10 mouth-watering birthday cake alternatives

It's easy enough to buy a cookie cake to celebrate a birthday but it's a lot nicer to make your own. Play around with different decorations and mix in treats like chocolate chips, nuts or M&Ms.

With just four steps, this Banoffee Pie recipe will be ready in a jiffy. It's bound to be a hit with the birthday boy or girl and all their guests.

Pancakes aren't just for Pancake day! Fry up a stack, decorate with syrup, lemon or whatever you fancy and enjoy!

It may have 'cake' in the name, but a cheesecake is very different from the sponge variety! Jane's Patisserie has loads of incredible options including Lemon, Bourbon biscuit and much more!

If you fancy something fruity, a tart could be a great choice. You could even buy a premade base if you fancy cutting some corners.

Nigella's lemon meringue recipe makes for a refreshing birthday cake which is especially enjoyable in the summer.

Another cookie-based recipe from the talented Jane's Patisserie, this Kinder Cookie Pie is filled with creamy hazelnut spread and chopped up Kinder chocolate. Is your mouth watering yet?

One for the chocolate lovers out there, stack a pile of these fudgy brownies from the Queen of Baking. As they're already cut, it'll be easy for guests to grab one.

How impressive is this watermelon cake from Jennifer at The Lemon Apron? It might be a bit messy but it's bound to wow guests.