I don’t mind so much if it’s a child’s birthday or a less important birthday because special occasion cakes and cupcakes are expensive and I don’t expect my friends and family to shell out that sort of money if it’s their child’s second birthday or their 33rd. In that case Ihave no problem with them popping into the supermarket and picking one up or to the bakery for one of those easy to make photograph cakes. But when special occasions pop up, like milestone birthdays, Christenings and the like they do come to me because it’s then that they want a cake they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. x