Over the past year especially, we’ve seen a noticeable rise in demand for Edible cake toppers for landmark ages. With vintage-style edible prints leading the way, we have extending our range, if you don't see what you are looking for, please get in touch via email.
Visit our range of personalised Special Birthdays designs.
When it comes to celebrating a special birthday, customers are increasingly looking for cake decorations that feel personal, meaningful and easy to use.
From friends and family organising surprise parties to professional cake makers creating centrepiece cakes, personalised edible toppers have become a go-to choice for marking those big birthdays in style.
How One Vintage Design Sparked Our Special Birthday Range
Our expanded range of special birthday toppers all started with one design — the black vintage “Aged to Perfection” edible cake topper.
Originally advertised with the year 1975, it quickly became clear that customers were searching for something more specific. As soon as people realised the year could be changed, orders followed for all sorts of landmark years including 1966, 1976, 1986 and 1996.
Customers also began asking if similar designs could include:
- Just the year
- An age
- Or a name and age together
That real customer demand is what led us to roll out a full collection of birthday toppers for significant ages, offering more styles and personalisation options.
The Most Popular Key Birthday Ages We See
From our experience in edible printing, in 2026, customers most often shop for toppers to celebrate:
- 30th birthdays – 1996
- 40th birthdays – 1986
- 50th birthdays – 1976
- 60th birthdays – 1966
- 70th birthdays – 1956
Many customers search for “50th birthday cake topper” or “vintage 1976 cake topper”, which is why our designs focus on both age-based and year-based personalisation for these important birthday ages.
Why Personalised Edible Toppers Are So Popular for Big Birthdays
With over 20 years of experience in edible printing, we’ve learned exactly what customers value when it comes to special age birthday cakes. And their feedback speaks for itself, have a look at our Trust Pilot review page
Easy to Use, Even for Last-Minute Celebrations
Customers love how straightforward our printed icing toppers are to apply — whether they’re planning weeks ahead or ordering closer to the big day.
The icing sheet can be placed on top of the cake or wrapped around the sides of round cakes. Because the icing is flexible, it gently bends to follow the contour of the cake.
Looking for more information on how to use and store our printed icing sheets, see our guide.
Fully Edible
For many customers, it’s important that decorations are completely edible. Our personalised edible toppers are printed using edible inks on high-quality icing sheets, making them ideal for landmark birthday cakes.
Inspired by Cakes Seen Online
A lot of customers recreate cakes they’ve spotted on social media or Pinterest. Our photo toppers, printed icing designs and edible prints make it easy to achieve a professional finish at home.
We often see customers share photos of their finished cakes online, which is always lovely to see.
Expanding Our Range for Significant Birthday Celebrations
Because demand has grown, we’ve expanded our range to include:
- Vintage cake toppers for key birthday ages
- Fun and playful designs for big birthdays
- Personalised options with names, ages and years
- Styles suitable for 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays
We very often help customers tweak designs or create something custom for a special age birthday, so if you’re after something slightly different, just get in touch.
Quality Edible Printing You Can Trust
All our edible prints are produced using:
- High-quality printed icing sheets
- Edible inks
- Vegan and gluten-free materials
- Free from the 14 known allergens
It’s the same trusted edible printing process we’ve used for over two decades.
Celebrating a Big Birthday This Year?
Whether you’re baking for a loved one, organising a party, or creating cakes professionally, our birthday cake toppers for landmark ages are designed to make those special birthdays feel truly memorable.