduation, congratulatory greetings, and special personalized messages.

Wedding

Weddings are one of the few occasions in our lives that absolutely calls for a cake topper. Everybody does it! Wedding cake toppers come in different varieties of designs. A wedding cake is simply incomplete without a gorgeous cake topper. You can place any type of cake topper on wedding cakes; from flowers to monogrammed texts to couple figurines. Th cake is going to be the center of attention at any wedding reception. It is just right to place the best cake topper that will reflect the character and personality of the marrying couple. It can the typical figurines for the bride and groom. It can also be a funny cake topper that features the couple doing their favorite activities and hobbies. If you want to opt fo a simple wedding cake topper, you can go for monogrammed cake toppers that show your family name, date of the wedding, or your names.

Anniversary

Like birthdays, anniversaries are celebrated every year. You may be running out of ideas on how to make this day more special for your partner. Well. one simple way is to celebrate it with a cake. Anniversary cake toppers may feature the date of your wedding or the number of years you and your partner have been together.

Baby Shower

Welcoming a new family member is best celebrated with a cake. Although the baby cannot see the cake yet, we are sure she will be more excited to come out because of the love you are showing her while she is still inside the womb. Most cake toppers for this occasion features a baby toy or a baby figurine. It can be placed inside a miniature crib or placed directly on the cake.

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s day is celebrated on the 14th of February every year. It is named after an early Christian martyr. Typically, it is celebrated by couples by going on a date. Others give flowers and chocolates to their loved ones. You may also give a cake with cute cake toppers.

Independence Day

In the United States, Independence day is celebrated on the fourth of July. Independence day is the birthday of the whole nation so it definitely calls for a cake and a patriotic cake topper. Choose any cake topper that features the color of the flag. On this day, you can bring a cake on your picnics and watch patriotic parades. At night, you can also watch concerts and fireworks.

Halloween

Halloween is a fun day that is celebrated on the evening before All Saints Day. This is a fun day for children. They wear themed costumes that are usually scary and funny. On this day, children go knock on their neighbor’s house and go trick or treating. Owners of the house give the kids different variations of candies as a treat. On the other hand, adults also go to Halloween parties while wearing costumes. On these celebrations, kids and kid’s at heart definitely would love to eat some Halloween inspired cakes. There are many funny, bloody, and scary Halloween cake toppers you can add to your party cakes.

Thanksgiving

After Halloween, another highly anticipated event of the year is celebrated. Thanksgiving day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. You will always see a roasted turkey on a Thanksgiving dinner. You may also find cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pies, and cakes. Give thanks for all the blessing you received with a thanksgiving cake topper.

Christmas

Christmas is celebrated on December 25. It is a Christian holiday that symbolizes the natal day of Jesus. Most people celebrate it, even non-Christians, by decorating the house with Christmas lights, adding Christmas trees, greeting people, and exchanging gifts. You can always celebrate Christmas with a cake and fun decorations like cake toppers.

How to make your DIY cake topper?

If you want to make your cake topper personalized and more affordable, you can opt to make your own cake toppers. In making a cake topper, your imagination is your limit. It is pretty easy to make one. You may use any available supply at home. You can summon your artistic side in making these. One of easiest cake topper to make is the banner popsicle stick cake topper. All you need is to do your own lettering on a colored paper or print your choice of font and words. Then you can cut them triangularly. You can also cut them in any shape you want. You may also use pinking shears to give your banners intricate looking edges. Once you are done cutting your banners you can glue them in a yarn and tie them up on the top end of the popsicle stick. Voila, you have a personalized cake topper that you can place on any cake. If you do not have yarns at home, you can simply make miniature flags. Another good variation of popsicle stick toppers features ribbons. You can use a fabric stiffener to harden the ribbon and you can use it to spell out your unique messages. You may also use wires in creating a cake topper. All you need is a soft wire and pliers. You can shape the wire in whatever shape, letter, or design you desire.

Whether you want to make your own cake topper or buy the best that suits what you are celebrating soon, we are sure all the ideas here will help you decide. Cake toppers can instantly add a festive vibe to any cake. Enjoy celebrating a special day with these stunning cake toppers and make someone happy!

Frequently Asked Questions About Cake Toppers

Can you print your own cake toppers?

Yes, as long as you have the proper equipment, or if you at least have some design skills in software like Photoshop or Illustrator (or any other similar program). There are online services that can print out your own cake topper and even make it edible. Alternatively, you can use a heat press device such as the Cricut Maker 3, for which you can view a tutorial right here.

What type of material is the best for a cake topper?

It’s paper. Literally. However, not just any type of paper will suffice. You’ll want to go for more expensive, preferably edible paper. Here is a list of all the things you will also need:

• Heat press machine (Cricut Maker, Explore Family, Joy, Explore 3, Maker 3)
• Glitter Cardstock
• Colorful Cardstock for the back of the topper (optional)
• Fine Point Blade
• Cake topper sticks
• High-Quality Glue (please don’t use cheap or kids’ glue)
• Standard Green Mat
• Scraper (for cleaning up the mat)

What are cupcake toppers made out of?

Sometimes it’s a plastic toy ring and sometimes it’s a paper decoration inserted with a toothpick. They’re cute but sometimes you just want something better, something edible. And something custom. For example, some of the most delicious edible cupcake toppers can be made from fondant, royal icing, and even chocolate.

Final Thoughts

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