Jennivee's makes Charli XCX cake

Jennivee’s Bakery in Chicago said this week it made Charli xcx’s birthday cake for Lollapalooza on a four-day rush order. Block Club Chicago reported on August 5 that the Lakeview bakery designed, baked and decorated an all-black tiered cake inspired by the stage Charli xcx used for her festival set. (blockclubchicago.org) The bakery delivered the finished cake to the singer’s Chicago hotel, according to the report. Jennivee’s Bakery is located at 2925 N. Halsted St. in Lakeview. Charli xcx performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 1, with reviews describing a three-story black set piece and a rain-soaked headlining show in Grant Park. (jenniveesbakery.com) That stage design became the template for the cake, Block Club reported. The order was placed secretly by Charli xcx’s team for a surprise party, according to the outlet. ### How fast did the bakery have to turn this around? Block Club Chicago reported Jennivee’s had four days to complete the order from start to delivery. The outlet said the work stretched across four straight days of designing, baking and decorating as staff worked evening and night shifts to finish the cake on time. (blockclubchicago.org) Jennivee’s regular ordering page says preorders require a minimum of three days’ advance notice. That makes the Charli xcx order fit within a narrow production window even before accounting for the custom design and delivery logistics. (blockclubchicago.org) ### What did the cake actually look like? Block Club Chicago described the cake as an all-black, tiered custom build modeled after the towering stage where Charli xcx performed later that day. The design tied the birthday party directly to the visual setup of the Lollapalooza performance rather than to a generic pop-star theme. (blockclubchicago.org) Chicago Sun-Times’ review of Charli xcx’s August 1 set said the singer “stalked around a three-story set piece” during the performance. That description matches Block Club’s account that the bakery used the stage as the main visual reference. (jenniveesbakery.com) ### Where did the handoff happen? Block Club Chicago said Jennivee’s team delivered the cake to Charli xcx’s Chicago hotel. The report said the cake was ordered for a surprise birthday party before the singer’s Lollapalooza appearance. (blockclubchicago.org) Lollapalooza’s Chicago run included Charli xcx’s headlining appearance in Grant Park, and festival coverage published before the set listed her as part of the 2026 lineup. The bakery’s delivery therefore happened against the backdrop of a tightly scheduled festival weekend. (chicago.suntimes.com) ### Why is Jennivee’s part of the story? Jennivee’s Bakery has operated in Lakeview since 2017, according to its TikTok profile, and its website markets custom cakes alongside daily bakery offerings. The shop’s website lists the bakery and cafe at 2925 N. Halsted St. and directs customers to submit custom cake inquiries online. (blockclubchicago.org) Block Club Chicago’s report turned the order into a local Lollapalooza detail: a neighborhood bakery was pulled into a major festival weekend through a last-minute celebrity commission. The outlet identified the bakery as the maker of the cake and published the account on August 5, four days after Charli xcx’s Lollapalooza set. (timeout.com) ### What happens next if someone wants a similar order? Jennivee’s website says customers can submit custom cake inquiries through its online ordering system, while standard preorders require at least three days’ notice. The bakery’s listed contact point remains its Lakeview shop at 2925 N. (tiktok.com) Halsted St., where it continues regular service after the Lollapalooza order. (jenniveesbakery.com) (blockclubchicago.org)