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Opal, you remind me of my son's 3rd or 4th birthday. He asked for a train cake, so I baked two chocolate cakes in large oven trays, made loads of chocolate icing and butter frosting. Cut the cakes up, stuck train bits together with frosting and decorated with assorted chocolate and candy. He loved it!

A comment on LisaLo's opinion of Scandinavian baking. The bakeries and cafes have a rather limited selection although the quality is good. In my experience in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (over 40 years), home baking is taken very seriously. There is a huge variety of local, traditional cakes, breads and flatbreads (and of course lefse). And the magazines and blogs are full of recipes and decorating ideas.

No self-respecting hostess would have a dinner party, christening, confirmation or similar without at least 2-3 cakes, and it's common to have 10-12 at weddings, baked by friends and relatives. At my daughter's wedding, there were 12 I think. The only one that was not home-baked was a gift from the local bakery (and it was yummy). Here's a link for it: http://www.northwildkitchen.com/kvaefjordkake-worlds-best-cake/

I love cake!!!