Cake Stencil Generator

Type a name or a message, add a border, and download a cake stencil that cuts out as a single piece — for the top of a round or square cake, or a strip for its side. Cut it from mylar on a Cricut, a Silhouette or a laser, or 3D print it.

How it works

1. Choose the shape. A round or square top sized to your cake, or a strip that wraps its side. The rim round it is something to hold.
2. Write the lettering. Pick one of 10 stencil fonts. If part of a letter turns striped, its bridges are too thin for the material — make the lettering bigger.
3. Add a border or a pattern. Stars, hearts, flowers, circles or diamonds round the edge, or lace over the whole top, and a picture of your own if you like.
4. Download. SVG for Cricut Design Space, DXF for Silhouette Studio, a PDF template to cut by hand, or STL and 3MF to 3D print it.

Using a cake stencil

Lay the stencil on firm icing — chilled buttercream or set fondant — and keep it flat while you dust it with cocoa or icing sugar, airbrush it, or spread royal icing across it with a palette knife. Lift it straight up. Every cut-out is held to the sheet by bridges, so the stencil comes off in one piece and washes clean.

Included in every plan

The cake stencil generator comes with the same account and the same plan as the cake topper and papel picado generators. The free plan downloads SVG, DXF, the PDF template and STL, and takes one picture per stencil; Hobbyist and Commercial add 3MF, more pictures, saved designs and unlimited downloads. Details are on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Is the cake stencil generator free?

Yes. On the free plan every stencil downloads as SVG, DXF, a PDF template and STL, with no watermark, up to 2 downloads a day, and you can add one picture of your own to each stencil. Paid plans add 3MF, more pictures, saved designs and unlimited downloads.

What should I cut a cake stencil from?

Food-safe mylar, about 7.5 mil (0.19 mm) thick, is what most cake stencils are cut from: it is stiff enough to lie flat, thin enough for a cutting machine, and washes clean. A 3D-printed stencil works too, printed about 0.8 mm thick.

Will the stencil fall apart when I wash it?

No. Every letter and cut-out is held to the sheet by bridges, and the editor flags any bridge too thin for the material you chose before you download, so the stencil comes out of the cutter as one piece.

What size should my stencil be?

Enter your cake's diameter or side and the stencil is sized to it, with a rim of extra plastic round the edge to hold it by. For the side of a cake, the strip's length tells you which cake it wraps.

Can I sell stencils or cakes made with it?

Yes, with the Commercial plan, which includes a licence to sell what you make. It is the same licence that covers cake toppers and papel picado.