I spread on some chocolate orange buttercream, snapped some photos, and presented my husband with a slice of birthday cake, no candles or singing, in the middle of the afternoon. He did not complain.

A grown-up cake which is two chocolate traybakes that are filled ... Light some birthday candles, if you like, and cut into squares to serve.

Get messy with the dark chocolate drip to create this fabulous melted black candle design. Decorate the top of the cake with a black, white or gold candle and around the cake with creepy skeletons ...