40th Birthday Cake Designs

Search Our Site Here are some 40th birthday cake designs ready to inspire you! If you're making the cake this year - or even asking someone else to do it for you - this page is a good starting point.

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40th birthday cake with roses

Let's start our 40th birthday cake designs with a stunning cake for a lucky woman called Claire. This is by Fays Cakes.

I think you'll agree that the attention to detail is quite stunning. Imagine Claire's face when this was brought out!

40th birthday chocolate mud cake

Next we have a 6" chocolate mud cake filled and frosted with chocolate ganache and covered in pink fondant for a 40th birthday party. There were also cupcakes to match!

It was made by Clever Cupcakes.

40th chocolate cake

Here's a rich, chocolate cake covered in chocolate frosting - by chez loulou.

40th anniversary cake with roses

This next one is actually a 40th anniversary cake but I wanted to feature it because it's so beautiful - by Samdogs.

And for more inspiration, take a look at these creative 40th birthday cake designs . . .