Use this large sponge cake recipe as the base for a kids’ party cake. It’s a jam-filled sponge coated with buttercream, ready for you to cover with fondant icing and decorate in any way you like.

This is a really easy birthday cake for kids of all ages. Dan Lepard shows you how to make it in a step-by-step video. For the cake, line the base of a deep 20cm/9in cake tin with non-stick paper ...

For the young competitors on Food Network’s "Kids Baking Championship," the show has been somewhat of a roller coaster.

For the final challenge of the season, the three remaining bakers were given five hours to create a zoo-themed cake for a shot at the $25,000 prize. “This is only the biggest bake of your life,” ...