Description
🦁 Safari Animal Birthday Cake Melbourne
Some kids are absolutely wild about animals. Not just fond of them – genuinely, completely obsessed. They know the difference between a cheetah and a leopard, they have a favourite dinosaur and a favourite big cat, and their birthday theme was never going to be anything other than safari. This cake was built for exactly that kid.
Handcrafted in our Malvern studio, this two-tier safari jungle cake comes with 4 fully edible hand-sculpted animal figurines – each one shaped and painted individually by hand with the kind of soft, expressive detail that makes them utterly adorable. Lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, monkeys, hippos – tell us your child’s four favourites and we build the whole scene around them, finishing the cake with jungle foliage, earthy tones or bright safari colours depending on the style that suits your celebration best. Every animal is 100% edible and 100% handmade – no plastic, no factory toppers, just pure handcrafted charm.
What Makes This Cake Special
At Runaway Cupcakes, we have been creating custom cakes in Melbourne since 2015, and our bakers are Royal Melbourne Show Blue Ribbon winners. What sets our safari cakes apart is that every single animal figurine is sculpted individually by hand – the expressions, the proportions, the little details that make each one feel alive and full of personality. It is the kind of craftsmanship that makes parents stop and stare before the kids even get a look in.
Make It Completely Theirs
Your choice of 4 animals, colour theme (pastel baby safari or bold jungle adventure), name, age and any additional design details can all be personalised. Want to add a fifth animal, a specific jungle scene or matching safari cupcakes for the party table? Just tell us.
Example request: “For Leo turning 2 – safari cake with elephant, giraffe, lion and zebra, soft earthy tones, his name and age on the base tier.”
Allergen Notice
Runaway Cupcakes operates in a mixed environment where nuts, gluten, dairy, eggs and other allergens are present. While we take every precaution to separate allergen-related baking, we cannot guarantee our products are completely free from traces. Please contact us before ordering if you have severe allergies.
Visit Us in Malvern
Runaway Cupcakes – 255 Glenferrie Road, Malvern VIC 3144 Mon-Fri 11am-6pm | Sat 10am-6pm | Sun 10am-1pm Pickup available in studio, or we deliver across Melbourne.
Because every little wildlife lover deserves a birthday cake as wild and wonderful as their imagination.








