Ingredients1 Extra Large Vanilla Sponge1 quantity Chocolate Fudge FrostingChocolate buttons in various sizesChocolate vermicelli1 Flake chocolate bar1 Twix chocolate barEquipment2x23cm round springform cake tins, greased and base-lined with greased

The First Baking Activity Book (Dorling Kindersley, £5.99) is a lovely book for first-time bakers. Here is one of the recipes – a Rich Chocolate Cake. The book also comes with stencils in shapes to help you decorate your cake. Serves 8–12Ingredients

Intensely rich and chocolatey, the beetroot gives this cake a fantastic moist texture and it will keep for several days. i prefer to coarsely grate the beetroot as you get lovely flecks of the vegetable in the cake, but you could grate it more

45 minutes. Leave the cakes to cool in the basins for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire cooling racks. Use a long, serrated knife to level the bottoms of the cakes. Divide the Buttercream between two bowls and tint one bowl red with the food

Ingredients (Makes 10)For the cakes 115g caster sugar115g butter, softened2 eggs85g self-raising flour 30g ground almonds1 tsp vanilla extractTo decorate30g ready-to-roll icingRed and green food colouring paste200g fondant icing sugar1 tbsp

Serves 6Ingredients3 eggs85g (3oz) granulated sugar85g (3oz) self-raising flour300ml whipping cream11/2 punnets strawberriesPreheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Using a hand-held electric whisk, whizz the eggs for a few minutes until thick and pale. Whizz in the sugar. Fol...

Creating these cakes is easy. Just make the basic sponge recipe (using the size indicated in each recipe, and in your child’s favourite flavour), then ice with a scrummy Buttercream, Chocolate Fudge Frosting or Glacé Icing.Vanilla SpongeExtra large

“I have my grandma to thank for this recipe. She was always so organised, and she loved this cake because it could be made in advance but would still be lovely and moist when it was needed. It’s ideal for birthday parties, when making a cake

and a 20cm/8in round cake tin with greaseproof paper. Cream the sugar and butter together. Beat in the ground almonds and essences until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Sift the flours together, fold into the creamed

Looking to make a delicious cake? These recipes for a Wise Owl, a Flowering Garden, Mungo The Dog, a Pixie Toadstool and a Curly Caterpillar are all taken from Birthday Cakes For Kids by Annie Rigg (Ryland, Peters & Small, £14.99).Creating