Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 20cm/8in springform cake tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, almonds, raisins, walnuts, mixed spice and bicarbonate of ...

and enjoying all that sugar is something everyone looks forward to. For those that have to keep a dairy-free diet, this can often be a challenging conundrum, as most birthday cake recipes have dairy.