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There is a huge selection of novelty tins, which increases yearly with each new hobby and children’s television programme. Most novelty tins are American and come with instructions for decorating cakes with buttercream. Do not be put off by this. Chapter Four, Simple Decorating Techniques (see page 46) explains how to decorate novelty cakes without resorting to piping tubes (nozzles) – though if you would like to give piping a try, it is explained in detail starting on page 66.

Like frames, most novelty tins are used to make children’s cakes – and since most children dislike fruit cake, you will probably not make many novelty fruit cakes. This is a good thing, because most novelty tins are too weak to hold a fruit-cake mixture. But should you receive a special request for a novelty fruit cake, use the ingredient amounts for a 23-cm (9-in) square fruit cake (see page 111) for all novelty tins.