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Top 10 cakes from the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake book

Did your childhood favourite make the cut? - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 06 Oct 2020

Hands up if you spent more than a moment or two of your childhood poring over the pages of the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake book? The imaginative cakes played a major role at Aussie kids' birthday parties throughout the '80s and '90s – and they continue to make a memorable statement at celebrations today.

WATCH: The 10 most iconic AWW children's birthday cakes 

Here, we countdown the top 10 most iconic Australian Women's Weekly children's birthday cakes. Which ones can you remember?  

10. Choo-choo train

Australian Women's Weekly choo choo train cake
Australian Women's Weekly

Considered so iconic, the train made the cover of the 40th anniversary edition of the cake cook book. All aboard this pre-school favourite! Click here for the recipe.

9. Swimming pool

Australian Women's Weekly Swimming Pool Cake
Australian Women's Weekly

Who could forget that green jelly pool and the baby dolls? Modern cooks might like to use blue jelly for a healthier-looking pool. Click here for the recipe. 

8. Dolly Varden

Australian Women's Weekly Dolly Varden cake
Australian Women's Weekly

With a dedicated tin to create the skirt, the Dolly Varden cake was the stuff of children's dreams. Click here for the recipe.

7. Sweets shop

Australian Women's Weekly Sweets shop cake
Australian Women's Weekly

The Sweets Shop cake was coveted by kids around the country, featuring retro Darrell Lea Bo-Peep lollies and candy cane sticks. Click here for the recipe.

6. Candy castle

Australian Women's Weekly Candy Castle cake
Australian Women's Weekly

Inverted ice cream cones for castle spires? Genius! The fluffy marshmallow icing made this cake particularly memorable. 

5. Number one

Australian Women's Weekly number one cake
Australian Women's Weekly

How many parents made this vibrant cake for their baby's first birthday? A cinch to make, the rows of Smarties pack a visual punch. Click here for the recipe.

4. Beautiful butterfly

Australian Women's Weekly butterfly cake
Australian Women's Weekly

An '80s classic, the butterfly's wing design can be personalised with an array of favourite lollies. 

3. Rubber Ducky

Australian Women's Weekly rubber ducky cake
Australian Women's Weekly

Who could forget the potato chip beak and the jaunty red bow? A winning combination for this crowd-pleaser. 

2. Racing car track

Australian Women's Weekly racing car track
Australian Women's Weekly

Perfect for young car fans, the number 8 can be easily adapted to create a number 3. Very handy!

1. Humpty Dumpty

Australian Women's Weekly Humpty Dumpty cake

With an egg shell body and a chocolate cake wall, what's not to love about this adorable nursery rhyme legend?

Cake My Day

The Australian Women's Weekly is challenging everyday Aussies to create one of the iconic Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Book cakes in a new webisode series, Cake My Day. You won't want to miss this!

WATCH the trailer for Cake My Day below

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