Celebrity pandas take the cake at Christmas

Tian Tian eats her 'panda cake' in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, on Christmas Day. Photo / AP

Britain's only pair of giant pandas have been treated to an extra helping of panda cake to celebrate their first Christmas in Scotland.

Tian Tian and Yang Guang - or Sunshine and Sweetie - have been getting used to their new home in Edinburgh Zoo since arriving from China at the beginning of the month.

Thousands have flocked to see the 8-year-olds since they went on display to the public for the first time last week.

Yesterday, zoo bosses dished out an extra portion of the special panda cake made from soya, corn, rice, egg and oil. Yang Guang goes through 55kg of bamboo daily and Tian Tian around 30kg in total.

They get four deliveries of fresh bamboo every day while also munching on carrots and panda cake as part of their specially-tailored balanced diet.