If you like surprises, you're going to love this Popping Cake Stand [1] ($37) from Surprise Cake. This sneaky stand hides gifts and smaller items in a protected clear gift pod that jumps or "pops" out of a cake at the pull of a string, taking your guest of honour completely by surprise while they're blowing out their candles.
The cake plate is height adjustable and can hold cakes [2], bundt cakes, cupcakes [3], or tiers of all the above up to six feet in height — that's a lot of sugar! And it's reusable, so after a quick hand wash you can store it away with the rest of your party planning [4] supplies until you want to scare someone else (in the best way possible, that is).
Nothing feels better than that post-surprise look of shock and excitement on someone's face, and with this stand, achieving that just got a whole lot easier. But who said the surprises had to stop there? Customers are displaying their creativity on social media, using their stands for gender reveals, proposals [5], baby announcements, and even reimagined "Elf in the Cake" scenarios [6]. Can't wait to get in on the fun? Shop Surprise Cake's popping cake stand ahead and see all the fun ways other partygoers are using it too.