these recipes are just for you; vanilla birthday cake and chocolate birthday cake. These birthday cakes are great for kids but adults will also be happy to receive such a birthday gift.

Pipe ‘Happy Birthday’ onto the cake (or a message of your choice) and use the remaining royal icing to stick the piped flowers onto the top and sides of the cake.

Andrew used his Gran’s recipe for a classic light chocolate cake and topped it with chocolate icing, chocolate shards, hazelnuts and raspberries for a spectacular finish fit for a birthday.

Top with whipped cream and a birthday candle, and you’ve got the perfect present that no one will see coming. This recipe is ...