Recipe ideas from Michelle Darmody

To me this sponge cake sums up what baking is all about, a strange and mysterious science, but also a tasty, fun, and delicious one.

Just three simple things combined create a tasty cake that can be filled with all manner of treats.

Well when I say three ingredients, the observant bakers among you will know I mean four, as self- raising flour contains the raising agent that is all important in baking.