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Birthday cake recipes

Make someone's birthday extra special with one of these incredibly delicious and crowd-pleasing birthday cakes. Choose from chocolate, carrot, lemon, Victoria and much more.
Heart cake
by Lily Vanilli

Celebrate 25 years of BBC Food with this special heart cake by Lily Vanilli, decorated with her signature perfect piping.

Equipment and preparation: You will need two 20cm/8in round cake tins.

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Birthday cake

by The BBC Food team
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Mary Berry's chocolate birthday cake

by Mary Berry
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Piñata cake

by Katie Mahady
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Rainbow cake

by Chris Murphy
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Dinosaur volcano cake

by Chris Murphy
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Funfetti cake

by Chris Murphy
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Chocolate drip cake

by Chris Murphy
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Unicorn cupcakes

by Chris Murphy
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Easy chocolate cake

by Rachel Manley
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Mary Berry's easy Victoria sponge

by Mary Berry
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Chocolate sponge cake

by Mary Berry
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Mary Berry's coffee and praline cake

by Mary Berry
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Easy chocolate birthday cake

by Dan Lepard
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Vegan chocolate cake

by Annie Rigg
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Chocolate peanut butter cake

by Nigella Lawson
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Mary Berry's red velvet cake

by Mary Berry
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Easy sponge cake

by The BBC Food team
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Chocolate cake

by The Hairy Bikers
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Easy carrot cake

by William Leigh
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Chocolate birthday traybake

by Mary Berry
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Flowery birthday cake

by Dan Lepard
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Mary Berry's simple chocolate cake

by Mary Berry
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Lemon and elderflower cake

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Mary Berry's orange cake

by Mary Berry
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Chocolate fudge cake

by Benjamina Ebuehi
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Birthday chocolate cake

by Andrew Smyth
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Easy traybake cake

by The BBC Food team
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Mary Berry's red velvet cake

by Mary Berry
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Mary’s frosted walnut layer cake

by Mary Berry
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Love Monster cake

by Rob Baker
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Salted caramel drip cake

by Annie Rigg
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Spiced whole orange cake with orange mascarpone icing

by Mary Berry
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Speculoos biscuit cake

by Mari Williams
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Lemon tendercake with blueberry compôte

by Nigella Lawson
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Vegan carrot cake

by Annie Rigg
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Gluten-free Victoria sponge cake

by Justine Pattison
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Salted caramel cake

by Mary Berry
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Gin and tonic cake

by Annie Rigg
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Coffee cake with coffee cream

by Nigel Slater
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Coconut cake

by Annie Rigg
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Salted chocolate cake

by Donna Hay
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Orange blossom and rosemary polenta cake

by Nadiya Hussain
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Ginger and walnut carrot cake

by Nigella Lawson
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Bolo de cenoura (Brazilian carrot cake)

by Sarah Cook
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Persian love cake

by Annie Rigg
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Cherry Bakewell cake

by Annie Rigg
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Funfetti strawberry birthday cake

by Nadiya Hussain
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Bunting cake

by Mari Williams
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Summer party gâteau

by Mary Berry
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