Classic birthday cakes will give you a dose of **stalgia and a sugar high
 

Classic birthday cakes will give you a dose of **stalgia and a sugar high
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Childhood memories and vast quantities of sugar. It's a winning combination.

On Saturday, more than 100 cakes you are sure to remember from pre-teen birthday parties went on display at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra, Australia. In an effort to raise money for the*perinatal depression charity Pandsi, talented bakers remade retro cakes from the beloved 1980s cookbook, the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cakes.

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More than A$9,140 ($6,733.07) was raised during Pandsi's cake auction, the charity said in an emailed statement. The "Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" cake raised the most cash on the day, winning a solid A$650 ($478.83), but each of the book's 107 masterpieces were represented. Read more...


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