Jennivee's Bakery makes Charli XCX cake

Jennivee’s Bakery, a Lakeview bakery at 2925 N. Halsted St., made a custom birthday cake for Charli XCX during Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago, according to Block Club Chicago. The outlet reported on August 5 that the order was completed on a four-day rush timeline. The cake was described as all black, tiered and modeled after the stage where the singer performed at the festival. (blockclubchicago.org) Charli XCX performed at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 31, 2026, during the four-day festival that ran from July 30 through August 2, according to event coverage surfaced in search results. (jenniveesbakery.com) Block Club Chicago said the bakery produced the cake for a birthday celebration in Chicago tied to that weekend. ### How did the bakery get involved? Block Club Chicago reported that Jennivee’s Bakery received a rush request and completed the project over four days. The outlet said the order came together during one of Chicago’s busiest summer event weekends, when Lollapalooza draws large crowds to the city. (blockclubchicago.org) Jennivee’s Bakery says on its website that customers can submit custom cake inquiries online. The bakery also says standard preorder items generally require at least three days’ advance notice by 8 p.m. before pickup, a detail that underscores how compressed the Charli XCX order was relative to its normal process. (youtube.com) ### What did the cake look like? Block Club Chicago described the cake as an all-black, tiered design inspired by Charli XCX’s Lollapalooza stage. The report said the bakery modeled the cake on the visual setup used for the singer’s festival performance. (blockclubchicago.org) A Bluesky post linking to the Block Club story referred to Jennivee’s Bakery as the maker of Charli XCX’s birthday cake for Lollapalooza. The social post did not add new design details beyond the published report, but it matched the basic account that the cake was made in Lakeview for the Chicago celebration. (jenniveesbakery.com) ### Why was Charli XCX in Chicago that weekend? Charli XCX appeared at Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31, according to performance listings and video postings from the festival weekend. Search results identify Grant Park as the venue and place her set within the 2026 edition of the festival. (blockclubchicago.org) Consequence, in a review published after the festival, described Charli XCX as a day-two headliner at Lollapalooza 2026. That aligns with the timing of the bakery order reported by Block Club Chicago. (bsky.app) ### What is Jennivee’s Bakery? Jennivee’s Bakery identifies itself on its website as Jennivee’s Bakery & Cafe and lists its Lakeview address on North Halsted Street. The business says it accepts custom cake inquiries through its site and directs customers to preorder channels for special orders. (youtube.com) WTTW’s “Check, Please!” previously described Jennivee’s as a Lakeview bakery known for desserts from around the world. That profile predates this week’s Charli XCX cake order, but it places the business within Chicago’s local bakery scene. (consequence.net) ### Where can readers find the next public details? Block Club Chicago published the reported account on August 5, and Jennivee’s Bakery’s website remains the public place for custom cake inquiries and store information. The bakery’s site says preorder items need at least three days’ notice, while Block Club’s report documented a four-day rush order completed for Charli XCX’s Chicago birthday celebration. (jenniveesbakery.com) (blockclubchicago.org) (checkplease.wttw.com)