Time:30 mins - 1 hourServes:8-10
Until they discover that the universe was formed by a giant cake exploding,baking science will forever remain kitchen-based. Without realising it,we're invoking complex science to create even the simplest birthday cake. We often feel a twinge of panic when we read the packaging of shop-bought cakes and see ingredients like emulsifiers,humectants,modified starches and invert sugars,even though,say,the old-fashioned boiled date cake that my mum makes contains all of those things.