When newly-wed Victoria Combe baked a cake for her in-laws first visit the result was a sunken soggy disaster. In despair she appealed in her column in the Daily Telegraph" for help. Is there a cake recipe out there I cannot ruin? she pleaded. Thankfully scores of readers from all over the country came to her aid. They sent precious recipes which had been handed down the generations & had never failed. There were recipes for squidgy ginger cakes treacly chocolate cakes & the lightest easiest sponges. Readers gave life-saving tips & Victoria Combe tried again. The results were delicious. Here she shares the best of the " Telegraph" readers recipes for foolproof cakes biscuits scones & loaves in the hope that others will be saved from disaster & will learn to delight their nearest & dearest with delicious home baking. It also
Includes:: a crash course in ingredients & packed full of useful readers tips to ensure every cake is a success."