If you grew up in australia in the 1980s, then chances are you were lucky enough to celebrate your birthday at least once with a marvellous creation form the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. Aww kids birthday cakes australian womens weekly used. Womens weekly childrens birthday cake book throwback daily. Cadburys got their own version of the iconic womens. Weeks of anxiously poring over the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book. A birthday party or special event needs a delicious cake to complete the celebration. Womans weekly birthday cake book and why everyone should. The author of the womens weekly cake book says the truck. Make cake batter according to directions on packet, divide. An exhibition showcasing australias most iconic cakes is. Charity group to bake 104 australian womens weekly. The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book.
The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake. Women gathered in canberra on saturday to recreate all 107 cakes from the iconic australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book to raise funds for post and antenatal depression. The facebook group i created called the women s weekly birthday cake book is awesome at last count has over 6,600 nostalgic members and nearly 800 photos of book inspired cakes, and last year i fielded a couple of book related questions from comedian josh earl as he prepared his comedy festival show josh earl vs the australian women s weekly. Wikicommons theyd literally take a shot of the notverycarefully made cake that was. Take a trip down memory lane aboard a popcorn train. Click through for the top 10 most iconic childrens birthday cakes from the australian women s weekly. This wasnt how i dreamed i would pop my aww childrens. Wine festival and the national gallery of victoria are putting on an exhibition that will feature 75 of your favourite cakes from the book. When you think of the women s weekly cake book, which cake would you think is the most recognisable. This week, it was a mention of the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book, a happy topic you might assume. Almost everyones mum made at least one cake from the australian womens weekly birthday cake cookbook. Australian womens weekly birthday book 3rd birthday cakes, trains birthday party. Let your local walmart bakery create a custom cake just for you. The australians womens weeklys recipes have been a favourite for.
Many parents attempted to create this iconic cake from the womens weekly birthday cake book. A while ago i did some important research to see which cake people remembered the most, with the aim to then create that cake myself. From the classic choochoo train and the eversweet smiley shark to pamela clarks favourite, the dolly varden cake, the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake is. This aww beautiful butterfly cake was made for me by my mum for my fifth birthday. The book was written by pamela clark and maryanne blacker. Classic cakes to bake that the whole family will love. One of the best from the aww kids birthday cake recipes. The best of the australian womens weekly childrens. All 107 australian womens weekly birthday cakes in. The australian womens weekly birthday cake book magshop. A lasting love affair with the womens weekly birthday. Whether youd prefer a personalised cake or readyto. Cadbury has partnered with the australian womens weekly for their own version of the iconic 90s birthday cake book, and you can get it now.
The australian women s weekly childrens birthday cakes cookbook has been a staple of many childhoods all those hours spent leafing through the book as a kid, picking out the one youd like mum or dad to make for your birthday. Aww butterfly birthday cake womens weekly beautiful. Its from the original outofprint womens weekly childrens birthday cake book, circa 1980. Of all the amazing kids party food, nothing beats a classic birthday cake. Find the perfect cake or cookie for celebrating at walmart bakery. We had countless requests for the reprint, despite the fact that wed done quite a few kids cake books since the book with the train on the cover. The australian womens weeklys childrens birthday cake book was first published in 1980 and has sold more than half a million copies. Australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. The womens weekly childrens birthday cake book broke a. The woman behind the famous australian womens weekly birthday cake cookbook has revealed the one cake that is so hard no parent should ever attempt to make it. Australian womens weekly birthday cakes go on display at.
The australian womens weekly birthday cake cookbook and. Chug down memory lane with this choochoo train, straight fromthe cover of our birthday cake book. These are the birthday cakes of your childhood fantasies. Look for all those iconic cakes the swimming pool, dolly varden, or that famous choo choo train from the cover and relive those wonderful childhood. The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book for. Meanwhile, the intricate train took over the front cover complete with colourful steam made of popcorn and the chocolate piano became an all. The australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book. Ive published a fast onebowl butter cake recipe along with it, instead of recommending a packet cake mix like the original recipe suggests. From the lolly train to the jelly pool, womens weekly birthday cakes have been delighting australian children and frustrating parents for.
Took me 3 hrs to fully ice and decorate after baking. The australian womens weekly birthday cake cook book has been a staple in generations of family birthdays. Remember the excitement of choosing your birthday cake as a child. Choochoo train birthday cake australian womens weekly food. When i accepted this challenge i knew i was in trouble. First published in 1980, the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book has sold more than half a million copies. Click here to buy your copy of the childrens birthday cake book to keep the magic going year after year. From the train to the dancing girl and every other cake you know of, they were all there. Every dream wedding deserves the perfect centrepiece.
Pamela clark pictured with her favourite cake from the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. The women s weekly childrens birthday cake book might not have gone out of fashion, but it was certainly out of mind. Birthday cakes from the australia women s weekly book have been a feature of family birthdays for about 3 decades now, and my daughters are using them for their childrens birthdays. The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book has become the bible for achievementoriented mums who want to make that birthday party special. How the womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. Australias most famous childrens cake book, reprinted in a collectors edition. Train party, 2nd birthday, birthday parties, birthday cakes, birthday ideas, birthday celebration, birthday activities, kid parties. Debating the merits of the headlining train cake vs the piano cake with the tiny candelabra on top vs the princess. Canberrans to make all 103 cakes from australian womens. Womens weekly childrens birthday cake book throwback. I love to bake cakes, flans, tarts, pies you name it. The women s weekly childrens birthday cake book has become an australian childhood staple. Once you place your pickup today order, youll get an order confirmation, then a notification when the order is ready for pickup. Then in 2011 i came across a newly reprinted edition.
Its the book that completely changed the way aussies celebrate kids birthdays, and this year the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book turns 40 years old so, after. Recipe from the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book. In response to all the requests we have had, often from mothers who remember fondly all the cakes from their own childhood, we have taken this book from our archives and. How the women s weekly childrens birthday cake book changed the shape of australian birthdays. The australian womens weekly birthday cake book memories. The australian women s weekly s childrens birthday cake book has been around almost four decades now and has officially reached cult classic status with some people even hailing it the best book. Bake these classic cakes by woman s weekly magazine. From the cover our the famous womens weekly birthday cake book comes this adorable and nostalgic choochoo train. Kids birthday cakes is a new birthday cake book for the generation that grew up with that first classic book.
The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book, first. The australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book vintage edition. By jelly pool cake, you obviously know i mean the one from the australian womens weekly birthday cake book a rite of passage for any aussie kid who lived in suburbia. When comedian josh earl dedicated an entire show to a culinary classic, the women s weekly childrens birthday cake book you know, the one with the train cake on the front he was floored by the audience response. Everybody has a favourite from the book perhaps the piano, the train, the popcorn duck or the tennis racquet. Jan 20, 2015 train cake australian womens weekly birthday book.
In last weeks australia diary, molly obrien wrote about the australian womens weekly birthday cake cookbook and how she spent countless hours poring over it to choose her cake each. Thats an awful lot of rocket ship and train cakes that have been attempted and as can be seen in our gallery below, failed over the years. This week mamamia challenged me to cook an iconic cake from the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book, first published in 1980. See more ideas about cupcake cakes, cake and cut up. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. Childrens birthday cake book australian womens weekly. In 2009, standup comedian josh earl included reference to the train cake in his routine. I made the australian womens weekly birthday cake book. Author and baker extraordinaire pamela clark takes us back to the test kitchen where it all began. With so many fantastic options to choose from, it was hard to pick which one should be made for the big day. This year, the australian womens weekly s childrens birthday cake book turns 40. First published in 1980, it has gone through many subsequent editions. There have been some spectacular fails, and some spectacular successes too.
The segment was so popular he expanded it and the following year launched josh earl vs. Choose from a wide variety of designs and styles to complement your celebration. Australian womens weekly train birthday cake that i made for. Womens weekly birthday cake book author recalls most. Ingredients titles from the australian women s weekly have been an international success. Australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book recipes. The australian womens weekly cake book was and is iconic. Classics from the womens weekly childrens birthday cake book.
It was the book that changed the shape of birthday parties across the country and on saturday all 107 cakes from the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cookbook went on display for charity. By 2011 it had sold more than a million copies and the decision was made to print a vintage edition. All 107 australian women s weekly birthday cakes in one room. I set forward on what may be the most important journey of my life to date.