Darina Allen: Easy Baking for all the family

In response to Mary Jane’s request for a ‘fool proof’ cupcake recipe, here is our ‘go to’ recipe for Penny’s cupcakes which my grandchildren love to make.

Just like so many other over 70s, I’ve been ‘cocooned’ at home for the past couple of weeks and of course it absolutely must be done but I was surprised how challenging I found the transition.

Life as we knew it is certainly on hold. We are all having to dig deep to find our inner resilience and realise that so many others are in infinitely more difficult situations than ourselves.