Your best children's birthday cake recipe?

[HelenMumsnet]

Hello.

We're busy compiling some new Food pages and we're looking for great suggestions for a child's birthday cake.

Please post your most scrumptious, icing-and-sweetie covered cake recipe here for us to salivate over post up to be admired for MN eternity.

Princess, flower with bee, Noah's Ark, Cosy Coupe (all on my profile) were all for girls...

Actually, I think cupcakes work especially well for girls - you can buy loads of lovely sugar flowers online - add a cupcake stand of some sort and a suitable amount of pink icing, and you are away.

The recipient of my Barbie Princess wants a castle next time

That is the main warning about doing elaborate cakes for your small DC - they will come to expect them (and so will everyone else - I made a (very soppy) dragon for my DM a couple of years ago )

thanks everyone - much appreciated!