David Tamarkin

You know, I think you talked to some interesting people about this subject. I don't know if you got to this topic, but you've told a couple people who bake other people birthday cakes for a living.

I love both of these bakers. I have so much admiration for. I'm obsessed with Cheryl Day. And I've been watching Bronwyn Wyatt make cakes on Instagram for years and coveting them. So I can't wait to hear this conversation.

I love both of these bakers. I have so much admiration for. I'm obsessed with Cheryl Day. And I've been watching Bronwyn Wyatt make cakes on Instagram for years and coveting them. So I can't wait to hear this conversation.

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This episode is brought to you by the tools and ingredients you need to make your best birthday cake, all of which you'll find on KingArthurBaking.com. We've got pans and parchment, plus key decorating tools like our new offset spatulas.

Every day? Okay.

Every day? Okay.

Oh, nice.

Oh, nice.

Back to the ad, we also have recipes. Try our classic birthday cake, which was our 2019 recipe of the year, or Cheryl Day's old-fashioned coconut cake, which I know, Jessica, is a cake that you love. And for you mixed bakers out there, we have plenty of those too. I love our chocolate cake mix. I make it all the time. And honestly, it makes me feel like every day is my birthday.

Back to the ad, we also have recipes. Try our classic birthday cake, which was our 2019 recipe of the year, or Cheryl Day's old-fashioned coconut cake, which I know, Jessica, is a cake that you love. And for you mixed bakers out there, we have plenty of those too. I love our chocolate cake mix. I make it all the time. And honestly, it makes me feel like every day is my birthday.

So make every day your birthday over at kingarthurbaking.com.

So make every day your birthday over at kingarthurbaking.com.

Well, I know our listeners have some burning questions about not burning their cakes. So let's go into Ask the Baker. For Ask the Baker, we want to hear from you. Maybe you have a baking question that's stumping you. If so, head to kingarthurbaking.com slash podcast to record a voice message. And we may end up using it on the show. That's kingarthurbaking.com slash podcast.

Well, I know our listeners have some burning questions about not burning their cakes. So let's go into Ask the Baker. For Ask the Baker, we want to hear from you. Maybe you have a baking question that's stumping you. If so, head to kingarthurbaking.com slash podcast to record a voice message. And we may end up using it on the show. That's kingarthurbaking.com slash podcast.

I'm going to let you take this one, Jessica.

I'm going to let you take this one, Jessica.

Yeah. Let's hear from our next caller.

Yeah. Let's hear from our next caller.

thanks bye oh i mean i understand why she's frustrated but chocolate pancakes sound good yeah but not when you're hoping for a cake not when you're hoping for a cake but it's just saying i might have to make those uh this weekend you know she checked her baking powder and that was a smart thing to do because the first culprit is the leavening so checking the powder is a smart thing to do and the fact that her baking powder is still alive still kicking makes me think that perhaps there's too much of it in this recipe or maybe she's