Birthday

In this delicious recipe, chocolate and cinnamon cupcakes are topped with a swirl of cream cheese frosting sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Make someone's special day even more special with this triple-layered beauty.

This fun children's cake is great for the little ones that love playing with trains and automobiles. They'll love the taste and look of this tasty dessert!

These colourful cupcakes are perfect for a birthday party and will delight both the kids and adults.

This delicious and impressive looking mandarin upside-down cake is a little tricky to make but is oh so worth it. Better still it is gluten-free so everyone can enjoy it. Use a microplane to zest the fruit for best results.

EQUIPMENT 30cm (12-inch) round wooden cake board 20cm (8-inch) round wooden cake board 15cm (6-inch) round wooden cake board 6 wooden cake skewers small offset metal spatula 2 x quantities fluffy frosting Fresh organic flowers white florist’s tape Make the frosting after you have stacked and secured the cakes. You need to work quickly once […]

Two is never terrible when it comes to this delightful birthday cake by the Australian Women's Weekly. Buttercream hides a multitude of sins, so don't worry about any little mistakes!

The combination of both white and dark chocolate mud cake and ganache make these decadent mini-cakes a truly wonderful indulgence. Or you could go large with our white chocolate and raspberry mud cake.

This marshmallow-textured pavlova is cooked directly on the platter it's served on, which eliminates the risk of breaking the fragile meringue when transferring it. Simply make sure the platter is plain, sturdy and ovenproof.

This cake is a good one for budding pilots, flight attendants or for those who just want to travel the world.

Make your child's birthday special with this amazing butter cake covered in yellow buttercream and blue stars.

If you can’t find rocky road confectionery, use a tub of chocolate rocky road ice-cream instead. Note

Ideal as part of a low-fat diet, this salad is satisfying, tasty and healthy.

You’ll have one leftover cube of cake – practise your piping on this if you like. Note

It's no wonder few can resist when presented with a smooth, creamy bowl of chocolate mousse; a sprinkling of tart raspberries will cut through the sweetness beautifully.

This fun and pretty cake is extremely easy to make and tastes absolutely divine. The kid's will love the look and taste of their doughnut stack birthday cake.

Cut this rich chocolate velvet cake with chocolate glaze into little finger sized sliced for an elegant afternoon tea plate.

Use a small amount of buttercream to attach the ears and nose to face. Make sure you buy the large marshmallows that look as if they’ve been piped, with a soft tip at the top. Note

Thrill your child on their birthday with this adorable (and delicious) red fire engine cake.

This spiced walnut cake with a brandy syrup is rich with the fragrance of cloves, cinnamon and orange.

If you like your cakes with a little bit of tartness to them, then this surely is the cake for you. The deep red top presents beautifully, too.

Get the kids busy in the kitchen with these adorable kitty cat cupcakes.

Brought to you by the classic Australian Women's Weekly children's birthday cake cookbook.

Thrill the kids with these easy hot-pink cupcakes topped with Jaffas.

If you're new to gluten-free baking, make sure that you purchase pure icing sugar and not icing mixture, as the latter has gluten added.

Filled with hazelnut praline cream, this stunning sponge is perfect for a special occasion.

Make this delicious, colourful and fun big rig petrol tanker cake for you child's birthday.

Perfect for a kid's birthday party, these butterfly cupcakes are fun to both make and eat.

For a real chocolate rush, try this rich cake with warm sauce.

Celebrate your child's birthday with this adorable yellow beehive cake!

Filled with plump raisins and drizzled with a rich chocolate glaze, this luscious cake makes the perfect afternoon treat or dessert.

These indulgent cupcakes with choc mint crush are a delightful treat for any time of day.

Equipment – 1 x deep 20cm-square cake pan, 1 x deep 22cm-round cake pan, 1 x 30cm x 60cm covered cake board. Decorations 2 x 25g packets WONKA NERDS Rope 2 NESTLE Melts White Cooking Compound 2 blue NESTLE SMARTIES 2 ALLEN’S CHICOS, sliced thinly 1 ALLEN’S JAFFAS 1 ALLEN’S FRECKLES 2 ALLEN’S Ripe Raspberries […]

Use yellow Candy Melts in place of tinted chocolate Melts if you like. Note

Mini black forest cake

This super cake turtle birthday cake is perfect for a kid's party at home or school.

Delight your child with this gorgeous (and easy) orange birthday cake.

Covered in lollies and heart-shaped lollipops, this impressive crown cake is sure to be a hit.

To get the best-shaped blocks, refrigerate or partly freeze the cake, then cut the cake into neat cubes. Note

The kids will love these fun domino cakes decorated with licorice strips and M&Ms. Get the party goers to build their own real domino chain to topple at the end of the party.

Celebrate eight with this gorgeous yellow birthday cake decorated with edible orange flowers.

You can't go past a moist chocolate cake topped with chocolate fudge icing.

Broderie anglaise, French for `English embroidery', is characterised by cutwork, lace and small eyelet patterns, just like we've used in this cake.

This cute birthday cake is perfect for a little girl or boy who are excited about turning nine!

Filled with jam and cream, these elegant little cakes are simply delectable, with a cherry on top.

Cake can be decorated a day ahead; keep frozen until ready to serve. Note

Moist, dense and dripping with syrup, this chocolate orange polenta cake is a very grown-up way to recapture a childhood love for jaffa cakes.

This impressive cake is brought to you by the classic Australian Women's Weekly birthday cake cookbook.

This cute snail cake is perfect for a kids' birthday party at home or school - your children will love the cute little bugs.

Slathered with chocolate cream frosting, these divine little coconut chocolate cakes make an excellent afternoon tea treat.

Deliciously lemony and topped with meringue, these divine cupcakes are best served still warm.

Try this gorgeous blue gluten-free cake for your child's second birthday party. The number 2 cake pan can be hired from cake decorating shops.

Forget about foil, baking a whole snapper in a salt crust will keep it moist and impart great flavour to the flesh, not to mention look enormously impressive when served.

equipment 26cm x 35cm (10¼-inch x 14-inch) baking dish 30cm x 40cm (12-inch x 16-inch) rectangular prepared cake board Note

It’s best to make Humpty Dumpty several days ahead to allow the glue to thoroughly dry, alternatively, you could use a purchased Humpty Dumpty toy. Help secure collar in place with sewing thread. Sew along folded edge with white thread to form fingers. Sew tartan edges together to form a tube for the arm. Secure […]

We love a good sausage roll recipe at the Weekly, so we thought we'd give the classic sausage roll a spin and create this delicious version using chicken mince instead!

Homemade syrups and cordials are a great addition to your fridge or pantry, they can be used to make refreshing drinks, served neat over ice-cream or as the base for other fruit-based sauces.

What better way to treat the kids or your nearest and dearest for this weekend's brunch with this decadent stack of blueberry buttermilk pancakes with bacon. Enjoy!

Coffee caramel cupcakes piled high with delicious coffee cream, thanks to rich jersey caramels.

A moist and delicious microwavable cake that tastes every bit as good as an oven baked one. This cake is best made on the day of serving, which is fine because it's just so easy! You're welcome.

Little tennis lovers will rejoice in this delicious and impressive birthday cake.

Thrill your child on their birthday with this gorgeous hot-pink dragon cake.

Crispy wonton wrappers make a great base for all kinds of toppings, here we've used smoked trout and horseradish.

This is an extraordinary cake, perfect for a special occasion dessert or afternoon-tea. The crisp toffee shards, moist little apple cakes and maple frosting make an exquisite combination.

These honeycomb cream cupcakes are a proper indulgence, a moist, spiced cupcake topped with whipped cream and shattered Violet Crumble bars.

These chocolate ginger mud cakes with their gorgeous gum nut decorations are easier to make than you'd think. Perfect when the occasion calls for a bit of stylish Australiana.

Swimming in a sea of blue jelly, this cheeky jellyfish will delight the kids.

The hardest part of making this cake is making the butter cream smooth on the sides of the petals where the cake has been cut. If you freeze the cut cake pieces for an hour or so, it will help minimise the cake crumbling.

a carnival of cakes to delight your guests ­ you could also personalise each cake with the name of the birthday child Tint each portion of butter cream with each of the colourings. Using a fork as a handle, spread top and side of each cake with a different coloured butter cream. Arrange balloon cakes […]

deep 20cm (8-inch) square cake pan 20cm (8-inch) square cake board (page 334) 30cm (12-inch) square cake board (page 334) You’ll need to buy an 80g (2½-ounce) packet of ice-cream wafers, as there will be some breakages when you line and make compartments in the jewellery box. The cake can be completed at least two […]

Equipment 26cm x 35cm baking dish ruler 30cm x 40cm covered cake board (page 110) Board shorts can be completed a day before the party. Note

With layers of chocolate sponge, raspberry cream and crisp almond-topped meringue, this decadent cake is irresistible. It looks almost too good to eat. Almost.

There are few platters more impressive than those piled high with fresh, local seafood. Finish off the jewels of the sea with delicious dipping sauces; serve with chilled white wine, or go all the way with a bottle of bubbles.

Equipment: 3 x 12-hole (1/3-cup/80ml) standard muffin pans, 30 standard paper cases. The icing will set quickly, so return it to the pan of water and reheat it gently until it’s runny again. Don’t overheat the icing or it will crystallise. A tiered cake plate is the perfect way to show off these ever-popular patty […]

This is the trifle to end all trifles, the recipe for the ultimate trifle. Sponge fingers, liqueur, raspberries, strawberries and a liqueur spiked mascarpone cream. Delicious.

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With a delicious almond, cherry and ginger topping drizzled with ganache, these chocolate cupcakes are fantastic for a special occasion.

After experiencing the flavour and crunchiness of homemade crisps, you will never need to open another packet again. You can also use russet burbank or spunta potatoes for this recipe. Note

You can make these egg-and-dairy-free cupcakes in either vanilla or chocolate flavour, or if you're catering for many, make a batch of each.

Jelly buttons are liquorice flavoured jellies with a crunchy coating. They are also known as jelly spogs. Note

Rich, chocolatey tiramisu cake with mascarpone cream and plump, fresh raspberries makes a fine end to a special dinner.

test kitchen tip Use iced chocolate doughnuts as nests instead of the cinnamon doughnuts. Note