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.. in celebration of Gransnet's 2nd birthday - what else would we celebrate with? 
As you've probably seen from Geraldine's thread in Site Stuff, we'll be celebrating Gransnet's 2nd birthday on 5 May.
We want you to join in and show us the birthday cakes (or cupcakes) you've made in the past - or you could even use this as an excuse to bake another cake The cakes can be as they are - or decorated - we're not fussed (cake is cake, right?)
The winner will receive a family pass (two adults and two children) to Drayton Manor Park and the runners up will receive a mystery prize <ooh>
To enter, simply upload the picture of your cake onto this thread, using the image upload tool. See our image-uploading tips at the top of this thread if you need help.
It would be great if you could include the recipe, any tips on how you made it and give specifics on decorating styles, tools or tricks that you used.
The winner will be chosen from all the cake pics uploaded to this thread and to Facebook.
The competition closes on Friday 3 May, at which point we'll collate all the images and open up a voting system so you can pick one is the best (keep an eye on this thread for the poll). The poll will close at midnight on Tuesday 7 May and we'll announce the winner and two runners up on this thread and the 'Won Anything?' thread.
If you're picked to be the winner or a runner up, we'll contact you on Wednesday 8 May for your details so we can send out your mystery prize - so keep an eye on your emails!
The winner and runners up will be asked for the recipe they used to bake the cake, and we'll publish a special birthday cake page.
And if you wanted to add your cake recipe to our recipe section you're more than welcome to.
To see our terms and conditions go to our T&Cs page.
Additional T&Cs: The main winner may visit Drayton Manor Theme Park on a date of their choosing during the 2013 season. The 2013 season runs until Friday 1st November. A family pass is for 4 people (2 adults and 2 children). Winners will be issued with a reference number, which must be presented at the ticket booth prior to entry into the park. No cash refund or alternative is available. The prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion, including Family, Advanced and Website tickets.
I set myself the task of making my little boy's birthday cake and although i am not the best baker in the world, i thought i would give i a try.
I opted for carrot cake, not because it's my favourite, honest!! haha but i knew my little boy would also love it.
There were few stressful moments with the icing but mum came to the rescue as usual!!! I was so chuffed with the results & everyone seemed to enjoy it, my little boy wouldn't let us eat thomas though 
This is a pic of me delivering Birthday Cupcakes to my Nan. It was a surprise as we live over 100 miles away and she wasn't expecting us. I was mildly disappointed when she thanked me and asked 'if the kids made them' - something the DH found highly amusing.
Ingredients for 12 (which I doubled for 24);
110g/4oz butter or marg
110g/4oz caster sugar
2 free-range eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract (or any flavour you want)
110g/4oz self-raising flour
1-2 tbsp milk
For the buttercream icing;
140g/5oz butter, softened
280g/10oz icing sugar (I usually just keep adding until really thick & creamy)
1-2 tbsp milk
a few drops food colouring just swirled in with the end of the spoon to give a swirled effect. The ones here have pink/cream swirly icing. I used a reusable piping bag to do the icing with a large star tip.
This thread is against my human rights - it makes me feel inadequate
Fabulous cakes Gransnetters - keep up the good work. 
shysal, I'm not very good at random either. I mess about with random trying to 'improve' it. 
I am definitely not entering any of mine in! I made a joint cake last year for my DH and GD, his side had a very wonky boat with a rather tatty sail on it and hers a ballet shoe. But they are not near the standard set here.
. Ido admire those cake makers ,their cakes look almost professional, but l do agree I love Mrs Pea's one.
I made this for Alex's 6th birthday party because he's obsessed with Star Wars.
My daughters birthday cake the first birthday cake I ever made.
Love Heart Cupcakes too
Here are some Chocie Cupcakes I made for my friends babyshower
Here are the Vanilla Cupcakes I made for my Nan-In-Law's Birthday last year
This was my effort for red nose day which was raffled to raise funds for the charity even. the face was made by covering a chocolate tea cake in icing and decorating as a face, I used strawberry laces for the hair.
I made this for a friends daughters 17th Birthday yesterday. It was a basic fudge cake with fudge and butter cream icing, topped with a ganache frosting The letters were made from a mould and decorated with curled ribbon etc as a cake topper.
I made this cake for my son's birthday.
This is the inside
Made this for my grandsons birthday last August
Number 9 cake
Princess Barbie cake
Shysal Amazing trifle - it's soooo neat. Mind you I've just read your posts on another thread, so perhaps that's why - did you count every strawberry? 
I'm the opposite - just chuck it all in/on and hope for the best.....
my daughters 5th birthday cake...fit for a princess
DD3's home made wedding cakes - only cost about £10 (ok, so it probably looks like it )
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