A TikTok user has gone viral after revealing a simple, yet effective hack that allows you to blow out the candles on a birthday cake without spreading germs across the frosting - allowing all those celebrating a new year during the pandemic to still enjoy the much-loved tradition. 

The clip, which was posted by Washington-based user Utulei Rachel Manu, details an incredibly easy trick for protecting a birthday cake - keeping the plastic casing on it while you blow out the candles. 

In her video, which was captioned 'birthday life hack', Utulei shows a birthday carrot cake being served up in its original plastic container - which the candles have been cleverly stuck onto.