Custom cakes
Custom & Birthday Cakes in Johannesburg
Every Glucose Lane cake is baked from scratch in our Randburg kitchen with premium ingredients and no premixes, then finished by hand for your birthday or celebration.












Glucose Lane Bakery is a Co Space kitchen at 472 Spionkop Ave, Kya Sands, Randburg, where every cake starts as scratch-made batter rather than a boxed premix. That matters for a celebration cake: a from-scratch sponge holds its shape, carries fresh flavour and bakes up moister than a mix, which is why it's the only way we make them. Whatever the occasion -- a birthday, anniversary, graduation or just a reason to celebrate -- our bakers build each cake to order rather than pulling one off a shelf.
Custom means custom: tell us the flavour, size and finish you'd like, and your cake is baked and decorated specifically for your date. Because everything is made to order with premium ingredients, no two cakes come off a production line the same way -- each one gets the same hands-on attention our kitchen gives every order, whether it's a simple family birthday cake or a more detailed celebration design.
A custom cake pairs naturally with the rest of what we make: fresh cupcakes, scones and biscuits from the same from-scratch kitchen, or a gift set that adds roses and balloons alongside the cake itself for a complete celebration gift. If you're ordering for a workplace rather than a single celebration, our corporate page covers branded cupcakes, lunch box cakes and volume pricing for businesses.
We deliver custom cakes across Sandton, Fourways, Randburg, Roodepoort, Lone Hill, Cosmo City, Alexandra and the surrounding areas, or you're welcome to collect from our Kya Sands kitchen. We're open Sunday 08:00-14:00 and Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00, and closed on Saturdays -- so if your celebration falls on a Saturday, plan your collection or delivery for the Friday or the following Sunday instead. Message us on WhatsApp with your date, flavour and size and our team will confirm what's possible for your celebration.
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Questions
Are your cakes really made from scratch?+
Yes. Every cake is baked from scratch with premium ingredients -- we don't use premixes for our cakes, cupcakes, scones or biscuits.
Can I choose my own flavour and design?+
Yes, that's what makes a cake custom -- tell us the flavour, size and design you'd like for your birthday or celebration and we bake and finish it to order.
Where do you deliver custom cakes?+
We deliver across Sandton, Fourways, Randburg, Roodepoort, Lone Hill, Cosmo City, Alexandra and the surrounding Johannesburg areas, or you can collect from our Kya Sands kitchen.
Can I add a gift to my cake order?+
Yes -- see our cake & gift sets, which pair a cake with roses and balloons for a complete celebration gift.
Are you open on Saturdays?+
No, we're closed on Saturdays. We're open Sunday 08:00-14:00 and Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00, so plan Saturday celebrations around a Friday or Sunday collection or delivery.
