From classic chocolate to our best ever carrot cake, these are the recipes that are worth making and celebrating this year.

In late March, both of my daughters came home for my birthday so our whole family could be together. I had to be at my office ...

You'll need to use a ruler to make sure you get the proportions right though! The basic cake is a great gluten-free sponge that you could use as a base for any birthday cake design.

Instead, it's two sisters baking a cake for their mother's birthday on a Monday afternoon. Yes, I still love a party, and this is not to say that I won't have another one sometime soon.