Fail-safe: Jill Dupleix's 'Incredibly Wonderful Chocolate Cake' <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/incredibly-wonderful-chocolate-cake-20111019-29vmk.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marina Oliphant
Karen Martini's banana, rhubarb and yoghurt cake with pistachios and halva <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/banana-rhubarb-and-yoghurt-cake-with-pistachios-and-halva-20150811-40tb9.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Bonnie Savage
Simplicity: Neil Perry's coffee and cream sponge cake <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/simple-coffee-and-cream-sponge-cake-20120312-29u1o.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Classic sponge cake with passionfruit icing <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/sponge-cake-with-passionfruit-icing-20111018-29wyv.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marina Oliphant
Use store-bought ice-cream in this cheat's ice-cream cake <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chocolate-and-strawberry-icecream-cake-20130725-2qlgu.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a>
Katherine Sabbath's spiced caramel layer cake with rosewater cream <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/spiced-caramel-layer-cake-with-rosewater-cream-20150512-3vuh5.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Edwina Pickles
Dairy- and gluten-free coconut and raspberry cake with vegan chocolate ganache <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/coconut-and-raspberry-cake-with-chocolate-ganache-20130305-2fhjw.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marina Oliphant
Lola Berry's paleo chocolate birthday cake <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/lola-berrys-paleo-chocolate-ganache-birthday-cake-recipe-20150209-135pxo.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Supplied
Olive oil keeps this chocolate cake moist <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/dark-chocolate-olive-oil-cake-20121109-292oy.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marina Oliphant
Hip hip hooray! Here are our favourite celebration cakes. Photo: William meppem
Chocolate and ricotta layer cake with buttercream icing <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chocolate-and-ricotta-cake-20120424-29tzy.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Adam Liaw's chocolate love cake is made with love <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chocolate-love-cake-20160215-4aiyi.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Gluten-free chocolate birthday cake with soft cocoa icing <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/glutenfree-chocolate-birthday-cake-with-softset-cocoa-icing-20160502-4ed0e.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Dan Lepard's chocolate date cake sandwiched with choc-peanut butter ganache <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chocolatedate-layer-cake-with-peanut-butter-chocolate-ganache-20140819-3dx57.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Retro favourite: Marble cake <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/glutenfree-chocolate-rose-marble-cake-20140722-3cckw.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Dan Lepard's plain butter cake is perfect for cutting into shapes <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/vanilla-butter-birthday-cake-20160502-4ed2l.html"><b>(Recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
