Cake

whole milk (350 ml) • vegetable oil (125 ml) • sugar (250 grams) • vanilla extract • Zest of 1 lemon • self-rising flour (350 grams) • Other: • blender • electric mixer • (24 cm) Bundt or round cake pan • Vegetable oil for greasing the pan

unsalted butter, softened • sugar (use a 1-cup/250 ml measuring cup) • egg yolk • egg • lemon extract • lemon zest • self-rising flour (measured with the same cup as the sugar) • (or a little more) warm milk

golden raisins • dark raisins (such as sultanas; you can also mix in pitted, chopped prunes) • rum (or cognac or whiskey) for soaking, plus extra for the recipe • sugar • boiling water • high-quality unsalted butter • heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon • freshly grated nutmeg • ground cloves • ground dried ginger • baking soda • large eggs •

eggs • sugar • Vanilla extract • oil • milk, 2 cups self-rising flour, 3 large apples

self-rising flour (about 250 grams) • large eggs • milk (60 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • unsalted butter, softened (about 100 grams) • cocoa powder • Vanilla extract • empty milk carton, cut in half lengthwise

(about 1 1/3 cups) very dry pumpkin purée (bake, microwave, or steam the pumpkin) • vanilla extract • orange zest • eggs • sugar • oil • self-rising flour

persimmons, peeled, not overly ripe • eggs • self-rising flour (about 450 grams) • salt • brown sugar or granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • drinkable vanilla yogurt (about 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml), optional • cinnamon, optional • vanilla extract • vegetable oil (about 6.4 fl oz / 190 ml) • granulated sugar (about 225 grams) • additional brown sugar or granulated sugar • butter •

cornmeal (about 500 grams) • self-rising flour (about 500 grams) • margarine (about 200 grams) • eggs • cornstarch (about 100 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • milk (about 350 ml) • Zest of 1 lemon • salt

cornmeal (about 1 kg) • eggs • baking powder • As needed: quince paste or sweet potato paste, or both • milk (about 300 ml)

heaping tablespoons almond flour (about 30 grams) • sugar or sweetener (I used brown sugar) • egg yolks • egg whites, beaten until stiff • baking powder • oil

butter (125 grams) • eggs • milk (60 ml) • self-rising flour (200 grams) • vanilla extract • sugar (200 grams) • Cupcake liners

very ripe bananas • egg • honey • vanilla extract • sunflower oil (about 50 ml) • sugar (about 50 to 100 grams; 1/2 cup makes them quite sweet) • whole wheat flour (about 200 grams) • quick oats (about 50 grams) • baking powder (about 10 grams) • Optional: raisins, walnuts, or chocolate chips