Don’t panic. Brilliant people are STILL making old school party cakes

If you thought all kids’ birthday parties were upsettingly rife with fondant covered cakes or fancy confections topped with edible flowers … think again!

Some committed people are still making our old favourites – with some help from the Australia Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book – and indeed deserve a medal for their services.

Witch cake

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The nicest witch you ever did see came in the form of a Women's Weekly Cake. This genius example was made by Steph Rigg Smith. Image via Steph/Instagram