A baking story told in 8 parts. Part V

My loyal friends and neighbours Ben & Darren had lent me their sifter and 2 mini muffin pans, holding 12 each.

What I didn’t think about, having never baked for this many people before, is that I would have to let the pans cool for a while and then wash them before being able to pop another batch in the oven.

What I thought would take a couple of hours, took many.

I left half of the cakes stuck in the muffin pan while I raced off to an all-day meeting. I would have to do a bunch when I got back.

I baked up until about 3:30 on Monday. Despite greasing the cups with an embarrassing amount of butter, the cakes were still adhering themselves to the pan like Jessica Simpson to football players.

Oh, and in the meantime, I found out that it was now not only 5 competitors, but 4. So, no pressure or anything. Oh, and professional judges too.

Why couldn’t this be about Beef Wellington? Or meatloaf? Or seafood bisque? Things I can actually do.