Pokémon Birthday Cake Ideas (No Fiddly Figures Needed)

Searching for Pokémon cake decorations usually turns up bags of tiny plastic figures that topple over and end up lost under the sofa. Here's how to make a Pokémon-themed birthday cake that looks great and is easy to put together.

1. The poké-ball colour cake

Split the top of a round cake into red and white buttercream with a dark stripe across the middle, and pipe a white circle in the centre. It's instantly recognisable and needs no specialist skills.

2. A personalised topper as the centrepiece

A single topper with your child's name and age gives the cake a finished, professional look. Our Pokémon-inspired cake topper is personalised with a name and age, and it's a handmade, fan-inspired design rather than official merchandise.

3. Electric yellow sheet cake

For a big party, a yellow sheet cake with lightning-bolt shapes piped in brown or black buttercream feeds a crowd and is easy to slice.

4. Party table ideas

Red, white, yellow and black are the colours to stick to. Add matching cupcake toppers and swap the traditional party bag for trading-card style "collect them all" sticker packs.

More gaming themes are in our gaming cake toppers collection.