Cake Toppers for Him
Six cake toppers for him, chosen because they are the ones that get bought for dads, grandads, husbands and brothers: a personalised golfer, a golf topper that also carries a milestone age, an angler, a nautical anchor, the sarcastic "Survived Another Year", and a rude one we are not going to spell out here. Four carry a name, one of those four also carries the age, one carries an age on its own, and the personalisation is free. Each is 3D printed to order in Spain, about 15 cm wide, and each has a socket moulded into its base for a standard ice-fountain sparkler — which is generally the only part of a birthday a man over fifty will admit to enjoying.
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Match the topper to the man, not to the birthday
- Golf-obsessed: the personalised golfer with his name. If it is a 40th, 50th, 60th or 70th, take the milestone version, which prints the name and the number together.
- Fishing: the angler. Reliably the right answer for dads and grandads, and it works for Father's Day as readily as for a birthday.
- Boats, the sea, or a working life spent on the water: the nautical anchor with his name. It does retirement parties rather well too.
- Sardonic: "Survived Another Year" with the age on it. Dry, affectionate, and the one that ends up living on a desk.
- Genuinely rude: the "Happy F*cking Birthday" topper, which prints the word in full and is a very specific gift for a very specific friendship.
Why a cake topper is a better present than it sounds
Men are famously difficult to buy for and famously well supplied with mugs, socks and novelty bottle openers. A cake topper is not really a present at all — it is the reason there is a photograph of him laughing, which is what everybody actually wanted out of the day.
It also lasts. These are solid 3D prints in PLA rather than glitter card on a cocktail stick: the lettering is raised and part of the object, the base is flat and sturdy, and it survives being posted, propped on a mantelpiece and eventually moved to the shed. That durability, plus the built-in fountain holder and the free personalisation, is what puts these at £15 to £24 instead of £4.
Ordering in time, and the fountain
We dispatch one to three working days after you order, and tracked delivery to the UK takes four to seven days, so a fortnight is comfortable and a week is tight. Personalised toppers are made specifically for you, which means they are exempt from the fourteen-day right to cancel unless something is faulty. Get the spelling of his name right the first time.
The ice fountain is not included and we do not sell it. Buy one locally, push it fully into the socket, light it clear of anything hanging above the table, let it burn out completely, and lift the topper off before the cake is cut. It is not edible, it is not food safe, and it is not, whatever he tells you, a coaster.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good cake topper for dad?
It depends entirely on his hobby, which is the useful thing about this collection. Golf and fishing are the two safest bets, both personalised with his name. If he would rather be teased than celebrated, "Survived Another Year" with the age printed on it is the one to buy.
Do you have cake toppers for a man's 50th or 60th?
The milestone golf topper carries a name and any age you type — 40, 50, 60, 70 — and "Survived Another Year" takes an age too. Both make far more sense as keepsakes than a number candle does, because they still say his name and his number a decade later.
Is the personalisation free?
Yes, on every design that offers it. There is no extra charge for the name, the age or a longer name, and no setup fee. The price on the product page is the price you pay, from €17.95 to €27.95 depending on the design, plus tracked delivery unless your order is over €35.
Is the sparkler included?
No. Every topper here has the holder built into its base, but the ice fountain itself is bought separately, and most supermarkets and party shops stock them. It has to be a standard upright cake fountain rather than a thin handheld sparkler, which will not sit in the socket at all.
Can he keep it afterwards?
That is rather the intention. It is solid printed PLA rather than card, so it does not bend, fade in a loft or go soft. Wash the base once the fountain has burnt out and it lives on a shelf, a desk or a workbench. Designs without an age on them come out again the following year.
