The first birthday cake I ever made was almost 15 years ago. It was almost my sons b-day and I just could not find a Thomas the Train cake. So I decided to make one myself. I read a lot on the internet on a bakingsite. I must say the first one was a failure, but I still had time so I tried again. I decorated it with marzipan to make a Thomas on the top. It turned out great in the end. After making this one, I was hooked. So I started to make more, and I got the hang of it. Now it is normal that when one of my kids or someone in my family needs a cake, they come to me :-)