Andrew used his Gran’s recipe for a classic light chocolate cake and topped it with chocolate icing, chocolate shards, hazelnuts and raspberries for a spectacular finish fit for a birthday.

It's a big day, so trust Mary Berry to make the perfect chocolate birthday cake for that special someone. This easy chocolate cake is layered with rich chocolate ganache. Decorate it with fruit ...

The success of this cake is in the bananas — they must be ripe, over-ripe even, to ensure the cake is moist — and in the rich, buttery chocolate icing, lots of it.

My dad’s birthday is just two days before mine, so we often celebrated together when I was a kid. We usually requested a yellow cake with chocolate frosting, and mom always delivered.