Simple but effective children's birthday cake ideas please!

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I can make cakes fine so no prob. there, I can't use that roll on icing to cover the cake but can make shapes etc to stick on - I make a mean buttercream or chocolate fudge icing. Any ideas please - oh and the cake is for a first birthday. Thanks!

Oh and it's for a girl

You beat me to it Twig!

oh that's grotesque

did you make the pumpkin muffins MrsB?

oooh Mrs B! I think that may be a step to far for my skills, can envision (sp) meringues sliding down the side of the cake!

D*mn I do love swiss roll, would be hard pressed not to scoff them as I was trimming them to size

get MINI swiss rolls .. the regular swiss roll is far too thick .. I learned by experience .. for DD I ended up getting the Cadbury's ones

Did you use butter icing or fondant to cover it?

no, twig - turns out dh had kidnapped the squash and made soup of it

bump for twigs answer!

I used Royal Icing I think Dances

but then I laugh in the face of danger mwahahahahahaaaa

actually tell a lie .. the white castle I used the ready rolled icing you can buy in supermarket and apricot jam

for the pink castle I did for DD last year I did the royal icing route