A first birthday is always a special occasion – but when you are Germany's only panda cubs, it is especially important to celebrate in style.
Twin brothers Pit and Paule were treated to a giant ice cake made from beetroot juice, apples, sweet potato and bamboo.
They were also gifted a large pile of snow to help them keep cool, courtesy of their Berlin Zoo neighbors – the penguins.
Pit and Paule with their special ice cake. /Berlin Zoo
Over the past 12 months, the pair have put on more than 150 times their birth weight to grow from 200 grams to 28 kilograms – gains that would put even a top bodybuilder to shame.
The cubs will be raised by their mother Meng Meng for up to four years, as is normal with pandas. They will then fly to China to start their lives as adults.
Father Jiao Qing is not involved in rearing the cubs, which is again normal for the animals.
"Our two real-life Berlin bears Pit and Paule have grown very dear to us over the past year," says zoo director Andreas Knieriem. "I would like to use this happy occasion to personally thank all our supporters at home and away."
The pair have put on more than 150 times their birth weight over the past year. /Berlin Zoo
Berlin Zoo says recent estimates suggest there are only 1,864 adult giant pandas living in their natural habitat worldwide.
The species is classed as vulnerable, so Pit and Paule play an important role in conservationism without even realizing it.
Though, for now, the focus is quite rightly on their birthday cake.
Video editing: Natalia Luz.