I tried to make Agnes Lee's famous duck cake from Bluey

First published in 1980, the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book brought novelty cakes to the masses.

From the swimming pool filled with jelly, to the ghost and the 'choo choo train', its recipes became core memories for generations of children.

Agnes Lee was part of the team behind the book, designing more than 20 of its quirky cakes, including the famous Rubber Ducky, which was later featured in the children's TV programme Bluey. Helen Ledwick has a go at making it.

(Photo: Agnes Lee and her duck cake (right), Credit: Phillip Castleton/ARE Media)