Your Singapore Guide to Money-Pulling & Surprise Cakes
With money-pulling cakes, a ribbon reveals a trail of notes. With a chocolate piñata, a shell breaks open to uncover a hidden gift. Sometimes, one celebration even holds two surprises.
At Le Petit Empire Designer Cakes, we create made-to-order money-pulling cakes in Singapore, as well as chocolate bombshell piñatas and other surprise cakes. Both our money-pulling cakes and chocolate piñatas are customer favourites, and both have featured on Mediacorp.
First, tell us your preferred design. Then we will help you check which surprise arrangement suits it.
Money-Pulling Cakes: A Gift Hidden in the Celebration
Turn your cash gift into part of the birthday reveal. The recipient pulls the feature to discover the notes hidden inside the cake.
You can request a money-pulling feature for a longevity cake or another custom design. However, the mechanism needs space, so we check the cake’s size and construction before confirming it. The number of notes also depends on your design and cake size, so please check the quantity with us before preparing your cash.
Chocolate Bombshell Piñatas: Knock to Reveal
For a different kind of reveal, choose a chocolate bombshell piñata. Instead of starting with a slice, the recipient breaks the chocolate shell to discover the surprise inside.
Discuss your preferred look and hidden contents with us. Since these chocolate creations differ from a traditional cake, we confirm what your chosen order includes.
See the Surprise in Action
Our money-pulling cakes and chocolate bombshell piñatas have featured on Mediacorp Channel 8 U. Watch the reveal to see how these celebration moments unfold.
Choose Your Design, Then Plan the Reveal
Most surprise features are mechanisms within or around the cake, rather than the cake’s decorative theme. So first, choose a design you like. Next, tell us what you want the recipient to discover. We then check feasibility and quote for the arrangement.
Alongside money-pulling cakes and chocolate piñatas, you can also enquire about:
- Money-ball surprises and money-shooting surprises
- Explosion-box and burn-away reveals
- Fireworks-style popping surprises
- Funny prank cakes
- Gender-reveal cakes
- Non-alcoholic drinkable cakes, such as milk tea
- Realistic cakes that disguise what is underneath
Each option works differently, so we confirm the feature, suitable design and any instructions for your order.
More Than Money, and Sometimes Two Surprises
A hidden surprise can carry a personal message or a gift. For example, previous requests have included message notes, lottery tickets, event vouchers, jewellery and watches. Some customers also combine two surprise features in one order.
However, every item and combination needs our approval. The available space, item size and chosen design determine what we can accommodate, so please check with us before buying or sending an item.
A Few Past Surprise Creations
Photos show past creations. We confirm the design and surprise arrangement for each order individually.
How to Arrange Your Surprise Cake
- Send your celebration details. Include the date, guest count, preferred cake design and surprise idea.
- Check the arrangement with us. For cash surprises, include the proposed number of notes. For gifts, send the size and a photo.
- Review your quotation. The surprise-feature and handling charges are separate from the cash or gift inside.
- Follow the agreed instructions. We confirm how to supply the contents and arrange collection or delivery.
Questions About Money-Pulling & Surprise Cakes
Can I add money-pulling to any cake?
Not every cake can fit the mechanism. Send us your preferred design, and we check the size and construction before confirming the feature.
How many notes can the cake hold?
It depends on the cake’s size and design. Therefore, please check the number of notes with us before preparing them.
How do I pay for the cash hidden inside?
Supply physical cash, or transfer the amount by bank transfer or PayNow. You cannot pay the hidden cash amount by credit card or through website checkout. Also, the surprise-feature and handling charges are separate from that cash amount.
Will you use new notes?
We try to use new notes where available. However, availability varies, so we cannot guarantee them.
Can I hide a gift instead of cash?
Yes, you can propose a message, voucher or gift. First, though, we need to approve the item and arrangement, based on its size and the cake design.
Can one order include two surprises?
Sometimes. We have created orders with two surprises, but we need to check whether your chosen combination works.
Do you offer non-alcoholic drinkable cakes?
Yes. You can ask about non-alcoholic options such as milk tea, and we confirm the drink and design for your order.
What dietary information should I share?
Our kitchen uses no pork and no lard, and our standard cakes contain eggs. So please tell us about any allergies or dietary requirements before ordering.
Cash and Customer-Supplied Surprise Items
All hidden cash, gifts and surprise items need our approval. First, we check whether the item and mechanism suit your chosen cake’s size and design.
Supply the cash to us in person or by bank transfer or PayNow; we do not accept the cash amount by credit card or website checkout. Our surprise-feature and handling charges are separate from the money placed inside your cake. We try to provide new notes where available, but cannot guarantee them.
We prepare surprise orders with care. After collection or delivery, please keep the cake and its contents secure. We are not responsible for loss caused by later handling, tampering or circumstances outside our control. This does not exclude responsibility for loss caused by our own negligence or affect your statutory rights.
Please contact us promptly if you believe any contents are missing, and we will review the order details.
Make the Celebration Part of the Surprise
Planning an activity as well as a cake? Explore birthday workshop parties or birthday dining at RALOVS Café & Creative Studio, also from our team.
Book a RALOVS workshop and order a Le Petit Empire cake for your celebration there to save on delivery fees, with no additional cake-cutting or corkage fee for that cake. Cakes and RALOVS bookings are quoted and ordered separately.
拉钱蛋糕与惊喜蛋糕
先选喜欢的蛋糕造型，再与我们讨论适合的惊喜机关。Le Petit Empire 提供定制拉钱蛋糕、巧克力敲敲乐及其他惊喜设计，其中拉钱蛋糕与巧克力敲敲乐也曾亮相 Mediacorp 节目。
藏入的现金须以现金交付，或通过银行转账／PayNow 支付，不接受信用卡或网站结账付款。机关及处理费用与现金金额分开计算。纸币数量、礼物尺寸及双重惊喜安排，均须由我们根据蛋糕大小与设计确认。
