The tradition of putting candles on a birthday cake is said to have roots in Ancient Greek and German cultures. In Greece, round cakes were made to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with ...

There are trick candles and sparkler candles and those candles that come in cute little letter or number or cartoon shapes. But otherwise, this is a great leap forward in birthday candle technology.

She said: 'Absolute disbelief at the substitution from Tesco for a number 5 birthday candle. 2, 2 and 1 is not quite the same.' Sheree, from Coventry had ordered a £1 'Bake with Love Sparkly ...