Domestic Goddess at last!

Baking has never been my forte, the precision involved seems to flummox me every time.  I'm persistent however and today my persistence finally paid off.  I managed to create a gloriously delicious and soft sponge cake that actually resembled a sponge cake rather than the strange sponge-based burnt on top volcanoes I usually take from the oven. I may have slightly burned the caramel but the slightly bitter taste is actually not bad against the sweetness of the cake and all the frosting so I'm declaring it a success.  My new oven thermometer shows my oven is at best 20 degrees hotter than the thermostat so I'm hoping the thermometer will help me improve my baking even further.  I'm already searching around for next week's inspiration.

The recipe was taken from Nigella's How to be a Domestic Goddess and today, for the first time, I felt like one!