If we could cook as well as we could bake...god we'd be good!

Seeing as the sole banana left in the fruit bowl had gone soft and was only good for cooking, we decided to test out our baking skills. As the only actual thing we had to bake with was the banana, D and I tripped off down to our local Coles to buy some baking materials (including a cake tin and muffin pans). $120.88 later, we've got baking materials but still haven't decided what to cook for dinner. More on that later.

First up, cupcakes. Lemon cupcakes. That's right, culinary geniuses, we are. Take a basic cupcake recipe, add lemon rind to the mixture, and add lemon juice to the icing. Done. Oh, and be prepared for a fair amount of whisking with a fork when your kitchen is lacking a whisk. We had to take turns; our arms kept getting sore.

So, our first baking effort seemed to be a success. Unwilling to taste-test them ourselves, we kindly offered one to our lovely painter, Phil...

Cue tense silence as Phil takes the first bite of his cupcake.

AND 10/10! That's right guys, he could "not fault them". Perfect, I believe was the adjective used. Smug smiles all round.

Next up - banana and raspberry muffins. Notice how healthy all our recipes are? I've cooked these muffins several times before, but as blueberry/banana or mixed berry/banana. First time using just raspberries. I figure I'm blaming D if anything goes wrong, she's the one who suggested the raspberries.

More of the exhausting whisking of butter and sugar and eggs et cetera. Even Mum came in and gave us a hand with the whisking. Note to selves: invest in a whisk.

Once these were done, we again decided to taste-test them with Phil. TEN OUT OF TEN. AGAIN! In case you missed the first time...

So, we figure we can bake. Pretty darn good.

However, just one pointer:

1. Invest in a whisk for your kitchen if you decide to do some baking. No, really.

10/10

B