Tamal Ray’s celebration cake recipes: rainbow tower and glazed chocolate mousse

Although a colourful cake would no doubt please both young and old alike, an indulgently deep and dark dessert is a more grownup – but equally delicious – optionI recently had an argument with my four-year-old niece. I had asked her what sort of birthday cake she would like me to make her. She turned to me, face contorted with a mixture of shock and rage, and wailed “I don’t want your cake! I want Tesco cake.” Eventually, after some tears, the little despot relented