A little sweet. A little extra.
Cake After Dark is an Edmonton-based brand of personalised birthday dessert candles. Candles that look like little cakes — layered in a jar, or standing on their own — with the name, age, and message of your favourite person right on the label.
Not everyone wants a birthday cake — and sometimes you just don't know what to get them. A Cake After Dark candle is the gift that solves both: it looks like a celebration, smells like dessert, and lasts long after the party.
Every candle arrives finished and gift-ready. You choose the flavour, and the label carries your words — their name, their age, your message, and a gift note if you'd like one.
Same six flavours, two beautiful forms. Pick the one that fits your person.
A layered cake in a jar — sponge, filling, and frosting stacked up and visible through the glass, finished with a piped frosting swirl and toppings on top. The full dessert experience, no fork required.
A miniature birthday cake that stands on its own — no jar, just the cake. It arrives in the gift box, ready to set on a plate and light like the real thing. Small, sculptural, and completely giftable.
Six flavours, each one a cake first and a candle second. Every flavour comes in both the jar and the little cake.
Red Velvet Cake
Deep red velvet layers with cream-cheese frosting — rich, smooth, and a little bit dramatic. The one that started it all.
Cotton Candy Confetti Cake
Spun-sugar sweetness over vanilla confetti cake, sprinkles and all. Pure birthday-party joy, in scent form.
Strawberry Shortcake
Fresh strawberries and whipped cream over soft vanilla sponge. Sweet, bright, and impossible not to smile at.
Vanilla Buttercream
Warm vanilla and whipped buttercream — the classic birthday cake, done properly. Goes with every celebration.
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Dark chocolate layers under glossy fudge. For the one who always picks the chocolate cake — and never shares.
The House Scent
Black cherry, raspberry, and vanilla buttercream with a light sparkling champagne lift. Fruity, celebratory — the brand in a candle.
Three steps between you and the perfect birthday gift.
Choose from the six flavours, in a jar candle or a little cake — whichever suits the birthday person best.
Their name, their age, and your message go right on the label. Add a gift note and it's ready to give as-is.
Your finished candle is labelled and wrapped by hand in Edmonton, and sent out ready for the celebration.
Coming soon
Be first to know when Cake After Dark opens — waitlist members hear about launch day, first flavours, and early ordering before anyone else.