The end of the year brings a particular concentration of corporate events. Awards nights, team celebrations, client thank-you gatherings, and year-end parties all tend to sit within a six-week window — and for many businesses, a cake is part of how the occasion is marked.
Corporate event cakes in London vary considerably in what they need to do. Some are purely celebratory — a generous, well-made cake that the team cuts together and shares. Others carry branding, serving a dual purpose as a centrepiece and a marketing touchpoint. Understanding which type fits the occasion before ordering saves time and produces a better result.
Celebration Cakes for Corporate Events
A celebration cake for a corporate event does not need to look like a birthday cake. The best ones are designed to feel appropriate to the setting — polished, considered, and scaled to the occasion.
Em Cakes’ Corporate Vintage Celebration Cake is designed specifically for this context. It draws on the same buttercream craftsmanship as the wider Em Cakes range — handmade in the West Hampstead bakery, baked fresh to order — but is suited in scale and design to a professional event rather than a personal celebration.
The Vintage styling brings hand-piped detail and raised decorative elements that read well in a formal or semi-formal setting. Against a neutral or branded colour palette, the result is a cake that holds its own as a room feature without requiring the attention that a tiered wedding cake commands.
Branded Cakes and Edible Logos
For events where the company identity is part of the occasion — an awards night, a product launch, a client entertainment event — a branded cake adds a layer of visual coherence that a standard celebration cake does not.
Em Cakes’ Corporate Cake With Edible Logo allows businesses to bring their brand onto the cake surface. An edible logo is applied to the buttercream finish, creating a clean, professional result that photographs well and reads clearly at a distance.
This option works particularly well for awards ceremonies, where photography is part of the occasion and the cake will appear in event images shared internally or on social media.
Cupcakes for Corporate Events
For larger events, or where individual portions are preferred to a shared centrepiece, corporate cupcakes offer a practical and flexible alternative. Em Cakes’ cupcake range includes options suited to corporate settings, with colour scheme and decoration choices available. Branded cupcakes carrying an edible logo are available for events where consistency and presentation matter. More on this in our corporate cupcakes guide.
Ordering for a Corporate Event in London
Corporate events have fixed dates and, often, venue delivery requirements. A few things worth confirming when ordering:
Lead time. Corporate cake orders, particularly branded ones, require sufficient notice. Ordering at least five working days ahead is recommended as a minimum. For larger events or more complex briefs, contacting Em Cakes directly to discuss the requirements early is advisable.
Delivery. Em Cakes delivers across London, with collection also available from the West Hampstead bakery for those who prefer to arrange their own transport.
Scale. The right size depends on guest numbers and whether the cake is the sole dessert or one element of a wider spread. If in doubt, ordering slightly more than the expected number of portions is the more reliable approach.