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The australian womens weekly cake book was and is iconic. 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 first hit shelves in 1980 and now sits in more than a million homes around new zealand and australia. All 107 australian womens weekly birthday cakes in. The segment was so popular he expanded it and the following year launched josh earl vs. I dont think im alone in remembering the excitement of looking through the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book and either getting to choose the cake myself or wondering which one my mum would make me.

Womans weekly birthday cake book and why everyone should. 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 reprinted it 30 years after it first. Bake these classic cakes by woman s weekly magazine. Australian womens weekly cake maker pamela clark on her. One of the most important cakes for the book, of course, is the train cake, and that book is often referred to as the book with the train on the cover. The best of the australian womens weekly childrens. Before i go any further, i must pay homage to my beautiful father, jc who constructed the majority of the cake while i fed the very little sister. 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.

And that means just about everyone you know and lots of people you dont have a story about the book. Ok, so the train birthday party posts got interrupted and now its finally time to wrap things. 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. No readyrolled fondant or proprietary superheroes, this is all sponge, buttercream and carefully arranged sweets to decorate. It was unseasonably warm and id done his face with piping gel. In my defence, i didnt really want anything else, so dont accuse me of being hard work. Author and baker extraordinaire pamela clark takes us back to the test kitchen where it all began. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Jan 20, 2015 train cake australian women s weekly birthday book. The australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake. The beautiful horror of the australian womens weekly.

Last week my mum gave me the original version of the australian women s weekly birthday cake book. The womens weekly childrens birthday cake book broke a. Oct 22, 2012 without a doubt, in my opinion the best cookbook ever written is the womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. 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. Australian womens weekly train cake cooker and a looker. If you love cooking and baking, youve found the right place. Many parents attempted to create this iconic cake from the womens weekly birthday cake book.

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. Womens weekly childrens birthday cake book throwback. Theres everything from the iconic train cake which starred on the cover to all manner of nursery rhyme characters brought to life. The best cakes from aww birthday cake book mamamia. Childrens birthday cake book by the australian womens weekly. When you think of the women s weekly cake book, which cake would you think is the most recognisable. Childrens birthday cake book australian women s weekly paperback january 1, 1990. An exhibition showcasing australias most iconic cakes is. Each recipes includes instructions and photos, and uses either simple cake shapes or shapes cut from templates included.

How the womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. Growing up in australia there was one book most mothers turned to when their kids birthdays came around. Best place to gor for birthday cake when in amsterdam. Choochoo train birthday cake australian womens weekly food. Even in my late 20s i was jealous of a young cousin getting the train cake from the cover. But it took two years of wheedling, back in the late 1970s, to get the book made. Recipe from the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. Australian womens weeklys childrens birthday cakes. I made my son the train one year but modified the colours to look like thomas the tank engine. Without a doubt, the most memorable womens weekly cake going round was the choo choo train. From the cover our the famous womens weekly birthday cake book comes this adorable and nostalgic choochoo train.

Nostalgic aussies share throwback snaps of their favourite women s weekly childrens birthday cakes. 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. Australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book. The australian womens weekly birthday cake cookbook and. This board is for lovers of the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book. The classic birthday cake book from the australian women s weekly, these cakes are based on using packet cakes or simple butter cakes with decorations of icing and lollies. The dream i had in mind was the castle cake from the now iconic australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book, and i was crushing on it with all of my nearlyeightyearold little heart. Sounds like a fairly basic requirement for a cookbook, but then again who hasnt had a. The iconic australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book, first published in 1980, has become a cult classic. Weeks of anxiously poring over the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book. Whether your little one is an aspiring astronaut, pirate or ballerina, loves elephants, frogs or unicorns. Collaborating with the australian womens weekly, cadbury has reimagined the classic 1980s childrens birthday cake book, bringing back all your favourites plus new exciting cake creations. The book pamela is referring to is the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book.

Due to such a high demand for those nostalgic recipes it was rereleased in 2011 because when they suddenly disappeared, many aussies and kiwis were forced to trawl through ebay. Most coming straight out of the infamous australian women s weekly s childrens birthday cake book which you can still buy today fyi. Aww butterfly birthday cake womens weekly beautiful. Check out these awesome train cakes for a fantastic homemade birthday cake idea. In 2009, standup comedian josh earl included reference to the train cake in his routine. There have been some spectacular fails, and some spectacular successes too. Womens weekly childrens birthday cake book yellow dandy. First published in 1980, the australian womens weekly children s birthday cake book has sold more than half a million copies. We carry the widest selection of australian women s weekly cookbooks, recipe books and other aww publications. These are the birthday cakes of your childhood fantasies.

Jul 23, 2017 dedicated to the ingenious celebration cakes that have lit up the faces of thousands of aussie kids. Best place to gor for birthday cake when in amsterdam get some chocolates in this lucious establishment, or better yet. Aww kids birthday cakes australian womens weekly used. The beauty of the womens weekly is that the recipes have been tried and tested by mums so anyone can follow the recipes without any sort of formal training. Womens weekly birthday cake book author recalls most. We remember the very best australian womens weekly cakes. Wikicommons theyd literally take a shot of the notverycarefully made cake. Australian womens weekly train birthday cake that i made for. Its name is the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book, and since its release in 1980, it has sold over half a million copies. 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. My dad is a genius when it comes to decorating cakes. Remember the excitement of choosing your birthday cake as a child. Australian women s weekly children s birthday cake book.

Great prices and selection make us your number one source for all things women s weekly new, used, vintage, out of print, and hardtofind. If you grew up in new zealand or australia in the 80s or 90s, your household probably had a copy of the australian womens weekly childrens birthday cake book awwcbcb. The cover illustration is of the train cake, for which it became synonymous the cookbook is sometimes referred to as the book with the train on the cover. All 107 australian women s weekly birthday cakes in one room. Almost everyones mum made at least one cake from the australian womens weekly birthday childrens birthday cake book. The australian women s weekly s childrens birthday cake book was first published in 1980 and has sold more than half a million copies. Kids birthday cakes is a new birthday cake book for the generation that grew up with that first classic book. Classic cakes to bake that the whole family will love. 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. See more ideas about celebration cakes, birthday cake and cake. Womens weekly childrens birthday cake book pdf the australian women s weekly childrens birthday cake book is a recipe book focused on four of the original recipes featuring cartoon characters were removed from the edition due to the publisher no longer having a license.