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Show us your cakes and win a signed copy of Delia's new book

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CatherineHMumsnet · 31/01/2013 14:32

As part of Food Feb - a month-long celebration of food on Mumsnet - we want you to show us the cakes you've made and decorated for your family. It could be a first birthday special, or a wedding cake for your sibling - whatever it is, we'd like to see it.

The three best cakes submitted will each win a copy of Delia Smith's new book, Delia's Cakes. Even better, we'll have the cooking goddess herself coming in for a webchat on 28 February, when she'll announce the three winners and personally sign a copy of her new book for them.

What we'd really love is that when you post your picture you include any tips on how you made it and give specifics on decorating styles, tools or tricks that you used, so that others can emulate your cake-decorating prowess.

To enter, simply upload your image as a post on this thread, using the image upload tool. See our image-uploading tips in the topic note above.

We'll shortly be showcasing this comp on our Facebook page too. (We'll post up the link when it's live.) Winners will be chosen from all the cake pics uploaded to this Talk thread and to Facebook.

The competition closes on 20 February, at which point we'll convene an MNHQ panel to judge the entries and decide on three winners. For additional terms and conditions go to our T&Cs page

If you're one of them, we'll contact you on Wednesday 27 February to ask whether you'd like Delia to inscribe the book with your Mumsnet or RL name.

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sapphirestar · 22/02/2013 21:15

I know I'm too late but would like to share anyway! Some of these are amazing!!
This was for my daughter's 4th birthday. The body of the cake is chocolate marble cake, and the towers are swiss rolls. All painstakingly covered in fondant icing, the turrets are ice cream cones covered in pink buttercream, and the flowers are cut out from sugar paste and dusted with edible glitter,
It took hours but the look on dd's face was totally worth it!

dikkertjedap · 24/02/2013 15:05

I like all the cakes, here, especially the Asparagus cake and the cake which had those beautiful clearly defined rainbow layers when cut.

dikkertjedap · 24/02/2013 15:08

I mean the Moshi Monsters cake - brilliant!

Miami7 · 24/02/2013 16:42

A swimming pool cake with blue jelly water for our 5 year olds pool party

CatherineHMumsnet · 25/02/2013 09:11

Hi - the competition is now closed and we'll be posting up details of the three winners tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who entered - we're slightly staggered at how brilliant all these cakes are!

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rockinhippy · 25/02/2013 11:39

Oh drat, I meant to update with the making tips that I forgot to put with my original pictures, but completely forgot until this morning :(

everybodysang · 25/02/2013 17:28

I cannot believe how good these cakes are. How on earth MNHQ are going to choose winners is a bit beyond me.
You're a talented bunch.

desidesosa · 26/02/2013 11:06

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wem · 26/02/2013 17:13

cough any news? cough

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CatherineHMumsnet · 27/02/2013 10:01

The MNHQ jury has ruminated, not to mention cogitated and has finally agreed on our three cake decorating winners. We'll be PM-ing them all today in advance of Delia making the official announcement when she's in for her webchat tomorrow lunchtime.

I have to say the standard was unbelievably high. We're all quite staggered by your brilliance and inventiveness. What lucky families you all have!

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elizabethaaliyah · 27/02/2013 13:09

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Prisci · 27/02/2013 14:10

For a friend 32nd Birthday! Oh la la ...:-)

CatherineHMumsnet · 28/02/2013 14:08

Want to know who the winners are? Delia's just announced it over on her webchat thread.

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Dozer · 28/02/2013 22:25

These are all amazing! So many amazing cakes. Congratulations to the winners, but the cakes on this thread are all lovely. Think there should be an ongoing cake thread!

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