I have two birthday cakes to make this weekend...one for my newphew and the other for my dad. I've got everything ready for my newphew's but can't think of anything for my dad's....well I have the design (cowboy hat)...just need a cake and filling recipe. Can you ladies ang gents be kind enough to share with me some of your delicious recipes for cakes and filling that you've used? Thanks so much!

Actually, there are no really 'fool proof' recipes for cake. You have to follow the directions for preparing and baking the cake, in order to get good results.

There are many, many excellent recipes for cakes and fillings in the recipe section.

also try allrecipes dot com for cake recipes, they provide actual user reviews and comments which I just love.