Sponge Cakes

The first time I made these was during half-term while babysitting my niece. I needed a bake that was quick, low-mess, and fun for little hands—something cheerful without triggering a sugar crash. Fairy cakes were the perfect pick. We topped them with everything from jelly beans to unicorn sprinkles. They weren’t neat, but they were […]

The first time I attempted Mary Berry’s rainbow cake, I seriously considered giving up halfway through. I had optimistically thought, “How tricky can it be to bake a few colourful layers and add some frosting?” Oh, how naïve I was. By the third layer, things were already going sideways. One came out dry as a